ABOUT WFMH Governance The central decision-making and operational units of WFMH are its elected Board of Directors, led by the Federation’s President who holds office for a two-year term, and the Secretariat. An assembly of voting member associations, which ratifies certain Board decisions and elects Board members and officers, meets yearly but is most active…
New York The attacks on the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York were, to a remarkable degree, international events. Although most of the people who lost their lives were American, citizens of some eighty other countries were also killed. People around the world saw the New York and Washington attacks almost…
Dear Friends; In this time of heightened international tensions and conflict, let us not forget the children. They are the innocent victims of our worlds challenges and troubles. The theme for World Mental Health Day 2002 is The Effects of Trauma and Violence on Children and Adolescents. It is a subject that needs our immediate…
New Postal Address for WFMH Secretariat The new postal addresss for the WFMH Secretariat is: Mailing Address: P.O. Box 16810 Alexandria, VA 22302-0810 USA Street Address: 2001 North Beauregard Street 12th Floor Alexandria, VA 22311 USA
New Committee on the Prevention of Suicide At its meeting in Santiago the WFMH Board approved a new committee concerned with suicide prevention. The chairperson is John Connolly, who is Chief Psychiatrist at St. Marys Hospital, Castlebar, in Ireland. Dr. Connolly is involved with the European Network of Suicidology (ENS), which is based at St….
Attention to Given Dixon When you correspond to me use :[email protected], MEMO From: November 24, 2004 Ahmed Awadh Salim Deputy Secretary Help The Mentally Ill In Zanzibar ( SWAZA) P.O.Box 2793 Zanzibar Tanzania To : Colleagues World Federation Of Mental Health ( WFMH) Alexandria U. S. A Dear Colleagues, REF: Commemoration…