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A WPA Collaborating Centre is an entity designated as part of an international collaborative network and committed to conducting activities that support the WPA mission. The WPA Collaborating Centres (or hubs) have a major role in enabling the advancement of mental health for countries in their region or worldwide. They provide support in developing, delivering and sharing educational, research and publications expertise and resources, and policy and practice developments in the field of psychiatry. Their mission is be to enable countries in their region to develop, strengthen, and offer continuing support to develop human resources for mental health at all levels.

Below you can read the latest news from our Collaborating Centres from around the world.

1. Cairo, Egypt

Contact: Prof. Tarek A. Okasha

Professor of Psychiatry

Email : tarek.okasha@med.asu.edu.eg & oipasu@med.asu.edu.eg

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2. Oxford, UK

Contact: Dr Kamaldeep Bhui, Professor of Psychiatry

Email: kam.bhui@psych.ox.ac.uk

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Event: World Psychiatric Association Collaborating Centres & CHiMES Seminar Series 2025

Theme: Embracing the complexity of Personality Disorder: the scientific and clinical contribution of Transference Focused Psychotherapy

When: 20th March 2025, at 3pm GMT/UTC online

More information: Can be found here.

3. Cape Town, South Africa

Contact: Dan J.Stein, Professor and Chair

Email: dan.stein@uct.ac.za

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WPA Collaborating Centre Lunch-Time Lecture (22nd February 2022)

Theme: Public mental health: The case, challenges and opportunities

Dr Jonathan Campion FRCPsych outlined the broad impacts of mental disorder and wellbeing and summarised the evidence base for effective public mental health interventions.

The recording can be viewed here.