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~World Mental Health Day Report 1998~
New Zealand The Mental Health Foundation of New Zealand celebrated World Mental Health Day as part of Mental Health Awareness Week. The Mental Health Commission publicized the theme of human rights, with particular attention to the stigma and discrimination often experienced by consumers of mental health services.
~World Mental Health Day Report 1998~
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.
Message from the President
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…
~World Mental Health Day Report 1998~
Turkmenistan Aya Nepesova, M.D., of the Department of Psychiatry at the Turkmen State Medical Institute in Ashgabat, and Nelly Genefiko of the Addiction Reference Center provided a joint report of World Mental Health Day activities, which included a conference on 10 October, a hot-line telephone service, and the production of a booklet and information sheets…
~World Mental Health Day Report 1998~
India In Tamilnadu, the State Mental Health Authority and the Madras Medical College and Institute of Mental Health organized several events between 10 and 12 October. These included painting and public speaking competitions for school and college students on the theme of mental health and human rights. On 11 October a panel of professionals from…
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