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.​​
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Who attended
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The series welcomed participants from universities, health organisations, NGOs, and research institutes.​
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Looking ahead
The organising team hopes to continue building on the discussions from this series by developing collaborative projects, publications, and future training opportunities.
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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​
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Session 1:
Opportunities and barriers to the use of co-design approaches to improve adolescent mental health​​​​
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Date: 4th June 2024
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Speakers: Dr Kethakie Lamahewa & Dr Tatiana Salisbury, ​King’s College London
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Session 2:
Mental health surveys among adolescents in Sri Lanka​
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Date: 24th June 2024
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Speakers: Professor Athula Sumathipala & Dr Kaushalya Jayaweera, ​Institute for Research & Development in Health and Social Care, Sri Lanka ​​
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Session 3:
Social media & game addictive behaviour in Thailand​​​​​​
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Date: 22nd July 2024
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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
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Date: 26th September 2024
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Speakers: Dr Ghadah Alkhaldi, ​King Saud University
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Session 5:
Introduction to Implementation Science
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Date: 20th November 2024
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Speakers: Dr Nadine Seward, ​University of Edinburgh ​​
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Session 6:
Community Engagement and barriers to implementation​
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Date: xxx
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Speakers: Dr Asiri Hewamalage, Institute for Research & Development in Health and Social Care, Sri Lanka
Session 7:
Developing research ideas & grant writing​​​
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Date: 26th March 2025
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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
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