Spotlight Articles, News & links- October 2003
Women's Mental Health Strategy
The Government is taking a wide-ranging approach to tackle the inequalities
that persist in our society. Inequalities that, in most cases, still
affect more women than men. On 12 June 2003 Patricia Hewitt, then Secretary
of State for Trade and Industry and Minister for Women, launched the
Government’s report “Delivering on Gender Equality” which
highlights the variety of initiatives that are being taken across Government
to tackle issues around gender and to raise standards for everyone.
This Implementation Guidance on mainstreaming gender and women’s
mental health contributes to this broad approach in a key clinical priority
area. It will help those planning and delivering mental health services
to understand better what is meant by being “sensitive to the needs
of women” and ensure that women feel better served by the mental
health care system in terms of their individual experience.
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