World Mental Health Day, 10 October 2007

PRADET
TIMOR LESTE

We held a half day seminar organised by Pradet and the other partners in the mental health network to celebrate the day. The Pradet Director, Mira Martins da Silva, was one of the key speakers at the seminar along with the Vice Minister for health, Madalena Hanjan, and Teofilo Tilman, the head of the government mental health programme. Some of our clients also attended.

On the Friday following there was a TV talk show on the subject of mental health where viewers could phone in and ask questions. Mira was one of the 3 person panel along with the aforementioned Teofilo Tilman and also one of Pradet's recuperated clients, Filomena.

Please find attached a couple of photos from the day.

Left to right were Pradet Director Mira Martins da Silva; Celeste Soares, Director of the Central Health Clinic in Dili; and Timor Leste’s Vice Minister of Health, Madalena Hanjan.
 

PRADET is a service provider in the Dili region of Timor Leste. We have 3 programmes – one working with clients with serious mental illness, trauma and stress; another working with victims of gender based violence, sexual assault and child abuse; and one working with youth in prison. We also carry out advocacy programs on psychosocial issues.

Pradet Director Mira Martins da Silva