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The World Federation for Mental Health has accepted the invitation of the Canadian Mental Health Association and the Canadian Psychological Association to hold the FIFTH INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON MENTAL HEALTH in Toronto, Canada, August 14th to 21st, 1954, on the subject, Mental Health in Public Affairs.

The World Federation for Mental Health was created in 1948 to promote better human relations and to increase understanding among cultures, among nations, and among professions. It is the only voluntary international organization of its kind so broadly conceived. The Federation grew out of and replaced an older body known as the International Committee for Mental Hygiene. By creating a body with a new name, it was hoped to express a broader conception of interdisciplinary partnership in human relations rather than to lay primary stress on mental illness, and to emphasize the fundamental importance of planning for preventive work.

The Federation has consultative status with UNESCO and the World Health Organization and is on the register of the Secretary-General of the United Nations as a body to be consulted by the Economic and Social Council.

The members of the Federation are Mental Health Associations and Professional Societies. These cover the major fields concerned with mental health, human and intercultural relations, and include medicine, psychiatry, psychology, cultural anthropology, sociology and social work, education and nursing. There are seventy-two member societies from thirty-eight countries and the total number of technically trained people who are members of these associations of the Federation approximates one million. Many individuals are also affiliated with the Federation as associates.

Inquiries about the Congress should be sent to The Executive Officer, Fifth International Congress on Mental Health, 111 St. George Street, Toronto, Canada.