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Prof. Dr. Marten W. deVries is Professor of Social Psychiatry and Public Mental Health at the Maastricht University in The Netherlands. Previously President en Secretary General of the World Federation of Mental Health. Dr. deVries is an internationally known scholar and investigator. He was educated in medicine, psychiatry and anthropology, he has been particularly interested in the experience of mental illness and the interaction of individual and group behavior within the social cultural contexts and through the media. Dr. deVries has worked closely with media professionals and business leaders around the world on distance education projects, film production and the development of business round tables. The rapidly developing high profile mental health sector has now identified the power and social impact of the media to deliver significant benefits. This and the impact of today’s global mental health need has motivated Dr. deVries to lead a concerted effort across the public and private sector in which media plays a crucial role. Jaap Swart was born and raised in the Caribbean, which marked his intense interest in intercultural communication and the problems of communication for development and education in multi-cultural societies. Social Geographer and Cultural Anthropologist by training (University of Amsterdam, UVA) Swart worked for the UVA and ISS (Institute of Social Studies), returned to Curaçao in the Caribbean, joined the management of a secondary school and became active in the teacher union movement. Upon returning to The Netherlands he became General Manager of Radio Nederland Training Centre (RNTC), the Dutch institute for media-facilitated development, educational and intercultural communication (still active in development communication projects all over the world). Retired from RNTC in 2002, Swart devotes most of his time to the application and critical assessment of media for journalistic, developmental and educational objectives (MOS, Media on the Spot) and to the role of media in mental health and cultural confrontation situations with Mind Venture International. Irene ter Horst, MD was trained as a physician at the State University of Maastricht, Medical Faculty. Because of her interest in the holistic approach of health and well being, she specialized in the field of complementary medicine and others. Training in Classical Homeopathy, Traditional Chinese Medicine (acupuncture and Chinese herbs), electro-acupuncture techniques, Kabalistic Healing (United States), Shamanistic Healing (United States), nutritional classes, psychotherapy and management training followed. She was involved in the foundation of “Homeopaths without borders” in Amsterdam. She was founder and held a managing position at the Medical Centre for Alternative Medicine (MCAG) in Maastricht. Currently she works in a private practice for holistic medicine in Maastricht. She is also a member of the Board of Supervision for the Dutch Register of Osteopaths. For MVI she holds the office and participates as assistant project manager. |
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