World Psychiatric Association position statement on mental health and the death penalty

At its 23rd World Congress in September 2023, the World Psychiatric Association (WPA) adopted a position statement resolving that individuals with mental illness or intellectual and developmental disabilities (together, hereafter referred to as mental disabilities) should not be subjected to the death penalty or be executed. 1 World Psychiatric AssociationWorld Psychiatric Association position statement on mental health and the death penalty. https://www.wpanet.org/_files/ugd/842ec8_954aafaa000b4ce38c282309ef68b6f9.pdfDate: Sept 30, 2023 Date accessed: November 2, 2023 Google Scholar