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At the World Congress in Melbourne, 2003
Where possible, promotion and prevention are integrated into other Federation activities, and particularly the biennial World Congresses. Australia, the location of the 2003 World Congress in Melbourne, is an acknowledged leader in the field. The scientific program committee for Melbourne, headed by Prof. Graham Burrows, has included promotion and prevention themes throughout the five Congress streams and publicized them widely, starting in 2001.
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North AmericaUnited States Bernard S. Arons, M.D., Director of the Center for Mental HealthServices in the US Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration(SAMHSA),was given a “Lifetime Achievement Award” by the InternationalAssociation of Psychosocial Rehabilitation Services (IAPRS) at its 1998conference in Florida. Dr. Arons has served as director of the Center forMental HealthServices since 1993….
Egypt The World Mental Health Day celebration spreads out over an entire month of activities in Egypt. The Ismailia Mental Health Association, founded in September 1998, observed the Day as its first organized event, with a meeting attended by mental health professionals and chaired by Colonel Ezzat Shappan of the Faid Governorate. The Honorary Chairman…
Dear Friends, Welcome to Vancouver. The WFMH biennial conference is our opportunity to exchange knowledge, programs and innovative ideas and to discuss future cooperation and new strategies. With your help and dedication, WFMH has furthered its position in the last two years as a leading international organization for mental health. Our efforts to raise awareness…
Shei-Pa National Park Hiking Trip May 10 thru 13 2004 It’s been a year since our last major climb of one of our local peaks. Last year was a huge success with the climb of Jade Mountain. Jade Mountain is the highest peak in Taiwan, at 4000 meters in altitude. This year we picked Shei…
At the Word Bank With funding from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the Federation sponsored a medical expert to work as a Mental Health Specialist in the Health, Nutrition and Population unit. This program began with funding for one year in 1999, and was then expanded to three years. The purpose was…
Another great WMHDAY campaign has come to pass and as always many advocates took their time, energy and resources to put on events around WMHDAY/October 10. We continue to be humbled by the remarkable events we are hearing about. Several have done what they could with no help and no resources and others…
