The Growing Need for Digital-Centric Mental Health Strategies | Asia Summit 2024

Mental health and substance use disorders remain a significant issue for individuals and employers in SE Asia. Young people have been especially affected, as they were more acutely impacted by the pandemic and live under heightened pressures of social media usage. Countries throughout SE Asia have increased their support for the broader field of mental health related programs and treatments, exemplified by a key placement on Singapore’s national agenda and similar investments by governments and private investors across SE Asia. In the United States and elsewhere, employer awareness and adoption of digital health tools are being integrated as part of a whole-of-society approach. Digital-centric strategies are poised to play a greater role in treatment and well-being. What can we learn from innovative technology, investments, and policies, and how can these efforts be used across the region and the world?

Moderator
Jean Liu
Director, Centre for Evidence and Implementation (CEI)

Speakers
Wendy Chapman
Associate Dean, Digital Health and Informatics

Prem Kumar Nair
Group CEO, IHH Healthcare

Lee Cheng
Psychiatrist, Senior Consultant, and Clinical Director, Office of Population Health, IMH

Ramesh Rajentheran
CEO and Co-Founder, MiyaHealth

Panel can be especially poignant on October 10: World Mental Health Day

The overall objective of World Mental Health Day is to raise awareness of mental health issues around the world and to mobilize efforts in support of mental health.

The Day provides an opportunity for all stakeholders working on mental health issues to talk about their work, and what more needs to be done to make mental health care a reality for people worldwide.