World Federation for Mental Health: World Mental Health Day

Please note an important change The deadline for abstract submission has been extended until September 1, 2000. Please keep in mind that the conference is focused on the prevention and promotion side of mental health. Please indicate one or more of the themes to which your abstract best relates. Continue to the Abstract Form

National Mental Health Planning in Chile One of the unexpected outcomes of the Congress was an opportunity for a group of participants to provide input for Chilean legislators who are currently considering a new national mental health plan. This flowed from a Congress session in which a panel of speakers was invited to comment on…

Turkmenistan Aya Nepesova, M.D., of the Department of Psychiatry at the Turkmen State Medical Institute in Ashgabat, and Nelly Genefiko of the Addiction Reference Center provided a joint report of World Mental Health Day activities, which included a conference on 10 October, a hot-line telephone service, and the production of a booklet and information sheets…

Wonder what is happening around the world?  Take a look and see what others are doing for global mental health…   CLICK HERE! to view news articles on Mental Health from around the world     The Australian Government launched two initiatives to promote better understanding and awareness of mental health in Australia.  click here to…

~Mental Health in World Bank Programs~ Harvey Whiteford arrived in Washington, D.C., in February to accept a one-year post as mental health specialist at the World Bank. He has taken a year’s leave of absence from his position as Commonwealth Director of Mental Health in Canberra, Australia. The post is funded by a grant to…

LES VISAGES DE LA VIOLENCE ET DES TRAUMATISMES LA GUERRE ET LES RÉFUGIÉS : LA PROBLÉMATIQUE “Aucun enfant n’a jamais déclaré une guerre. Pourtant, à chaque fois qu’une guerre éclate, les enfants, les membres les plus vulnérables de notre société, en souffrent le plus. Ils sont obligés de vivre dans la peur et d’abandonner leur instruction….