Our very 1st annual World Mental Health Day blog party was a huge success, with over 80 international bloggers who participated by writing about mental illness and mental health treatment. You …
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Dear John,
I agree. A phenomenal effort from all our bloggers and others.
Next year, if you decide to have another World Mental Health Day Blog Party, I hope I’ll be in a more celebratory mood.
It was a profound honour to contribute, nonetheless, and to be in such creative, wise and brave company.
With sincere thanks,
sln
IN CONNECTION WITH 2011 WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY AND WEEK
The departmentof Psychiatry Government medical college, Thiruvananthapuram Kerala, India observed the week with the programmes Mental Health exhibition, Medical camp, film and documentary screening.
department selected a slum area were the social environment is too adverse and people are more susceptable for mental illness of various conditions. it is undertaken by the Psycho Social Intervention Unit under the head of Dr.Anil Prabhakaran MD professor of Psychiatry and Social Scientist E.Nazeer.MA,MSc,PGDHPE. The mental health day observation culminated to a follow up programme in the name of VIBHAVANAM means Hopeful planning. The Corporation mayor of Thiruvananthapuram inauguarated the special ceremony. The State Womens commission Chair person Justice D.Sree Devi delivered the mental health message and lit the lamp for mental health Alert (Gagratha deepam) In more than 1000 houses the lamp were lit by the people as the symbol of alert on mental Health. the follow up programmes will extended up to next one year.
Any special comment on this can be send to email psymctvm@gmail.com in favour of Dr.K.P.Jayaprakasan.Assistant professor of Psychiatry
Thank you all for such a great blog for WMHDAY! The World Federation for Mental Health created the day 19 years ago and the response has become more and more amazing every year.
The WFMH thanks those that continue to ‘spread the word!’ We hope to see the blog running again next year!
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