One of the objectives of Contener Foundation is Professional Education and Public Education. It is with this objective in mind that we have given importance in this issue to Atlas: psychiatric education and training across the world 2005 ( go to ATLAS ) and to Without Boundaries - Challenges and Hopes for Living with ADHD: An International Survey (ADHD ).

Through this new issue of our Electronic Bulletin we are also giving continuity to the program Contener in the Community, by calling for nominations to the Contener Foundation Award 2006: Best Legal Action in Defence of the Rights of the Patients.

As usual, and as part of the networking activities of the Foundation, we are publicising some outstanding initiatives carried out by other NGOs, such as Fundación Navarro Viola , APEF , Asociación sin fines de lucro de Esquizofrenia y Bipolares (AE y B) Rosario, Pcia. de Santa Fé , Casa de Medio Medio Camino del Poder Judicial y ABC Lo Cura.

We have signed a promising agreement between Convenio entre la Fundación y el Consejo Superior del Colegio de Psicólogos de la Provincia de Buenos Aires.

We are grateful for the positive response our community actions always get.

Roger Montenegro
President - Fundación Contener
Regional Vice-President for South America
World Federation for Mental Health(WFMH)