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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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