A large proportion of mental disorders are manageable at the outpatient level within the community. Need for Research Research and development should continue to be funded by the public and private sectors. Progress in achieving better consumer outcomes depends on the availability of adequate research and the evaluation of various interventions. A National Institute of Mental Health should be established to facilitate coordination of research and training activities. Many people hoped that with the end of the cold war, more attention would be paid to social and economic justice.
Poverty is a triggering factor for illiteracy, disease, violence and mental suffering.
The international community has too often been silent towards abuses, and silent also about ethnic cleansing reported by the UN Commission on Human Rights. Lastly, the spiritual aspects of mental health need to be encouraged, so that we discover once more the flavor of different cultural values and invest in them. The Federation would like to acknowledge the following individuals and organizations for their generous financial support in the past year. Your special support is greatly appreciated. You have enabled us to continue with our most important projects in 2000.