The 10th of October every year is World Mental Health Day...
An initiative of the World Federation of Mental Health, the day is supported, celebrated & utilised by organisations, groups & individuals to help raise awareness of mental health / illness issues, to promote the anti-stigma message, & to champion the equal citizenship of those many, many people who experience mental & emotional distress.
Over the years MSM has done all kinds of stuff in engaging in WMHD; this year is a wee bit more staid in that we are hosting an agenda-ed Day of Celebration & Development for OUR volunteers. I'm guessing it'll be a lot more than powerpoint & vol-au-vents... but, more later.
The theme of World Mental Health Day in 2013 is “Mental health and older adults”... more info can be found, including a fascinating paper on our increasingly 'mature' population, at the WFMH website.
An initiative of the World Federation of Mental Health, the day is supported, celebrated & utilised by organisations, groups & individuals to help raise awareness of mental health / illness issues, to promote the anti-stigma message, & to champion the equal citizenship of those many, many people who experience mental & emotional distress.
Over the years MSM has done all kinds of stuff in engaging in WMHD; this year is a wee bit more staid in that we are hosting an agenda-ed Day of Celebration & Development for OUR volunteers. I'm guessing it'll be a lot more than powerpoint & vol-au-vents... but, more later.
The theme of World Mental Health Day in 2013 is “Mental health and older adults”... more info can be found, including a fascinating paper on our increasingly 'mature' population, at the WFMH website.
