Published: 15 March 2022
Dear colleagues, As the world is still facing the natural disaster of the COVID 19 pandemic we are now faced with a catastrophic man-made disaster – the Russian invasion of Ukraine. We witness human rights violations and suffering that has great implications for health and mental health. Several organizations in the field of Public Health and Epidemiology have published statements such as EUPHA, ASPHER and the International Society of Environmental Epidemiology. Mental health is be a crucial part of health where members of the Public Mental health section can provide support and health. In the shadow of the invasion to the Ukraine, we continue our efforts to further develop practice and research in Public Mental Health. At this moment, we would like to give you information on the upcoming EPH conference in Berlin, November 9-12 2022. You can find the website at https://ephconference.eu/index.php Abstract submission is open and deadline is May 1, at 18.00 CET. EUPHA Public mental health section 2022We plan several activities at the EUPHA – conference in Berlin, such as a preconference and workshops.
We welcome further input and encourage all of you to contact us: Jutta Lindert, vice-president, email: Jutta.Lindert@hs-emden-leer.de; Johan Bilsen, vice-president; email: Johan.bilsen@vub,be and Marija Jakubauskiene, president, email: marija.jakubauskiene@mf.vu.lt We hope that you are interested in contributing to one of the workshops of the Public Mental Health Section. We encourage you, therefore, to send us your abstract latest until April 1st. We will set up workshops and submit the abstracts as joint workshops. Please do not hesitate to contact us in case of any questions! Kind regards, Jutta Lindert |