Making Mental Health a Global Priority 
 
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"The World Federation for Mental Health is proud to partner with Dr. Zereana Jess-Huff the reigning Mrs. Southeast Asia International 2010. Zereana will be working on a number of initiatives with WFMH this coming year including World Mental Health Day, media awareness and publicity, and our upcoming global campaign entitled, "The Great Push for Mental Health". Her dedication to raising awareness for mental health is a shining example of the power of advocacy."

 

 

 

 

For more information on Zereana and the great work she is doing – please visit her websites at www.zereanahuff.com, www.hopeinhealing2010.com 

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Policy Recommendations for a General Improvement in Psychiatric Care in Japan Takehisa Takizawa

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Virtual Foundation is a unique online philanthropy program that supports grassroots initiatives around the world. To learn more about this program go to www.virtualfoundation.org 

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From Privileges to Rights: People Labeled with Psychiatric Disabilities Speak for Themselves.
A Report by the National Council on Disabilities (NCD) in the US.
View the Executive Summary 

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World Federation for Mental Health Africa Initiative
Focus on HIV and Mental Health, Zimbabwe Times

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2010 Course on Leadership in Mental Health
Goa, INDIA, November 22 – December 3, 2010

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New WHO report – “Decent Care” Monograph
Final Report 
Bibliography

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PAHO/WHO “Ideas in Action, Solving Global Health Problems” Call for Nominations – to see flyer click here

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Climate and Health Council needs your support!
Please join the THOUSANDS OF HEALTH PROFESSIONALS from more than a hundred 
countries who have already signed the Climate and Health Council’s campaign pledge. 
Do your bit to protect health, and urge governments to act decisively at the crucial 
December UN conference in Copenhagen - please encourage your colleagues to do 
the same, it costs nothing.  Go to http://www.climateandhealth.org/pledge/#sign to 
sign the petition!
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World Fellowship for Schizophrenia and Allied Disorders
4th Quarter Newsletter

 

   
 

Member Spotlight!

The WFMH will continue highlight different member Organizations on this page –
so please take a moment to learn about the organizations that are dedicated to
mental health around the world!

Silver Ribbon Singapore

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Global Mental Health Information

Wonder what is happening around the world? Take a look and see what
others are doing for global mental health...

Just Published!

WHO new report: Women and health: today's evidence tomorrow's agenda You will find the report, executive summaries in six languages and background material here: http://www.who.int/gender/women_health_report/en/ 

New Publication available from Pan American Health Organization “Unhappy Hours: Alcohol and Partner Aggression in the Americas ” – to purchase this and other books, please see the attached flyer here.

Doctors of Deception: What They Don't Want You to Know About Shock Treatment
Linda Andre
Andre's own experience and research combine to make her voice sure and clear. The carefully reported deceptions parallel what is now being reported about lacking ethics around other psychiatric interventions and diagnoses. The selected use of the first person is convincing, underscores the truth of this account, and makes the findings compelling.

Read a personal journey of life with bipolar – Pam’s Story
http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/story/105085

IASC Guidelines on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergency Settings - for more information click here (www.humanitarianinfo.org/iasc/content/products/default.asp)

VISIONS – 13 interviews with global leaders in the consumer/survivor led movement in mental health. To order the 3 DVD set please contact admin@qldalliance.org.au

Mental Health Europe Publication
"From Exclusion to Inclusion – The Way Forward to Promoting
Social Inclusion of People with Mental Health Problems"
To View the document please go to

WFMH Joins Major International MH Organizations in
Supporting the Kobe Resolution

Find and view all WHO published material at –
http://dosei.who.int/uhtbin/cgisirsi/rUK9E1gEiF/86070067/60/26/X

 

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  Mental Health In The News....

The WFMH will post relevant news information on mental health topics from
around the world. Please continue to check back for new articles and information!

