THE NGO
COMMITTEE ON MENTAL HEALTH
Conference of Non-Governmental Organizations in Consultative
Relationship with the United Nations (CONGO)
presents
“Sharing the Caring Equally: Mental Health and
Human Rights Perspectives”
in participation of
the 53rd U.N. Commission on the Status of Women
March 12, 2009
Moderator: Karen L. Siegel, Ph.D.;
CoCo-Convener, CMH Gender Perspectives WG;
UN NGO Representative, Zonta International, 1998-present; NYS
Licensed Psychologist; Educator; Community Activist; Charter
President, Zonta/Greater Queens. Member TNH Committee against
Violence; Center for Women of NY.
Presenters: Erin
Patrick, Senior Program Officer, Fuel & Firewood Initiative,
Women's Refugee Commission UNICEF Representative, HIV/AIDS, Orphans
and Care-giving Responsibilities.
TBA HIV/AIDS
& Human Rights Activists
Discussant: Judith
Bograd Gordon, PhD; Co-Convener,
Working Group on Racism and Related Intolerances; UN Representative,
International Alliance of Women; Lecturer, Department of
Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, Member, Mayors Task
Force on HIV/AIDS, New Haven Ct, US.
Audience Interaction and
Participation
Concluding Remarks: Jan W. Wetzel,
Chair, NGO CMH, U.N. Representative IASSW.
Co-sponsored by the CMH Working Groups on
Gender Perspectives & Mental Health; Racism, Related Intolerances
and Mental Health; Media/ICC; NGO/CSW/VAW/SCOW; The NGO Committee on
Human Rights; Grey Panthers; ICW.
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