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World Federation for Mental Health
World Mental Health Day, 10 October 2008 Making Mental Health A Global Priority – Scaling Up Services Through Citizen Advocacy and Action
The World Federation for Mental Health [WFMH] 2008 World Mental Health Day campaign theme is 'Making Mental Health A Global Priority – Scaling Up Services Through Citizen Advocacy and Action'. The campaign will highlight the messages contained in The Lancet series released in September 2007 about the urgent need for improved mental health care, particularly in low– and middle–income countries. It also focuses on core values of the Federation in its 60th anniversary year. Mental health is an international concern; people are affected by mental disorders in all cultures and at all stages of the life span. This year’s campaign will encourage renewed attention to the need for well–informed mental health public policy advocacy to address:
The World Mental Health Day campaign materials will be available in English, Spanish, French, Russian, Chinese, Japanese and Arabic on the WFMH website at the end of June. To obtain a CD–ROM of the material in these languages, also available at the end of June, or for further information, send an email or fax to: Deborah Maguire, director, Mental Health Awareness and Information Services. Email: dmaguire@wfmh.com. Fax: [1] 703 313 8683 Infolink: The WFMH was founded in 1948. It is the only global grassroots advocacy and public education organisation in the field of mental health. For further information contact: WFMH, 6564 Loisdale Court, Suite 301, Springfield, VA 22150-1812, USA. Telephone: [1] 703 313 8680. Fax: [1] 703 313 8683. Email: info@wfmh.com. Website: www.wfmh.org. From your browser | Email the page | Email the page link | Print the page | Add page to favourites Handy guide to wellbeing series | For you, family and friends
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