SATURDAY, JANUARY 18, 1936
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MENTAL HEALTH BOOKLET PUBLISHED
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A RECENTLY PUBLISHED BOOKLET EXPLAINING THE VARIOUS ASPECTS OF MENTAL HEALTH WILL BE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC FROM MONDAY (JANUARY 20).
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THE BOOKLET, TITLED A SIMPLE GUIDE TO MENTAL HEALTH+ COMPILED BY THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC EDUCATION IN REHABILITATION (COMPERE).
A SPOKESMAN FOR COMPERE SAID TODAY (SATURDAY) THAT IT WOULD BE USEFUL TO INFORM THE PUBLIC ON THE IMPORTANCE OF MENTAL HEALTH.
BESIDES EXPLAINING MENTAL HEALTH, THE BOOKLET ALSO PROVIDES A READY SOURCE OF INFORMATION ON THE FACILITIES AVAILABLE TO ASSIST PERSONS WITH EMOTIONAL PROBLEMS.
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A TOTAL OF 100 000 COPIES OF THE BOOKLET 90 000 IN CHINESE AND 10 000 IN ENGLISH - HAVE BEEN PRINTED, THE BOOKLET WILL BE AVAILABLE FREE-OF-CHARGE AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS:
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CENTRAL HEALTH EDUCATION UNIT OF MEDICAL AND
HEALTH DEPARTMENT:
DISTRICT OFFICES OF SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT;
DISTRICT OFFICES OF CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES
ADMINISTRATION :
MARKETING SECTION OF INFORMATION SERVICES
DEPARTMENT; AND
VOLUNTARY AGENCIES WHICH ARE INVOLVED IN THE
REHABILITATION SERVICES FOR THE MENTALLY ILL.
THE BOOKLET FORMS PART OF THE GOVERNMENT'S TERRITORY-WIDE PUBLICITY CAMPAIGN TO PROMOTE BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF MENTAL HEALTH AMONGST THE PUBLIC. THE CAMPAIGN ALSO INCLUDES A SERIES OF FACT SHEETS AND A TELEVISION PROMOTION CLIP, BOTH OF WHICH ARE BEING PRODUCED.
VIDEO ON BOARD WORK PLANNED ****
THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT BOARD IS PLANNING TO PRODUCE A VIDEO TO PROMOTE ITS WORK AND THE DISTRICT'S IMAGE.
THE 20-MINUTE DOCUMENTARY IS EXPECTED TO BE AVAILABLE BY THE MIDDLE OF THE YEAR AND WILL SERVE AS A FORM OF CIVIC EDUCATION IN HELPING THE PUBLIC TO HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE STRUCTURE AND FUNCTIONS OF THE DISTRICT BOARD.
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