On Wednesday, November 2, I will attend the round table discussion, held at the United Nations headquarter in NY, centered on the topic of “Holocaust Remembrance and Public Memorials: The Complexities and Challenges of Facing the Past” The program, held in observance of the 75th anniversary of the Babi Yar massacre, will take place at the United Nations Headquarters on… READ MORE>>
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20th Anniversary Gala Luncheon, celebrating The NGO Committee on Mental Health, The United Nations, Oct. 21/16
Posted by on October 17, 2016
On Friday, October 21 I will attend the 20th Anniversary Gala of the NGO Committee on Mental Health, in Consultative Status to the United Nations. The NGO (http://www.ngomentalhealth.org/), of which I am a member, was established in 1996. The primary mission of the Committee is the promotion of psycho-social well-being, the improvement of mental health care services, and advocacy and… READ MORE>>
After The Holocaust – Primo Levy And The Nexus Of Science, Responsibility and Humanism
Posted by on May 5, 2016
Last night at the United Nations Headquarters in NY I attended the program organized by The Holocaust and the United Nations Outreach Programme in partnership with the Primo Levy Center of New York, in honor of Yom Hashoa. Having celebrated its 10th anniversary last year, the Holocaust and the United Nations Outreach Programme remains steadfast in its mission: to help… READ MORE>>
United Nations Program for International Day of Commemoration in Memory of Victims Of The Holocaust: “The Holocaust And Human Dignity”
Posted by on January 27, 2016
Today I attended the 2016 International Day of Commemoration in Memory of Victims Of The Holocaust at the United Nations headquarters in NY, which was profoundly moving. (More information is available at http://www.un.org/en/holocaustremembrance/2016/calendar2016.html.) The messages delivered by two survivors of the Holocaust, Marta Wise and Haim Roet, and a survivor of the Sinto who were also exterminated by the Nazis… READ MORE>>
NGO Committee on Mental Health in Consultative Relationship to the United Nations
Posted by on February 19, 2015
As a member of the NGO Committee on Mental Health in Consultative Relationship to the UN, Dr. Irit Felsen would like to make mental health professionals and others who are interested in the promotion of issues related to mental health aware of the meetings of the NGO Committee on Mental Health . Meetings, which are open to all interested individuals, take… READ MORE>>
Irit Felsen participating in UN workshop entitled “Integrating Physical and Mental Health to Promote Well-Being”, Oct. 2/2014
Posted by on October 1, 2014
Irit Felsen is participating in a workshop at the United Nations entitled “Integrating Physical and Mental Health to Promote Well-Being”, Oct. 2/2014. The workshop is organized by the United Nations’ NGO Committee on Mental Health, of which Irit Felsen is a member. A description of the workshop is as follows: The World Health Organization (WHO) projects that depression will be… READ MORE>>