~World Mental Health Day~

(Last Updated On: ) Dear Friends, Welcome to Vancouver. The WFMH biennial conference is our opportunity to exchange knowledge, programs and innovative ideas and to discuss future cooperation and new strategies. With your help and dedication, WFMH has furthered its position in the last two years as a leading international organization for mental health. Our…

(Last Updated On: ) Yemen The Regional Vice President, Professor Hassan Kassim Khan,has sent a year-end report to the Secretariat reviewing activities in 1998,and noting increased attention in the region to training mental healthprofessionals for work in community primary health care programs. He attendeda conference in Syria at the University of Damascus (20-25 May1998) which…

(Last Updated On: ) NATIONAL FOCAL POINTS Natalie Lavery Manager, Senior Citizen Unit Social Policy Agency Department of Social Welfare Private Bag 21, Wellington NEW ZEALAND Tel: 64 4 471 0321 Fax: 64 4 472 4543 The Secretary Committee for International Year of Older Persons c/o Family Development Division 512 Thomson Road #14-00, MCD Bldg….

(Last Updated On: ) 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…

(Last Updated On: ) 2001 WFMH World Congress The World Assembly for Mental Health Vancouver, Canada, 22-27 July The Congress management company, Venue West Conference Services, has already mailed a colorful First Announcement to the Federations members to draw attention to the dates of the 2001 World Assembly. Check the conference website at http://www.venuewest.com/wamh2001. The…

(Last Updated On: ) Sri Lanka World Mental Health Day celebrations began on 9 October with a “Kiribath breakfast” at Sahanaya. Among those present were the President of the National Council for Mental Health and Henry Jayasena, a national television personality. The trainees of Sahanaya presented drama, singing, and a craft exhibition.