JOIN US! The state of the world today is a constant concern and sometimes a challenge that seems insurmountable. One person, one organization cannot do it all – but when we work together, we believe the power of unity will give us the edge and change can happen. The World Federation for Mental Health (WFMH)…

Thankyou to the Sponsors The World Federation for Mental Health acknowledges with appreciation these sponsors of World Mental Health Day, who underwrote the creation, printing and distribution of the planning kit: AstraZeneca CNS Janssen-Cilag Pfizer CNS Briston-Myers Squibb also supported the project.

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. Singapore 298136 SINGAPORE Tel:…

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…

Turkmenistan Aya Nepesova, M.D., of the Department of Psychiatry at the Turkmen State Medical Institute in Ashgabat, and Nelly Genefiko of the Addiction Reference Center provided a joint report of World Mental Health Day activities, which included a conference on 10 October, a hot-line telephone service, and the production of a booklet and information sheets…

Africa African Regional Council Holds Board Meeting in Zambia The African Regional Council held a strategic planning workshop and Board meeting in Lusaka, Zambia on 11-14 September 2000, the first formal meeting since that held in October 1994 in Pretoria, South Africa. The Lusaka meeting was funded by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) under…