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Global Mental Health Inside Stories: Dr Jibril I.M. Handuleh, Borama, Somalia

This is the start of a new series on this in2mhconnect website, the ‘Global mental Health Inside Stories’. In this series I want to collect and spread information/ideas from people active in mental health from all over the world and specially from low resource settings or fragile countries.
I hope this series contributes to more insight in the challenges and wishes from people active in these settings and adds to a more bottom up movement in global mental health.
picJibril2womenSomaliaDr. Jibril I.M. Handulah, physician practicing mental health in Borama, Northern Somalia, is the first who is willing to share his insights and experiences with us. Which is fantastic, given his busy schedule.
Dr. Jibril Handulah’s answers on 10 interview questions are as follows: Continue reading

The 20 Golden Tips from the GETHealth Summit NYC February 2013

The GETHealth Summit (Global Education and Technology Health), 6-7 February 2013 in the United Nations, New York City, aimed ‘to bridge the health workforce gap in developing countries through new partnerships between innovators in Global Health Education and Information picGEThealthSummit2Technology. The Summit brought together leaders in health, education and IT to discuss and develop initiatives designed to empower providers in the most resource-limited communities in the world’. It were very inspiring and entertaining days: About 150 optimistic and dedicated people from around the World, a bulk of knowledge and experience and plenty of successes and recommendations (and a few failures).

I would like to bring across the main messages from this summit in ’20 golden tips’: Continue reading

Agenda of more then 80 Global Mental Health, MHPSS, Psychology and Psychiatry Conferences/Events:

Attention: Due to time constraints, I was forced to stop updating this list by September 2016. The information will be outdated soon. Sorry, I hope you will find your information elsewhere on the internet.

7-9 September 2016: 3rd Euro Psychiatrists Meeting, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Europe. psychiatry.global-summit.com

10-12 September 2016: 3rd World Conference on Psychology Sciences, Bali, Indonesia, Asia. wc=psy.org

15-19 September 2016: The Body’s Energy Systems: Doorways for Psychological Change, 18th Annual Canadian Energy Psychology Conference, Halifax, Canada. epccanada.ca

17-20 September 2016: 29th ECNP (Neuroscience) Congress, Vienna, Austria, Europe. ecnpcongress.eu

18-22 September 2016: The International Association for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Allied Professions(IACAPAP) 22st World Congress, Calgary, Canada. iacapap2016.org

23-24 September 2016: The Third International Interdisciplinary Conference: Health and Mental Resilience, Krakow, Poland, Europe. resilience-conf.wzks.uj.edu.pl

25-28 September 2016: Conference: New Insights into Psychiatric Disorders through Computational, Biological and Developmental Approaches, Copenhagen, Denmark, Europe. fens.org

26-28 September 2016: International Marcé Society Biennial Scientific Conference 2016, ‘Frontiers in Perinatal Mental Health – looking to the future’, Melbourne, Autralia. marce2016.com

26-28 September 2016: JENGA III: A 3-day International Training Workshop on Using Expressive Arts in Mental Health and Psycho-social Support, Nairobi, Kenya, Africa. Mail to Brinda Wachs brindawachs@gmail.com

28-30 September 2016: 3rd International and 5th Indian Psychological Science Congress- 2016, Panjab, India, Asia. napsindia.org

1-3 October 2016: Yoga, Science of Infinite Possibilities Conference, Sydney, Australia yogavedanta.org.au

5-8 October 2016: Freud Meets Buddha: Mindfulness, Trauma and Process Addictions conference, Atlanta, United States of America. atnd.it

6-7 October 2016: 2nd Asia Pacific Conference and Meeting on Mental Health, Singapore, Asia. silverribbonsingapore.com

7-8 October 2016: 2016 Fall Global Symposium for Psychology Professionals, Los Angeles, United States of America. uofriverside.com

7-9 October 2016: 2016 International Symposium on Education and Psychology, Fall session, Taipei, Taiwan, Asia. <a href="http://tw-knowledge.org/isepfall/home

10 October 2016: World Mental Health Day 2016, theme: Dignity in Mental Health, Psychological and Mental Health First Aid for All, International. wfmh.com

