The World Federation for Mental Health (WFMH) was founded in 1948. It is an international non-profit organization that aims to prevent and treat mental and emotional disorders and to promote and provide mental health care.

Notable members of WFMH

• John Rawlings Rees - First president
• Helmuth Ehrhardt - Executive board member
• Werner Villinger - Educating the Public
• Brock Chisholm - President 1957-1958

Groups, Conferences

• Educating the Public
• Health and Human Relations Conference

External links

• World Federation for Mental Health - Official website
• Origins of the World Federation for Mental Health at Psychiatric News
• World Psychiatry - gives a history of the WFMH

International nongovernmental organizations | Psychology societies | Health organizations