LES VISAGES DE LA VIOLENCE ET DES TRAUMATISMES MÉDIAS : LA PROBLÉMATIQUE “Une semaine après l’acte terroriste à New York, Kia (4 ans) a demandé à sa mère quand les avions cesseraient de s’écraser et les bâtiments de tomber. Sa mère l’a rassurée en lui disant que c’était fini. “Non, maman, c’est arrivé encore hier soir…

Dear Friends, Recent research has shown clearly how serious it is to neglect mental healthin the workplace. Job burnout is costing nations billions of dollars, according to resultspresented at the conference and Symposium held at the ILO on 9-10 October.Two major UN agencies, the ILO and WHO, supported the Symposium. MentalHealth professionals, together with representatives…

The WFMH is always excited to see the reports that come back to us – showing all the incredible events that happen around the world to celebrate WMHDAY.  Here are some of the reports that have been sent to us by dedicated mental health advocates around the world!   2005 Statement from the UN Secretary…

SAMPLE LETTERS The following sample letters are from Human Rights Watch and are designed to be used to urge signing or ratifying of the Optional Protocol to the Convention on Rights of the Child that is aimed at ending the use of children as soldiers. General Letter for Governments That Have Not Signed the Optional…

First Quarter 2002 Newsletter The Plight of Afghan Refugees Uniaza Niaz, M.D., a Pakistani psychiatrist and WFMH Life Member, visited two relief centers for Afghan refugees in January, one at Chaman Quetta near Pakistan’s border with Afghanistan, and one across the border at Spin Buldak in Afghanistan. Both centers are run by the Pakistan Islamic…

2018 Name Assignment Alberto Trimboli As WFMH President, Alberto Trimboli is accredited as a WFMH UN representative for New York, Geneva and Vienna. Nancy Wallace UN Main representative, New York, USA UN Headquarters, New York: Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). UN Department of Public Information, New York. Bette Levy UN Headquarters, New York: Economic and…