Programs & Strategies (Norway)
Chair: Willy-Tore Mørch, Norwegian Regional Center for Children's Mental Health
Willy-Tore Mørch: The Model District Project, Family Center Organizational Model and the Prevention Database in some more details, Norway
Simon-Peter Neumer: “The model district” - A national strategy for implementation and dissemination of empirical-based preventive interventions, Norway
Helene Eng: An overview of preventive efforts in Norway: the website “Forebyggingsbasen.no”
Charlotte Reedtz: An example of how to conduct prevention research in a practice setting, Norway
Kirsti Lenschow: The Family Center model, Norway
Implementing Programs
Chair: Margaret Barry, National University of Ireland, Galway
Jennie Parham: From Evidence to Practice; Supporting Implementation of Policy
Michael Murray: Training the Decision-Makers: The Essential Ingredient. United Kingdom
Toril Jenssen: Film as a Dissemination Medium, Norway.
E-Mental Health
Chair: Eva Jane-Llopis, WHO Regional Office, Europe
Aukjen Niewijk: The E-mail service - Finally, we’ve reached them! But what happens exactly?, Netherland
Rob S. Gerrits: Internet as an opportunity to prevent mental disorders in adolescents - A cognitive behavior approach for depressed adolescents by chatbox, Netherlands
A.P. van der Zanden:Implementation of e-mental health programs in the Netherlands
Jonathan Nicholas: Taking national programs global: A study examining the feasibility of taking an Australian web-based youth mental health program to the US and beyond.
Media – Public Outreach
Chair: John Copeland, World Federation of Mental Health
Christine Hogg: Ordinary people-extra-ordinary voices’. Talking with lay people about mental health and illness, UK.
Shu-Yu Lyu: Media Campaign for Mental Health Promotion - An example of Caring Campaign in Taiwan
Kristina Salonen: Mental health literacy as a civic skill, Finland
Flavio Prata: The Way to Wellness: The experience coming from a mood patient associataion, Italy
Programs & Strategies: Adults
Chair: Tony Fowke, Australia
Tony Fowke: Australia's Mental Health System - Rhetoric Is No Longer Enough
Racquel Valencia Hays: “Building a Resilient Workforce”, USA
Cheryll Adams: Using a professional network to promote service development in maternal mental health across the United Kingdom
T. van Hennik: More focus on family members of patiens with psychological and psychiatric problems provides more competence and empowerment
Symposium: Implementing the American Red Cross Psychosocial Support Program in Three Tsunami Affected Countriues: Contextualizing Service Delivery
Chair: Joseph O. Prewitt Diaz, Psychological Support Programs, American Red Cross International Services
Justin Curry, Advisor, Psychosocial Support Program, American Red Cross International Services
Anjali Dayal, Country Manager, Psychosocial Support Program, American Red Cross, Sri Lanka
Sujata Bordoloi (Justin Curry), Country Manager, Psychosocial Support Program, American Red Cross, Indonesia
Satyabrata Dash, Country Manager, American Red Cross, Republic of Maldives
Adversity, Support and Well-Being
Chair: Deborah Wan, New Life Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association, Hong Kong, China
Gabrielle Holmefjord: Human Relationships, Social Support and Mental Health. Norway
David G. Moriarty: Characteristics of mentally healthy U.S. adults
Helen Claire Smith: The Lifespan Interrupted: The experience of adults seeking asylum in the United Kingdom.
Manuela Richter-Werling: “Crazy? So what!”: Mental Health – Promoting Good Health, Preventing Illness, and Working against Stigma in Schools. Results and Prospects of a German School Project and its Implementation in Slovakia and the Czech Republic