Monday, January 12, 2004

Managing Crisis: The Role of Primary Care (UK)
Article in Family Medicine (Adobe Acrobat format) - " More than 30% of patients with serious mental illness in the United Kingdom now receive all their health care solely from primary care. This study explored the process of managing acute mental health crises from the dual perspective of patients and primary care health professionals."  
  

World Health Organization calls on nations to invest in mental health
Item in the Mental Health Notes newsletter of CMHA/Ontario - "The World Health Organization (WHO) has called on the world to substantially increase its investment in mental health. The WHO has released a report, 'Investing in Mental Health,' as part of their global campaign to close the gap between the high rates of untreated mental disorders and the resources available for prevention, treatment and protection of the rights of people with mental illnesses. Despite the numbers of people involved directly – 450 million people around the world have a mental or behavioural disorder – almost 90 percent of those living in developing countries do not receive treatment, while 44 to 70 percent do not have or are denied access in developed countries." See also the full report, Investing in Mental Health, and a document on the Mental Health Global Action Programme at the WHO web site (both in Adobe Acrobat format).