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Across the world, there is a dramatic shift in how countries are grappling with the devastating impact of substance abuse among their citizens.
A public health model is replacing an enforcement and control model. A very high proportion of people with substance use problems also suffer from other mental disorders. Stigma and discrimination against people with substance use and mental health challenges hinders their access to health services and treatment. And, billions of dollars are being lost annually due to impaired productivity of the workforce.
A specific target of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals is to strengthen the prevention and treatment of substance abuse, including narcotic drug abuse and harmful use of alcohol. This one day symposium will address the critical challenges that mental illness and substance abuse pose in the region and around the globe, bringing together thought leaders to discuss greater promotion of innovative strategies and solutions.
Joined by a cross-section of international scholars, researchers, clinicians and public health advocates from around the region, we will engage in dynamic exchange prioritizing mental health policy and practice. As Latin America places increased emphasis on a public health approach, we will look at the most relevant, evidence-based thinking and recommendations for tackling the vicious cycle of inequality resulting from only 2% of the health care budget in the region being allocated to mental health.
Kathleen M. Pike, Director, Columbia University Global Mental Health Program | New York, NY, USA
Patrick J. Kennedy, Founder, Kennedy Forum; Co-Founder, One Mind; Former Congressman (D-RI); CU Global Mental Health Program Strategic Council | USA
Patricia García Funegra, Minister of Health, Republic of Peru (to be confirmed)
Raul Gonzalez Montero, World Health Organization / Pan American Health Organization Representative, Peru
Fabiola León Velarde, President, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia | Lima, Peru
María Elena Medina-Mora, National Institute of Psychiatry Ramón de la Fuente Muñiz | Mexico City, Mexico
Geoffrey M. Reed, Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse, World Health Organization | Geneva, Switzerland
Facilitator: Marina Piazza, Mental Health, Alcohol, and Drug Use Research Unit, Faculty of Public Health and Administration, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia | Lima, Peru
Participants:
Yuri Cutipé, Services for mental health and substance abuse in Peru using a community mental health model, National Mental Health Program, Ministry of Health | Lima, Peru
Inés Bustamante, Preventing stigmatizing assumptions among public mental healthcare workers, School of Public Health and Administration, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia | Lima, Peru
Patricia Caballero, Peer based screening and brief intervention for alcohol and drug use among women in sex work, Unit for Analysis and Generation of Evidence in Public Health, National Institute of Health | Lima, Peru
Dora Blitchtein, Smoking cessation text messaging interventions among a rural population in Iquitos and young adults in Lima, Mental Health, Alcohol, and Drug Use Research Unit, School of Public Health and Administration, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia | Lima, Peru
DEEP DIVES ON POLICY AND PROGRAMS FOR MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE
Simultaneous groups listed below:
These small discussion groups, listed below, focus on topics related to developing a robust policy, public health, and service response to substance abuse and mental health. Facilitators will lead a participative discussion, allowing participants to take a “deep dive” and develop practical ideas for working in their own settings. Please note that sessions will be held in Spanish and/or English, and choose accordingly.
Group 1: Building community-based interventions for mental health and substance abuse (Spanish/English)
Facilitators:
Rubén Alvarado, Mental Health Unit, School of Public Health, University of Chile | Santiago, Chile
Ezra Susser, Departments of Epidemiology and Psychiatry, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health & Global Mental Health Program, Columbia Medical Center | New York, NY, USA
Inés Bustamante, Mental Health, Alcohol, and Drug Use Research Unit, School of Public Health and Administration, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia | Lima, Peru
Group 2: Developing a research program on mental health and substance abuse with national impact (Spanish)
Facilitators:
Renato Alarcón, Cátedra Honorio Delgado, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia |
Lima, Peru
Maria Elena Medina-Mora, National Institute of Psychiatry Ramón de la Fuente Muñiz | Mexico City, Mexico
Marina Piazza, Mental Health, Alcohol, and Drug Use Research Unit, Faculty of Public Health and Administration, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia | Lima, Peru
Facilitators:
Guilherme Borges, National Institute of Psychiatry Ramón de la Fuente Muñiz | Mexico City, Mexico
Luis Alfonzo, Non-Communicable Diseases and Mental Health Department, Pan American Health Organization / World Health Organization | Washington, DC, USA
Humberto Castillo, Mental Health, Alcohol, and Drug Use Research Unit, School of Public Health and Administration, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, | Lima, Peru
Facilitators:
Harold Pincus, Department of Psychiatry and Global Mental Health Program, Columbia University Medical Center | New York, NY, USA
Alberto Minoletti, Mental Health Unit, School of Public Health, University of Chile | Santiago, Chile
Yuri Cutipé, National Mental Health Program of the Ministry of Health of Peru | Lima, Peru
Facilitator: María Elena Medina-Mora, National Institute of Psychiatry Ramón de la Fuente Muñiz | Mexico City, Mexico
Participants:
Guilherme Borges, National Institute of Psychiatry Ramón de la Fuente Muñiz | Mexico City, Mexico
Julio Calzada, Department of Social Policies, Intendencia de Montevideo | Montevideo, Uruguay
Francisco Cumsille, Former Coordinator, Inter-American Observatory on Drugs, Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission, Organization of American States | Washington, DC, USA
Federico Infante, National Commission for Development and Life without Drugs (DEVIDA) | Lima, Peru
Dévora Kestel, Mental Health and Substance Abuse Unit, Pan American Health Organization / World Health Organization | Washington, DC, USA
Marina Piazza, Unit for Mental Health, Alcohol, and Drugs, Faculty of Public Health and Administration, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia | Lima, Peru
Columbia University Global Mental Health Program | USA
World Health Organization | Geneva, Switzerland
Pan American Health Organization | Washington, DC, USA
Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia | Peru
National Institute of Psychiatry Ramón de la Fuente Muñiz | Mexico
Columbia Global Centers | Brazil and Chile
