Useful Links

Declaration of rights – a main point of reference

The main point of reference for the international community regarding the rights of minorities is the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities (A/RES/47/135)

Background

Many violations of civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights have a basis in discrimination, racism and exclusion on the grounds of race, colour, descent, national or ethnic origin, sex, language, religion, social origin, property, birth or other status .https://www.un.org/en/fight-racism/vulnerable-groups/minorities

Mental health issues.

Useful links

World Health Organization: this authoritative webpage offers detailed insights on this issue, and offers the user the options to dive into several subtopics related to mental health, such as suicide, drug addiction etc

Confederación de salud mental de España: in case you or someone close to you is facing Mental Health issues, you can get assistance from public organizations. This assistance webpage is aimed at spanish citizens.

Learn the difference between Mental Health and Mental Illness. (Video) : it is important to differianciate the different nuances of terminology related to these issues, by doing so, you are avoiding biases which could lead to stigmatization or wrong diagnosis.

Learn to identify Mental Health issues sings. (Video): perhaps the most basic thing in order to start a change is to be able to identify this problems.

References

World Health Organization. Mental Health. Updated 2022. Available at: https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/mental-health-strengthening-our-response

World Mental Health Report: Transforming Mental Health for All. Geneva: WHO; 2022. Available at: https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240049338

Srivastav, Dolly. "Digital Communication and Its Effects on Mental Health." Click2Pro, https://click2pro.com/blog/digital-communication-mental-health-effects.

Stein, Dan J, Naomi Fineberg, and Samuel Chamberlain. Mental Health in a Digital World. London, UK: Elsevier, 2021. Print.

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