Schizophrenia Magazine Parenting a Mentally Ill Child http://www.szmagazine.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.150 

Medical News Today
Sound Mental Health To Present At International Mental Health Conference http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/184424.php 

The Huffington Post
Global Health Day Should Include Mental Health
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/suzan-song/global-health-day-should_b_529384.html 

Vida Idea Segura
LAS TRAMPAS DE LA DEPRESIÓN
http://www.vidaideasegura.com/?p=1355

Arab News
Mentally-ill family kept locked for 20 years
http://www.arabnews.com/?page=1&section=0&article=130413&d=30&m=12&y=2009&pix=kingdom.jpg&category=Kingdom 

Arab News
War and siege leave Gaza children traumatized
http://www.arabnews.com/?page=4&section=0&article=130275&d=27&m=12&y=2009 

Ghana News Agency
Mental Health Bill needs attention now
http://www.ghananewsagency.org/s_health/r_10774/ 

Ghana News Agency
Committee set up to probe neglect at Accra Psychiatric Hospital http://www.ghananewsagency.org/s_health/r_10759/

The Guardian
Hope is on the horizon for mental health http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/joepublic/2009/dec/09/mental-health-services-policy/print 

Visit Bulgaria
Mental Health Sufferers Receive Support http://visitbulgaria.info/print/12031 

BBC News
Targeting Depression early ‘key’
http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/mpapps/pagetools/print/news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8396147.stm?ad=1 

IRIN News
SOMALIA: Rise in mental health disorders worries Somaliland officials http://www.irinnews.org/Report.aspx?ReportId=87351 

Peacefmonline.com
Pass the Mental Health Bill into law –Experts
http://elections.peacefmonline.com/parliament/200910/28952.php

USAToday.com
Australian advisors help guide international mental health initiative
http://content.usatoday.com/topics/quote/Places,+Geography/Countries/
Scotland/06bVgiF9YQ6sv/02lHgOG2Ib8Tt/2


The Daily Star
'No health without mental health'
http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/print_news.php?nid=109017

Iafrica.com
World Mental Health Day
http://health.iafrica.com/healthnews/1972280.htm

Examiner
Mental Health 101 – A Parents Perspective
http://www.examiner.com/x-15898-Cincinnati-Conservative-Examiner~y2009m7d25-Mental-health-101a-parents-perspective 

Public Service, UK
Mental Health Patients ‘Put at Risk’
http://www.publicservice.co.uk/news_story.asp?id=10181

Jerusalem Post
Mental Health Help Line Struggles to Stay Afloat
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1246443871741&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FPrinter 

Newstraitstimes
Mental Health: Its nothing to be ashamed of http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/articles/
20090709145800/Article/index_html#top 

UPI.com
Those with mental problems get worse care
http://www.upi.com/Health_News/2009/06/05/Those-with-mental-problems-get-worse-care/UPI-54421244256254/ 

Zawya
Harvard Medical School Hosts Mental Health Update 2009 Conference in Dubai
http://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20090608092734 

The Guardian
Attitudes to mental illness 'changing for the better' http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2009/jun/12/mental-illness-health-attitudes/print 

Health Reuters
Mental Disorders in China underestimated
http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUSTRE55B4P520090612

Stuff.co.nz
Don't breed, writer urges mental health victims
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/2399870/Don-t-breed-writer-urges-mental-health-victims

MedIndia.com
Resting Brains Could Offer Clues to Mental Health Disorders?
http://www.medindia.net/news/Will-Resting-Brains-Could-Offer-Clues-to-Mental-Health-Disorders-51129-1.htm

BBC News
Revolution in Egypt's mental health care
http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/mpapps/pagetools/print/
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8034504.stm?ad=1 

Guardian.co.uk
Mental health and offending: One man's prison experience
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2009/apr/30/prisons-and-probation-mental-health1/print 

Guardian.co.uk
Offenders with mental health problems failed by criminal justice system,
says report
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2009/apr/30/
prisons-and-probation-mental-health/print 

Canberra Times
Travellers warned of mental health risk
http://www.canberratimes.com.au/news/world/world/general/travellers-warned-of-mental-health-risk/1496804.aspx#  

BBC News
Exploring Mental Health in Vienna
http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/mpapps/pagetools/print/news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/
health/7976536.stm?ad=1 

Myjoyonline.com
Voice from afar: Mental health has always been in crisis in Ghana
http://www.myjoyonline.com/tools/print/printnews.asp?contentid=28430 

Google News
Beijing professor's remarks spark angry protests http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/
ALeqM5gXPiNzpaGYOybEr3m9LKbCYayWTgD97FMNGO0 

inthenews.co.uk
New Mental Health Strategy Launched
http://www.inthenews.co.uk/news/politics/
new-mental-health-strategy-launched-$1287386.htm

Telegraph Media Group
Older people with mental health problems 'discriminated against by NHS'
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/5077831/
Older-people-with-mental-health-problems-discriminated-against-by-NHS.html 

Jerusalem Post
Health Ministry freezes privatizing mental health care
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/
Satellite?cid=1238423656313&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FPrinter

