Mental Health in Japan | TELL's Building Resilience Summit

Building Resilience:

Moving Past Reactivity to Foster Strength and Wellness for All

Sponsored by Discovery Japan

Welcome to TELL’s second annual mental health summit in partnership with the ACCJ and sponsored by Discovery Japan.

This year our focus is on promoting resilience as we continue to grapple with the impact of COVID-19. The pandemic has left many feeling depleted, burned out, and that our cups are empty. Growing evidence suggests taking care of our well-being and nurturing resilience are not just “nice to have” but are necessary for daily life and future success.

Tending to wellness and resilience are not just tasks for individuals, but are key to workplace and community health. Work-related mental health conditions are fast overshadowing physical safety as a critical concern in the workplace, leaving many workplaces and leaders scrambling to address shortfalls. Gender disparities and youth mental health issues have many countries looking at ways to support and strengthen women and young people's ability to prepare for, withstand, adapt, and thrive in the face of adversity.

Building resilience provides an important framework for developing skills to help us navigate our ever-changing and demanding world. At this summit, we will discuss the importance of laying strong foundations, boosting motivation, and supporting mental wellness for all. We will explore and discuss some of the challenges within various sectors of the community. We will also look at ways to help develop wellness and resilience skills across a range of disciplines that employees, educators, and individuals can use to inform organizational or personal roadmaps for safety, wellbeing, and future success.

SUMMIT SCHEDULE
for APRIL 8, 2022

Join us for an exciting day centering on mental health! Sessions are hybrid with some in-person and online.

9:00

Registration

12:00

Lunch

9:30

12:40

Opening Speaker

David MacDonald

Om Prakash

Keynote Speaker

Kathy Matsui

10:00

13:30

Intersectionality During COVID - Underserved Populations and Disparities in Support, Ensuring Everyone Thrives

Sherman Gillums Jr., Chris Wells, and Nicole Scoble-Williams

Women in Leadership - Opportunities for Change and Empowerment

Vanessa Oshima, Midori Kaneko, and Keiko Sato

11:00

14:30

Innovative Workplace Solutions During COVID: What To Do Now and What To Do Next

John Carlson, Patrick Jordan,

and Sarah Bader

Innovative Mental Health Workplace Solutions

Kyoko Sonoda, Karin Wellbrock, and Mete Yazici

15:30

Closing Statement

Shannon Quon

SUMMIT SCHEDULE
for APRIL 9, 2022

Join us for an exciting day centering on mental health! Sessions are only online.

9:15

12:30

Welcoming Remarks

Billy Cleary

Lunch

9:30

Keynote Speaker

Gail Palmer

13:30

Supporting LGBTQIA Youth to Foster Resilience

Taeko Yamada, Kento Hoshi, and Francesco Pantò, M.D.

10:30

Mental Health Impact on Youth During COVID

14:30

Ashly Schanback Ishii and

Dr. Minako Abe

How Parents Can Build Resilience

Alejandra Reyes and Andrew Neuman

11:30

Challenges of University Students

Niaya Igarashi, Ridho Ahmad Pratama, and Pham Thu Thao

15:30

Closing

Giles Duke

ATTENDANCE OPTIONS

Both in-person and online options are available for day one only. The in-person venue is the Tokyo American Club and includes lunch (in-person tickets are limited to 100). Please note you must agree to ACCJ's consent rules to attend the in-person sessions.

Please note day two is online only.

For ACCJ members please purchase your tickets from the ACCJ website.