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World Mental Health Day
Global Alliance for Mental Health Advocates
President of Singapore
Past Conferences & Summits
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Vision
Making Mental Health A Global Priority
Background
The Global Alliance for Mental Health Advocates was launched by Mdm Halimah Yacob, President of Republic of Singapore, at the 1st Global Summit for Mental Health Advocates on 4 Oct 2018 in Singapore.
It is a special global mental health project initiated by Silver Ribbon (Singapore) and Lundbeck and hopes to serve as a platform to connect all stakeholders - organisations and individuals such as policymakers, grassroots leaders, representatives of government agencies, mental health professionals, mental health practitioners, treatment providers, teachers, students, journalists, consumers, caregivers, etc, across the world to discuss, learn, network, share best practices, ideas, knowledge & resources on mental health promotion and advocacy, and stay connected in improving the quality of life of people living with mental health issues & their caregivers and promoting an inclusive and gracious society.
Advisory Panel
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Membership
Complimentary but registration is compulsory and subjected to approval of the Secretariat.
Click here for the GAMHA Membership application form.
You may email the completed form to info@silverribbonsingapore.com.
Global Summit for Mental Health Advocates
GAMHA Mental Health Exchange
2020
Making Mental Health A Global Priority
Background
The Global Alliance for Mental Health Advocates was launched by Mdm Halimah Yacob, President of Republic of Singapore, at the 1st Global Summit for Mental Health Advocates on 4 Oct 2018 in Singapore.
It is a special global mental health project initiated by Silver Ribbon (Singapore) and Lundbeck and hopes to serve as a platform to connect all stakeholders - organisations and individuals such as policymakers, grassroots leaders, representatives of government agencies, mental health professionals, mental health practitioners, treatment providers, teachers, students, journalists, consumers, caregivers, etc, across the world to discuss, learn, network, share best practices, ideas, knowledge & resources on mental health promotion and advocacy, and stay connected in improving the quality of life of people living with mental health issues & their caregivers and promoting an inclusive and gracious society.
Advisory Panel
Click image to enlarge
Membership
Complimentary but registration is compulsory and subjected to approval of the Secretariat.
Click here for the GAMHA Membership application form.
You may email the completed form to info@silverribbonsingapore.com.
| Benefits | Purpose | ||
| Newsletters | To discuss, learn, network, share best practices, ideas, knowledge & resources on mental health promotion and advocacy, and stay connected in improving the quality of life of people living with mental health issues & their caregivers and promoting an inclusive and gracious society. | ✔ | ✔ + publicity of my organisation's upcoming events |
| Summits | ✔ + discounted rates of registration fee for self |
✔ + discounted rates of registration fee for staff & volunteers at summits organised by GAMHA and its members + free advice and support to host & publicise organisation's summits |
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| Exchange Programmes | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Mental Health Programmes | ✔ | ✔ | |
Global Summit for Mental Health Advocates
| Date | Country | Hosting Organisation | Guest of Honour/Remarks | |
| 1st Global Summit for Mental Health Advocates | 4 & 5 Oct 2018 | Singapore | Silver Ribbon (Singapore) | Madam Halimah Yacob, President of Republic of Singapore |
| 2nd Global Summit for Mental Health Advocates | 4 – 6 Oct 2019 | Republic of China (Taiwan) | Mental Health Association in Taiwan | Mr. Chien-Jen Chen, Vice President of Republic of China (Taiwan) |
| 3rd Global Summit for Mental Health Advocates | 2021 | Canada | Canadian Mental Health Association | *The host decided to cancel it in view of the Covid-19 outbreak. |
| 4th Global Summit for Mental Health Advocates | 2022 | Malaysia | Malaysian Health Promotion Association | To be confirmed |
GAMHA Mental Health Exchange
2020