World Zero Discrimination Day 2016 The Zero Discrimination day is celebrated to end discrimination and promote tolerance, diversity and equality. People across the world are discriminated against based on their religion, sexuality, gender, race, height, weight, profession, skin color, nationality and even if they succumb to certain diseases. Read More
Alcohol, Discrimination and Tobacco Linked to Panic Attacks A new research has identified discrimination, alcohol and tobacco as significant predictors of minority Americans experiencing panic attacks - fearful spells with psychological symptoms that last a few minutes and are often debilitating and disruptive. Read More
Ending Discrimination of the Mentally Challenged People with mental illness constitute 8% of the world's population and a considerable number of them require support to lead a normal life. Read More
Law Commission Submits Report to Eliminate Discrimination Against Leprosy Patients Leprosy is an infectious disease that causes severe, disfiguring skin sores and nerve damage in the extremities. Although it may cause irreversible disabilities, with medical advances, it is now a completely curable disease. Read More
Never Use The Term Mentally Ill As It Encourages Discrimination Even subtle differences in how an individual refers to people with mental illness can affect their attitudes towards such people, says a new study. Read More
World Mental Health Day 2015: Dignity in Mental Health October 10 is globally marked as World Mental Day each year. On this day, the World Health Organization (WHO) focuses on raising awareness about mental health and dispel myths and stigma about mental illnesses. Read More
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