scholarly journals Punishing the Mentally Ill: Human Rights Concerns in Canadian Immigration Detention Policy & Practice

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laroux Peoples
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
Mentally Ill ◽  
Political Elites ◽  
Policy Practice ◽  
Immigration Legislation ◽  
Canadian Immigration ◽  
The Media ◽  
Policy Shifts

Canadian prisons house persons who have never committed a crime but who have immigration problems and mental illness. This paper explores why this is happening by reviewing current immigration legislation, past policy shifts, public opinion about immigrants and persons with a mental illness, and the role of political elites and the media in shaping the issues.

scholarly journals Punishing the Mentally Ill: Human Rights Concerns in Canadian Immigration Detention Policy & Practice

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laroux Peoples
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
Mentally Ill ◽  
Political Elites ◽  
Policy Practice ◽  
Immigration Legislation ◽  
Canadian Immigration ◽  
The Media ◽  
Policy Shifts

Canadian prisons house persons who have never committed a crime but who have immigration problems and mental illness. This paper explores why this is happening by reviewing current immigration legislation, past policy shifts, public opinion about immigrants and persons with a mental illness, and the role of political elites and the media in shaping the issues.

scholarly journals The criminalization of migration, detention centres, and their portrayal in the media

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Huda Shaikh
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Policy Recommendations ◽  
Moral Panics ◽  
Immigration Detention ◽  
International Treaty ◽  
Political Ideologies ◽  
Canadian Immigration ◽  
The Media

This paper highlights the ways in which political ideologies and the media influence the securitization of borders which in turn results in and continues the cycle of the criminalization of migration. The literature review looks briefly at the development of Canadian policies towards migrants, and the way that international treaty obligations shape this. It will also look at role of the media in the creation of a moral panic, resulting in a mass fear of migrants. This is used as justification for immigration detention centres and the human rights violations within them. I employ a brief content analysis and examine the messages twelve popular media articles portray to Canadians about the centres. I find that recent articles about Canadian immigration detention centres can be divided into four themes: “How They Work”, “Public Opposition”, “Not as Bad as the U.S.” and “Prison-like Conditions”. I conclude with policy recommendations and areas for future research with an emphasis on the need to develop effective, rights-based policies for incoming migrants. Key words: Crimmigration, securitization, moral panics, policy, immigration detention centres, human rights, refugee rights, media

scholarly journals The criminalization of migration, detention centres, and their portrayal in the media

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Huda Shaikh
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Policy Recommendations ◽  
Moral Panics ◽  
Immigration Detention ◽  
International Treaty ◽  
Political Ideologies ◽  
Canadian Immigration ◽  
The Media

This paper highlights the ways in which political ideologies and the media influence the securitization of borders which in turn results in and continues the cycle of the criminalization of migration. The literature review looks briefly at the development of Canadian policies towards migrants, and the way that international treaty obligations shape this. It will also look at role of the media in the creation of a moral panic, resulting in a mass fear of migrants. This is used as justification for immigration detention centres and the human rights violations within them. I employ a brief content analysis and examine the messages twelve popular media articles portray to Canadians about the centres. I find that recent articles about Canadian immigration detention centres can be divided into four themes: “How They Work”, “Public Opposition”, “Not as Bad as the U.S.” and “Prison-like Conditions”. I conclude with policy recommendations and areas for future research with an emphasis on the need to develop effective, rights-based policies for incoming migrants. Key words: Crimmigration, securitization, moral panics, policy, immigration detention centres, human rights, refugee rights, media

Coming out of the closet? Audience reactions to the heteronormative disruptive advertising

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 75-102
Author(s):  
Ramasela Semang L. Mathobela ◽  
Shepherd Mpofu ◽  
Samukezi Mrubula-Ngwenya
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
Coming Out ◽  
Gender Issues ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Positive Development ◽  
Global Trend ◽  
Social Media Platforms ◽  
The Media

An emerging global trend of brands advertising their products through LGBTIQ+ individuals and couples indicates growth of gender awareness across the globe. The media, through advertising, deconstructs homophobia and associated cultures through the use of LGBTIQ+s in commercials. This qualitative research paper centres the advancement of debates on human rights and social media as critical in the interaction between corporates and consumers. The Gillette, Chicken Licken‘s Soul Sisters and We the Brave advertisements were used to critically analyse how audiences react to the use of LGBTIQ+ characters and casts through comments posted on the brands‘ social media platforms. Further, the paper explored the role of social media in the mediation of significant gender issues such as homosexuality that are considered taboo to engage in. The paper used a qualitative approach. Using the digital ethnography method to observe comments and interactions from the chosen advertisement‘s online platforms, the paper employed queer and constructionist theories to deconstruct discourses around same-sex relations as used in commercials, especially in quasiconservative. The data used in the paper included thirty comments of the brands customers and audiences obtained from Twitter, Facebook and YouTube. The paper concludes there are positive development in human rights awareness as seen through advertisements and campaigns that use LGBTIQ+ communities in a positive light across the world.

