NEWS Embargoed for release: September 19, 2006, 09:00 EDT Refer to: Katy Davidson, Weber Shandwick Worldwide – +44-20-7067-0205 Young Physicians Call for Better Medical School Training in Depression Multi-National Survey Highlights Gaps in PCPs Knowledge About Depression and Painful Physical Symptoms   Paris, FRANCE— 19 September 2006 – Nine of 10 young primary care physicians…

Message from the WFMH President My dear readers,Folk sayings are wise – sometimes wiser than experts.Many countries have popular sayings based on the wisdomacquired by the people from their own experience, over manyyears. Here are some examples from Europe which have lessonsfor mental health.1) As you shout in the forest, the forest will answer(this is…

WFMH Newsletter ~Third Quarter 1998~ Message from the President: Marten deVries, Netherlands World Mental Health Day World Health Organization One-Year Posting at World Bank WFMH International Committee on Refugees and Other Migrants WFMH World Congress Santiago, Chile 5-10 September 1999 International Course on Disability WFMH and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights Prevention News Message…

Relief Efforts after the 2007 Plane Crash in Cameroon Dr. Felicien Ntone-Enyime described the airline crash on 5 May 2007 in Cameroon, in which a Kenyan aircraft exploded in the air soon after take-off, leaving 114 dead. There were no survivors. The passengers and crew were of 24 different nationalities from four continents. The plane…

UNITED NATIONS UN NY – Commission on the Status of Women The work of the Commission on Women spanned the period from 4 to 15 March. NGOs pursued advocacy activities related to the two themes of this year�s session, the impact of poverty, and environmental management and the mitigation of natural disasters. Participants from WFMH…

Muestras de cartas sobre el Protocolo Optativo Las siguientes cartas de muestra pertenecen a Human Rights Watch y tienen por finalidad instar a personas y organizaciones a que firmen o ratifiquen el Protocolo Optativo de la Convención de los Derechos del Niño, por el cual se pondría fin al uso de niños soldados. Carta general…