THE NGO COMMITTEE ON MENTAL HEALTH
Conference of Non-Governmental Organizations (CONGO) in Consultative Status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council

Theme:
“Emerging Complex Emergencies”
Thursday, 18 November 2004
1:00pm – 4:00pm
Location: Lecture Hall F, NYU School of Medicine
Entrance is on the North side of 30th Street, East of 1st Avenue

MODERATOR
Nancy Wallace - Chair, NGO Committee on Mental Health;
UN Main Representative, World Federation for Mental Health

INTRODUCTION
Richard Alderslade - Senior External Relations Officer, World Health Organization (WHO)
“Overview of Complex Emergencies and Mental Health”

KEYNOTE PRESENTATION
Jan Egeland
United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs
& Emergency Relief Coordinator
“Emerging Global Emergencies: Defining the Human Consequences”

SPEAKERS
Jack Saul - Director, International Trauma Studies Program, New York University;
Co-Convenor, NGO CMH Working Group on Trauma
“Large Scale Interventions: A Comprehensive Clinical & Community
Mental Health Approach”

Petra Miczaika - Senior Stress Counselor, Office of the UN Security Coordinator (UNSECOORD)
“Providing Mental Health Services on the Ground”

GROUP DISCUSSION
We would like to acknowledge NYU/Bellevue Hospital Center Department of Psychiatry for their support.

RSVP Required for Security Purposes by Tuesday, 16 November
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Planning Committee Members: Richard Alderslade - Senior External Relations Officer, WHO Office in New York; Kathleen Schmalz - Senior Advisor, WHO Office in New York; Nancy Wallace - Chair, NGO CMH; Representative, World Federation for Mental Health; Janice Wetzel - Vice Chair, NGO CMH, Representative, International Association of Schools of Social Work; Harold Cook - Member-at-Large, NGO CMH; Representative, American Psychological Association, International Union of Psychological Science, Co-Convenor, CMH WG on Children & Mental Health; Elizabeth Carll - Convenor, CMH Working Group on ICT & Mental Health, Representative, International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies; Nora Pharaon - Co-Convenor, CMH Working Group on Trauma; Representative, Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues; Margrit Rustow – Convenor, CMH Working Group on Refugees; Jack Saul – Co-Convenor, CMH Working Group on Trauma; Director, International Trauma Studies Program, New York University; Yee-Ching Lee – Member, NGO CMH, Representative, Art of Living Foundation; Mercedes Peters – Member, NGO CMH; Lorraine Walla – Member, NGO CMH, Representative, World Association for Psychosocial Rehabilitation; Stacy Cutler - Student Intern, IASSW - For more information on the NGO Committee on Mental Health, visit the CONGO Web-Site at http://www.ngocongo.org/ngosubs/mentalhealth.htm & the Calendar of Events.