Health Affairs

Re-Centering Rights, Recovery, And Evidence In US Mental Health Policy

On September 10, 2025, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) released strategic priorities that represent a significant shift in federal mental health policy. The ...
The Peninsula

Rights-based approach needs to address addiction

Doha, Qatar: Medical Director of Naufar Centre Prof. Dr. Jalal Al-Tawfiq stressed the importance of adopting a human rights–based approach to addressing drug use and addiction, with a particular focus ...
Mongabay

Advocates call for a new human rights-based approach to conservation

Delegates to COP15 began meeting this week to discuss a draft framework that will guide the world’s response to a worsening biodiversity crisis. Advocates say that a new approach to conservation based ...
The Peninsula

Human rights-based health interventions key to combating addiction

Doha, Qatar: Director of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Office in Qatar Dr. Rayana Ahmed Bou Haka, emphasised the critical role of human rights in addressing drug addiction and promoting public ...