[POSTPONED] In October 2023 the 34th edition of Mental Health Awareness Weeks (SISM) will take place, with the annual theme: “At every stage of life, my mental health is a right.” As part of this initiative, the University of Savoie Mont Blanc (USMB), in partnership with UNICEF France, is organizing a conference/roundtable discussion on the topic of“children’s mental health,” which was scheduled to take place on Wednesday, October 18, at 6:00 p.m. However, the conference has been postponed. The new date will be announced as soon as it is confirmed.
About the conference
Savoie Mont Blanc University is pleased to welcomeUNICEF France, chaired by Adeline HAZAN (honorary magistrate, former elected official, and former inspector of detention facilities), and will attend the presentation of the advocacy initiative, delivered by Sarah BEN-SMIDA, Advocacy and Mental Health Program Officer: “UNICEF France’s commitment to the mental health of children and young people.” A scientific presentation on “the challenges of mental health prevention starting in childhood” will also be given by Arnaud Carré, a psychology researcher at the Inter-University Psychology Laboratory (LIP/PC2S) at USMB.
A roundtable discussion will bring together representatives fromUNICEF, theCentre Hospitalier Métropole Savoie(Dr. Rose-Marie Herbigneaux, Pediatrician, Head of the Mother-Child Pediatrics Unit), the Centre Hospitalier Spécialisé –CHS de la Savoie(Ms. Marine Fiorentino, Psychologist), and theUSMB (Yann Favier, Legal Researcher; Bérangère Legendre, Economics Researcher, heads of research areas within the BEST Chair).
There will be discussions among the speakers and with the audience. Scientific, clinical, and policy perspectives will be explored.
Learn more
- Free admission
- Contact: Arnaud Carré, lecturer and researcher at the Inter-University Psychology Laboratory ( LIP/PC2S) and member of the local organizing committee for SISM
- Download the full program for the 34th Mental Health Awareness Weeks in Savoie