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(Last Updated On: )Online therapy, or teletherapy, works much like in-person treatment, except that visits are conducted via video, call, or text. You’ll find many of the same options online that you’d find in an office—providers who offer individual therapy and relationship counseling, generalists or specialists, and a variety of therapy techniques. Yet, with so…

(Last Updated On: )       The definitions and terms related to mental health are evolving and still subject to much debate.  Terms are often used interchangeably, which can be confusing as well as inaccurate.  It is therefore useful to attempt to define the vocabulary of mental health and to make distinctions.  Specific countries…

(Last Updated On: ) 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…

(Last Updated On: ) The Wayback Machine – https://web.archive.org/web/20060821054041/http://www.wfmh.org:80/links.html Important Links to Mental Health Resources         World Health Organization Website       World Health Report       Project Atlas, a website database of country mental health resources       Prevention and Promotion in Mental Health Institute of Medicine at the U.S. National Academy of Sciences       Institute of Medicine Report Mental Health…

(Last Updated On: ) By establishing and maintaining good working relationships with your local media, you will ensure that mental health issues are covered by the media with accuracy and sensitivity. In addition, your local activities take on global significance and credibility when they include a specific mention linking them to the celebration of World…

(Last Updated On: ) Western Pacific WFMH Representatives Visit Taiwan In July President Elect Pirkko Lahti and Nancy Wallace, WFMH’s Main Representative at UN NY, participated in a conference on disaster management in Taiwan at the invitation of Regional Vice President Chueh Chang. The conference “Disaster and Mental Health: Interactions among Government, NGOs and International…