Centre for Global Mental Health Forum

24/10/2013

forum attendees may be interested in the upcoming Turn the World Upside Down event: http://www.ttwud.org/mentalhealth #.UmlGtXCsiSo

02/10/2013

Day 2: Saturday, 28 September

27/09/2013

Day 1: Friday, September 27

27/09/2013

27/09/2013

Wonderful first day of the CGMH Forum. Stay tuned for photographs from the event.

27/09/2013

Live tweeting Friday and Saturday from the Centre for Global Mental Health Forum

23/09/2013

On Saturday afternoon we'll be hearing from the Carter Center about mental health in post-war Liberia. Get a preview with this video from Dr. Janice Cooper: http://www.cartercenter.org/news/multimedia/HealthPrograms/BuildingMentalHealthCareforLiberia.html

20/09/2013

Never been to a Hackathon before? Read up on tips and tricks for a great Hackathon before the CGMH Forum Hack Day!

http://thenextweb.com/dd/2013/09/19/five-things-we-learned-about-organising-great-hackathons/

Over the past few years we've seen more and more hackathons being organised as these events become increasingly popular. Although the reference to hacking might sound negative, they're ...

18/09/2013

What's new with mhGAP? Learn about pilots in Nigeria and Sri Lanka on Saturday the 28th.

http://www.who.int/mental_health/mhgap/en/

WHO Mental Health Gap Action Programme (mhGAP): it aims at scaling up services for mental, neurological and substance use disorders for countries especially with low- and middle-income.

18/09/2013

We often hear about the cost-effectiveness of mental health services, but not all care can be done "on the cheap".

On September 27th, hear about the experiences of CBM International in supporting vulnerable users with complex needs.

http://www.cbm.org/CBM-and-Community-Mental-Health-250827.php

People with psychosocial disabilities may have limited access to services and may be excluded from full participation in community life, particularly in developing countries. CBM and partners take a community-based approach in tackling these issues.

16/09/2013

The World Health Assembly finally passed a Comprehensive Mental Health Action Plan last spring. Read about it here, from two of our opening speakers from WHO:

http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(13)61139-3/fulltext

13/09/2013

Vikram Patel and Martin Prince will be kicking off the CGMH Forum first thing Friday morning with an opening plenary.

If you haven't heard Vikram speak before, be sure to check out his TED talk:

http://www.ted.com/talks/vikram_patel_mental_health_for_all_by_involving_all.html

Nearly 450 million people are affected by mental illness worldwide. In wealthy nations, just half receive appropriate care, but in developing countries, close to 90 percent go untreated because psychiatrists are in such short supply. Vikram Patel outlines a highly promising approach -- training memb...