In 2012 the 5th World Congress on Mental Health and Deafness will open in Monterrey, México. At the closing ceremony of the 4th World Congress, Benito Estrada Arada, who had presented the paper, "Mental Health and Deafness—Evaluation and psychological intervention of Mexican Deaf people", accepted the responsibility to convene the next congress.

Benito lectures at Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, and this will be the venue for the congress.

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Media Release

Monday, 13 October 2008

QLD Premier supports urgent action for the 800,000 deaf and hard of hearing Australians who also experience mental health problems.

Karen Struthers, MP and Parliamentary Secretary for the Minister for Health announced support, on behalf of Premier Anna Bligh, at Thursday’s pre-event launch of the 4th World Congress on Mental Health and Deafness, ‘A Life to be Lived’, 27-30 October 2009.

A heartfelt DVD on Mental Health and Deafness was played in the ‘Undumbi Room’ at Brisbane’s Parliament House and it demonstrated the purpose and aims of the Congress. The event was part of National Week of Deaf People 11 - 17 October 2008.