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June 19, 2025
Crete: Training General Practitioners in Child and Adolescent Mental Health

On June 14–15, 2025, we successfully held an intensive two-day training program in Heraklion, Crete, for general practitioners and family doctors. The training focused on the early identification and management of mental health challenges in children and adolescents, highlighting the crucial role...

June 16, 2025
YES! to Participation: A Gathering with Eyes on the Future

The closing meeting of the 2024–2025 cycle of the Youth Engagement Scheme (YES) by CAMHI wrapped up a creative year full of voices, images, and new ideas. Teenagers from all over the country, educators, coordinators, and mental health professionals came together for a two-day gathering filled with...

June 12, 2025
Tomorrow’s Judges Learn About Children’s Mental Health

Child & Adolescent Mental Health Initiative—CAMHI's training seminar for students of the National School of the Judiciary in Thessaloniki has been completed, and a corresponding seminar will follow in Athens.On Wednesday, June 11, CAMHI held a training seminar for students of the National...

June 6, 2025
Fellowship for Communication Professionals in Child & Adolescent Mental Health

Applications are now open for the 2025 - 2026 Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) Global Center for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Communicator Fellowship at the Child Mind Institute through July 31st, 2025. This is an incredible opportunity providing support for passionate storytellers and...

May 28, 2025
Open Event in Tripoli on Child and Adolescent Mental Health Successfully Concluded

More than 130 people attended the open event organized by the Medical Association of Arcadia, with the honored participation of the Child & Adolescent Mental Health Initiative (CAMHI), on Saturday, May 24, 2025, at the Malliaropouleio Theatre of the Municipality of Tripoli.The event, titled...

May 6, 2025
Growing Healthier Together – CAMHI invites you to the WHO event at Zappeion

Come meet us in person, and together let’s amplify the voices of children and adolescents through a vibrant program that connects experience with science and participation with change.The World Health Organization (WHO) Office for Quality of Care and Patient Safety in Athens brings to the forefront...

May 5, 2025
May: Mental Health Awareness Month – Time to Break the Silence

Opinion Piece – by Theano Touma, child psychiatrist, member of the Child & Adolescent Mental Health InitiativeMaria, 14 years old, is one of those children struggling with stigma and isolation. She is quiet and withdrawn at school, and lately she has been distancing herself from her friends....

April 24, 2025
Greek and Brazilian Youth Unite for Inclusive Education

In a dynamic online meeting held in early April, 35 young people from Greece and Brazil exchanged experiences and good practices to promote a friendly and inclusive educational environment. The meeting was a follow-up to the contact established last February, during the 2nd Full Day Conference of...

April 10, 2025
«Adolescence»: Navigating the Complexities of Teen Years Without a Guide

Inspired by the highly-discussed mini-series Adolescence, CAMHI's child and adolescent psychiatrist, Theano Touma, delves into the core issues surrounding adolescence.With its powerful impact, Adolescence has shed light on topics that are rarely discussed openly, sparking an essential...

April 2, 2025
April, Autism Awareness Month: Guides and Training Programs by CAMHI

World Autism Awareness Day is an internationally recognized day observed every year on April 2nd, encouraging United Nations member states, including Greece, to take action to raise awareness about autism worldwide. It was established by a resolution of the United Nations General Assembly...