World Infant, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Day (WICAMHD) 2024
Theme: In their own words: Bridges to Understanding Mental Health
This theme highlights the importance of individuals sharing their own experiences with mental health to build bridges of understanding. By speaking in their own words, they foster empathy, dispel stigma, and create connections that enhance support and awareness within communities.
Activity
Webinar
Date: 23 April 2024, Tuesday
Time: 1.00 PM CEST Central European Summer Time | 7.00 AM EDT Eastern Daylight Time | 11:00 AM UTC
Duration: 75 minutes
Webinar Program
Welcome Speech by the IACAPAP President, Prof Luis Augusto Rohde |
Opening Remark by the WICAMHD 2024 Webinar Organising Chair, Dr Daniel Fung |
Lived Experience Sharing by Youth and Parent |
Panel Discussion (IACAPAP, ISAPP, WAIMH, WAP-CAP and Invited Guest Speaker) |
Q&A |
Closing |
Panellist
- Prof Luis Augusto Rohde, President of the International Association for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Allied Professions (IACAPAP)
- Dr Daniel Fung, Past President of the International Association for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Allied Professions (IACAPAP)
- Pr Mario Speranza, President of the International Society of Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology (ISAPP)
- Assoc Prof Campbell Paul, President of the World Association for Infant Mental Health (WAIMH)
- Dr Anthony Guerrero, Chair of the World Psychiatric Association Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Section (WPA-CAP)
- Ms Renee Knight, PANDA (Perinatal Anxiety and Depression Australia), Adelaide, Australia
Important Note
- The webinar is open to the public.
- This webinar will be conducted virtually via Zoom. There is no cost to attend, but registration is required in advance. Seats are limited and it's based on a first come, first served.
- Kindly click this link to view the time in your country.
- For enquiry, please contact info@iacapap.org.
The recorded webinar is available on the IACAPAP YouTube channel, please click here to view it.
Activities organised by IACAPAP member organisations and supporting organisations in conjunction with the World Infant, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Day (WICAMHD) 2024
| No | Name of Member Organisation / Supporting Organisations | Activities | |
| 1 | Congress | "Which C&A psychiatry for the 2nd quarter of the XXIst century?" organised by the French Society of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Allied Professions | Société Française de Psychiatrie de l’Enfant et de l’Adolescent et des Disciplines Associées (SFPEADA) | - | Flyer |
| 2 | Workshop | 'Alarm Distress Baby Scale 3-hour Workshop' organised by AiMH UK | Link | Flyer |
| 3 | Event | Public lecture - "Anxiety and Anxiety Disorders in Children and Adolescent" was held at the Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani University on 23 April | Georgian Association of Children Mental Health (GACMH) | Link | - |
| 4 | Event | Open exhibition of children’s work and concert with the participation of children with mental health disorders will be held in the courtyard of Mental Health Center Gamma on 23 April | Georgian Association of Children Mental Health (GACMH) | Link | - |
| 5 | Event | Mental health specialists held group meetings with Tbilisi and Batumi school students | Link | |
| 6 | Event | IACAPAP 17th Lunch & Learn Webinar on 8th May 2024 - Is the ‘sensitive mother’ the same the world over? Developing culturally sound infant mental health practice by WAIMH President-elect Prof Astrid Berg | Link | - |
| 7 | News | World Infant, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Day 23rd April 2024 by WAIMH (on WAIMH's website) | Link | - |
| 8 | News | World Infant, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Day 23rd April 2024 by WAIMH (on Perspectives WAIMH) | Link | - |
| 9 | Event | Webinar organised by Chinese Society of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (CSCAP) | - | Flyer |
| 10 | Event | Seminar with the motto "Give the children their voice " | Kosovo Child Adolescent Mental Health Association | ||
| 11 | Event | Webinar organised by Indian Association for Child and Adolescents Mental Health (IACAM) | Link | Flyer |
| 12 | Event | Panel Discussion on the impact of intergenerational trauma on the mental health of young people organised by Institute of Mental Health (IMH), in collaboration with the Singapore College of Psychiatrists (Section of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry) and the Singapore Psychiatric Association | ||
How to support WICAMHD 2024
- Share the logo widely.
- Use social media to spread your message about the importance of mental health in the young.
- Please involve your communications teams and do it on all websites and social media platforms you are on.
- We suggest the following hashtags.
#WICAMHD
#WICAMHD2024
#IACAPAP
To download the marketing flyer, please click here.
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