ABCNews.com
Mental health problems affect almost half of Australians: ABS
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/03/26/2527408.htm

Myjoyonline.com
Mental health in crisis, only 4 doctors in public service
http://www.myjoyonline.com/tools/print/printnews.asp?contentid=27876

The Associated Press
Mentally ill in Africa get little help
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/
ALeqM5iofKxK6ki8qIz9yqYVasH08DQgkAD96UJV900

The Times of India
We have an equally important role as psychiatrists: Mental health nurses
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/msid-4257181,prtpage-1.cms

The Times of India
Mental health facilities in city are inadequate
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/msid-4265089,prtpage-1.cms

Boston.com
West treats East
To help traumatized Tibetan monks, doctors in Boston turn to cross-cultural
medicine
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/
2009/03/13/
west_treats_east?mode=PF

The Associated Press
Study: Iraqis mentally resilient amid war
http://www.iht.com/bin/printfriendly.php?id=20664655

BBC News
Veteran mental care 'a disgrace'
http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/mpapps/pagetools/print/news.bbc.co.uk/
2/hi/uk_news/7916221.stm?ad=1

AllAfrica.com
Ghana: Navrongo Marks Mental Health Day
http://allafrica.com/stories/printable/200903110816.html

International Herald Tribune
Palestinian health system in crisis
http://www.iht.com/bin/printfriendly.php?id=20611335

Medical News Today
Diversity in Mental Health HIV/AIDS Research Critical, Says Commentary
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/140559.php

Telegraph Media Group
Child mental health problems 'to double'
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/children_shealth/4208656/
Child-mental-health-problems-to-double.html

Irish Health
Better mental health for Irish men
http://www.irishhealth.com/article.html?id=15115

Guardian UK
Treating offenders with mental health issues 'would save £700m'
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2009/feb/23/prisoners-mental-health/print

Taipei Times
People with mental health problems face unemployment
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2009/02/24/2003436888

The Times of India
Minister blames stigma for failed mental health project
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/msid-4171857,prtpage-1.cms 

Guardian UK
Mental health is strongest taboo, says research
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2009/feb/20/mental-health-taboo/print

Prison Reform Trust
UNMET MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS IN PRISON:
A report based on a survey of Independent Monitoring
Boards in England and Wales

News Articles
http://www.wfmh.org/01NewsStories.htm#Mental_Health_In_The_News 

Medical News Today
Inept Policy Impacts On Mental Health, Medical Journal Of Australia
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/138902.php

The Australian
Break-up of communities puts mental health at risk
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,25059309-5013404,00.html 

The Australian
Shakeup of mental health advocated
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,25065322-23289,00.html 

BCLocalNews
Mental health stigma addressed at doctors annual meeting
http://www.bclocalnews.com/opinion/39601669.html 

BBC News
Firms 'must tackle mental health'
http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/mpapps/pagetools/print/news.bbc.co.uk/
1/hi/health/7883028.stm?ad=1 

Taipei Times
Agency plans to upgrade mental health assistance
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2009/02/14/2003436062 

Guardian
'Prisons are not hospitals'
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2009/feb/04/prisons-mental-health/print 

Telegraph Media
Middle aged women suffering most from mental health
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/4360096/
Middle-aged-women-suffering-most-from-mental-health-problems.html 

Irish Times
Government action urged over mental-health reform
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2009/0122/breaking50_pf.html 

BBC News
Coping with a traumatised nation
http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/mpapps/pagetools/print/news.bbc.co.uk/2/
hi/south_asia/7838270.stm?ad=1
 

WalesOnline
Awards will honour mental health nurses
http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/
tm_headline=awards-will-honour-mental-health-nurses%26method=full%26
objectid=22721950%26print_version=1%26siteid=91466-name_page.html
 

New Zealand Herald
Board siphons off millions
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/health/news/
article.cfm?c_id=204&objectid=10552377
 

The Dominion Post
Rise of deaths in mental health
http://www.stuff.co.nz/print/4820016a11.html 

The Straits Times
$35m aid for mental health
http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/Singapore/Story/
STIStory_326501.html
 

ChannelNewsAsia
Government to inject another S$35m into mental health programmes
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/
view/402710/1/.html

Telegraph Media Group
Child mental health problems 'to double'
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/children_shealth/
4208656/Child-mental-health-problems-to-double.html
 

Montreal Gazette
Economic crisis takes toll on mental health
http://www.montrealgazette.com/story_print.html?id=1163943&sponsor= 

