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World Mental Health Day Report 2001
Argentina The College of Psychologists (District XIII) and the Argentine Red Cross marked World Mental Health Day with a course for volunteers from fifteen hospitals at the Red Cross psychological response unit in Buenos Aires. In addition, a course on “psychological first aid” was held for the staff at each of the hospitals. Australia The…
Message from the President
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 STIGMA OF MENTAL ILLNESS
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…
~World Mental Health Day Report 1998~
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…
News From the Region
Europe Mental Health Europe (MHE) The MHE committee on Mental Health and Social Exclusion will hold its 6th seminar in Athens on 28 September-1 October 2000, under the auspices of the Greek Governments Ministry of Health and Welfare. For information, contact: Cathy McGill, Project Assistant, MHE, Boulevard Clovis 7, B-1000 Brussels, Belgium. Fax: 32 2…
Message from the President
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…