Official Launch of World Infant, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Day

The initiation of a World Infant, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Day (WICAMHD) to: 

1. Recognize the global importance of infant, child and adolescent mental health.
2. Advocate for the promotion of mental health and prevention of mental illness in infants, children and adolescents.

23 April 2022 is declared as World Infant, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Day (WICAMHD) by 4 organisations:

• Dr Daniel Fung, 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)
• Assoc. Prof. Vlatka Boričević Maršanić, MD, PhD, Specialist in Psychiatry and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Center for Children, Adolescents and Parents, Faculty of Education and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
• Dr Liu Jing, Professor and Chief, Director of Mental Health Center for Children, Peking University Institute of Mental Health and Sixth Hospital, China
• Dr Fusun Cetin Cuhadaroglu, Professor and Chair of the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey

• Dr Daniel Fung, 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 Norbert Skokauskas, Chair of the World Psychiatric Association Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Section (WPA-CAP)
• Prof Yi Zheng, Child psychiatrist, Director of Beijing Child and Adolescent Mental Health Center and Professor of Beijing Anding Hospital, Capital Medical University, China
• Dr Fusun Cetin Cuhadaroglu, Professor and Chair of the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey

The webinar is open for 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 first come, first served. 

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