The inaugural Asian Community Mental Health Leadership (ACMHL) Forum was held on 24 – 26 September 2013 in Singapore. The forum served as a platform for regional leaders to share experience and enhance collaboration with the aim of promoting resilient communities in Asia.
Over 100 senior mental health professionals, government officials, policy and decision makers, hospital administrators and community leaders from Asia Pacific region attended the 3-day ACMHL forum and workshops to review issues, challenges and initiatives to support sustainable community mental health development. The forum theme “Leading Change, Strengthening Resilience” acknowledged the ongoing community mental health work that has been undertaken in Thailand, Indonesia, China (Sichuan province), Singapore, Australia and Asia-Pacific to “build back better” in the recovery phase of crisis and disaster. Presentations are available below and are organized according to the forum and workshop streams.
Dr Tan Lai Yong – Keynote 1: Lessons for Leaders: Building Sustainable Communities
Dr Ong Say How – Introduction to Many Paths, One Purpose
Dr Pitakpol Boonyamalik – Country Presentation (Thailand)
Dr Tjhin Wiguna – Country Presentation (Indonesia)
Dr Alex Su – Country Presentation (Singapore)
Prof Deng Hong – Country Presentation (China)
Prof Chow S LAM – Keynote 2: Adjustment to Natural Disasters: A Psychosocial Perspective
Prof Myron Belfer – Plenary on Building Back Better, Sustainable Mental Healthcare after Emergencies, World Health Organisation
References
WHO: Building Back Better, Sustainable Mental Healthcare after Emergencies
http://www.who.int/mental_health/emergencies/building_back_better/en/index.html
IASC Guidelines on Mental Health & Psychosocial support in emergency settings
http://www.who.int/hac/network/interagency/news/mental_health_guidelines/en/
Crisis Simulation Workshop – 25 September 2013
Peter Rekers & Rebecca Riggs – Empowering leaders through cultural simulation to enhance disaster communications
Mental Health Outcomes Workshop – 26 September 2013
Prof Weining C Chang – Implications for policy to advance mental health & well being: What does current research tell us?
Dr Joseph Molina – Fundamentals for Evaluation for Health Programme Planning
Prof Myron Belfer – Ensuring the quality of training & the use of outcome measurement in mental health
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