About the World Federation for Mental Health (Last Updated On: ) THE PROMOTION OF MENTAL HEALTH AND PREVENTION OF MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL DISORDERS From Research to Effective Practice 15 – 17 September 2004 Auckland, New Zealand 2004 PRELIMINARY PROGRAM 2004 REGISTRATION FORM Why attend? The last three decades have seen rapid developments in this field and the main barriers to enhancing this work are no longer a dearth of knowledge or programmes but rather the lack of: shared information about on-going research and successful programmes, policies and organisational models; collaboration on the development of new knowledge and the implementation of programmes and strategies; the effective use of scarce resources. The Conference provides the opportunity to address these issues by engaging with leaders and experts from a range of disciplines and cultures, discussing the dissemination and implementation of a range of effective promotion and prevention strategies, influencing policy makers and administrators and helping promotion and prevention strategies take their rightful place on the health and social care, economic, cultural and political agenda. The 2004 Conference provides a unique opportunity to come together with colleagues from a range of professional and cultural backgrounds, share and compare issues of mutual interest, establish working networks and participate fully in this truly international meeting. Who should attend? To meet the challenge of addressing the constantly growing demand for effective promotion and prevention strategies, it will be essential to move towards a more holistic approach and engage a range of professional, clinical, administrative and policy-making staff in the design and implementation of policies and programmes. The Conference is designed to incorporate contributions from a wide series of disciplines, cultures and backgrounds and indeed the success of the Conference depends upon multi-dimensional presentation and debate. Participants are therefore invited from: policy makers and policy administrators in local/national government ; professionals and clinicians in health and social care; service users; indigenous communities; researchers and scientists; representatives of institutional settings, e.g. education, legal and judicial and labour organisations. We are particularly keen to ensure that the Conference is relevant to delegates from all over the world by offering a range of perspectives for effective mental health promotion and prevention in a variety of different cultural settings.