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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…
Africa WHO’s World Health Report was launched in Africa at an event in Harare, Zimbabwe, on 23 October attended by Benedetto Saraceno, M.D., Director of the Department of Mental Health and Substance Dependence at WHO, Mary Petevi, Advisor in the Department of Humanitarian Action, and Dr. Custodia Mandlhate, Regional Adviser for Mental Health. This was…
Europe Mental Health Europe, the European Regional Council of WFMH, will hold its annual meeting on 23-25 September 1999 in Sinaia, Romania, in collaboration with the Romanian League for Mental Health. The theme is “Mental Health – A Challenge for the Third Millenium.” Contact: MHE Boulevard Clovis 7 B-1000 Brussels, Belgium Tel: 32 2 280…
By establishing and maintaining good working relationships with your local media, you will ensure that mental health issues are covered by the media with accuracy and sensitivity. In addition, your local activities take on global significance and credibility when they include a specific mention linking them to the celebration of World Mental Health Day, sponsored…
Italy This is the fifth year that the Italian Association for Mental Health (AISME-Associazione Italiana per la Salute Mentale) and the Florence Municipality have collaborated on the October event, in partnership with an ever-increasing number of public and private organizations around Florence and in other parts of the country. AISME forwarded an account of World…