MONDAY, JULY 21, 1986
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MENTAL HEALTH FACT SHEETS PUBLISHED
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A SERIES OF EIGHT FACT SHEETS EXPLAINING THE VARIOUS ASPECTS OF MENTAL ILLNESS WAS PUBLISHED TODAY (MONDAY).
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC EDUCATION IN REHABILITATION (COMPERE) SAID THAT IT WAS IMPORTANT THAT THE PUBLIC BE PROPERLY INFORMED OF THE FACTS ON MENTAL ILLNESS, PARTICULARLY THE PEOPLE INVOLVED IN COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL WORKS, AND THE MEDICAL PROFESSION.
THE SERIES OF FACT SHEETS, PRODUCED IN ENGLISH AND CHINESE, AIMS TO PROVIDE TWO ASPECTS OF MENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION: FACT SHEETS 1 TO 4 GIVEN IN-DEPTH ANALYSIS OF SOME COMMON MENTAL ILLNESSES FACT SHEETS 5 TO 8 COVER VARIOUS SERVICES AVAILABLE TO PERSONS WITH EMOTIONAL PROBLEMS.
THE SERIES COMPRISES THE FOLLOWING FACT SHEETS :
FACT SHEET NO.
1
2
3
4
5
7
TITLE
MENTAL ILLNESS
SCHIZOPHRENIA
NEUROSIS
DEPRESSION AND SUICIDE
SERVICES FOR THE MENTALLY-ILL
AND EX-MENTAL PATIENTS
IN-PATIENT PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES
OUT-PATIENT PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES
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HALF-WAY HOUSES FOR RECOVERED
MENTAL PATIENTS
A TOTAL OF 30 000 SETS OF FACT SHEETS (OR 240 000 INDIVIDUAL SHEETS -- 160 000 IN CHINESE AND 80 000 IN ENGLISH) HAVE BEEN PRINTED AND WILL BE DISTRIBUTED FREE TO THE PUBLIC AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS:
* CENTRAL HEALTH EDUCATION UNIT OF THE MEDICAL AND HEALTH
DEPARTMENT,
* DISTRICT OFFICES OF THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT,
DISTRICT OFFICES