~World Mental Health Day Report 1998~

Statistics from the World Health Organization…. About 450 million people worldwide are affected by mental, neurological or behavioral problems at any given time.   These problems are expected to increase considerable in the years to come. The burdens of mental illnesses, such as depression, alcohol dependence and schizophrenia, have been seriously underestimated by traditional approaches…

National Mental Health Planning in Chile One of the unexpected outcomes of the Congress was an opportunity for a group of participants to provide input for Chilean legislators who are currently considering a new national mental health plan. This flowed from a Congress session in which a panel of speakers was invited to comment on…

If you are not yet a member of the World Federation for Mental Health, please join us now! Membership offers you the following benefits: Membership in a worldwide, interdisciplinary network of people involved in mental health issues A quarterly newsletter to keep you informed of WFMH’s activities wordwide Annual World Mental Health Day information and…

World Federation for Mental Health’s News and Information   New Postal Address for WFMH Secretariat Commentary and Articles on mental health Organization Spotlight!  

~European Regional Council/WFMH Regional Conference~ 2-4 July 1998 Edinburgh, Scotland, UK The organizing committee, in recognition of WFMHs 50th Anniversary, has focused on the importance of acknowledging the activities and adjustments of the half century since 1948, acceptingthe challenges and opportunities of todays world, and planning for the start of the next fifty years. Aserious…

SOME TIPS ON CELEBRATING WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY Assemble your planning group immediately to allow maximum time for planning an event. Review the contents of this kit; begin outlining your World Mental Health Day program. Note that these pages are perforated for ease in their removal. They can be copied and distributed The proclamation page…