Mexico, Central America and Caribbean SAPTEL The WFMH Regional Council for Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean has announced an important expansion of its main program, the mental health telephone counselling service SAPTEL (Sistema Nacional de Apoyo Psicologico por Telefono). This service was started in the Mexico City metropolitan area on 12 October 1992, to…
You are encouraged to contact your Regional Vice President, who may be able to provide information on other mental health organizations in your area. It may be possible to collaborate with those organizations on activities or to provide or receive assistance. AFRICA Shona Sturgeon, MSW University of Cape Town, School of SW Private Bag, Rondebosch…
You are encouraged to contact your Regional Vice President, who may be able to provide information on other mental health organizations in your area. It may be possible to collaborate with those organizations on activities or to provide or receive assistance. AFRICA Shona Sturgeon, MSW University of Cape Town, School of SW Private Bag, Rondebosch…
Saint Lucia Radio St. Lucia broadcast a discussion of mental health issues by a panel featuring a psychiatrist, a service user and a human rights activist. Information was also made available to the public through a mental health exhibition.
Consequences of Mental Illness Stigma The consequences of these kinds of inaccurate images, and the beliefs they encourage, include many circumstances that make recovery from mental illness much more difficult, such as the following: Citizens who fear those with mental illness and/or believe them to be lacking in character avoid contact with them, treat them…
Sri Lanka World Mental Health Day celebrations began on 9 October with a “Kiribath breakfast” at Sahanaya. Among those present were the President of the National Council for Mental Health and Henry Jayasena, a national television personality. The trainees of Sahanaya presented drama, singing, and a craft exhibition.
As with other groups that are likely to be seen as separate and different from the “mainstream”, members of the general public often make certain assumptions about older people — without taking the time to look at each person as unique and individual. Older people who suffer with mental disabilities may, as a result, be…
Spain More than 2,500 people demonstrated in the center of Madrid on 10 October to show solidarity with the mentally ill, to campaign for better care, and to protest the lack of adequate programs. The demonstration, using the slogan “Mental Health in Action,” was organized by FEMASAM (Federacion Madrilena Pro Salud Mental – Madrid Federation…
Slovenia “Mental Health Promotion — A Quality Framework,” a publication of the Health Education Authority in England, was translated and distributed for local use. A press conference was held on the 8th of October and later a round table discussion of “Mental Health in Slovenia Today” was held.
Some of the most respected people in any country include the women heads of state, wives of royal leaders, or wives of top elected officials. The International Women Leaders for Mental Health is a listing of individuals who share in the global concern for the care and treatment of those with mental and emotional disorders,…
