Members of the Mental Health Consumer Association meet on the first Monday of every month. We meet from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at a suitable location at the Western Regional Hospital in Belmopan. The purposes of these meetings are mostly to plan the activities for the Consumers during the course of the year.
Meetings provide an opportune time for team work on various projects and to exchange valuable ideas. These meetings have proved valuable in creating several pleasurable experiences in the past.
Foremost of these have been horse riding at the Banana Bank Lodge, which is located near Belize’s capital, Belmopan. This exquisite resort has been very kind in providing horse riding to our members as a means of therapy and escaping the bustling activities of every day life. This is an opportunity to give thanks to the Banana Bank Lodge in Belmopan for going beyond the call of duty to help our members.
As a result of the strategy sessions, Consumers have been abl
e to come up with ideas of travel. Through the efforts of the Ministry of Health and the Belize Christian Academy, consumers were able to visit Chetumal and view the way of life on Belize’s northern border town.
Consumer Meetings are very important at the end of the year. Planning meetings held during November and December, centre on the yearly Christmas Party that is normally held within the Psychiatric Unit at the Western Regional Hospital.
Consumer meetings are an indispensable part of consumer life. Most importantly it serves as an important source of information on the commonly shared mental disorders. Consumers believe that information is power. Indeed; information is the key to maintaining a good mental health.
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