Adolescent Mental Health Webinar Series
About the series
The webinar series was carried out with the objectives to share knowledge and practical experiences, learn about innovative approaches in adolescent mental health research through cross-culture perspectives and strengthen opportunities for networking, partnership building and research collaboration.
The programme included sessions on research conducted globally as well as skills building, culminating in a final plenary session on developing research ideas and grant writing.
Who attended
The series welcomed participants from universities, health organisations, NGOs, and research institutes.
Looking ahead
The organising team hopes to continue building on the discussions from this series by developing collaborative projects, publications, and future training opportunities.
The workshops were jointly organised by:
• Dr Kethakie Lamahewa, King’s College London, United Kingdom
• Dr Somboon Hataiyusuk, Mahidol University, Thailand
• Oshini Sri Jayasinghe, Institute for Research and Development, Sri Lanka
Session 1:
Opportunities and barriers to the use of co-design approaches to improve adolescent mental health
Date: 4th June 2024
Speakers: Dr Kethakie Lamahewa & Dr Tatiana Salisbury, King’s College London
Session 2:
Mental health surveys among adolescents in Sri Lanka
Date: 24th June 2024
Speakers: Professor Athula Sumathipala & Dr Kaushalya Jayaweera, Institute for Research & Development in Health and Social Care, Sri Lanka
Session 3:
Social media & game addictive behaviour in Thailand
Date: 22nd July 2024
Speakers: Asst Prof Dr Woraphat Ratta-apha & Asst Prof Dr Somboon Hataiyusuk, Mahidol University
Session 4:
Need assessment & evaluation of adolescent mental health social media campaigns in Arabian Gulf Countries
Date: 26th September 2024
Speakers: Dr Ghadah Alkhaldi, King Saud University
Session 5:
Introduction to Implementation Science
Date: 20th November 2024
Speakers: Dr Nadine Seward, University of Edinburgh
Session 6:
Community Engagement and barriers to implementation
Date: 25th February 2025
Speakers: Dr Asiri Hewamalage, Institute for Research & Development in Health and Social Care, Sri Lanka
Session 7:
Developing research ideas & grant writing
Date: 26th March 2025
Speakers:
Professor Athula Sumathipala, Institute for Research & Development in Health and Social Care, Sri Lanka
Professor Marleen Temmerman, Aga Khan University Hospital Nairobi, Kenya
Moderated by Dr Tatiana Salisbury, King’s College London
