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Message from the President
The biennial conference in Santiago, Chile, has passed. It proved to be a valuable opportunity for the exchange of knowledge. Users played a prominent role during the Chile events, and moved their concerns high on the agenda. Progress was made at the WFMH Board meetings before and after the Congress, especially regarding the careful selection…
~World Mental Health Day 2000~
Mental Health and Work 10 October, 2000 Planning for 2000-2001: Mental Health and Work The World Mental Health Day theme for 2000 and 2001 is Mental Health and Work. For the first time the campaign will extend over two years to allow a broader examination of matters which affect employees at every level, with multiple…
First Quarter 2002 Newsletter
Africa African Regional Council for Mental Health (ARCMH) The African Regional Council for Mental Health held an executive meeting on Lusaka, Zambia, on 28 February. The meeting was convened by ARCMH President Isaac Mwendapole. Elizabeth Matare, WFMH Regional Vice President and Honorary Secretary of the ARCMH attended, together with Shona Sturgeon, WFMH Board Member at…
First Quarter 2002 Newsletter
I love films. I recently went to see A Beautiful Mind, about a mathematical genius taken ill with paranoid schizophrenia. The film discusses the borderline between the real and the imaginary. What is knowledge? Where is the line between wisdom and madness? What is the psychiatric treatment people receive? Does it seem horrendous or helpful…
WFMH DISASTER RESPONSE INITIATIVE
2008 LONDON DISASTER FORUM REPORT MH CONSEQUENCES OF WAR AND CONFLICT NEW GUIDELINES TO IMPROVE MENTAL HEALTH RESPONSE TO EMERGENCIES USEFUL LINKS 2011 IIMHL Disaster Response Report “Examples of mental health resources for disaster planning and responsiveness across IIMHL countries” To view a copy of this document – go to…
Fourth Quarter 2001 Newsletter
Africa WHO’s World Health Report was launched in Africa at an event in Harare, Zimbabwe, on 23 October attended by Benedetto Saraceno, M.D., Director of the Department of Mental Health and Substance Dependence at WHO, Mary Petevi, Advisor in the Department of Humanitarian Action, and Dr. Custodia Mandlhate, Regional Adviser for Mental Health. This was…