NATIONAL FOCAL POINTS   Natalie LaveryManager, Senior Citizen UnitSocial Policy AgencyDepartment of Social WelfarePrivate Bag 21, WellingtonNEW ZEALANDTel: 64 4 471 0321Fax: 64 4 472 4543 The SecretaryCommittee for International Yearof Older Personsc/o Family Development Division512 Thomson Road#14-00, MCD Bldg.Singapore 298136SINGAPORETel: 65 354 8303Fax: 65 353 6090 Ms. Ellen ElsterNorwegion Ministry of Health &Social Affairs,Division…

~UN Commission on the Status of Women~ Nancy Wallace, WFMH Main Representative at UN NY, and Ricki Kantrowitz, the Federation’s representative on the NGO Committee on Women, took an active role in programs arranged during the session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women from 1 to 19 March 1999. They were joined…

World Mental Health Day Global Campaign EMOTIONAL & BEHAVIORAL DISORDERS OF CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS     OVERVIEW: The theme for World Mental Health Day 2003, the World Federation for Mental Health’s global mental health education project, will focus worldwide attention and concern on the identification, treatment, and prevention of emotional and behavioral disorders in children…

Mental health has long been a critical yet often overlooked aspect of overall well-being. World Mental Health Day (WMHD), observed annually on October 10th, plays a pivotal role in raising awareness, challenging stigma, and encouraging action to improve mental health worldwide. The World Mental Health Day 2012 theme, “Depression: A Global Crisis,” highlighted the growing…

Resolutions at the Membership Assembly The following resolutions were passed by the WFMH Membership Assembly, which was held at the Vancouver Conference and Exhibition Center on 25 July 2001: That WFMH joins WNUSP (the World Network of Users and Survivors of Psychiatry) in calling on all organizations and conferences addressing psychiatric issues – including the…