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European Project on Childrens Mental Health Europe In 1997 Mental Health Europe (MHE) set up a European Network on Mental Health Promotion which worked for two years on a project dedicated to the promotion of well-being in children from new born infants up to six years. MHE, with the support of the European Commission, co-ordinated…
Thankyou to the Sponsors The World Federation for Mental Health acknowledges with appreciation these sponsors of World Mental Health Day, who underwrote the creation, printing and distribution of the planning kit: AstraZeneca CNS Janssen-Cilag Pfizer CNS Briston-Myers Squibb also supported the project.
“The world was sick, and the ills from which it was suffering were mainly due to the perversion of man, his inability to live at peace with himself.” George Brock Chisholm It was the first Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) who suggested that the World Federation of Mental Health (WFMH) be…
> WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT MENTAL, NEUROPSYCHIATRIC AND SUBSTANCE USE (MNS) DISORDERS ARE NOT LEFT OUT OF THE RESOLUTIONS THAT WILL BE DEVELOPED AT THE UNITED NATIONS HIGH-LEVEL MEETING ON NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES (NCDs) THAT WILL TAKE PLACE IN SEPTEMBER, 2011. There is a strong possibility that MNS disorders will be excluded…
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…
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 Mental Health Day, sponsored…