Together Against Stigma: Evidence and Action

Wednesday, November 16, 2022
9:30 to 13:30 EST (Eastern Standard Time)
15.30 to 19.30 CET (Central European Time)

The panel is free, but you must preregister by following this link: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/7516680475302/WN_54phqcB_RwGHgRNMbHICKg

The Stigma Section of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA) prepared this webinar. The Executive Secretariat of the Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (ES-CICAD) of the Organization of American States (OAS) will provide English - Spanish interpretation services.

Attendees can request a certificate of participation by sending an email to: TASconference [at] mentalhealthcommission [dot] ca

Each panel will feature experts who will discuss critical aspects of their work and interact with the audience using a question-and-answer format through a chat. The panelists have been engaged in developing and leading successful anti-stigma programs in different parts of the world. Discussions will appeal to anyone interested in understanding the challenges and opportunities involved in successful anti-stigma work.

Chair: Professor Dr. Norman Sartorius, Association for the Improvement of Mental Health Programs, Geneva, Switzerland, and Stigma Section, WPA.

Inaugural session

-Professor Dr. Norman Sartorius, Association for the Improvement of Mental Health Programs, Geneva, Switzerland, and Stigma Section, WPA.

-Amb. Adam Namm, Executive Secretary, Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (CICAD)

Panel 1: Leadership by people with lived experience in stigma reduction programmes

Co-Chairs:
•Godfrey Kagaayi from Uganda, a partner in Time To Change Global

•Manvi Tiwari from India, she studies communications and also involved as a youth advisor for Sangath in India

Speakers:
-Aviwe Funani, South Africa
-Muskan Lamba, India
-Edwin Mburu, Kenya
-Dr. June Busingye, Uganda

Panel 2: Achieving International Consensus about Action: The Lancet Commission on Ending Stigma and Discrimination in Mental Health

Co-Chairs:
•Charlene Sunkel, Global Mental Health Peer Network, South Africa
•Graham Thornicroft, Centre for Global Mental Health and Centre for Implementation Science, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London, UK

Speakers:
1.Introducing the Lancet Commission on Ending Stigma and Discrimination in Mental Health, Graham Thornicroft and Charlene Sunkel

2.The evidence for effective interventions to reduce stigma and discrimination, Eva Heim, University of Lausanne, Switzerland

3.The experience of large-scale programmes to reduce stigma and discrimination, Petr Winkler, WHO CC for public mental health research and service development, National Institute of Mental Health, Klecany, Czechia; and Health Service and Population Research Department, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London, UK

Panel 3: Current responses to the need to reduce stigma in health systems

Co-Chairs:
• Mike Pietrus, Director Opening Minds, Mental Health Commission of Canada
• Samuel Breau, Manager Access to quality mental health care, Mental Health Commission of Canada

Speakers:
-Professor Heather Stuart, Queen’s University, Canada
-Dr. Asha Pemberton, Trinidad and Tobago
-June Jones, Time to Change, Wales
-Maria Lomascolo, Obertament, Catalunya, Spain
-Dr. Gregory Smyth, USA