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Geel - a town with a revolutionary approach to mental healthcare

Video. Geel - a town with a revolutionary approach to mental healthcare

Updated: 11/10/2019 - 17:09 GMT+2

It has been an important place of pilgrimage for healing mental illness for centuries, and it was one of the earliest models of psychiatric care that allowed patients to live among the community. We travel to the town of Geel in northern Belgium where social inclusion fights against stigma.

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