Sleep disorders and mental health conditions are deeply interrelated, with mounting evidence demonstrating bidirectional relationships between insomnia, poor sleep quality, and conditions such as depression, anxiety, and bipolar disorder. The World Federation for Mental Health recognizes that addressing sleep disturbance is both a clinical necessity and a public health imperative — not a secondary concern…

WFMH Newsletter ~Fourth Quarter 1998~ Message from the President: Marten deVries, Netherlands 50th Anniversary Celebrated in London 50th Anniversary Awards Conference on Mental Health and Counseling, Taiwan International Mental Health Meetings in Japan Institute of Psychiatry Conference, Calcutta, India Prevention News WFMH World Congress- Chile, 5-10 September 1999 Board Meeting Nominating Procedure for the WFMH…

WFMH Newsletter ~Third Quarter 1998~ Message from the President: Marten deVries, Netherlands World Mental Health Day World Health Organization One-Year Posting at World Bank WFMH International Committee on Refugees and Other Migrants WFMH World Congress Santiago, Chile 5-10 September 1999 International Course on Disability WFMH and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights Prevention News Message…

Oceania Funding cuts for mental health in Western Australia…WFMH Board Member, Tony Fowke, speaks out at WMHDAY event … World Mental Health Day 2003 The Honourable Sue Ellery Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health, Member for South Metropolitan Region, mental health consumers carersand workers, volunteers and one and all As a director of the…

Social Insurance Systems: When Gender Matters and When It Doesnt This article reprinted with kind permission of Gender Matters Quarterly Weaving gender into a countrys social safety net isnt a simple task: there are times when gender must matter and times when it should not. Industrialized countries have established social insurance systems that blend private…