Virgin Islands A week of activities was held on 4-10 October, ending with a Celebration Award Banquet. Honored as key participants in the early development of the British Virgin Islands Mental Health Program were: Dr. George Mahy, Mrs. Rita Frett-Georges and Mr. Vincent Slatliffe.
World Mental Health Day 10 October 1999 World Mental Health Day Report 1998 World Mental Health Day Report Overview World Mental Health Day Reports from the Countries World Mental Health Day at the United Nations, New York World Mental Health Day Photo Gallery
Overview: Mental Health and Human Rights 10 October 1998 WFMH’s theme for World Mental Health Day, cosponsored by the World Health Organization, was tied to the 50th Anniversary of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Concern for the human rights of the mentally ill is an integral part of the history of WFMH,…
10 October, 1999 Albania Armenia Canada England & Wales Egypt Georgia India Italy Kenya Malaysia Namimbia Nepal New Zealand Pakistan Palestine Philippines Yemen St. Lucia Slovenia Spain Sri Lanka Taiwan Turkmenistan Virgin Islands
10 October, 1999 Armenia Australia Bangladesh Benin Bulgaria Canada Cuba Egypt Ecuador Finland Guinea-Bissau India Ireland Kenya Malaysia Nevis, West Indies Pakistan Palau Papua New Guinea Peru Philippines Poland South Africa Spain United States Zambia Zimbabwe
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SUPPORTING THE WORLD FEDERATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH Everyone deserves proper care, treatment and recovery resources for an illness. What makes mental illness different from cancer or heart disease or a physical disability? With the proper care, treatment and resources recovery is possible for everyone! We will all continue to suffer the devastating…
Yemen Dr. Hassan Kassim Khan, WFMH Vice President for the Eastern Mediterranean Region, visited Washington D.C. in late April under the auspices of the American Psychological Association’s visitors program for representatives of recently established national psychological societies. This program is designed to provide individualized information helpful for the operation and goals of new societies. Hassan…
Eastern Mediterranean Region Hassan Kassim Khan, Organizer of the Symposium International Symposium in Yemen An International Symposium on Behavioral Sciences and Millennium Challenges in Developing Countries, was held from 7-9 March 2000 under the auspices of the Eastern Mediterranean Region of WFMH at the University of Aden, Yemen. The Symposium was organized by Regional Vice…
Republic of Yemen In the Republic of Yeman, the establishment of the Yemeni Mental Health Association was officially announced at a meeting in the presence of the governor of Aden. Lectures on mental health topics were given in the University of Aden and in secondary schools.
