The President of the Brazilian Psychiatric Association (ABP), Antônio Geraldo da Silva, will give a lecture on the importance of self-care in mental health and suicide prevention on September 26th, from 2pm, in the auditorium of the Court of Justice of the State of Tocantins (TJTO). The event will be broadcast live on the virtual platform of Esmat for those registered who do not reside in the city of Palmas.
May register magistrates and servers of the Judiciary of the State of Tocantins; members and servers of the State Prosecution and the Public Defender’s Office of the State of Tocantins; magistrates and servers of the TRE-TO; academics of the medical course of UFT and AFYA (former ITPAC) who are studying the discipline of Psychiatry; and academics of the course of Psychology of UFT, Ulbra and Fact that have already completed the basic cycle of the course and community in general.
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The lecture aims to promote awareness of the importance of self-care in mental health and suicide prevention, through an informative and educational lecture to be given by the President of ABP, which will address risk factors, the warning signs and intervention strategies.
Further information can be found at the Notice.
About the lecturer
Antônio is President of the Brazilian Association of Psychiatry (ABP), 2023-2025. Coordinator and creator of the Yellow September National Campaign. Finance Director of the National Federation of Physicians of Brazil (Fenam), 2019-2023. National Coordinator and creator of the Society Against Prejudice Campaign. Member of the Coordination of the Research Group on Mental Health Based on Evidence (SAMBE), UFMG/OPAS/ABP. Member of the Sub-commission on Drug Policies and Mental Health of the National Council for Human Rights (CND). Doctor Psychiatrist CRM-DF 5875 - RQE: 2275. Creator of the Neologism PSYCHOPHOBIA and coordinator of the Campaign on PSYCHOPHOBIA IS CRIME. Full Member of the National Council for Drug Policy (CONAD). Creator and coordinator of the National Campaign: “Craque” (Ace) that is “CRAQUE” (ACE) does not use CRACK. Medical residency integrated in the UnB/HSVP Psychiatry, in 1988. President of the Brazilian Association of Psychiatry (ABP), 2010-2022. Member of the Permanent Committee of Scientific Sections of the WORLD PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION (WPA). Treasurer Director of the Brazilian Association of Psychiatry (ABP). Technical Superintendent of the Brazilian Association of Psychiatry (ABP). Doctor’s degree, by the College of Medicine of the University of Porto, 2021, and post-doc in Molecular Medicine, by the College of Medicine of UFMG, city of Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil, 2024.
