Annual Meeting Learning Objectives

After attending this meeting, participants will be able to:

1. Understand Indigenous Mental Health Frameworks: Participants will explore indigenous healing practices and frameworks, gaining insights into the impact of colonization on these practices and strategies for integrating them into modern healthcare systems to enhance cultural competency and decolonize mental health care.

2. Integrate Community-Centered Care Approaches: Attendees will learn to design interdisciplinary, community-centered mental health care approaches, emphasizing collaboration with community leaders, individuals with lived experience, and traditional healers to create culturally tailored interventions.

3. Evaluate the Role of Technology in Mental Health Access: Participants will critically assess the role of telepsychiatry and digital mental health tools in bridging geographic and resource gaps, while also considering potential risks and strategies to ensure equitable access in diverse and low-resource settings.

4. Apply Culturally Attuned Care for Displaced Populations: Attendees will examine the mental health needs of migrants, refugees, and displaced populations, focusing on culturally attuned, trauma-informed care approaches