For Officers of Government of India, Autonomous Health Institutions and State Governments
Date: 7-11 November 2022
| Day/Date/Time | Program | Faculty |
|---|---|---|
| Friday / 04 Nov Afternoon |
Arrival in Delhi and stay at India International Centre Evening Free |
|
| Saturday / 05 Nov | Orientation Programme | |
| 09.30 – 10.00 AM | Registration & Welcome | |
| 10.00 – 10.30 AM | Introduction and Briefing on Melbourne Study Visit | Sh. S. Bal Shekar, Chief Course Director Dr. N. Prasad, Director |
| 10.30 – 10.45 AM | Tea Break | |
| 10.45 AM – 12.00 Noon | Why Mental Health needs to be taken seriously? | Dr. N. Prasad, Director, PARI |
| 12.00 Noon – 01.15 PM | Status of Mental Health in India: An Overview | Dr. Amit Khanna, Associate Professor, Psychiatry for Centre of Excellence at IHBAS |
| 01.15 – 02.00 PM | Lunch Break | |
| 02.00 – 03.30 PM | Role of Parliament in Shaping Mental Health Policy in India | Sh. J. Sundriyal, Former Joint Secretary and In-charge of Department Related Parliamentary Committee on Health and Family Welfare, Rajya Sabha |
| 03.30 – 04.30 PM | General Interaction and Discussion on National Mental Health Policy and Valediction | Sh. S. Bal Shekar, Chief Course Director Dr. N. Prasad, Director |
| 04.30 – 05.00 PM | Tea Break | |
| Sunday / 06 Nov 10.00 – 10.30 AM |
Departure | |
Leadership for Mental Health System Development in India | 07-11 November 2022
Graduate House, 220 Leicester St, Carlton University of Melbourne
Course Director: Harry Minas, Global and Cultural Mental Health Unit, Centre for Mental Health, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health
| Day/Date/Time | Program | Faculty |
|---|---|---|
| Monday 07/11 | ||
| 09:00–10:30 | Participants arrive in Melbourne (Air India flight number AI308) | |
| 12:30–14:00 | Lunch Break | |
| 14:00–15:00 | Leadership for mental health system development | A/Prof Harry Minas |
| 15:00–15:30 | Afternoon Break | |
| 15:30–16:30 | Lived experience leadership for mental health system development | Ms Mary O’Hagan |
| Tuesday 08/11 | ||
| 09:00–10:30 | The role of professional organisations in mental health system development | A/Prof Vinay Lakra |
| 10:30–11:00 | Morning Tea Break | |
| 11:00–12:00 | Financing and payment systems: Mental health services funding reform | Prof Ajay Mahal |
| 12:00–13:00 | Human resources for mental health | Dr Astha Tomar |
| 13:00–14:00 | Lunch Break | |
| 14:00–15:00 | Population-level suicide prevention interventions: the example of media reporting of suicide in India | Dr Greg Armstrong |
| 15:00–15:30 | Afternoon Tea Break | |
| 15:30–16:30 | Free afternoon | |
| Wednesday 09/11 | ||
| 09:00–10:30 | Effective Implementation and Prevention of Implementation Failure | A/Prof Harry Minas |
| 10:30–11:00 | Morning Tea Break | |
| 11:00–12:30 | Gender-based violence and mental health | Prof Manjula O’Connor |
| 12:30–13:00 | Lunch Break | |
| 14:00–15:30 | Group Visit: (Details to be confirmed) | |
| Thursday 10/11 | ||
| 09:00–10:30 | Mental health system transformation | Dr Sudeep Saraf |
| 10:30–11:00 | Morning Break | |
| 11:00–12:00 | Mental health information systems, implementation monitoring and evaluation | Prof Graham Meadows (TBC) |
| 12:00–13:00 | Mental health advocacy and the media | Mr Terry Laidler |
| 13:00–14:00 | Lunch Break | |
| 14:30–16:30 | Group Visit: Vic Collaborative Centre for Mental Health and Wellbeing, DoH | DoH Offices |
| Friday 11/11 | ||
