Salalah--- The city of Salalah, in the Governorate of Dhofar, today hosted the 3rd edition of the "World Mental Health Day Forum" under the theme "Lived Experiences Heard: Real Voices, Real Change".
The forum focused on providing educational services and counselling, in addition to ways of exploring methods for coping with stress and psychological challenges.
The event was organized by Salalah branch of the University of Technology and Applied Sciences (UTAS). It saw the participation of academics, administrators and students from various educational institutions across the Dhofar Governorate, as well as social well-being specialists from 13 government and private entities and representatives of mental health establishments.
The forum’s programme included a lecture titled "Mental health is not a luxury". The lecture was delivered by HH Sayyida Dr. Taghreed bint Turki Al Said. Dr. Taghreed outlined key themes of psychological balance, the quality of life and social stability.
The forum also included a panel discussion among representatives of educational institutions, a visual presentation featuring the experiences of students (from the campus) and an awards ceremony to honour parties that contributed to the success of the event.