~World Mental Health Day~

About WFMH Message from the President WFMH’s International Agenda Vancouver World Congress At the United Nations At the International Labour Organization At the World Congress in Melbourne, 2003 Promotion and Prevention in Europe Prevention of Substance Abuse in the Middle East Women’s Health and Responsible Parenthood At the World Health Organization Advocacy by Consumers and…

Consequences of Mental Illness Stigma The consequences of these kinds of inaccurate images, and the beliefs they encourage, include many circumstances that make recovery from mental illness much more difficult, such as the following: Citizens who fear those with mental illness and/or believe them to be lacking in character avoid contact with them, treat them…

Human Rights Committee Announces the Third Annual World Mental Health Global Essay Contest ABOUT WFMH:The World Federation for Mental Health is celebrating its 50th Anniversary this year as the only non-governmental, worldwide, multidisciplinary advocacy and public education organization concerned with all aspects of mental health and mental illness. WFMH was founded in 1948 to advance,…

International Caregiver Keeping Care Complete: International caregiver survey Keeping Care Complete International Findings fact sheet (Download PDF) Keeping Care Complete International Findings press release (Download PDF) Keeping Care Complete: Advocacy Packet Dear Friends letter from Shona Surgeon Keeping Care complete brochure Survey Results – Australia Survey Results – Canada Survey Results – United Kingdom Survey…

The WFMH Board, 2001-2003 Ahmed El Azayem At the Membership Assembly in Vancouver on 25 July 2001 Ahmed El Azayem (Egypt) ended his term as WFMH President, and Pirkko Lahti, Executive Director of the Finnish Association for Mental Health, took over the position. L. Patt Franciosi (USA) was chosen by the Assembly as President Elect,…

INTRODUCTION To look into some aspects of the future, we do not need projections by supercomputers. Much of the next millennium can be seen in how we care for our children today. Tomorrows world may be influenced by science and technology, but more than anything, it is already taking shape in the bodies and minds…