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Fourth Quarter 2001   Message from the WFMH President My dear readers, Research carried out recently in Finland, my home country, indicated that a person who has experienced injustice once in his or her life is more susceptible to mental ill health than others. Injustice can occur in the childhood home, in the family, at…

ACCEPT Northern Ireland Grateful acknowledgement for the information presented in this article, and for the ACCEPT Northern Ireland brochure (found in the Supplementary Materials section) is made to the Central Office of ACCEPT Northern Ireland. 158,000 people in Northern Ireland suffer from medically identified mental illness in the course of a year. 35 million people…

Message from the WFMH President My dear readers,Folk sayings are wise – sometimes wiser than experts.Many countries have popular sayings based on the wisdomacquired by the people from their own experience, over manyyears. Here are some examples from Europe which have lessonsfor mental health.1) As you shout in the forest, the forest will answer(this is…

WORLD FEDERATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH The WFMH was founded in 1948 to advance, among all peoples and nations, the prevention of mental and emotional disorders, the proper treatment and care of those with such disorders, and the promotion of mental health.  The Federation, with members and contacts in 112 countries on six continents, has responded…

World Mental Health Day 2002 Campaign   The Effects of Trauma and Violence on Children and Adolencents     (English Version) (French Version) (Spanish Version)            

Georgia A proclamation-signing ceremony took place at “Friendship House.” The guest list of dignitaries included the Minister of Health, the leader of the Health Committee in Parliament, the Director of Psychiatric Research Institute, the Chief Psychiatrist for Georgia, and the President of the Georgian Association of Mental Health. Activities included a film presentation and an…