Participation of the Psychology Department in World Mental Health Day in Dubai
Tuesday, Oct 11, 2022
EHS Conference Mental health at the Forefront
And an entertaining trip to the Dubai Mall
Date: Tuesday 11/10/2022
EHS Conference -2022 “Mental health at the Forefront”
The psychology Department participated in World Mental Health Day, which was organized by the Emirates Health Services (EHS) in Dubai, on Tuesday 11/10/2022. The Department Participated in that event with a delegation consisted of 10 female students from Psychology department in companion
With Dr. Shimaa Basha (department coordinator) , Dr. Sameh Khamis and Prof. Sayed Elwakeel .The activities started at nine in the morning. The celebration program included a number of scientific papers that shed light on the reality of mental health in the UAE and the services provided to enhance it. The papers included the following topics:
The UAE National Mental Health Policy
Executive Plan for the National Mental Health Policy
The Emirates Health Services
Approach to Digitalizing Mental Healthcare
The global future foresight on placing mental health at the forefront
How academia is responding to technological advancements in mental health
Startup from UAE: Takalam
Startup from UAE: the 1st Tele-Psychiatry Application in the UAE
The experience of Denmark in Mental health care
Panel Discussion
After completing the scientific activities, the students were taken on a recreational trip to the Dubai Mall and enjoyed the recreational games, and then returned to the university headquarters in Fujairah, and the trip arrived at exactly six thirty on the same day.
