Psychiatry, human rights and social development: progress on the WPA Action Plan 2017‐2020

The WPA responds rapidly to a mental health crisis: the Ukrainian example

“…Success in these circumstances requires working in partnership with policy makers and community groups. Among the skills are those essential in advocacy, communication with media, the management of professional organizations, the application of the basic principles of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 3 , and the implementation of alternatives to coercion in mental health care [4][5][6] .…”

The WPA Education, Science, Publication, and Research Initiative (ESPRI): jumpstarting scientific projects in low‐ and middle‐income countries

“…The proposed projects should ideally be in line with the current WPA Action Plan and be coordinated in close collaboration with any or several of WPA Scientific Sections. Whenever feasible, the WPA encourages its Collaborating Centers to lend support to an ESPRI proposal.…”

WPA educational initiatives: where are we after three years?

“…In order to enhance psychiatric education on recovery‐based care, the WPA is working with several institutions in promulgating evidence‐based educational materials for different stakeholders of mental health care 3,4 .…”