The Central American Mental Health Network held the III Central American Conference on Mental Health and Human Rights in Panama City, November 7-10.The main objective was to strengthen the Network's member associations and the regional health systems through the exchange of ideas, experiences and working models to learn about the impact reached by…
Lima, October 30 and 31-. An important meeting to encourage the pilot implementation of a training program for caregivers of children with autismand other developmental disorders, in the context of the Peruvian health services, was held at the Children and Adolescents Service of the National Institute of Mental Health "Honorio Delgado - Hideyo…
The proposal to integrate the mhGAP-GI in Guatemalan faculties of medicine arises after PAHO/WHO's invitation to attend the meeting: "mhGAP training implementation in Latin American universities," which was organized by the Department of Psychiatry of the Autonomous University of Madrid, in collaboration with the National Autonomous University of…
On October 17, the Ministry of Public Health of Ecuador presented WHO's QualityRights initiative, first module. Dr. Andrea Bruni, Subregional Advisor on Mental Health of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), pointed out that some of this program's tools have already been implemented in the country to evaluate mental health quality and…
The Mental Health Program of the Ministry of Health, the Belize Mental Health Association and the Ministry of the Public Service teamed up to host activities on this year's observance of World Mental Health Day.
An official ceremony was held in Belize City. The guest of honor was the Speaker of House of Representatives, Mrs. Laura Longsworth, who…
In commemoration of World Mental Health Day, the Ministry of Health of Jamaica, in collaboration with PAHO/WHO, held a one day Conference on October 13, under the theme "Mental Health in the Workplace."
The objectives of the workshop were to raise the awareness of mental health issues in the workplace; to promote mental health and wellness; to…
Nicaragua - III International Conference for the care, protection and prevention of mental illnesses
It was organized by the Ministry of Health of Nicaragua in observance of World Mental Health Day. Various topics were discussed during the Conference and it featured the participation of leading specialists.
Dr. Francisco Flores, from Mexico, addressed how to approach depression;PAHO/WHO Mental Health Advisor for Central America and the Latin…
This event took place in Lima, October 9, as part of World Mental Health Day observance, with the aim of highlighting the importance of making mental health care available to all people,regardless of their own special circumstances or where they live.
During the inauguration, Dr. María del Carmen Calle Dávila, General Director of Strategic…
The first meeting of the Working Group on Validation and Piloting of Criteria for Quality Accreditation of Drug Demand Reduction Programs (DDR) in the Treatment and Prevention Areas in the Caribbean was convened by the Cooperation Program between Latin America, the Caribbean and the European Union on Drugs Policies (COPOLAD) in collaboration with…