STATEMENT BY MYRNA LACHENAL-MERRITT REPRESENTATIVE TO THE U.N. FOR THE WORLD FEDERATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH AT THE 59 th SESSION OF THE COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS, GENEVA 27 MARCH 2003 AGENDA ITEM 10: ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS Madame Chairperson: Thank you, Madame Chairperson, for giving me the floor. The WFMH, representing over 100 local…

~National Assembly of the Japan Federation for Mental Health and Welfare~ Niigata City, Japan 30 October 1998 The Federation’s 50th Anniversary will be observed at two events in Japan. The 46th Annual Meeting of the Japan Federation for Mental Health and Welfare will be held in Niigata on 30 October, followed by an International Seminar…

NATIONAL FOCAL POINTS   Mrs. N.J. PathiranaDirector of Social ServicesNo. 98 D.S. Senanayake MawathaColombo 8SRI LANKATel: 94 1 686191/686200Fax:94 1 686191 Mr. N’nyapule R.C. MadaiHead, Services for the ElderlyDepartment of Social WelfareP.O. Box 1949Dar Es SalamTANZANIATel: (255 51) 180078Fax: (255 51) 112054 Buthania Haroon Al-KindiDirector of Special Care Dept.Ministry of Social Affairs and LabourP.O. Box…

Retirement of Josee Van Remoortel                Josee Van Remoortel Josee Van Remoortel, the first Executive Director of Mental Health Europe (formerly known as the European Regional Council of WFMH), retired at the end of October. She has served in this position as a volunteer since 1993, having previously been Chair of the ERC-WFMH from 1989…

At the International Labour Organization The ILO has a natural interest in mental health and other health issues in the workplace. It was very supportive of the 2000-2001 World Mental Health Day campaign, which opened at its headquarters in Geneva. Cooperation then continued in 2001 under the auspices of Barbara Murray, ILO Coordinator for Equity…

WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY ADVISORY COMMITTEE A panel of expert advisors has been formed to provide assistance with this years World Mental Health Day topic The Effects of Trauma and Violence on Children and Adolescents.   Basheer Al-Rashidi, PhD Social Development Office PO Box 29829 Safat 13150 KUWAIT Email: [email protected] William Beardslee, MD Psychiatrist-in-Chief Childrens…