Onaiza

Early career mental health researcher and cat-lover. Opinions are my own.

[Onaiza @Ozyque]

Attending a momentous occasion today on the launch of the Sindh Mental Health Policy 2023-2030 led by @PakistanPill Institute of Living and Learning and supported by the Govt of Sindh Health Dept.

[Onaiza @Ozyque]

With the @PiecesResearch RCT concluded, our project moves towards scale-up. I’m proud to share that we had our 1st DIALOG+ scale up training with motivated clinicians, social workers & nurses at @KeHayat working together to make psychiatric care more person-centred in facilities

[PIECESResearch @PiecesResearch]

The Small Scale Research Grant is a programme offered by PIECEs to develop international research skills for early career researchers in India and Pakistan. Read our blog post about the capacity building week delivered by partner @IRDGlobal in Karachi.
https://t.co/anE4KClGcP

[Asma Humayun @AsmaHumayun]

The drafting team of the Mental Health Ordinance for Pakistan, ~23 years later.

With Drs Richard Gater & Khalid Saeed @WHOEMRO

[Onaiza @Ozyque]

Also part of the Small Scale Research Grants initiative, we had posters displayed by Mehwish Dawood @IRDGlobal and Fatima Umer from @LegalAidOffice who are piloting interventions for vulnerable populations affected by climate crises & prison populations @PiecesResearch @IRDGlobal

[Onaiza @Ozyque]

Joining us from KPK, Aftab Khan from NIH shared findings from his innovative Small Scale Research Grant on a critical public health issue - building preparedness through community-based volunteers for #suicidemitigation among youth in remote Chitral @PiecesResearch @IRDGlobal

[Onaiza @Ozyque]

This week on Small Scale Research Grants for mental health - we heard from @kainatkhurshid from @IRDGlobal on her grant to develop an evaluation framework for performance-based arts interventions for people with psychosis @PiecesResearch #SSRG #Researchworkshop @PeoplesPalaceUK

[Onaiza @Ozyque]

This week we’re celebrating innovation in Small Scale Research Grants for mental health! #SSRG awardee Ameer Bux from @PakistanPill shares progress on his project to use task shifting with GPs, teachers & faith healers to detect #FirstEpisodePsychosis. @PiecesResearch @IRDGlobal

[Zafar Mirza @zfrmrza]

<557> Moulana Tariq Jamil’s son Asim Jamil’s tragic suicide due to depressive illness has prompted me to write this op-ed in @Dawn_News today. May Allah bless his soul. Depression is actually very common in Pakistan and there is so much silent suffering, ignorance and stigmatisation. https://t.co/nA9cdPlmMZ

[Onaiza @Ozyque]

Thanks to @SavairaOrg for organising this incredible symposium to showcase the work being done by @IRDGlobal, Indus Hospital and SINA to integrate mental health into primary care in Pakistan 🙌🏼

[Onaiza @Ozyque]

Can't believe it's been 10 years! A decade of dedicated knowledge exchange and inclusive learning opportunities for all in GMH - looking forward to seeing what's next for MHIN 🙌

[MH InnovationNetwork @MHInnovation]

📢Have you registered for our upcoming webinar celebrating MHIN's 10th anniversary
📅Date: 7th November 2023
⏰️Time: 3pm GMT
🚩Register: https://t.co/rCbKtLX9SB

[PIECESResearch @PiecesResearch]

As part of our CEI activities , @SRFmentalhealth and @TrainSideways engaged with 60 people of an IT company in Chennai to discuss mental health literacy and psychosis using participatory theatre techniques! @QMULSocialPsych @IRDGlobal @NIHRglobal @QMUL_WIPH @PeoplesPalaceUK

[PIECESResearch @PiecesResearch]

Productive small scale research presentation today with Fatiman Farooqui, talking about the project delivered within the Legal Aid Office in PK: Improving the mental wellbeing of women prisoners through group art therapy, in Central Prison Karachi. @IRDGlobal @NIHRglobal

[PIECESResearch @PiecesResearch]

Small scale research projects are up and running! Here is the ADEPT team in action in meetings with the Unit for Youth Resilience at @QMUL and with Mr. Tom Orrock, the deputy director of the Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission in the USA.

[Factory International @factoryintl]

Mental health system letting you down?

We need you for Balmy Army, an art, activism and mutual care project for pissed-off people.

Join the silliest and biggest march for young people's mental health on 15 July.
#BalmyArmy #CAMHS #MIF23
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[Asylum Magazine @AsylumMagUK]

‘Love, Patience and Kindness: Working in Different Ways with Psychosis’ Conference, which will take place on Tuesday 12 September 2023 at 9:30-16:00 at the MShed, Wapping Rd, Bristol, BS1 4RN.

Registration link https://t.co/Rwu7nX0oS2

[Tessa Roberts @TessNRoberts]

Do you know a post-doc with the organisational skills and people skills to coordinate an ambitious, multi-faceted, multi-country research programme on psychosis? Please send them our way!

https://t.co/CZ13ldQ6lH

[Onaiza @Ozyque]

@xanthehunt @elmimuller @ILCH_research @SUhealthsci Congrats Xanthe! Very well deserved indeed :)

[Onaiza @Ozyque]

So excited to be able to take our mental health training to colleagues in IRD Philippines &amp; IRD Bangladesh. This is due to efforts for scaling up mental health integration across the many infectious and non-communicable disease programs being implemented across sites @IRDGlobal

[Rethink Mental Illness @Rethink_]

💬 The mental health conversation has come such a long way in recent years.

However, there is still a large amount of misunderstanding surrounding mental illnesses such as schizophrenia and bipolar.

We can't keep being left behind.
https://t.co/3DeEe56ziB