Description
In support of the Global Alliance for the Rights of Older Persons (GAROP), the International Psychogeriatric Association (IPA) is proud to collaborate with the World Psychiatry Association - Section of Old Age Psychiatry (WPA-SOAP) on this brand new virtual program: Human
Rights Violations of Older Persons with Mental Health Conditions in a Changing
World
This new program was presented on 3 March 2022 in conjunction with the
GAROP Global Rally.
Human
Rights Violations of Older Persons with Mental Health Conditions in a Changing
World
OBJECTIVE: Reinforce the need for a
convention for the rights of older persons, with a focus on those with mental
health conditions and psychosocial disability
CALLS TO ACTION:
- Inform mental health professionals around the world about the need for a UN convention for rights of older persons
- Engage IPA and WPA at the global rights advocacy movement at Global Alliance for Rights of Older People (GAROP)
PRESENTERS:
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Presentation: WPA position statement on social justice for persons with mental health
disorders and psychosocial disability
Afzal Javed, MD President, World Psychiatric Association Pakistan |
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Presentation: Why we need to address mental health in a new UN convention to
strengthen, protect and promote human rights of older people globally.
Kiran Rabheru, MD, CCFP, FRCP, DABPN Professor, University of Ottawa Chair, Steering Group, GAROP Canada |
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Presentation: Climate change and its impact as a violation of human rights of older
persons
Liat Ayalon, PhD Professor, Bar Ilan University Israel |
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Presentation: Urbanization: opportunities and threats to the human rights of older
persons with mental health conditions
Carlos Augusto de Mendonça Lima, MD, MSci, DSci Chair, WPA Section of Old Age Psychiatry Switzerland |
ORGANIZERS:
Chair: Carlos Augusto de Mendonça Lima, WPA-SOAP
Co-Chair: Kiran Rabheru, IPA