The Role of Religious Force in the Wukan Incident

2013 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 155-175 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hou Yuxin
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Religious Beliefs ◽  
The Political ◽  
The People ◽  
The World ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Media ◽  
Social Management ◽  
The Village

Abstract The Wukan Incident attracted extensive attention both in China and around the world, and has been interpreted from many different perspectives. In both the media and academia, the focus has very much been on the temporal level of the Incident. The political and legal dimensions, as well as the implications of the Incident in terms of human rights have all been pored over. However, what all of these discussions have overlooked is the role played by religious force during the Incident. The village of Wukan has a history of over four hundred years, and is deeply influenced by the religious beliefs of its people. Within both the system of religious beliefs and in everyday life in the village, the divine immortal Zhenxiu Xianweng and the religious rite of casting shengbei have a powerful influence. In times of peace, Xianweng and casting shengbei work to bestow good fortune, wealth and longevity on both the village itself, and the individuals who live there. During the Wukan Incident, they had a harmonizing influence, and helped to unify and protect the people. Looking at the specific roles played by religion throughout the Wukan Incident will not only enable us to develop a more meaningful understanding of the cultural nature and the complexity of the Incident itself, it will also enrich our understanding, on a divine level, of innovations in social management.

scholarly journals Stigma 1, Psychiatrists 0

1999 ◽  
Vol 23 (7) ◽  
pp. 430-430 ◽  
Author(s):  
Geoffrey Searle
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Public Education ◽  
Royal College ◽  
Mentally Ill ◽  
The Public ◽  
Education Campaign ◽  
Public Education Campaign ◽  
The Media

I think I can honestly say that I am a seasoned complainer, although I am careful not to attempt to be Mary Whitehouse and I do not assiduously scan the media looking for trouble. My interest in the area of stigmatization started with an episode of the TV drama Boon, where they suddenly had a character become ‘mentally ill’ so that he could conveniently shoot the hero to achieve a cliff-hanging end-of-series episode. Subsequently I specialised in the portrayal of mental illness in dramatic productions, joined the Public Education Campaign divisional network and had some media training. I have been listed as an expert in the portrayal of mental illness for five years but have never been approached for my advice on this area. However, following this year's announcement of the new Royal College of Psychiatrists' campaign ‘Changing Minds: Every Family in the Land’, I obtained all the names and addresses in Deborah Hart and Jill Phillipson's article above and stood ready to ‘do my bit’ for truth and honesty.

The Mentally Ill in Your Caseload

2016 ◽  
pp. 409-420
Author(s):  
Donald W. Winnicott
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Environmental Factors ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Social Worker ◽  
Mentally Ill ◽  
Emotional Development ◽  
The Social ◽  
Dynamic Psychology ◽  
The Individual

In this talk delivered to social workers, Winnicott brings his understanding of professional psychiatry, with its attempts to treat severe mental illness using a more humane approach, together with his belief in dynamic psychology—the emotional development of the individual derived from the study of psychoanalysis—into a closer connection with one another. He charts a brief outline of psychoanalysis and interprets the psychoses through it. He sees the importance of early environmental factors in mental illness and the possible effects of this on maturation. He comments on depression both normal and psychotic in type, on his theories of personalization, of feeling real, and, through early dependence, the gradual growth of the functioning self. He also gives an empathic view of the role of the social worker in the difficult work of treating acute mental ill health.

scholarly journals Does education plays a role in meeting the human rights needs of Indian women with mental illness?

2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (03) ◽  
pp. 369-376 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vijayalakshmi Poreddi ◽  
R Ramachandra ◽  
Suresh Bada Math
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
Care Center ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Indian Women ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Emotional Dimension

ABSTRACT Background: Globally women are one of the vulnerable populations and women without education and with mental illness are doubly disadvantaged. Aim: To find out the role of education in meeting the human rights needs of women with mental illness at family and community levels. Materials and Methods: A descriptive design was carried out among randomly selected recovered women (N = 100) with mental illness at a tertiary care center. Data was collected through face-to-face interview using a structured questionnaire. Results: Our findings revealed that human rights needs in physical needs dimension, i.e. access to safe drinking water (χ2 = 7.447, P < 0.059) and serving in the same utensils (χ2 = 10.866, P < 0.012), were rated higher in women with illiteracy. The human rights needs in emotional dimension, i.e. afraid of family members (χ2 = 13.266, P < 0.004), not involved in making decisions regarding family matters (χ2 = 21.133, P < 0.00) and called with filthy nicknames (χ2 = 8.334, P < 0.040), were rated higher in literate women. The human rights needs in religious needs dimension, i.e. allowed to go to temple, church, mosque etc. (χ2 = 9.459, P < 0.024), were not satisfied by the illiterate women. Similarly, literate women felt that they were discriminated by community members due to their illness (χ2 = 9.823, P < 0.044). Conclusion: The findings of the present study suggested that women without education were more deprived of human rights needs than literate women. Thus, there is an urgent need to improve literacy of women and to strengthen the legal framework to protect the rights of the women with mental illness.

scholarly journals THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN AFFECTIVE AND OTHER PSYCHIATRIC DISORDER WITH CREATIVE ACTIVITY AND SOME OF THEIR NEUROCHEMICAL MECHANISMS

2017 ◽  
pp. 5-9
Author(s):  
V.O. Bedlinskyi
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Psychiatric Disorder ◽  
Psychiatric Disorders ◽  
Mentally Ill ◽  
Creative Activity ◽  
Creative Ability ◽  
Neurochemical Mechanisms ◽  
Biochemical Mechanisms ◽  
The Relationship

The article is based on the study for the relationship between affective and other psychiatric disorders with the creative activity of an individual. The historical and contemporary views on this problem were analyzed, considering  modern data on neurochemical mechanisms, which play a big role in the process of creativity, and in the development of mental illness. The role of dopaminergic neurotransmission as one of the main biochemical mechanisms of providing creative ability was highlighted. It was concluded that studying and taking into account the relationship between psychiatric disorders and creative activity, including the role and features of the functioning of neurotransmitter systems, can serve as a means of improving the treatment-diagnostic, preventive and reabilitation care of this category of mentally ill.

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