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World Mental Health Initiative

Goh Lee Gan
The Singapore Family Physician Vol 36 No 4 - Primary Care Mental Health
10 - 11
1 October 2010
0377-5305
Health systems around the world face enormous challenges in delivering care and protecting the human rights of people with mental, neurological and substance use disorders. The 9 key messages of the WHO publication Promoting Mental Health describes the strategy to achieve positive mental health worldwide. The bottom line is there is no health without mental health. The motivating force for mental health for helping everyone achieve positive mental health must come from everyone – people, policy makers and profession. The press should keep everyone aware too.