11-15 October 2016: 7th ICEEPSY International Conference on Education and Educational Psychology, Rhodos, Greece, Europe. futureacademy.org.uk

13-15 October 2016: Conference Trauma and Trust: Peacebuilding in Ruptured Social Systems, University of Denver, Denver, USA. du.edu/conflictresolution

17-19 October 2016: World Federation for Mental Health International Conference 2016, Cairns, Autralia. <a href="http://www.wfmh2016.com"wfmh2016.com

17-22 October 2016: 3rd Mental Health and Well-being Conference of Ghana with the theme ‘Dignity in Mental Health, Psychological and Mental Health First Aid’, Accra, Ghana, Africa. mhfgh.org

19-21 October 2016: The Lancet Neurology Conference
Preclinical neurodegenerative disease: towards prevention and early diagnosis, London, UK, Europe. preclincalnddconference.com

19-22 October 2016: 8th World Hearing Voices Congress, Paris, France, Europe. paris2016.revfrance.org

21 October 2016: Smoking Cessation in Mental Health Conference, London, United Kingdom. healthcareconferencesuk.co.uk

21-22 October 2016: International Psychology Conference Dubai 2016, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Middle East. psych-me.com

27-29 October 2016: 9th International Neuroscience and Biological Psychiatry Conference ‘Stress and Behavior’ (China and South East Asia), Zhanjiang, China. via scribd.com

1-3 November 2016: International Conference on the Urgency, Methods, and Benefits of Building Personal and Psychosocial Resilience for Climate Change, Chicago, USA. nationalresilienceinstitute.org

3-4 November 2016: 1st International Conference on Building Personal and Psychosocial Resilience for Climate Change, Washington, USA. theresourceinnovationgroup.org

7-9 November 2016: 2016 International Conference on Education, Psychology, and Learning-Fall Session (ICEPL-Fall 2016), Seoul, Korea (south), Asia. iainst.org

9-10 November 2016: 7th Culture and International Mental Health conference, Manchester, UK. via eventbrite.co.uk

10-11 November 2016: International Neuroscience and Biological Psychiatry ISBS Symposium, San Diego, CA, United States of America. via scribd.com

10-12 November 2016: International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies
32nd Annual Meeting, Dallas, USA. istss.org

11 November 2016: Voices in Global Mental Health conference, London, UK. via Eventbrite

13-18 November 2016: 2nd National Congress of Psychology Kenya, Mombasa, Kenya. psyske.org

14-17 November 2016: 5th International Workshop on Psychological Intervention After Disasters, Manila, Philippines, Asia. via mhpss.net

23-26 November 2016: German Association of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics Congress 2016, Mind – Person – Society, Berlin, Germany, Europe. dgppn.de

24-26 November 2016: 5th World Conference on Psychology and Sociology, Hammamet, Tunisia, Africa. psysoc.net

28-29 November 2016: MindCare Conference, where technological, psychiatric and psychological disciplines meet, Barcelona, Spain, Europe. mindcaresymposium.org

1-3 December 2016: 10th International Neuroscience and Biological Psychiatry ISBS Regional (S. America) Conference, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, South America. via scribd.com

2-3 December 2016: Asia Mental Health Conference 2016, Hong Kong, Asia. sowk.hkbu.edu.hk

5-9 December 2016: 10th IRCT Scientific Symposium and General Assembly : Delivering on the Promise of the Right to Rehabilitation, Mexico city, Mexico, Middle America. irct.org

7-8 December 2016: 12th International Conference on Psychology, Language and Teaching (ICPLT), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Asia. gplra.org

8-9 December 2016: Alcoholism, Sexoholism and other addictions, International Interdisciplinary Conference, Krakow, Poland, Europe. alcoholaddiction.ug.edu.pl

8-10 December 2016: 16th International Forum on Mood and Anxiety Disorders, IFMAD, Rome, Italy, Europe. ifmad.org/2016

10-11 December 2016: Sangath conference, Innovations in Mental Health Care India, , Goa, India, Asia. sangathconference.com

14-15 December 2016: International Conference on Public Mental Health and Neurosciences (ICPMN-2016), Bangalore, Karnataka, India, Asia. sarvasumama.in

