Webinar on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Humanitarian Settings: Current Evidence and Research Priorities

The MHPSS Network (www.mhpss.net ) and MHPSS Reference Group are very pleased to invite you to join a webinar by Dr. Wietse Tol on

"Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Humanitarian Settings: Current Evidence and Research Priorities"

which will be webcast from the annual meeting of the MHPSS Reference Group in Paris on

Tuesday, 22 November 2011 from 10.30 - 11.45 GMT.

How to Attend
To join the webinar, simply click on http://qmu.adobeconnect.com/mhpssnetwork-wietsetol/

(If you have problems viewing the page you may need to download the Adobeconnect software offered - this is very quick)

The online room will be open from 10.30 GMT on Tuesday 22 November.  There will be an option to sign in as guest in order to interact with the speaker and other participants online. 

Background on the Speaker
Dr. Tol recently led a review of current evidence and practice in the field of MHPSS for The Lancet 2011 Global Mental Health Series launched this October, and also led a process to develop a consensus-based 10-year research agenda for the field of MHPSS in humanitarian settings (see article in PLoS Medicine).  He is currently a postdoctoral associate with the MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies at Yale University.  He was a senior researcher and technical advisor for HealthNet Transcultural Psychosocial Organization in the Netherlands and was research coordinator for the Centre for Victims of Torture in Nepal.  Dr. Tol has also worked with UNICEF and Save the Children and consults with the World Health Organization.  In 2011, he was awarded the 'Chaim and Bela Danieli Young Professional Award for excellence in traumatic stress service or research' by the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies.

If you have any further questions about access, please contact Lishia Erza (serza(at)qmu.ac.uk).  To quickly calculate what time the webinar will streamed in your part of the world, use this link.

Looking forward to seeing you online at the webinar!  Please share this message with anyone who might be interested. Do note that if you are unable to join the webinar live, a link to the recording of the webinar will later be posted on the MHPSS Network. If you are not already a member, please join the MHPSS Network (www.mhpss.net ) to get connected with people, resources and news!

Very best,

Chathuri Jayasooriyya
MHPSS Network Host