Events Update - October 2023 🗓️


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Events Update

October 23, 2023

Re-envisioning Global Mental Health Webinar Series

Earlier this year, USAID’s Inclusive Development Hub commissioned research to inform discussions on addressing the global mental health crisis and decision making around the integration of mental health into development and humanitarian assistance programming. The Hub is pleased to announce the publication of this research, and will host a weekly, four-part webinar series to present key findings and discuss their implications for global mental health. Speakers will include mental health experts, researchers, people with lived experiences and more. Participants should expect to come away with a broad understanding of contemporary global mental health topics, shifts needed in how we approach this work, and inspiration for re-envisioning how we inform standalone and integrated programming. Sessions will take place weekly starting on October 26, 2023. Please find additional information on the sessions below:

● Session 1: Transforming Enabling Environments for Improved Mental Health | Thursday, October 26, 2023 | 9:00 a.m. ET.

● Session 2: Transforming How We Work Together and Who We Work With | Thursday, November 2, 2023 | 9:00 a.m. ET.

● Session 3: Transforming How We Think About Mental Health | Thursday, November 9, 2023 | 9:00 a.m. ET.

● Session 4: Human Rights, Ethics and Do No Harm: Transforming How We Work | Thursday, November 16, 2023 | 9:00 a.m. ET.

Click here to register for the full series, or individual sessions!

Webinar exploring links between adolescent sexual reproductive health and perinatal mental health

Join USAID Momentum for a webinar on the topic, "The Silent Burden: Exploring the Link between Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health and Perinatal Mental Health in Low- And Middle-Income Countries" on Thursday, November 2 at 8:00am EST/12:00 pm UTC to discuss the relationship between adolescent SRH, including contraceptive use and unintended pregnancy, and perinatal mental health; learn about promising program interventions; and explore areas for future research and learning.

Click here to register!

Child Safeguarding in education and childcare

Where: Online

When: November. 14-16, 2023

This summit will convene educators, childcare and child safeguarding practitioners, policy makers and researchers to share expertise, experience, best practices, resources, challenges, and success stories on safeguarding children in schools and childcare facilities across the world.

Click here to register today.

International Conference on Child Protection in Africa

Where: Nairobi, Kenya

When: November 22-24, 2024

The ICCP Africa 2023 will allow experts in child safety the chance to confer on fresh ideas, breakthroughs, and evidence of their success and learnings, in reducing violence against children. All in accordance with the idea of having zero tolerance for violence towards children.

Click here to register today.

Implementation Science Collaborative (ISC) is a multi-stakeholder network addressing a range of health and development priorities through the better use of evidence to inform implementation. The ISC leverages USAID's Health Evaluation and Applied Research Development (HEARD) Project partnership to advance priorities across diverse thematic areas, such as woman-centered care, mental health and psychosocial support, protecting children from violence, and assistive technologies.

We acknowledge support from the Health Evaluation and Applied Research Development Project funded by United States Agency for International Development (USAID) under cooperative agreement AID-OAA-A-17-00002. The project team includes prime recipient, University Research Co., LLC (URC) and sub-recipient organizations. The information provided is not official U.S. Government information and does not represent the views or positions of the U.S. Agency for International Development or the U.S. Government.

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