WEBINAR: MENTAL HEALTHCARE FOR CARERS: WE SUPPORT THE SUPPORTERS!

“Our Minds, Our Rights,” the global theme for World Mental Health Day 2023, emphasised the universal right to access mental healthcare services as part of basic healthcare, one of our fundamental human rights.

Recognising the importance of mental healthcare and wellbeing for those working as professionals within the health system, the Oxford University Clinical Research Unit (OUCRU) Vietnam - in partnership with the Vietnam Psychotherapy Association and Medisetter - held a webinar, 'Mental Healthcare for Carers: We Support the Supporters!'. Presenters shared research, opinions and valuable knowledge and information focused on mental healthcare for those in professional caring roles in Vietnam.

The speakers included: 

  1. Pham Phuong Thao, PhD. Medical University of Ho Chi Minh city and Le Van Thinh hospital, Thu Duc city. Mental health care for healthcare staff
  2. Giang Ngoc Thuy Vy, MD. Vietnamese Psychotherapy Association. Mental health care for carers
  3. Vuong Nguyen Toan Thien, MSc. Stress and burnout in healthcare workers – resilience and social support
  4. Pham Ngoc Thanh, MD. Public and Community Engagement, Oxford University Clinical Research Unit (OUCRU). How to reduce stress in healthcare workers and caregivers at the Hospital of Tropical Diseases, Ho Chi Minh city

Read more about this webinar here (English) (Vietnamese)

Watch the recorded video of the webinar here (in Vietnamese only)

 

WEBINAR SERIES: COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT WITHIN RESEARCH UPTAKE: MENTAL HEALTH

Engagement is recognised as a crucial enabler of research uptake, where community perspectives and concerns shape how research findings are translated and add motivation for them to be applied at local and national level. This is explored further by a variety of speakers in the webinar series presented by MESH and ARCH on “Community engagement within research uptake”.

This particular webinar explores the role of community participation in healthcare policy with a focus on mental health. Two experts in the field share their experiences of different research methods, creative interventions and service-user activism which have worked towards inclusive solutions to mental well-being in Southern Africa and Latin America.

Access the webinar here

WEBINAR SERIES: HEALTH FOR ALL 

The Mental Health for All webinar series is hosted by the Global Mental Health Action Network and is designed to provide policymakers and the wider health community with the latest evidence on the most pressing and often neglected issues of mental health around the world.

Watch a recent #MHForAll webinar: Addressing the Impact of Environmental Change on Mental Health here.

Register for upcoming webinars or watch previous events here.

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