World Suicide Prevention Day 2022- What do we know about impact of suicide in adolescent in the Americas

We cordially invite you to participate, on Friday, 9 September, in the webinar "What do we know about the impact of suicide on adolescents in the Americas? " to mark World Suicide Prevention Day 2022.

Target audience:

• General Public
• PAHO Member States and territories
• Governmental health representatives
• PAHO Collaborating Centers
• People with lived experience
• Researchers and people in academia
• Regional civil society organizations
• Media Organizations

How to participate

• DATE: Friday, 9 September 2022
• TIME:11:00 am - 12:00 pm [See below for local time in other cities]
• REGISTER: https://paho-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_g0kLMjuhSD6kYMOy8AK2QQ 
  • The webinar will be broadcasted live on PAHO YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-pqpQgXkjk
• LANGUAGES: English and Spanish with simultaneous interpretation in both languages.

Live broadcast

Agenda

• 11:00 AM - Welcome Remarks
  • Dr. Claudina Cayetano, Regional Advisor on Mental Health, PAHO/WHO
• 11:05 AM - Regional Context of Adolescent Suicide in the Americas  
  • Dr. Renato Oliveira, Unit Chief, Mental Health, and Substance Use Unit (PAHO/WHO)
• 11:20 AM - The Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Adolescent Development and Wellbeing
  • Dr. Sonja Caffe, Regional Adolescent Health Advisor, PAHO/WHO
• 11:35 AM - Testimonial from Person with Lived Experience
  • Mr. Mackdiel Romero, PAHO/WHO Youth for Health Group
• 11:50 AM - Overview of the Do Your Share  Mental Health Stigma Campaign
  • Dr. Claudina Cayetano, Regional Advisor on Mental Health, PAHO/WHO

Time correspondence

• 8:00 a.m.– Los Angeles 
• 9:00 a.m. – Belmopan, Guatemala City, Managua, San Jose (CR), San Salvador, Tegucigalpa
• 10:00 a.m. – Bogota, Mexico City, Panamá City, Kingston, Lima, Quito
• 11:00 a.m. – Asunción, Bridgetown, Caracas, Castries, Georgetown, Havana, La Paz, Nassau, Ottawa, Port-au-Prince, Port of Spain, San Juan, Santiago, Santo Domingo, Washington DC
• 12:00 a.m - Buenos Aires, Brasilia, Montevideo, Paramaribo
• 5:00 pm. – Geneva, Madrid

 For other cities, check the time in the following link

Related links

• Campaign page: World Suicide Prevention Day 2022

• Suicide Prevention (PAHO topic page)