The International Congress on Mental Health

At the time of writing, final reports from well over two hundred Preparatory Commissions in nearly twenty countries are pouring into the London Office. These are being grouped under the most appropriate subject, and when this classification is complete, a team of editors from the Central Commissions and elsewhere will produce an integrated document on each subject. These documents and the originals will be used by the International Preparatory Commission, which will meet in residence near London for a fortnight shortly before the Congress. After intensive study and discussion, the International Preparatory Commission will prepare statements which will form the basis of discussion at the Congress. It is as yet too early to say anything of the lasting value of the reports which have come in, but whatever their quality, there is no doubt that the Commissions themselves have found that discussion between members of kindred professions is an extremely worthwhile experience. The comments of the members on the difficulties they have encountered and the ways in which they have worked through them to the point at which they were able