Royal Thai Consulate-General in Fukuoka organized a semi-online mental health workshop on “Bringing Hope and Inspiration” on 31 August 2021 during 10.30 – 12.00 at Consulate-General Meeting Room. The workshop was led by, Dr.Prawet Tantiphiwatthanasakun, a Thai psychiatrist and well-known speakers on mental health awareness. Participants include consular staffs and Thai volunteer network in Fukuoka.

On this occasion, Dr.Prawet gave lecture on basic human emotion and provided suggestions and techniques for helping people who lost hope or those with great grievances. Participants also exchanges opinions and discussed about several cases that they have experienced in life. The lesson learnt at the workshop may be utilized by participants to help those in needs as well as to manage one own emotion in a daily life.

Royal Thai Consulate-General aims to organize more workshops and events in order to improve the effectiveness of consular services and to strengthen network of the Thai communities in in Kyushu, Okinawa and Chugoku regions.