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Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean SAPTEL, the Mexican telephone counseling service, is preparing to expand its work to the state of Chiapas. With the support of the Pan American Health Organization of WHO and the Chiapas State Ministry of Health, service will be provided in the capital city first, then to the entire state….
SUPPORTING THE WORLD FEDERATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH Everyone deserves proper care, treatment and recovery resources for an illness. What makes mental illness different from cancer or heart disease or a physical disability? With the proper care, treatment and resources recovery is possible for everyone! We will all continue to suffer the devastating…
NATIONAL FOCAL POINTS Secretary General Ministry of National Utility and Social Development 20th Floor, Wisma Burni Raya Jalan Raja Laut 50517 Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA Tel: 603 292 5022 Fax: 603 293 7353 Mr. C. Gastaud Directeur La Direction de L’Action Sanitaire et Sociale 13 rue Emile de Loth Monaco-Ville MONACO Tel: 93 15 83 10…
India In Tamilnadu, the State Mental Health Authority and the Madras Medical College and Institute of Mental Health organized several events between 10 and 12 October. These included painting and public speaking competitions for school and college students on the theme of mental health and human rights. On 11 October a panel of professionals from…
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….