The mental health field recognizes that co-creation with communities and centering people with lived experience in intervention development improves outcomes. Digital mental health, which uses technology to enhance access and well-being, is a promising approach given the shortage of mental health practitioners. To make evidence-based interventions more widely applicable, cultural adaptation is crucial. Co-creation brings together people with lived experience, experts, frontline workers, and policymakers to develop culturally relevant solutions. This workshop will cover co-creation in mental health, strategies for community engagement, key principles and frameworks, and the process of co-creating a culturally adapted digital intervention for depression, based on WHO's Step-by-Step program in China.

Despite the well-intentioned introduction of workplace wellbeing programmes in many organisations, there is little evidence that employee wellbeing is improving. While individual wellbeing programmes (i.e. counselling, workshops, peer support training) are essential as a baseline, they typically exist as vertical offerings that address the symptoms not the causes of poor employee wellbeing. This interactive workshop will explore what other strategies organisations need to take, from the CEO down, to create healthier and more supportive behaviours horizontally throughout an organisation to not only impact employee wellbeing but also business performance.

Evaluating global health projects is complex, especially in the mental health space. Beyond developing effective interventions, it's crucial to incorporate the voices of those with lived experience and account for delayed changes in behavior or condition.  A comprehensive evaluation therefore, is vital for ensuring that projects are on track and poised to achieve intended outcomes or impact. This hands-on workshop will aim to introduce to the participants, the major concepts of the evaluation of global mental health projects implemented in, primarily but not limited to, low- and middle-income countries.  Participants will also learn to identify different types of evaluations based on the stage of their project, select SMART indicators, design a LogFrame and more. 

In this interactive workshop, participants will use a group psychodynamic lens to explore leadership in teams: how they show up as leaders, why others follow them, and how this influences employee wellbeing. Participants will examine the psychological concept of "Containment" in leadership to gain insights into unconscious factors that shape leadership and followership. Rather than focusing on typical leadership do's and don'ts, the workshop will delve into underlying group anxieties and teach participants how to engage with these anxieties to build wellbeing into the core of team and organizational culture through their leadership.

The planet is burning, and it is affecting the health of our brains and hearts. There is growing evidence that extreme events like cyclones and heatwaves are causing mental stress, and that young people are developing "climate anxiety," deeply worried about their uncertain future. This workshop will introduce the evolving nexus of climate change and mental health; present emerging evidence and unpack knowledge gaps; and showcase practices and solutions for coping and adapting in order to thrive - not only physically but also psychologically - in the era of planetary emergency.

This workshop delves into leveraging digital technology for targeted mental health education through social listening. Participants will learn to use freely available tools, such as Google Search and Google Trends, to capture trending keywords and conversations on mental health topics. The session will also focus on identifying emerging concerns from digitally available information derived from online health information seeking behaviours. Insights from this session can help shape geographically sensitive educational content. Together, we will explore strategies to make mental health digital communication more timely and effective.

Hush TeaBar creates immersive, silent experiences that blend mindfulness with the art of tea appreciation. Guided by Deaf facilitators, the sessions invite participants to pause, reflect, and reconnect with themselves in a tranquil, noise-free environment. During this workshop, participants will have an opportunity to discover the profound impact of silence as they engage in a transformative journey toward mental well-being.

The Greenhouse is a recovery centre for marginalised and vulnerable communities, helping women, those who are LGBT, racial minority or HIV positive heal from trauma and outgrow addiction. It provides competent and compassionate care that does not further stigmatise or retraumatise those who seek help at the centre, regardless of race, religion, gender or sexual orientation. This site visit will provide an introduction to the work and research conducted at The Greenhouse.

Gain insights into IMH’s vital role in providing comprehensive mental healthcare. This site visit will include an informative presentation on IMH’s services and a guided visit to two locations within IMH, offering a glimpse into how they support individuals in their journey to recovery.

This site visit to KKH will focus on services for children and youth, including tours of the children’s emergency wards, clinics and innovative art programmes. This will be followed by talks on 1) tiered interventions for psychosomatic symptoms 2) psychosocial screening in children’s emergency and transdiagnostic brief interventions for children and adolescents 3) paediatrician-led mental health service.  

As part of the National Mental Health and Well-being Strategy, MOHT is co-leading with the Ministry of Health a person-centred digital mental health blueprint that promotes help-seeking behaviour, encourages self-care, and facilitates the appropriate siting of care. This site visit will cover the blueprint and mindline.sg's suite of digital solutions (including mindline.sg, mindline@work, youth mindline, and let’s talk).

The National Gallery Singapore’s Strength Through Art (stART) programme is an emotional literacy art programme designed to foster resilience in adolescents. This site visit will provide participants with a unique opportunity to experience firsthand the power of art in promoting mental health and well-being.

Discover how NUS prioritises the wellbeing of both staff and students through a comprehensive, university-wide approach which spans various programmes and initiatives. This site visit includes an exclusive tour of NUS, where participants will visit dedicated wellbeing spaces like WellNUS Space for staff and Pitstop for students, environments which foster wellness and a sense of belonging and community in the NUS staff and student body.

During this site visit, Silver Ribbon (Singapore) will share innovative means through which they have advocated for mental health since 2006. The visit will focus on programmes tailored to raise awareness on mental health, reduce mental health stigma and enhance the acceptance of persons with mental health issues.