UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, applies a community-based protection approach rooted in the principle of “people protecting people”, recognizing that community members are often best placed to identify ...

Mental health service provision can—and should—respect the human rights of individuals seeking or receiving care. The necessary components of mental health services that respect human rights include ...

Increasingly, states are adopting Section 1115 waivers that allow Medicaid to address health-related social needs (HRSN) such as food insecurity, housing instability, and lack of transportation. Ten ...

“The child who is not embraced by the village will burn it down to feel its warmth.” Dr. Afua Kuma, a Ghanaian philosopher, and Abeni, a scholar from West Africa Transition-aged youth, typically ...

A recent study authored by researchers at Johns Hopkins University’s Bloomberg School of Public Health suggests that the integration of health, social services and community-based support systems must ...

If you are a curious, sociable and driven physician interested in engaging with people in a community to address their ...

Human Rights Watch welcomes the opportunity to provide information to OHCHR to inform its expert workshop on the centrality of care and support from a human rights perspective and the High ...

Community-based violence intervention programs have proved to reduce homicides and shootings. In order to respond to gun violence and address its root causes, communities most affected are banding ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Cheryl Robinson covers areas of leadership, pivoting and careers. In the digital age, where connectivity knows no bounds, ...