Coming soon: CAMHI's big event in Heraklion

On Saturday 30 November, at 18:00, The Child & Adolescent Mental Health Initiative is holding an event to introduce its work in Crete. The event, entitled "Child & Adolescent Mental Health Initiative in Crete: Steps Taken, the Challenges and the Way Forward" will take place at the Experimental Stage of the Cultural and Conference Centre of Heraklion. In her introduction, Dr. Koumoula (CAMHI's director) will talk about the challenges faced by children, adolescents, and their families in Greece based on evidence that came to light through a comprehensive field analysis of the Initiative. Dr Koumoula will also outline the next steps and will moderate the discussion.

CAMHI's Advanced Training program, aimed at mental health professionals (child and adolescent psychiatrists and psychologists), will be presented by Maria Basta - Professor of Psychiatry, Medical School of the University of Crete, Director of the Psychiatry & Child Psychiatry Clinic of PAGNI, Member of CAMHI's Scientific Steering Committee, and Head of CAMHI's hub center in Crete.

The Basic Training Programme "Child & Adolescent Mental Health Literacy" will be presented by Konstantinos Kotsis, Assistant Professor of Child Psychiatry, Department of Medicine, University of Ioannina, Head of the Department of Psychiatry, Psychiatric Clinic of the General Hospital of Ioannina, Member of CAMHI's Scientific Steering Committee, and Head of CAMHI's hub center in Ioannina, as well as Lydia Dandali, Psychologist MSc, Member of CAMHI's hub center in Heraklion.

George Gerosterios, child and adolescent psychiatrist, attending Physician A' PAGNI and a member of CAMHI's hub center in Heraklion, will present the Pediatrician Training Programme.

Nikos Zilikis, Professor Emeritus of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Member of CAMHI's Scientific Steering Committee, and Head of CAMHI's hub center in Thessaloniki, will develop the main lines of the training seminars at the National School of the Judiciary (ESDI).

Finally, the Youth Engagement Scheme (YES)/Adolescent Advisory Groups Programme, which promotes the systematic listening of the voice of adolescents on mental health issues, will be presented by its Director, George Moschos, Lawyer and former Deputy Ombudsman for Children's Rights.

"CAMHI's hub center in Crete is based at the Child Psychiatric Clinic of the Heraklion University Hospital. Our department has developed close cooperation with schools, other mental health professionals from the public and private sectors, as well as local authorities and agencies. With this event aimed at the local community (teachers, mental health professionals, parents, children, and adolescents) we hope to establish in Crete an open dialogue and exchange of views that will inform CAMHI's work and bring our vision of improving access for children, adolescents, and families to quality mental health care and reliable sources of information closer to reality".

As seating in the room is extremely limited, and participation is anticipated to be strong, interested parties are encouraged to arrive early as there will be a strict first-come, first-served basis.

Find the detailed program of the event here

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