World Federation for Mental Health (WFMH)
Overview:Mental Health and Human Rights 10 October 1998 WFMH’s theme for World Mental Health Day, cosponsored by the World Health Organization, was tied to the 50th Anniversary of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Concern for the human rights of the mentally ill is an integral part of the history of WFMH, itself…
Ten New Members on the WFMH Board Ahmed El Azayem (Egypt) became President of WFMH in Chile, replacing Marten deVries, who is now Secretary General. Pirkko Lahti, Executive Director of the Finnish Mental Health Association, was elected to become President for the 2001-2003 term. Beverly Long (USA) will continue as Immediate Past President for another…
Sleep disorders and mental health conditions are deeply interrelated, with mounting evidence demonstrating bidirectional relationships between insomnia, poor sleep quality, and conditions such as depression, anxiety, and bipolar disorder. The World Federation for Mental Health recognizes that addressing sleep disturbance is both a clinical necessity and a public health imperative — not a secondary concern…
Oceania Funding cuts for mental health in Western Australia…WFMH Board Member, Tony Fowke, speaks out at WMHDAY event … World Mental Health Day 2003 The Honourable Sue Ellery Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health, Member for South Metropolitan Region, mental health consumers carersand workers, volunteers and one and all As a director of the…
Oceania The Mariana Islands The Newsletter recently received a note from Laura L. Post, M.D., describing mental health services in the Northern Mariana Islands, a U.S. overseas possession of 14 Pacific islands. Dr. Post was until recently chair of the Department of Psychiatry at the hospital in Saipan and also Medical Director of the Division…