| 09:00–10:30 | Regional and institutional collaboration for mental health system development | A/Prof Harry Minas |
| 10:30–11:00 | Morning Break | |
| 11:00–12:00 | Discussion: Participants’ reflections and future plans | Harry Minas & Terry Laidler |
| 12:00–14:00 | Lunch Break | |
| 14:00–15:30 | Course evaluation and farewell | A/Prof Harry Minas |
Faculty
| Dr Greg Armstrong | Nossal Institute for Global Health |
| Ms Mary OÕHagan | Formerly New Zealand Mental Health Commissioner, now Executive Director Lived Experience, Mental Health and Wellbeing Division, Department of Health |
| Mr Terry Laidler | Chair, Victorian Collaborative Centre for Mental Health and Wellbeing |
| A/Prof Vinay Lakra | President, Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists |
| Prof Ajay Mahal | Professor, Nossal Institute for Global Health |
| Prof Graham Meadows | Professor, Department of Psychiatry, School of Clinical Sciences, Monash University |
| A/Prof Harry Minas | Head, Global & Cultural Mental Health Unit, Melbourne School of Population & Global Health |
| Prof Manjula OÕConnor | Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, and Australasian Centre for Human Rights and Health |
| Dr Sudeep Saraf | Chief Adviser, Mental Health and Wellbeing Transformation, Department of Health |
| Dr Astha Tomar | Head of Youth Mental Health Services at Peninsula Health, and Chair, Victorian Branch, Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists |
Participants List
| SI. No. | Details of Participant |
| 01 | Prof. Saurabh Varshney Executive Director,
AIIMS, Deoghar, Jharkhand |
| 02 | Prof. Meenu Singh, Executive Director,
AIIMS, Rishikesh, Uttrakhand |
| 03 | Prof. Pratima Gupta Dean (Research),
AIIMS, Deoghar, Jharkhand |
| 04 | Prof. Jaya Chaturvedi, Dean (Examination),
AIIMS, Rishikesh, Uttrakhand |
| 05 | Dr. Sonia P Deuri,
Prof. of PSW & Dean, Faculty of Medicine and allied health sciences, GU, LGBRIMH, Tezpur, Assam |
| 06 | Dr. Arunjyoti Baruah,
Professor & HoD, Psychiatric Nursing, LGBRIMH, Tezpur, Assam |
| 07 | Dr. Kuldeep Singh,
Professor & Head, Department of Pediatrics, AIIMS, Jodhpur, Rajasthan |
| 08 | Dr. Pratibha Singh,
Professor & Head, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, AIIMS, Jodhpur, Rajasthan |
| 09 | Dr. Tanuj Kanchan,
Professor & Head, Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, AIIMS, Jodhpur, Rajasthan |
| 10 | Lt. Col. Rakesh Kumar,
Deputy Director (Administration), AIIMS, Awantipora, Jammu and Kashmir |
| 11 | Dr. Hemanta Dutta,
Asso. Prof. of Psy. & I/c Deputy Director, LGBRIMH, Tezpur, Assam |
| 12 | Dr. Binu Mathew,
Professor cum Principal, College of Nursing, AIIMS, Raipur, Chhattisgarh |
| 13 | Dr. Vandna Dhingra,
Addl. Professor, Nuclear Medicine, AIIMS, Rishikesh, Uttrakhand |
| 14 | Dr. Naresh Nebhinani,
Additional Professor & Head, epartment of Psychiatry, AIIMS, Jodhpur, Rajasthan |
| 15 | Dr. Lokesh Kumar Singh, Additional Professor, Psychiatry,
AIIMS, Raipur, Chhattisgarh |
| 16 | Dr. Rajnish Kumar Arora,
Addl. Professor, Deptt. of Neurosurgery, AIIMS, Rishikesh, Uttrakhand |
| 17 | Dr. Santosh Kumar, Associate Professor,
AIIMS, Rishikesh, Uttrakhand |
| 18 | Dr. Venkata Lakshmi Narasimha, Asst. Professor, Psychiatry
AIIMS, Deoghar, Jharkhand |
| 19 | Dr. Mamta,
Assistant Professor, College of Nursing, AIIMS, Jodhpur, Rajasthan |
| 20 | Dr. Jayanta Kumar Das, Assistant Professor, Pathology,
LGBRIMH, Tezpur, Assam |
| 21 | Dr. Kunal Deb,
Assistant Professor, Psychiatry & I/c Planning, LGBRIMH, Tezpur, Assam |
