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Initiative looks to the future to improve mental wellbeing

Participants look at a screen at the FutureTales Lab Forum where research into the ‘Futures of Mental Health in Thailand 2033’ was unveiled at True Digital Park. (Photo: Somchai Poomlard)

Several government agencies and a private company have teamed up for a 10-year initiative aimed at addressing mental health issues in the kingdom, Pun-Arj Chairatana, director of the National Innovation Agency (NIA), said yesterday.

They are proposing to use “foresight” future forecasting tools to predict and best manage mental health issues, Mr Pun-Arj said yesterday.

“This is what prompted four organisations to join forces — the NIA, the Future Thai lab, the Electronic Transactions Development Agency, and the Department of Mental…

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