1-2 January 2017: International Conference on Psychology, Sports, Politics and Interdisciplinary Studies (PSPIS-17), Dubai, UAE, Middle East. iaohm.org

9-11 January 2017: 5th icCSBs The Annual International Conference on Cognitive, Social, and Behavioural Sciences, Kyrenia, Cyprus, Europe. <a href="http://www.futureacademy.org.uk/conference/icCSBs/futureacademy.org

7-8 February 2017: International Conference on Applied Counseling and Psychology (ICACP-2017), Johor Bahru, JOHOR, Malaysia, Asia. fp.utm.my

12-14 February 2017: 2017 4th International Conference on Education and Psychological Sciences (ICEPS 2017), Barcelona, Spain, Europe. iceps.org

6-9 March 2017: 7th World Congress on Women’s Mental Health, theme Rights, Resilience and Recovery, Dublin, Ireland, Europe. iawmh2017.org

13-15 March 2017: ICSP 2017,International Conference on Spirituality and Psychology, Bangkok, Thailand, Asia. spirituality.org

16-19 March 2017: 24th Annual International stress and behavior Neuroscience and Biopsychiatry Conference, St-Petersburg, Russian Federation. via scribd.com

22-25 March 2017: The Asian Conference on Psychology and the Behavioral Sciences 2017 (ACP2017), Kobe, Japan, Asia. iafor.org

3-4 April 2017: Other Psychotherapies, across time, space, and cultures conference, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK. otherpsychs.academyblogs.co.uk

6-9 April 2017: Anxiety and Depression Conference,Anxiety and Depression Association of America, San Francisco, USA.adaa.org

26-18 April 2017: 5th CPSYC International Congress on Clinical and Counselling Psychology, Bari, Italy, Europe. futureacademy.org.uk

4-7 May 2017: The International Society for Bipolar Disorders (ISBD) 2017 Conference, Arlington, United States of America. via go.evvnt.com

9-11 May 2017: icSEP International Conference on Sport, Education & Psychology, Bucharest, Romania, Europe. futureacademy.org.uk

24-25 May 2017: 13th International Conference on Psychology and Behavioural Sciences (ICPBS), Lisbon, Portugal, Europe. gplra.org

1-3 June 2017: 4th International Conference on Education, Psychology and Social Science 2017 ICEPSS, Malolos City, Philippines, Asia. icepss.net

5-7 July 2017: 3rd icH and Hpsy ISI Thomson Reuters indexed International Conference on Health and Health Psychology, Porto, Portugal, Europe. futureacademy.org.uk

8-12 October 2017: World Congress of Psychiatry 2017 Psychiatry of the 21st Century: Context, Controversies and Commitment, Berlin, Germany, Europe. wpaberlin2017.com

How to convey the new WHO Mental Health Intervention Guide to workers in the field?

What will be the most easy and most effective way to reach and train health workers in the field about mental health treatments? Now we have the WHO mhGAP Intervention Guide, but how to get this guide implemented in all the corners of the world? Printed on paper? Via the internet? Smartphones? SMS and voice platforms? Here’s an overview of what is possible and seems necessary. Continue reading

Challenges in Mental Health care Tanzania; what can eLearning add?

Tanzania is one of the poorest countries in the world with an astonishing shortage in mental health care. And Tanzania hosted the big eLearning-Africa 2011 summit, with all modern cyber techniques exposed and discussed. Do this two facts merge? What can mental health in Tanzania gain with these new technologies in education?

Introduction:
This article is a result of my 7 day trip to Tanzania in May 2011. I attended the eLearning-Africa summit in Dar Es Salaam and visited several organizations in Tanzania in the field of mental health and education: Continue reading

Can eLearning boost the Mental Health capacity in low income countries?

More then 239.000 extra mental health workers are needed in the South and only 54,5% of the low income countries have psychiatric training facilities! How to fill this gap?
In this article possible eLearning applications in 4 mental health capacity areas in low income countries are investigated. With figures, examples and links the current state of art will be presented. A conclusion will be given (‘Yes, it can’) as well as recommendations for the future.
Discussions, comments and additions are very welcome! Continue reading