27 November 2020 13:00-14:30 (UTC+1)
Moderators
- Zhanat Carr, Radiation and Health Unit, WHO
- Fahmy Hanna, Department of Mental Health and Substance Use, WHO
Panelists
- Ms. Jacqueline Garnier-Laplace – Division of Radiological protection and human aspects of nuclear safety, Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA/OECD, France)
- Prof. Robin Goodwin – Department of Psychology, Warwick University (UK)
- Dr. Sara Hedrenius - Senior Advisor, Mental health and Psychosocial Support, Swedish Red Cross
- Prof. Masaharu Maeda – Department of Disaster Psychiatry, Fukushima Medical University (Japan)
- Mr. Matthias Zaehringer – Division Emergency Preparedness & Response, Federal Office of Radiation Protection (BfS), Germany
Programme
1- Opening:
- Welcome by Dr Devora Kestel – Director, Dept. of Mental Health and Substance Use, WHO
- Welcome by Dr Maria Neira – Director, Dept. of Environment, Climate Change and Health, WHO
2- International system and policies for managing MHPSS aspects of emergencies and the role of WHO
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3- The risk factors for mental health in emergencies and challenges for implementing interventions (R. Goodwin)
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4- Lessons learned for managing the mental health and emotional consequences of Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident (M. Maeda)
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5- WHO Framework for mental health and psychosocial support in radiological and nuclear emergencies (Z. Carr)
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6- The views of stakeholders:
Swedish Red Cross – Dr. Sara Hedrenius: The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is scaling up and scaling deeper to meet with the extensive unmet mental health and psychosocial needs of people around the world - Sara Hedrenius
NEA/OECD – J. Garnier-Laplace: The NEA’s view and contribution to advance the area of MHPSS
BfS, Germany – M. Zaehringer
7- Closing remarks – E. van Deventer, Head of Radiation and Health Unit, WHO