Mental Health & COVID-19 - Integrating Mental Health in Health Systems

Date: 

Tuesday, July 21, 2020, 9:00am to 10:00am

Location: 

Virtual Event - Details Below

This series of weekly webinars is run by United for Global Mental Health, The Lancet Psychiatry, Mental Health Innovation Network, and MHPSS.net. The webinars are designed to provide policy makers and the wider health community with the latest evidence on the impact of COVID-19 on mental health, and practical solutions to the challenging issues we are all grappling with. Participants are encouraged to join from around the world, including those with lived experience of mental health and of COVID-19. The format is short remarks by up to 4 panelists followed by a Q&A chaired by Niall Boyce, Editor of The Lancet Psychiatry. You can see notes and recordings from previous webinars here: www.unitedgmh.org/news

Speakers include Dr Githinji Gitahi, the Global CEO of AMREF and Co-chair of UHC2030, Devora Kestel, the Director of the Department of Mental Health and Substance Use, WHO, Dr Akwasi Osei, CEO of the Mental Health Authority of Ghana, and Peter Yaro, Executive Director of BasicNeeds Ghana.

ORGANIZER: United for Global Mental Health, The Lancet Psychiatry, Mental Health Innovation Network, and MHPSS.net

WEBSITEhttps://register.gotowebinar.com/rt/799026500992947211