During a time when the COVID-19 pandemic is exposing the mental health challenges that many struggle with, particularly for children and youth, EMPWR MAG has started it’s efforts in organizing the world’s largest youth mental health conference and the largest mental health conference in the MENA, hosting Canadian Minister of Youth at EMPWRNG MNDS on July 18. Ally Salama, an Egyptian-Candian Mental Health Ambassador, received a grant by the Federal Government of Canada’s TakingITGlobal program (#RisingYouth) to help organize the “EMPWRNG MNDS” online conference. The conference aims to search for solutions around common mental health challenges arising today, raise awareness, build a network of youth mental health leaders, and push for resources for youth leaders to navigate the problems surrounding mental health in today’s mental health epidemic. “The whole idea behind empowering minds is almost like Al Gouna Film Festival, which helps push the film industry forward. In this case, we are trying to push for an ecosystem that supports mental health research and funding, and connect people who want to be psychologists to share knowledge and push the movement forward,” Salama tells Egyptian Streets. It will touch upon several topics,…
Pushing For a Youth-Driven Mental Health Movement in Egypt: EMPWRNG MNDS Conference
July 14, 2020
