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NATIONAL FOCAL POINTS Mrs. Bridget Katsriku Director Ministry of Employment and Social Welfare P.O. Box M. 84 Accra GHANA Tel: 233 21 665246 Fax: 233 21 667251 Ms. Badeela M. Daghistani Director of Old Age Houses Social Welfare Department Baghdad IRAQ Tel: 964 88 50 155 Ministre de la Sant et de la Prvoyance Direction…
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…
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…
“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…
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…
American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc American Psychiatric Association American Psychological Association Anxiety Disorders Association of American Association of Mental Health Librarians, U.S.A. Auseinet Australian Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health Australian Transcultural Mental Health Network ARAFMI National Council ArtinMind.org …