Ben Adams
@BenJackAdams
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Mental Health Director. Passionate about #mentalhealth #humanrights #inclusion and #equality. Views my own.
Joined February 2019
Happy to share I will be returning to @CBM_Global this Janauary as Mental Health Director 🎉 exciting times ahead!! Full announcement here:
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Happy to share I will be returning to CBM Global Disability Inclusion this January as Mental Health Director 🎉 full announcement below ✨️ | 63 comments on LinkedIn
Exciting news! 🌟 We are delighted to announce the appointment of @BenJackAdams as CBM Global’s new #MentalHealth Director, starting in January 2025. We look forward to Ben’s leadership as he builds on CBM Global’s mission to break the cycle of poverty & disability. 👏
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🌍 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
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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
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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: https://t.co/t9RXyronPC
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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
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“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.
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🗞️Check out the @WHO Special Initiative for mental health August newsletter with updates from 🇦🇷🇧🇩🇬🇭🇯🇴🇳🇵🇵🇾🇵🇭🇺🇦🇿🇼-> https://t.co/bEXvh3kOo1 🚩Read more about the initiative -> https://t.co/OpJioAie9h
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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!
The MHPSS TWG, co-chaired by @WHO Ukraine, conducted a two-day training on “Disability and Inclusion in MHPSS” to promote the involvement of persons with disabilities in emergency response planning and implementation. Thanks to the @NLinUkraine for the support
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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
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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: https://t.co/hd2wSIXTUk
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#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: https://t.co/3xEsYP7uib
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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: https://t.co/0jSbOX2gV7
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⚠️ 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 https://t.co/x3iZWuDpyM
#LeadershipDevelopment #GlobalHealth #SummerProgramme #ProfessionalDevelopment
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(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 ℹ️ https://t.co/8dsl4FK18F
@roinnslainte @MaryButlerTD @NOSPIreland
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🚨 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 https://t.co/x3iZWuDpyM
#GlobalHealth #LeadershipDevelopment
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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! https://t.co/x3iZWuDpyM
#Leadership #GlobalHealth #ProfessionalDevelopment
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Impact of the @WHO Special Initiative for Mental Health through stakeholder engagement, training, access to services, uptake and coverage, service quality and user outcomes
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We are grateful and excited to be featured in this Guide. We are certain it will change the Mental Health landscape not only in Africa & Asia, but globally. Get your copy today!
We are excited to share with you our new Community #MentalHealth Good Practice Guide: Strengthening the Voice of Organizations of Persons with Psychosocial Disabilities. Get your copy: https://t.co/4K6wymkNBG
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New job vacancies at the NSRF! Applications are invited for: ▶️Research Officer- HSE DBT Training team ▶️Research Officer x2 - #ConnectingforLife work programme ▶️Summer Research Internships x2 More information can be found here: https://t.co/92J4sG0rtY
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