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July 7, 2025
Strengthening cooperation with the Regional Health Authorities for the implementation of the Child & Adolescent Mental Health Initiative

Press ReleaseOn Thursday, July 3, 2025, a working meeting was held at the Ministry of Health to discuss the progress and next steps of the Child & Adolescent Mental Health Initiative (CAMHI), following an invitation from the Deputy Minister of Health, Dimitris Vartzopoulos. The meeting was...

July 2, 2025
Screen Time in Summer: a mini Guide

Summer brings longer days, more freedom, and a welcome break from routine. But with more free time for kids often comes… more screen time.From endless Minecraft sessions to nonstop scrolling on TikTok, finding balance can be tricky. And somewhere between “just five more minutes” and “turn it off...

July 1, 2025
CAMHI, at the 21st International ESCAP Congress in Strasbourg

From June 29 to July 1, 2025, the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Initiative participated in the 21st International Congress of the European Society for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (ESCAP), held in Strasbourg in partnership with SFPEADA.Under the theme “Beyond Nature & Nurture”, the...

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

The Child & Adolescent Mental Health Initiative—CAMHI's training seminars for students of the National School of the Judiciary in Thessaloniki and Athens have been completedOn Wednesday, June 11, in Thessaloniki, and Thursday, June 26, in Athens CAMHI held training seminars for students of...

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....