On January 17th, 2022, the president of USSH, VNU - HCM established the Center for Mental Health Research and Support, which is in charge of executing projects and programs related to public mental healthcare.
The three main functions of the Center are: (1) Conducting research and organizing projects in the field of mental health; (2) Providing services in training and health advisory for the improvement of public mental health; (3) Cooperating with national and international partners to carry out research and projects on mental health for the development of policies and effective macro solutions to public mental healthcare in Vietnam.
The Center implements strategies to accomplish its mission through practical activities: Evaluating mental health; Providing mental healthcare services to individuals, families, organizations, businesses and schools.
Conducting research is also the focus of the development strategy. It is the Center’s responsibility to cooperate with national and international organizations to conduct research on: the mental health of different community groups; social psychology; children's awareness and learning; public mental health; mental health and human diseases. The Center will also carry out projects on mental healthcare services.
In addition, the Center takes responsibility for training, scientific services and cooperation through 4 main activities: (1) Providing career guidance; (2) Applying multidisciplinary knowledge and skills in services: consulting, reviewing projects, disseminating knowledge, organizing conferences, seminars and training courses in the field of mental health and professional supervision; (3) Cooperating with suitable organizations to fulfill responsibilities within the Center’s functions; (4) Performing other duties as assigned.
The University president appointed Dr. Lê Minh Công - Vice Dean of the Faculty of Social Work as the Center's Director.
Nguyên An
Translated by: Hoang Oanh Nguyen
