The World Health Organization (WHO) today launched new guidance to help all countries reform and strengthen mental health policies and systems. Mental health services worldwide remain underfunded, with major gaps in access and quality. In some countries, up to 90% of people with severe mental health conditions receive no care at all, while many existing services rely on outdated institutional models that fail to meet international human rights standards.The guidance provides a clear framework...| www.who.int
The VA's suicide prevention efforts, which focus on getting veterans treated for mental disorders, have led to a steady rise in suicides.| Mad In America
Research reveals that suicide prevention efforts that focus on getting people into mental health treatment increase the risk of suicide.| Mad In America
The number of children on depression pills decreased by 41%, but drug companies and psychiatrists continue to deny facts and deceive the population.| Mad In America
At the Nordic Cochrane Centre, we have researched antidepressants for several years and I have long wondered why leading professors of psychiatry base their practice on a number of erroneous myths. These myths are harmful to patients. Many psychiatrists are well aware that the myths do not hold and have told me so, but they don’t dare deviate from the official positions because of career concerns. Being a specialist in internal medicince, I don’t risk ruining my career by incurring the pr...| Mad In America
Some books by Peter C Gøtzsche (see descriptions below, some are freely available) How Merck and drug regulators hid serious harms of the HPV vaccines (2025). Whistleblower in healthcare (2025). Freely available autobiography, see below.| Institute for Scientific Freedom