WFMH Around The World: Africa

Promotion and Prevention in Europe Mental Health Europe (MHE), the organization which is also the European Regional Council of WFMH, serves as the European Union Liaison Office for Mental Health Promotion. Promotion and prevention are central to its mission and activities. During 2001 it completed a project on “Mental Health Promotion of Adolescents and Young…

A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE ON AGEING Each year the Earth’s population increases by 78 million, with ninety-seven percent of this growth happening within the world’s developing countries. The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has projected that in late 1999, the combined global population will reach a milestone aggregate of 6 billion human beings. Important to this…

~Programs~ World Mental Health Day 2000Human Rights Committee

JOIN US! The state of the world today is a constant concern and sometimes a challenge that seems insurmountable. One person, one organization cannot do it all – but when we work together, we believe the power of unity will give us the edge and change can happen. The World Federation for Mental Health (WFMH)…

~MacArthur Grant for World Bank Postt~ WFMH has obtained a grant from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation to support the one-year secondment of a mental health expert to the World Bank to provide education and advice in health programs. The appointment will provide an opportunity to more fully integrate consideration for mental…

Europe Mental Health Europe, the European Regional Council of WFMH, will hold its annual meeting on 23-25 September 1999 in Sinaia, Romania, in collaboration with the Romanian League for Mental Health. The theme is “Mental Health – A Challenge for the Third Millenium.” Contact:MHE Boulevard Clovis 7B-1000 Brussels, BelgiumTel: 32 2 280 0460Fax: 32 2…