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INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF PSYCHIATRY
Volume 28, Issue 4, Pages 411-414Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/09540261.2016.1210578
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Discrimination; mental health; political leadership; public health
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Discrimination is a major public health issue. Discrimination is known and well recognized to be associated with poor physical and mental health, as well as creating social divisions and fear that undermines the success of society and economic progress. Policies to eradicate discrimination and prejudice in the public sphere, and in public life, need thoughtful and careful planning and engagement by all public institutions and in the way they conduct their business. This forms the basis of social justice. Employers, politicians, and public servants, as well as other stakeholders, irrespective of their professional status, all have ethical responsibilities to uphold such actions and policies, values, and supporting behaviours, as a core principle of successful societies.
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