Philip Jaffé

Philip D. Jaffé: professor University of Geneva; founding director of its Centre for Children’s Rights Studies, member UN Committee on the Rights of the Child. Clinical and forensic psychologist trained in Switzerland and the USA. Practicing clinical (licensed psychotherapist) and forensic psychologist, court-appointed expert witness.
Beyond the traditional "teach, research, publish or perish missions", his vision of academic life is to branch out in the community at large as a science practitioner and educator.

Oct 16th 2023

Children’s Mental Health: Rights and Perspectives (GCHumanRights)

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According to recent reports by UNICEF and WHO, the decline in children’s mental health has become a significant global issue. A longstanding source of concern, it has emerged more strongly in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Children have been further exposed to threats - including anxiety and depression [...]