Celebrating World Mental Health Day

The Department of Psychology celebrated World Mental Health Day this year under the slogan "My Health is My Right" on Wednesday, October 9, 2024. The event featured various activities organized by a group of students from the department, supervised by Dr. Rasha Abdel Rahman, Head of the Psychology Department. The students prepared a collection of supportive mental health phrases, which they distributed across all university departments.

The day also included a lecture titled "The Road to Success," presented by Dr. Jassim Al Marzouqi, a psychological counsellor at Al Qasimi Hospital in Sharjah. The lecture highlighted key points about mental health, emphasizing its importance and the necessity of prioritizing it for effective adaptation to life and achieving success. More than 56 male and female students, along with all department faculty members, attended the event.