MhGAP Training of Trainers - 2017
Training on WHO (World Health Organization) Mental health Gap Action Programme (mhGAP) for specialists, conducted by Dr. Peter Hughes. The workshop was held from 25th to 29th of August 2017, at Jetwing Colombo Seven.
Policy Workshop - Evidence to Action 2017
“Evidence to Action – Implementing the mental health sustainable development goals through suicide prevention”.
The event was organised by the University of Bristol in collaboration with SACTRC (University of Peradeniya), THEME Institute and the Child, Adolescent and Family Services (CAFS), and supported by the Directorate of Mental Health of the Ministry of Health. The main aims of this policy workshop was to share the research findings of the largest suicide research project study in Sri Lanka (n=54,000 households), and to obtain input from experts in the field to refine the recommendations that have been drawn together from previously conducted community stakeholder workshops.
The event was organised by the University of Bristol in collaboration with SACTRC (University of Peradeniya), THEME Institute and the Child, Adolescent and Family Services (CAFS), and supported by the Directorate of Mental Health of the Ministry of Health. The main aims of this policy workshop was to share the research findings of the largest suicide research project study in Sri Lanka (n=54,000 households), and to obtain input from experts in the field to refine the recommendations that have been drawn together from previously conducted community stakeholder workshops.