National Mental Health Work Plan (2015-2020)
Posts tagged as “精神卫生法”
Could 1 in 725 of all people in China's Hebei province be living in a cage? No metaphor. An actual cage. A survey by the provinces leading authorities indicate that this might be the case, but how does this happen and can the new Mental Health Law help?
Zeng Jun, a 35 year old schizophrenic has been kept naked in a cage for years. His family would seek care, but can't afford it, and news of new laws making it more affordable hasn't reach them.
Still Crazy After All These Years:: Over a Quarter-Century after China Began Drafting its Mental Health Law, a system for regulating compulsory treatment and involuntary commitment is promulgated. This original essay with downloadable charts explains and compares China's new rules for commitment of the mentally ill.