Mental Health Center 10, Department of Mental Health organized “Workshop on Empowering the Network to Promote Mental Health and Prevent Mental Health and Drug Problems in the Health District 10, Fiscal Year 2026” from August 10-11, 2026 at Sunee Grand Hotel and Convention Center, Ubon Ratchathani Province. The ceremony was chaired by Dr. Chumphat Promsida, Deputy Director-General of the Department of Mental Health, and was honored by Dr. Vajira Pengchan, Advisor to the Department of Mental Health, Dr. Boonchai Nawamongkolwattana.Advisor to the Department of Mental Health, Dr. Sudawongsawat, MHPP expert, including the management of academic centers, public health agencies, and networks in the 10th Health Area, attended the meeting.
This meeting aims to strengthen the capacity and power of cooperation of mental health partners both within and outside the public health system to jointly drive the work of mental health promotion to prevent mental health problems and drug problems at the local level in a strong and sustainable manner in line with the Department of Mental Health policy aimed at building mental health literacy among the public and developing a system of care to help vulnerable groups to access services that are appropriate to the local context.
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However, mental health operations today are complex and involve a variety of social, economic, educational, and quality of life factors. Therefore, it is necessary to cooperate with all sectors to jointly develop a mental health system that can effectively respond to the problems and needs of the people.
The main objectives of the meeting were to draw lessons from the implementation of mental health promotion, prevention of mental health and substance abuse problems in the fiscal year 2026, and to develop an integrated plan for the implementation of mental health and substance abuse in the health zone 10 for the fiscal year 2027 in order to ensure that the operation is effective and consistent with the context of the area. There were 158 participants, including the person responsible for mental health work from the provincial health offices, community hospitals, sub-district health promotion hospitals, school psychologists.Including partners from universities and establishments covering five provinces, including Ubon Ratchathani, Sisaket, Yasothon, Amnat Charoen, and Mukdahan, the format of the meeting emphasized participation and exchange of learning through “Team Tree Talk Decoding” activities, exchange of experiences in the form of KMH PP talk, and presentation of work through exhibitions to allow the network to exchange innovative ideas and success lessons, leading to the development of operational guidelines that address the needs and context of each area.
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The 10th Mental Health Center aims to combine the power of this network as an important mechanism to drive mental health and substance abuse work in the 10th Health District to be concretely integrated, leading to an effective public assistance system, and encouraging people in the area. Be mentally healthy, happy, and have a sustainable quality of life.
