Ben Adams

@BWeobong ben.adams@cbm-global.org

@BenJackAdams Possible to get in touch with me via email: bweobong@yorku.ca

Happy to share I will be returning to @CBM_Global this Janauary as Mental Health Director 🎉 exciting times ahead!! Full announcement here: linkedin.com/posts/ben-adam…

🌍 Today is International Day of People with Disabilities! Let's recognize the rights and inclusion of people with psychosocial disabilities. Mental health is a human rights issue-let’s break stigma, build equity, and ensure no one is left behind. #IDPD2024 @CBM_Global @WHO

Globally, 1 in 7 adolescents experience #MentalHealth conditions; and suicide is the 3rd leading cause of death for young people aged 15 to 29 years. @WHO/@UNICEF guidance shows how every country can take action to improve access and quality of care for mental health services for children and young people: bit.ly/3OqRys6 I believe that this guide can inspire change.

A big thank you to #Ireland 🇮🇪 for pledging US$ 4 000 000 to WHO’s Investment Round! Your contribution helps us close the US$ 7.1 billion gap to fund WHO’s work from 2025-2028. #InvestInWHO: bit.ly/3TbekXU

We were very proud to co-host a Conference yesterday – Promoting the Safe and Sensitive Media Reporting of Self-harm – in Dublin. With partners from the @roinnslainte, @WHO_Europe, @SamaritansIRL and @HeadlineIreland, we heard from a wide variety of guests, exploring and discussing this sensitive, nuanced and often complex area. Themes included: ➡ Media guidelines, ethics and responsible reporting of suicide. ➡ National and international research and evidence on media reporting of suicide. ➡ Protecting our #mentalhealth when working in journalism. ➡ Changing the narrative on suicide: ensuring authenticity, representation and real voices in the media. Thank you to all the speakers, contributors and guests who brought their unique and personal insights and experiences to the day, and for everything you shared on such an important theme. ℹ From the WHO: Preventing suicide: a resource for media professionals, update 2023 who.int/publications/i… ℹ From Samaritans: Media guidelines in Ireland samaritans.org/ireland/samari… #WorldSuicidePreventionDay #WSPD2024 #StartTheConversation #OurHealthService @NSRFIreland @HSELive @MaryButlerTD

“Suicide rates are high among vulnerable groups. By showing compassion and support, we can turn their despair into hope and make a meaningful difference.” ~ Professor Pinaman Appau, Chief Executive Officer of @mha_ghana at the #WorldSuicidePreventionDay2024 forum.

🗞️Check out the @WHO Special Initiative for mental health August newsletter with updates from 🇦🇷🇧🇩🇬🇭🇯🇴🇳🇵🇵🇾🇵🇭🇺🇦🇿🇼-> createsend.com/t/d-FA4E7C1B09… 🚩Read more about the initiative -> mhinnovation.net/innovations/sp…

@julian_eaton @Fahmy__Hanna__ @ZeinabHijazi @David_CBMGlobal

It's critical that all #MHPSS is inclusive and leaves no one behind! Great to spend time in Ukraine co-facilitating the @CBM_Global and @WHO pilot training on Inclusive MHPSS. Looking forward to seeing what @CBM_Global does next with this fantastic resource. Watch this space!

I'm devastated and heartbroken at the passing of a very dear friend and colleague, Aidan O'Leary, Director of the @WHO Polio Eradication Programme. Aidan's passing is a shock to all of us, and especially to his family and friends in his native Ireland and around the world. On behalf of WHO, I extend my deepest condolences to all of them. Aidan was an outstanding humanitarian. He served tirelessly in the most difficult parts of the world, to help the most vulnerable populations survive and thrive, and to #EndPolio. He embodied the ideal of service and solidarity across peoples and borders. His passing is a terrible loss for WHO, for the @UN and for all of humanity. We will miss Aidan enormously. But we are committed to continuing his legacy to realise his vision - and ours - of a polio-free world. Rest in peace, my dear friend.

Good mental health policies protect human rights! WHO/Europe, @JA_ImpleMENTAL, @Trimbos held a workshop in Utrecht on how #MentalHealth care & suicide prevention policies can be sustainably implemented with a rights-based approach, using new WHO guidance: bit.ly/4fxbohF

#WorldBrainDay 2024 focuses on #BrainHealth and #Prevention which are also important pillars of our #PublicHealth response to #dementia. @WHO is updating its dementia risk reduction guidelines. To learn more about the process visit: tinyurl.com/y5kk993y @PrimNyamayaro

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🌟 Exciting Opportunity! Ember is seeking its next cohort of partners! Are you a community-based #mentalhealth initiative in a low/middle-income country? They offer a 12-month partnership tailored to your needs. Apply now in English, Spanish, or Arabic: embermentalhealth.org/updates/ember-…

APPLICATIONS OPEN! Ember is looking for community-based #mentalhealth initiatives in low/middle income countries for a 12-month partnership. We'll offer customised support to strengthen sustainability & growth based on the organisation's needs. Read more: embermentalhealth.org/updates/ember-…

⚠️ Last chance to get early bird tickets! Don't miss out on the Leadership Essentials in Global Health Summer Programme Early bird sale ends midnight Saturday 1st June globalhealth.ie/ghleadership-2… #LeadershipDevelopment #GlobalHealth #SummerProgramme #ProfessionalDevelopment

(1/4) We are delighted to announce that the World Health Organization has redesignated the NSRF as a @WHO Collaborating Centre for Surveillance & Research in #SuicidePrevention until Dec 2027 ℹ️tinyurl.com/4nt5hfv9 @roinnslainte @MaryButlerTD @NOSPIreland #ConnectingforLife

🚨 2 weeks remaining to apply for a scholarship 🚨 We are offering two tuition scholarships for deserving candidates on our Leadership Essentials in Global Health Summer Programme in Trinity College Dublin More info globalhealth.ie/ghleadership-2… #GlobalHealth #LeadershipDevelopment

Calling all global health enthusiasts! 🎉 Enhance your leadership capabilities, broaden your technical expertise, and contribute to positive change in global health practice Secure your spot today! globalhealth.ie/ghleadership-2… #Leadership #GlobalHealth #ProfessionalDevelopment

Impact of the @WHO Special Initiative for Mental Health through stakeholder engagement, training, access to services, uptake and coverage, service quality and user outcomes