The Global Online Directory of Mental Health Patient/Service User, Family Member/Caregiver Support Groups, and Mental Health Advocacy and Awareness Organizations is an effort to make available a comprehensive worldwide searchable directory of existing mental health patient/service user, family member/caregiver support groups, and mental health advocacy organizations. WFMH hopes that the Directory will stimulate international…

Project Atlas To provide information about the current status of mental health systems and to highlight the great variations among countries, WHO collected basic information from 181 countries for a “Project Atlas of Mental Health Resources.” This important survey revealed that roughly four out of ten countries have no defined mental health policy; approximately one-third…

BENEFITS OF VOTING ORGANIZATION MEMBERSHIP Your organization becomes a part of WFMH’s corporate membership, with eligibility for representation and voting rights at all WFMH General Assembly meetings Membership Certificate Eligibility to submit candidates for consideration by the Nominating Committee for the WFMH Board of Directors Eligibility to vote for the election of the WFMH Board…

~WFMH World Congress~ Chile, 5-10 September 1999 The Federation’s next World Congress will take place inSantiago, Chile, on 5-10 September at the “Edificio Diego Portales” conferencecenter. The theme is “Interfaces in Mental Health: Poverty, Quality of Lifeand Society.” The conference center is centrally located withinwalkingdistance of most hotels, and facilities include a mainauditorium seating 2,500…

Eastern Mediterranean Region: Israel Two meetings of note will take place in Israel in the second half of the year.An International Seminar on Violence and Adolescence will be held in Jerusalem, Israel, on 15-18 November 1999. It is chaired by Dr. Emanuel Chigier, who heads the WFMH Committee on Adolescents, and is organized by the…