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Mysteries of Mental Illness
Decolonizing Mental Health | Overview
Like other healthcare industrial complexes, the mental health field operates around a centre defined by a whiteness of theory and practice. It’s a colonization that has rarely ever been questioned and the need to dismantle it has never been more urgent. Mental health practitioners serving racialized groups come together to shed light on the racism that undercuts their progressive practices.
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Today, with cutting-edge treatments for mental illness, the biggest battle is inclusion.
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The fascinating story behind the rise and fall of the mental asylum in the United States.
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Science and societal factors shape ever-shifting definitions of mental health and illness.
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Treatment of mental illness over history has been trial and error.