AFP
New Year's resolutions can be bad for you: mental health charity
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/
ALeqM5gqTWe0vipZ-t9o7FyQSLRFxCDibQ
 

BBC News
Monitoring mental health by text
http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/mpapps/
pagetools/print/news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7797155.stm?ad=1
 

New Zealand Herald
Kiwis more accepting of mental health sufferers
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10550074 

OnMedica
Community mental health services reduce suicide rates
http://www.onmedica.com/
NewsArticle.aspx?id=044c428a-007c-4b7e-80af-35ad7304d82a
 

AllAfrica.com
Ghana: Seventy Rehabilitated Patients Abandoned At Pantang Hospital
http://allafrica.com/stories/200812221558.html 

Associated Press
Chinese paper: Gov't critics sent to mental wards
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/
ALeqM5iWLPxp9kYHyS8hjpnAeMgCdvsJEQD94V990G0
 

Taipei Times
Mental health woes increasing: poll
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2008/12/10/2003430721
 

Press Association
Plan to combat mental health stigma
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/
ALeqM5iZgs9NBdoXdspyDbJSAuPeCqn_3A


In the News
£1.5bn bill for poor childhood mental health
http://www.inthenews.co.uk/printerfriendly.aspx?itemid=1250762

Press Association
Downturn 'to affect mental health'
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/
ALeqM5jaQ9buRriYpwgXpvfsNu14o8RH8A

Express India
Mental health fest ends at GCG-11
http://www.indianexpress.com/news/
Mental-health-fest-ends-at-GCG-11/383197/ 

The Citizen Daily Newspaper – Tanzania
MPs debate mental health bill
http://thecitizen.co.tz/newz.php?id=8596 

Medical News Today
New Laws Mean Better Mental Health Care, British Psychological Society
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/128206.php 

The Daily Mail - Daily News from Pakistan
Workshop on rehabilitation of mental health services ends
http://dailymailnews.com/200811/04/news/dmcitypage10.html 

Wales Online
De-stigmatising mental health issues is key plan
http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/health-news/2008/11/10/
de-stigmatising-mental-health-issues-is-key-plan-91466-22216831/ 

USA TODAY
Four new books tell the true stories of mental illness
http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/
2008-11-09-mental-illness-memoirs_N.htm

The Times of India
'Positive attitude key to mental health'
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/msid-3610099,prtpage-1.cms 

The Australian, News from Australia's National Newspaper
Fewer people receiving mental health treatment
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,,24543800-23289,00.html 

ABC.net.au
Millions miss out on mental health treatment
http://www.abc.net.au/worldtoday/content/2008/s2400374.htm 

Medical News Today
UK Government Delays Put Patients At Risk, Says Mental Health Charity MIND
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/127767.php 

Eureka! Science News
Research investment failing mental health
http://esciencenews.com/articles/2008/10/03/
research.investment.failing.mental.health 

The Australian, News from Australia's National Newspaper
States to take on mental health
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,,24562295-23289,00.html

IOL: News for South Africa and the World
SA's biggest nightmare
http://www.iol.co.za/
index.php?set_id=1&click_id=125&art_id=vn20081026090027860C436317 

UN News Centre
Greater attention must be paid to mental health care, Ban says
http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=28512&Cr=mental 

The Jamaica Observer
Stigma attached to mental illness still, says health official
http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/html/20081014t220000-0500_141314_obs_stigma_attached_to_mental_illness_still__
says_health_official.asp
 

Reuters
UPDATE 1-Global slowdown to take heavy toll on mental health
http://www.reuters.com/articlePrint?articleId=UST23154120081015 

NewStatesman
Campaign for Better Mental Health Care
http://www.newstatesman.com/human-rights/2008/10/
mental-health-anti-medication
 

BuaNews Online
Govt to promote understanding of mental illnesses
http://www.buanews.gov.za/news/08/08101311151003

The Star Online
Sensational reporting can hurt mental health, says doc
http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/10/12/nation/
2255669&sec=nation
 

Daily Times - Leading News Resource of Pakistan
World Mental Health Day observed across city
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/
default.asp?page=2008%5C10%5C11%5Cstory_11-10-2008_pg13_7
 

Walta Information Center
Immanuel Hospital says 14 mln need mental treatment services, engaged in
capacity building
http://www.waltainfo.com/walnew/
index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3189&Itemid=45
 

BBC NEWS
Young 'ignorant on mental health'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/health/7599696.stm 

Xinhuanet - Chinaview
UAE to launch comprehensive survey of children's health
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-09/02/content_9755937.htm 

