9 October 22

Welcome to day 9 of Older Adult Mental Health Awareness Week!

Today's focus is Protecting human rights of older persons. 

Video Message from Sirpa Pietikäinen, Member of the European Parlaiment

Video Presentation on from Carlos Augusto de Mendonça Lima, M.D., MSci., DSci. IPA Advocacy and Awareness, WPA Section of Old Age Psychiatry

Additional Resources:

• Short read:  Making sure that laws in the world work much better for older people and their human rights
• UN – Human Rights Council - Report of the Independent Expert on the enjoyment of all human rights by older persons, Claudia Mahler*
• UN – Human Rights Council - Older persons deprived of liberty - Report of the Independent Expert on the enjoyment of all human rights by older persons, Claudia Mahler*
• IPA and WPA-SOAP joint statement on the rights of older persons with mental health conditions and psychosocial disabilities - International Psychogeriatrics (Published online by Cambridge University Press: 12 May 2021, pp. 1-5)
• Death and Dying Article
• Dignity Article
• Inclusive Living Article
• Justice Article
• Labour Market Article
• Older Women Article
• Climate Change Article
• Sexuality Article