Mental Health and Psychiatry
Agenda
Oct 09-10, 2025 Tokyo, Japan

2nd International Conference onMental Health and Psychiatry

Early Bird Registration End Date: Jan 27, 2025
Abstract Submission Opens: Dec 20, 2024

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In Memoriam: Psychiatrists Devoted to Child Mental Health

2024-12-20 - 2024-12

As the mental well-being of our youth has seemingly deteriorated slowly but surely over at least the last decade, and questions about their use of social media increase, competent psychiatrists are needed more than ever. The loss of child psychiatrists in these eulogies will emphasize the increased need, but fortunately they all dedicated themselves to training their successors. As usual, information about their lives was obtained from public obituaries and my personal knowledge of them.


Increase in Mental Health-Related Sick Days

2024-12-31 - 2025-01

The UK's Office for National Statistics reports a significant rise in sick days due to mental health issues, especially in the public sector. In 2022, 18.5 million sick days were attributed to mental health concerns, with 13% of public sector workers and 7% of private sector workers citing mental health as the reason for their absence. This trend has prompted calls for improved mental health support in workplaces.


China's Plan to Enhance Mental Health Services

2025-01-07 - 2025-01

China's National Health Commission has announced plans to improve mental health services between 2025 and 2027. The initiative includes establishing a mental health hotline, creating regional mental health centers, and developing key clinical specialties. This response addresses the rise in mental health issues, particularly among children and adolescents, and aims to provide outpatient services for mental and sleep disorders in at least one hospital per prefecture and city by 2025.


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