WFMH Around The World

Youth Records Old WisdomBridging the Gap BetweenThe Urban Young and Rural Aged in Jamaica For many older people in a changing world, the worst deprivation is their loss of role and prestige. Traditionally in most societies the elder has been respected as a valuable member of the community and a prime source of knowledge about…

Republic of Yemen In the Republic of Yeman, the establishment of the Yemeni Mental Health Association was officially announced at a meeting in the presence of the governor of Aden. Lectures on mental health topics were given in the University of Aden and in secondary schools.

WFMH World Congress Santiago, Chile, 5-10 September The Congress program is being finalized in Chile under the leadership of Professor Benjamin Vicente, M.D., WFMH Vice President for South America, and Eduardo Medina, M.D., President of the Chilean Society for Mental Health. Benedetto Saraceno, M.D., Director of the Mental Health Department at WHO, will attend. David…

~World Mental Health Day Report 1999~ UNESCO At UNESCO headquarters in Paris WFMH played a leading role in arranging a two-day conference on Environment, Health and Identity on 9-10 October, with Eugene B. Brody, recently retired as WFMH’s Secretary General, as a keynote speaker.

FACES OF VIOLENCE AND TRAUMA WAR AND REFUGEESTHE PROBLEM Two soldiers … threw me in a tub which had no water in it. I got up and ran to my mother at the gate. I held my mum and asked her not to allow them to take me. They snatched me away again. I was…

At the United Nations The Federation remains active in drawing the attention of the United Nations community to mental health issues and gives strong support to the NGO Committee on Mental Health, New York. WFMH played a role in founding the Committee in 1996, and its Main Representative, Nancy Wallace, was its chair until June…