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…
The PM+ is a WHO initiative designed to provide meaningful psychological interventions for individuals facing adversity. It was recently adopted in Guyana as part of the country's recent focus to addressing mental health needs.
The PM+ training workshop was held in Guyana from 17-21 July. It was jointly organized by the Ministry of Health, the…
Initiative for strengthening of mental health services capacity in the US-Mexico border
This initiative implemented on the US/Mexico border from 2014 to 2017 was aimed to address high rates of untreated mental health problems in settings with limited resources by training primary health care professionals and community health workers. This…
Photo: Mary Ellsberg, Director of the Global Women's Institute at the George Washington University; Claudia Garcia Moreno, Lead on violence against women at WHO; Lynn Goldman, Dean of the Milken Institute School of Public Health (GWU); Alessandra Guedes, Regional Advisor on Family Violence at PAHO.
Washington, DC, 4 December 2017 (…
20 October 2017: Geneva, Switzerland - The sexual abuse of children and adolescents is a gross violation of their human rights and a global public health problem. Millions of children and adolescents are subjected to sexual abuse with devastating consequences for their health and well-being which often last into adulthood. It is estimated…
The first intensive training related to WHO's QualityRights initiative was jointly organized by PAHO/WHO and CBM in Guatemala City, September 27-30. There were thirty participants, mainly health professionals from Guatemala's Ministry of Public Health, as well as from other organizations and associations: the National…
Given the importance of continuous mental health care training for primary health care professionals, a workshop to reinforce WHO mhGAP programme was held in Bogotá, 4-5 September.Twenty-three professionals from ten departments from different parts of the country participated in the workshop, which was facilitated by Dr. Andrea Bruni PAHO / WHO…