Photo by Chris Keulen Dear friends, In Santiago de Chile we will celebrate our commitment to mental health and develop our strategy for the coming millennium: a time for reflection as to what we have achieved and planning for what we need to do. It is also a time to thank the longstanding leader of…
Happy new century, happy new year to you all. In these days the century is born with new hope after the end of a century full of ambivalence. A century that saw the worst crimes against humanity and the rise of the human rights movement. A century that saw the start of a conflict resolution…
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…
Whereas the United Nations has designated 1999 as the “International Year of Older Persons — Towards A Society For All Ages” and the Principles of Older Persons was adopted by the UN General Assembly (resolution 46/91) on 16 December 1991, clearly recognizing the special needs and protection of rights for older persons, and Because mental…
The countries listed below, (as of press time) have been represented by organizations signing on as World Mental Health Day Endorsers for 2000 and beyond. Endorsing organizations pledge their involvement through support of the international World Mental Health Day (WMHD) campaign, and when possible, by planning, publicizing and participating in local activities. To obtain more…
Mental Health Seen As Ultimate Productivity Weapon Rise of Mental Disorders Becoming Major Business Issue By Bill Wilkerson If the World Federation for Mental Health didnt already exist, we would have to invent it. Interested in every aspect of mental health, and with partners and supporters spread through over 100 countries, WFMH is poised to…
Yemen The Regional Vice President, Professor Hassan Kassim Khan,has sent a year-end report to the Secretariat reviewing activities in 1998,and noting increased attention in the region to training mental healthprofessionals for work in community primary health care programs. He attendeda conference in Syria at the University of Damascus (20-25 May1998) which reviewed the work of…
Oceania The Mariana Islands The Newsletter recently received a note from Laura L. Post, M.D., describing mental health services in the Northern Mariana Islands, a U.S. overseas possession of 14 Pacific islands. Dr. Post was until recently chair of the Department of Psychiatry at the hospital in Saipan and also Medical Director of the Division…
Dear Friends, Research in the field of infant mental health emphasizes the need for a secure attachment relationship with the parents. Recent studies have shown that even a one-day-old infant can differentiate emotions. (The baby will cry on hearing the recorded sound of another infant crying, but will not cry on hearing a recording of…
Dear Friends, Peace be upon you. Every year, there is a World Day Against Substance Abuse and Alcohol Abuse. Its topic this year (26 June 2000) was “Facing reality – denial, corruption and violence.” Alcohol, if abused, can have tremendous consequences, although it is legally available while narcotics are not. Infants and children can face…