Jamaica Gleaner News Online
Jamaicans urged to reduce mental health stigma
http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20081007/news/news3.html

New Zealand Herald
Foundation marks 30 years of progress in mental health
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10536741 

The Guardian - UK
TV ad cam`paign aims to boost mental health
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2008/oct/07/mental.health.tv.advertising

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TransWorldNews
Karadzic's Arrest Brings to Light Psychiatry's History of Ethnic Cleansing
http://www.transworldnews.com/NewsStory.aspx?id=55279&cat=19

Medical News Today
Meditation Good For Psychiatrists' Mental Health
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/114042.php 

Personal Self-awareness Good For Mental Health, Says Friar
Jamison - Royal College Of Psychiatrists Annual Meeting
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/114041.php 

Mental Health In Older People Is A 'Poor Relation', Says Help
The Aged, UK
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/116192.php

One News
Mental Health Breaches Targeted
http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/425826/1892835

Otago Daily Times
New study looks into mental illness
http://www.odt.co.nz/news/national/12629/new-study-looks-mental-illness

Calgary Herald
Mental health cuts insane
http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald/news/theeditorialpage/
story.html?id=5996bee5-9784-4dc1-beda-06251f8684c6

Reuters UK
MPs hide mental health problems
http://uk.reuters.com/articlePrint?articleId=UKL1626947520080716

EurekAlert
CIHR announces $4.4 million to improve mental health of Canadians
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-07/cioh-ca071808.php# 

Modern Ghana News
Pass the Mental Health Bill Now
http://www.modernghana.com/print/176688/1/pass-the-mental-health-bill-now.html 

Monitor Online
Big gaps in mental healthcare system
http://www.monitor.co.ug/artman/publish/features/Big_gaps_in_
mental_healthcare_system_printer.shtml 

Manawatu Standard
Board eyes mental health funding problems
http://www.stuff.co.nz/print/4646923a6502.html

The Guardian
The mental health units that shame the NHS
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2008/jun/29/
mentalhealth.health/print

The Daily Times
Adolescents affected by mental health of parents: psychologists
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/print.asp?page=2008\06\29\story_29-6-2008_pg7_38

The Observer
Mental health must be taken from the Shadows http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/jun/29/
mentalhealth.health/print


Ireland.com
Mental health funding 'diverted' by HSE
http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/breaking/2008/0627/
breaking75_pf.html

NYTimes Online
War Takes Toll on Baghdad Psychiatric Hospital

Solomon Times Online
Youth and Mental Health Issues on the Rise

The Star Online
Schoolkids' Mental Health at Stake

The Hindu
The Shrinking Universe
http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mag/2008/06/22/stories/
2008062250280400.htm

The Boston Globe
The go-to guy in mental health studies http://www.boston.com/news/science/articles/2008/05/26/
the_go_to_guy_in_mental_health_studies/
 

BBC News
Mental health care 'fails Asians' http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/mpapps/pagetools/print/news.bbc.co.uk/
1/hi/health/7416500.stm

VietnamNet Bridge
Raising the alarm about mental health among children
http://english.vietnamnet.vn/social/2008/06/786130/
 

Medical News Today
Samaritans Rap Encourages Teenagers To Speak Out About Mental
Health, UK
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/111138.php
 

Keeping The Family In Mind, UK
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/110632.php
 

AFP
Asia-Pacific mental disorders increasing fast, expert says

AllAfrica.com

Al-Ahram Weekly
Legally Mental

ArabianBusiness.com
Mental health in disaster situations

China.org.cn
Universities Ordered to Pay Closer Attention to Students' Mental Health

ChinaView
Free treatment offered at Chinese psychiatric health centers

csmonitor.com
In modern China, eye on mental health

Medical News Today

MedicalNewsToday.com

Medical News Today
New Research Reveals Alarming Increase In Mental Health Prejudice In England

Myjoyonline.com
Ghana Medical Association urges urgent Mental Health reform

Migrants Face Mental Health Problems

The Hindu

The Times of India
Are we playing with our kids' minds?

VOX Online
Crusader for Mental Health Awareness

AllGambian.net
Mental Health in Gambia

BBC News
Mental Health Fears 'kept secret'

BruneiDirect.com
Poor Mental Health A Risk To National Productivity

channelnewsasia.com
CGH launches pilot programme targeting mental health of elderly

Mail&Guardian Online
Children of War

MatangiTonga.to
WHO recommends community mental health services

Sulekha.com
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