Abstract

.' . Annual-Conference. The Annual-Conference this year was devoted to th 8 general t~1eme of uCom.'1luni ty Mental Health in Practi ce" and was di7ided into eight commissions dealing with the child, the adolescent, the adult, and the aged. At the plenary sessions distinguished practitioners from the fiel dmade particUlar ' CO~T<v ri buti ons. ' Ho~e8 &~d Hostels. A number of homes and hostels are still ma.E~-:;a:r.:18d by the N.A,M.H., including provisions for mental defectives, maladj usted and delinquent children and a convalescent h?me for epilepti 0S., One of the mc.st recent homes to be opened is flnanced by the H8nderson Trust for twenty-one emotionally dis­ turbed children between the ages of eight and twelve, who~ although not actually delinquent, have been placed under the guardianship of the Local Authority by the Juvenile Court. A psychiatrist is available to these children who, with the assist­ ance of ~ social workEr, holds regular weekly sessions with the child ren ' s parents. PG:Jlic8.tio~nd].ibrar;y:. The Association has its own publica­ tic:1s and library f'aciliti es, incl udi ng the parti cular planning of parent guidance pamphlets and more specialised publications. The N.A.M.H. is associated wi th many loc&l committees throug..1.out