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Updates & Legacy — Stigmabase is a Canadian Non-Governmental & Nonprofit Initiative. Our mission is to inform about stigma around the world and make the data collected accessible for researchers. Stigmabase is very attentive to misinformation and lists only reliable sources. — The marginalization of individuals or categories of individuals is a too common phenomenon. Millions of people are facing this problem around the world and many complex factors are involved.

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Charity hands UN file to back Sri Lankan torture claims

Greenwich Mean Time — Tuesday, November 08, 2011

Charity hands UN file to back Sri Lankan torture claims: A UK charity that is pushing for a halt to deportations to Sri Lanka has handed the UN a file of medical evidence to support allegations that authorities there are continuing to torture opponents. The submission by Freedom From Torture – formerly known ...

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Children's mental health records published after cyber attack

Greenwich Mean Time — Thursday, May 09, 2024

NHS Dumfries of Galloway has confirmed some children's mental health records have been published by criminals following a cyber attack. View article...

Sir Keir Starmer in Walsall pledges 'disciplined focus' on poverty and boosting UK economy

Greenwich Mean Time — Wednesday, May 15, 2024

We will have a child poverty strategy but that has to be bound together as part and parcel of our strategy on housing, on local growth and what we do ... View article...

Tories will keep two-child benefit limit 'if we win the next election'

Greenwich Mean Time — Wednesday, April 24, 2024

Official statistics published in March showed child poverty hit record highs last year, with 4.33 million children living in households in relative ... View article...

Gordon Brown calling for Government drive to tackle child poverty

Greenwich Mean Time — Wednesday, May 15, 2024

Mr Brown said: “The sprawling nature of the poverty crisis – which has tentacles reaching into health, education, work, community, energy transport ... View article...

Climate change is causing mental health crisis for workers, report claims

Greenwich Mean Time — Thursday, April 25, 2024

Climate change is driving a crisis in workers' mental health, a new global report has claimed. Extreme weather, climate change-induced disasters ... View article...

Mental health transparency at work rises, but staff seek more time for exercise

Greenwich Mean Time — Thursday, May 09, 2024

A new survey of 8000 UK adults has highlighted an increase in mental health transparency in the workplace... View article...

Scottish mental health unit 'missed opportunities' to help woman

Greenwich Mean Time — Friday, May 03, 2024

A Scottish mental health assessment unit "missed opportunities" to help a school dinner lady who killed herself two days after being discharged, ... View article...

School and mental health in Wales

Greenwich Mean Time — Friday, April 26, 2024

As Welsh Government asks for feedback on its new 10 year strategy for mental health, Chloe talks about the importance of support to young people. View article...

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Sir Keir Starmer in Walsall pledges 'disciplined focus' on poverty and boosting UK economy

Greenwich Mean Time — Wednesday, May 15, 2024

We will have a child poverty strategy but that has to be bound together as part and parcel of our strategy on housing, on local growth and what we do ... View article...

Gordon Brown calling for Government drive to tackle child poverty

Greenwich Mean Time — Wednesday, May 15, 2024

Mr Brown said: “The sprawling nature of the poverty crisis – which has tentacles reaching into health, education, work, community, energy transport ... View article...

Calls for LGBT youth charity to be banned from schools

Greenwich Mean Time — Tuesday, May 14, 2024

Last month LGBT Youth Scotland called on the country's only gender identity clinic for under-18s, the Sandyford in Glasgow, to reverse a decision to ... View article...

Full-time clinician supports Stirling student teachers to build mentally healthy classrooms

Greenwich Mean Time — Thursday, May 16, 2024

The partnership with children's mental health charity Place2Be will see the clinician working with students to equip them as they begin their career ... View article...

The 15 Best LGBTQ Cartoons of All Time

Greenwich Mean Time — Tuesday, May 14, 2024

“Steven Universe” was revolutionary in its own way, and numerous other LGBTQ animated series for kids were able to follow in its footsteps, like “She- ... View article...

More Iraq and Afghanistan veterans are seeking mental health support

Greenwich Mean Time — Thursday, May 16, 2024

Combat Stress charity findings lead senior military commanders to write an open letter on veteran mental health. View article...

I am so deeply thankful they did not succeed' – a Highland resident recounts his experience ...

Greenwich Mean Time — Tuesday, May 14, 2024

A gay man from the far north recounts the experience of being given hallucinogenic drugs in a bid to change his sexuality. View article...

10 unique mental health projects helping people in the UK

Greenwich Mean Time — Tuesday, May 14, 2024

From hip-hop to veg patches, these pioneering projects use novel strategies for helping people through mental health challenges. View article...

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