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World Mental Health Day - 10th October 2007

This year the theme is Mental Health in a Changing World: The Impact of Culture and Diversity

This is the 15th World Mental Health Day campaign. Trans-cultural mental health has been chosen as the theme for this year as 1 in 35 people are international migrants - 3% of the world’s population is living in a country different than the one they were born into.

We have our website live just in time to tell you about World Mental Health Day. This year the theme is 'Mental Health in a Changing World: The Impact of Culture and Diversity.'

In the mental health care setting, culture impacts how people:

• Label and communicate distress
• Explain the causes of mental health problems
• Perceive mental health providers
• Utilize and respond to mental health treatment

How can we move forward and give the best care possible if we don’t take into consideration the differences of those we are trying to help? How do we overcome the barriers of language and cultural differences, views of mental illness, gender issues, and different training and teaching methods?

For more information visit www.wfmh.org and http://www.keepaneyeout.co.uk

Date: 20/09/2007

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