22nd IACAPAP Lunch & Learn Webinar

^{Note: This webinar has been scheduled to accommodate the time zone of the Africa region.}

One-third of the world’s population are children and adolescents, with the majority living in low and middle-income countries (LMICs). Neuropsychiatric disorders affect 10 - 20% of this age group. Childhood neuropsychiatric disorders increase the risk for poor physical health, social relationship problems, reduced psychological well-being, high risk-taking behaviours, financial difficulties, and educational underachievement, as well as negative impacts on the family, society, and global economy.  

Early Detection and treatment of neuropsychiatric disorders in children are important for prospective prevention of other disorders, symptom reduction, and overall improved health outcomes. Care for children with neuropsychiatric disorders is frequently unequally distributed across the poor- and -rich resource countries.  As Children and adolescents rarely initiate help-seeking and decision-making in the management of neuropsychiatric disorders, they majorly rely on the primary caregivers, mostly parents, for early detection, access to care, and appropriate treatment options. Despite the importance of this topic, research and documentation on the role of parents in the management of childhood neuropsychiatric disorders in LMIC are limited. 

This webinar aimed to examine the role of parents in the management of neuropsychiatric disorders in children from LMIC, highlight research gaps, share data and experiences on the topic using a prototype LMIC setting, and enumerate the implications for clinical practice, research, and the future mental health of the most populous world’s children and their parents. 

Mashudat Abiola Bello-Mojeed is a Chief Consultant Psychiatrist/Child Psychiatrist at the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service Centre of the Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria. She is a postdoctoral research fellow and a fellow of both the West African College of Physicians and the National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria, and she has excellent academic degrees in child and adolescent mental health. 

She is a clinician/researcher in the field of CAMH in Africa.  She manages mental health challenges/neuropsychiatric disorders, in children and Adolescents, across the lifespan. She is actively involved in delivering quality patient care, scientific research, and training for specialist and non-specialist caregivers, including young persons, teachers, and parents. She works closely with parents, family caregivers, and their affected children in the community, schools, and clinical settings. She strongly advocates for children with CAMH issues and their families. She continually collaborates with researchers within and outside Nigeria in a cross-cultural training of trainers including family caregivers and other non-specialist caregivers. 

Mashudat is committed to bridging important knowledge gaps in the field of Child and Adolescent Mental Health, evidence-based interventions, and improved well-being of individuals with mental health issues in Low- and Middle-Income Countries such as Nigeria and other African countries. 

Important note

1. The IACAPAP webinar will be held at different times to accommodate attendees and members from various regions. The 22nd IACAPAP Lunch & Learn Webinar is scheduled to cater to the Africa region's time zone. 

2. The webinar is open to members of IACAPAP (Individual Members and Individuals within IACAPAP Full Member organisation and Affiliate Member organisation).  

3. 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. E-certificate of attendance will be provided to those who have attended and completed the survey at the end of the webinar. Please be advised that the survey for the webinar will be displayed in the browser ONLY after the webinar has ended.

4. For more information on IACAPAP Membership, please visit https://iacapap.org/membership/ or contact info@iacapap.org.