WPA educational initiatives: reaching different stakeholders in the mental health field

Update on implementation of WPA Action Plan 2020‐2023

“…As the situation is getting a bit better now, our work to implement the current tri­enni­um Action Plan also gets a noticeable momentum 3 . The WPA Executive Com­mittee and its different components as well as the Secretariat staff are committed to fulfill their responsibilities 4‐8 .…”

“…The WPA has strengthened its virtual work and e‐learning programmes among colleagues and trainees around the world, which has led to offering more online educational activities. Our educational portal is providing an excellent educational resource to our membership, and we were delighted to produce several educational modules, courses, teaching sessions and online training programmes 8 .…”

Pushing forward public mental health agenda and promotion of mental health

“…The gaps uncovered by the WPA survey on educational activities 3,4 will be prioritiz­ed. The ambition is to produce and deliver, in the future, educational/informational ma­terials in the six official languages of the World Health Organization (WHO) (Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Spanish and Russian) and hopefully even more.…”

The WPA Action Plan 2020‐2023: an updated report

“…Fol lowing the pandemic, online learning has emerged to be an everyday part of life. As such, the WPA has been committed in developing, implementing, supporting, collaborating on and co-sponsoring as many online courses and webinars as possible 11 . In the period 2021-2022, the WPA has uploaded on the Portal a series of learning modules and webinars covering a variety of topics.…”