~National Assembly of the Japan Federation
for Mental Health and Welfare~

Online therapy, or teletherapy, works much like in-person treatment, except that visits are conducted via video, call, or text. You’ll find many of the same options online that you’d find in an office—providers who offer individual therapy and relationship counseling, generalists or specialists, and a variety of therapy techniques. Yet, with so many options, finding…

  Multicultural Mental Health Australia (MMHA) has released a number of new mental health resources with a couple of leading agencies. MMHA launched its “What Is…” series of mental health fact sheets in over 20 languages at the recent Diversity In Health Conference in Sydney. The 10 topics cover issues surrounding mental illness, anxiety, bipolar…

  Photo Credit: UN/DPI Photo Please know that United Nations photographs are the property of the United Nations, which holds all rights in connection with their usage. These photographs may be used only in editorial contexts and not for advertising purposes. SG/SM/8407 OBV/293 30 September 2002 “BREAK THE SILENCE” SURROUNDING VIOLENCE AGAINST YOUNG, SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS…

International Mental Health Policy and Health Economics In 1998 WFMH initiated a project to place a mental health specialist at theWorld Bank to provide assistance in international health planning.Professor Harvey Whiteford of the University of Queensland, Australia, whoheld the mental health specialist post in 1999, is now a WFMH Board memberand has recently provided information…

First Quarter 2002 Newsletter The Plight of Afghan Refugees Uniaza Niaz, M.D., a Pakistani psychiatrist and WFMH Life Member, visited two relief centers for Afghan refugees in January, one at Chaman Quetta near Pakistan’s border with Afghanistan, and one across the border at Spin Buldak in Afghanistan. Both centers are run by the Pakistan Islamic…

~World Health Organization~ Benedetto Saraceno, M.D., has been appointed Director of the Department of Mental Health, which is part of the Social Change and Mental Health Cluster headed by Dr. Yasuhiro Suzuki. Dr. Saraceno was formerly manager of the “Nations for Mental Health” programme. In the reorganization of WHO initiated by its new Director-General, Dr….