MoHAP, Al Jalila Children’s Specialty Hospital organise youth circle to improve mental health

MoHAP, Al Jalila Children’s Specialty Hospital organise youth circle to improve mental health

DUBAI- The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) 's Youth Council has organised a youth circle in collaboration with Al Jalila Children's Specialty Hospital entitled “The Future is Already Here: How Young People Can Foster Mental Health".

The event was held on the sidelines of the 25th World Congress of the International Association for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Allied Professions (IACAPAP), which ran from 5th to 9th December at the Dubai World Trade Centre.

The conference, the world's largest event of its kind, is taking place for the first time in an Arab city under the theme “Child and Adolescent Mental Health: Shaping the Future.”

Scientific delegations from 85 countries are participating in the five-day event alongside specialists and medical professionals from all over the world, who are gathered to address the latest developments concerning the mental health of children and adolescents.

The panel was attended by Ohood bint Khalfan Al Roumi, Minister of State for Government Development and The Future; and Shamma bint Suhail Al Mazrui, Minister of State for Youth Affairs,

Also present were members of MoHAP Youth Council, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, With Hope UAE, the Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Centre, Zayed University, Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health