World Federation for Mental Health
- World Federation for Mental Health
The World Federation for Mental Health (WFMH) is an international membership organization founded in 1948 to advance, among all peoples and nations, the prevention of mental and emotional disorders, the proper treatment and care of those with such disorders, and the promotion of mental health.
The mission of the World Federation for Mental Health is to promote the advancement of mental health awareness, prevention of mental disorders, advocacy, and best practice recovery focused interventions worldwide.
Notable members of WFMH
* John Rawlings Rees - First president
* Frank Fremont-Smith - Second president
* Helmuth Ehrhardt - Executive board member
* Werner Villinger - Educating the Public
* Margaret Mead - President 1956-1957
* Brock Chisholm - President 1957-1958
* Tsung-yi Lin - Honorary President
Groups, Conferences
* 2008 [http://www.margins2mainstream.com Prevention and Promotion Conference, Australia]
* 2009 [http://www.wfmh.com World Congress of the WFMH, Greece]
External links
* [http://www.wfmh.org/ World Federation for Mental Health] - Official website
* [http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1414666 World Psychiatry - gives a history of the WFMH]
* [http://www.world-schizophrenia.org/ World Fellowship for Schizophrenia and Allied Disorders] - 'Information for families caring for people with mental illness'
* [http://www.who.int/mental_health/en/ - World Health Organization, Mental Health, Home Page]
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