The International Symposium on Children and Adolescents Mental Health Service System Development was hosted by the Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine and the Shanghai Mental Health Center, affiliated with Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, and supported by the Shanghai Mental Health Service System Optimization Project for Children and Adolescents. Over three days, the symposium brought together leading experts and scholars from the fields of mental health, public health, education, and social work, both from China and abroad. Participants engaged in in-depth discussions and exchanges on the development of mental health service systems for children and adolescents, the integration of service resources, and international best practices.
On October 29, the first day of symposium, domestic and international experts and scholars visited the Minhang Campus of Shanghai Mental Health Center. The visit aimed to gain a deeper understanding of the center’s latest progress in child and adolescent mental health services, discipline development, and multi-sector collaboration, laying a solid foundation for further exchanges and discussions during the symposium.
During the visit, Chunbo Li, Vice President of the Shanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, met with a team of U.S. experts led by Roger I. Glass, President of the China Medical Board (CMB). They jointly explored opportunities for international collaboration in establishing mental health service systems for children and adolescents.
Professor Chunbo Li met with Roger I. Glass, President of the China Medical Board
Subsequently, Professor Chunbo Li led the expert delegation on a tour of the Child and Adolescent Inpatient Ward at the Minhang Campus, as well as the Shanghai Clinical Diagnosis and Treatment Center for Severe Mental Disorders. He provided a detailed overview of the campus’s service layout, functional facilities, and operational model. The visiting experts highly commended the campus’s efforts in system planning, service capacity building, and multi-sector collaboration.
Professor Chunbo Li guided the experts on a tour of the Minhang Campus.
During the meeting, experts convened to discuss key issues related to children and adolescents mental health services. They exchanged insights on service procedures, inpatient care, and other critical aspects, offering valuable recommendations for further improving and optimizing mental health services for young people. The discussion took place in an engaging and dynamic atmosphere.
Experts gathered around to exchange ideas during the discussion.
The first day’s visit not only gave experts a firsthand look at the Shanghai Mental Health Center’s progress in developing mental health services for children and adolescents, but also laid a solid foundation and provided valuable insights for the lectures and closed-door discussions that followed over the next two days.
The experts took a group photo
