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United States event looks to build a global response:

Transcultural mental health conference in Minneapolis

The World Federation for Mental Health [WFMH] will hold a conference on 'Transcultural Mental Health in a Changing World: Building a Global Response' on 29–31 October 2007 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.

Minneapolis was chosen as the venue because of the extraordinary multicultural population and services offered in that region of the United States. The host committee in Minneapolis reflects the population and services offered. The conference is intended for anyone who is involved in mental health services, policy, advocacy and education that has an interest in gaining wider understanding of the influence and impact of culture on their personal attitudes and professional experience.

The conference programme is designed to provide a global perspective on transcultural mental health, while offering opportunities to gain new information about public policy and skills in service delivery, consumer and caregiver advocacy, and educational initiatives.

Distinguished plenary speakers will include Prof Ronald Wintrob of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island; Dr Manana Sharashidze, President of the Mental Health Association of the Republic of Georgia; and Prof Mario Hernandez of the Mental Health Institute at the University of South Florida. In addition, Dr H Westley Clark, director of the US Center for Substance Abuse Treatment and Prof Abd Malak of Multicultural Mental Health Australia will speak about their innovative programmes.

Mental health professionals from all disciplines, health and mental health advocates and educators, caregivers and family members, consumers/service users and policy–makers are invited to attend and encouraged to submit abstracts for presentations during the conference's symposia breakout sessions or for poster presentations. There will also be lunchtime information tables for distribution of materials.

Abstracts for the presentation of papers will be accepted until all slots are filled. The conference registration fee is $250.00 and $200.00 for WFMH members. This fee includes all conference materials, the opening reception, a banquet, and two lunches. There are also discounted fees for consumers, family members and students, and the possibility of a single day registration.

The conference will be held at the Marriott City Center, 30 South Seventh Street, Minneapolis, MN 55402 where, WFMH has secured a discounted hotel rate of $139 per room [plus tax] for a single, double, triple, or quad room. It is anticipated that the conference will be eligible for 16 hours of continuing education units.

For information on abstract submission and registration, visit the World Federation for Mental Health website at: www.wfmh.org or email Ellen Mercer at: emercer@wfmh.com.

Infolink: The WFMH was founded in 1948. It is the only global grassroots advocacy and public education organisation in the field of mental health. For further information contact: WFMH, PO Box 16810 Alexandra, VA 22302–0810, USA. Fax: 001 703 519 7648. Email: info@wfmh.com. Website: www.wfmh.org.

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