Workshop 2-C

Russell Edwards, MPH and Keju Thompson, Room 305

This presentation will reflect the mental health program in the Republic of the Marshall Islands. The presentation will include a discussion on the importance that extended family and certain local beliefs can play in trying to help the clients in their recovery. The problem of suicide among young people will also be discussed in relation to our cultures.



	Mental Health in the Pacific Basin: What Works in the Marshall Islands Russell Edwards, MPH and Keju Thompson, Room 305 This presentation will reflect the mental health program in the Republic of the Marshall Islands. The presentation will include a discussion on the importance that extended family and certain local beliefs can play in trying to help the clients in their recovery. The problem of suicide among young people will also be discussed in relation to our cultures.