Spain More than 2,500 people demonstrated in the center of Madrid on 10 October to show solidarity with the mentally ill, to campaign for better care, and to protest the lack of adequate programs. The demonstration, using the slogan “Mental Health in Action,” was organized by FEMASAM (Federacion Madrilena Pro Salud Mental – Madrid Federation…

Eastern Mediterranean Prevention of Substance Abuse In June WFMHs Eastern Mediterranean Regional Council (EMRC) joined with the Arab Federation for NGOs for the Prevention of Substance Abuse to organize a regional conference on substance abuse. (The Arab Federation was founded in 1996 by an initiative of the WFMH Committee to Combat Substance Abuse and the…

Oceania The Mariana Islands The Newsletter recently received a note from Laura L. Post, M.D., describing mental health services in the Northern Mariana Islands, a U.S. overseas possession of 14 Pacific islands. Dr. Post was until recently chair of the Department of Psychiatry at the hospital in Saipan and also Medical Director of the Division…

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England and Wales In 1998 the Health Education Authority decided to keep the theme of its 1997 campaign, “Positive Images, Positive Steps.” This campaign had been so successful in 1997 that the Authority felt it was valuable to keep it going. A new focus was added on challenging discrimination and promoting participation and inclusion as…

Drug testing has evolved from what we used to know. These days, lab scientists are developing sophisticated drug testing methods to beat even the best cheating methods. And since urine testing is the most popular testing method, vapers must find ways to beat the system or face the consequences of being caught. One option that’s…