The Peruvian Truth Commission's mental health reparations: empowering survivors of political violence to impact public health policy.

Repairing the irreparable: dealing with the double-binds of making reparations for crimes of the past.

This paper explores the competing and often diverging psychological needs of the individual and the society with regards to making reparations for gross violations of human rights. The South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission's mandate and policy recommendations with regards to reparations for survivors and families of victims of human rights abuses are outlined. Thereafter, some of th...

“Enemies of the People?” Public Health in the Era of Populist Politics; Comment on “The Rise of Post-truth Populism in Pluralist Liberal Democracies: Challenges for Health Policy”

In this commentary, we review the growth of populist politics, associated with exploitation of what has been termed fake news. We explore how certain words have been used in similar contexts historically, in particular the term “enemy of the people,” especially with regard to public health. We then set out 6 principles for public health professionals faced with these situations. First, using th...

“Stop, You’re Killing us!” An Alternative Take on Populism and Public Health; Comment on “The Rise of Post-truth Populism in Pluralist Liberal Democracies: Challenges for Health Policy”

Ewen Speed and Russell Mannion correctly identify several contours of the challenges for health policy in what it is useful to think of as a post-democratic era. I argue that the problem for public health is not populism per se, but rather the distinctive populism of the right coupled with the failure of the left to develop compelling counternarratives. Further, defences of ‘science’ must be te...

Peruvian Guideline to Care the Mental Health of Health Providers During COVID-19 Pandemic

اثربخشی مداخلات آموزش سلامت برای پیشگیری از خشونت خانگی علیه زنان

Objective: We reviewed the public health interventions for preventing domestic violence in women and assessed efficacy of these interventions. Methods: We searched articles in PubMed, Scopus databases, and related systematic reviews in Cochrane database by the means of related key words: domestic violence, intimate partner violence, partner abuse, spouse abuse, battered women, and sexual a...