“The world was sick, and the ills from which it was suffering were mainly due to the perversion of man, his inability to live at peace with himself.” George Brock Chisholm It was the first Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) who suggested that the World Federation of Mental Health (WFMH) be…
MAKING MENTAL HEALTH A GLOBAL PRIORITY – SCALING UP SERVICES THROUGH CITIZEN ADVOCACY AND ACTION ARABIC PDF CHINESE PDF ENGLISH PDF FRENCH PDF JAPANESE PDF RUSSIAN PDF SPANISH PDF SUPPLEMENTAL…
Multicultural Mental Health Australia (MMHA) has released a number of new mental health resources with a couple of leading agencies. MMHA launched its “What Is…” series of mental health fact sheets in over 20 languages at the recent Diversity In Health Conference in Sydney. The 10 topics cover issues surrounding mental illness, anxiety, bipolar…
> WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT MENTAL, NEUROPSYCHIATRIC AND SUBSTANCE USE (MNS) DISORDERS ARE NOT LEFT OUT OF THE RESOLUTIONS THAT WILL BE DEVELOPED AT THE UNITED NATIONS HIGH-LEVEL MEETING ON NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES (NCDs) THAT WILL TAKE PLACE IN SEPTEMBER, 2011. There is a strong possibility that MNS disorders will be excluded…
Show your support; show your commitment to the improvement of mental health services all over the world. World Mental Health Day is advocacy – it is celebrated in over 100 countries, touching thousands of lives and changing the way they see mental illness. Many groups and individuals are fighting every day to create changes, to…
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…
NEW! Mental Illness and Suicide – A Family Guide to Facing & Reducing Risks CFCAS “Center News” Reason to Hope Mental Illness and Suicide – A Family Guide to Facing & Reducing the Risks These documents have been developed as an adjunct to the WFMH World Mental Health Day theme…
Who We Are WFMH is an international membership organization founded in 1948 to advance, among all peoples and nations, the prevention of mental and emotional disorders, the proper treatment and care of those with such disorders, and the promotion of mental health. The Federation, through its members and contacts in more than 100…
Global Antistigma Programme of the World Psychiatric Association www.openthedoors.com Intellihealth www.intellihealth.com International Network of the Practices of Fight against Social Exclusion www.exclusion.net Internet Mental Health www.mentalhealth.com MedWeb: Mental Health Psyciatry/Psychology www.gen.emory.edu/medweb/medweb.mentalhealth.html Mental Health the Cornerstone of Health www.mentalhealth.org/cornerstone/index.cfm MIND www.mind.org.uk The National Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention of Mental Ill-Health at the National Institute…
