Open event in Corfu on the mental health of children and adolescents
To foster dialogue on the everyday mental health challenges faced by children and adolescents in the region, the Child & Adolescent Mental Health Initiative (CAMHI) is organizing an open event in Corfu on Saturday, November 7, 2026, at 17:00, in the “Georgios Grammatikakis” Hall of the Ionian Academy (1 Kapodistriou Street). The event, which is supported by the Regional Directorate of Primary and Secondary Education, invites teachers, physicians and mental health professionals of the region, as well as any interested citizen, to bring the needs of the local community to the fore and to present the Initiative’s training programs, which empower the educational and medical communities.
Knowledge and tools for the educational and medical community of Corfu
At the event, members of CAMHI will present to professionals in Corfu its training programs, which are offered free of charge: the Basic Training Program “Mental Health Literacy for Children & Adolescents” for teachers and members of Special Educational Staff (EEP) and Special Auxiliary Staff (EBP); and the Program “Screening for Mental Health Problems in Children & Adolescents” for pediatricians, general/family physicians and personal doctors on compulsory service (rural doctors). The Specialized Training Program for mental health professionals will also be presented. CAMHI’s Training Programs are implemented with the support of the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Education, Religious Affairs and Sports. These trainings are an important step toward strengthening and empowering the professionals they address, so that they can effectively support children and adolescents within their field of practice. The Youth Engagement Scheme (YES) and its individual actions will also be presented.
Event program
After participant registration, the event will begin at 17:30 with greetings from representatives of the Regional Directorate of Education of the Ionian Islands and the Medical Association of Corfu.
This will be followed by a presentation of CAMHI and its training programs by Konstantinos Kotsis, Associate Professor of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry at the Medical School of the University of Ioannina, and CAMHI psychologists Alexandra Tzotzi, Andromachi Mitropoulou and Panagiota Balikou. Savvas Metaxas, coordinator of educational activities for CAMHI's Youth Engagement Scheme (YES), will present the Dialogue Actions in Schools and the Network of Active Schools.
A discussion will then take place on the topic “Everyday Mental Health Challenges of Children & Adolescents in Corfu: The Perspective of Local Professionals Working with Children.” Participants will include Petros D. Angelopoulos, Regional Director of Primary and Secondary Education of the Ionian Islands; Sappho Karavia, Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist; Eleni Malacha, Special Education Teacher and Head of the Center for Differential Diagnosis, Diagnosis and Support (KE.D.A.S.Y.) of Corfu; Immacolata-Anna De Maggio, Pediatrician and Director of Medical Services at the General Hospital of Corfu “Agia Eirini”; and Xanthi Chouliara, Acting Regional Quality Assurance Supervisor of Education of the Ionian Islands.
The event will close with a Q&A and discussion with the audience, followed by networking.
Find the agenda (in GR) here
About CAMHI
The Child & Adolescent Mental Health Initiative (CAMHI) began implementation in early 2021 to strengthen the mental health care provided to children and adolescents, as well as reinforcing the infrastructure for the prevention, assessment, and treatment of children and adolescents with mental health needs in Greece. The program is designed and implemented by a nationwide Network of public-sector mental health organizations and professionals, in collaboration with the Child Mind Institute (New York) and with the support of the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Education, Religious Affairs and Sports.
The Child & Adolescent Mental Health Initiative is supported exclusively by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) as part of the SNF Global Health Initiative (GHI).