Mental Health and Young People

Case 1: Mental Health in Youth follows Sofia, a 15-year-old experiencing increasing anxiety, social withdrawal, poor sleep, fatigue and declining school engagement over six months. The case highlights the interaction between mental health, lifestyle, family and social factors. During the VIPE event, students will work in interprofessional teams to identify key risks and develop a person-centred care plan spanning healthcare, home, school and community support.

Step 1:

Please click the Zoom Registration button below to sign-up for the event: you must register before 11:59pm EDT on Friday October 9th, 2026.

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Step 2:

Please review the following material before attending the VIPE sessions:

• – Case Study
• – Interview 
• – Video Cases
• – Other Resources

Timeline

(All times are central european time – CET or CEST – please check timeanddate.com for confirmation)

• – 2:50PM – 3:00PM: Enter symposium waiting room by accessing the link in your registration confirmation email 
• – 3:00PM – 3:10PM: Introduction by VIPE committee  
• – 3:10PM – 3:15PM: Participants will be arranged into their assigned Breakout Groups by session administrators 
• – 3:15PM – 4:15PM: Breakout Groups analyze the patient case, execute on VIPE objectives, and prepare for presentation. Please be sure to have a student take notes and be ready to present out.  
• – 4:15PM -4:20PM: Session admins conclude Breakout Groups and reconvene participants into main symposium room 
• – 4:20PM – 5:20PM: Breakout Group presentations on case results  
• – 5:20PM – 5:30PM: Closing  

VIPE Format

Students will:

• – Work in student teams, representing health disciplines from multiple universities
• – Be assigned an IPE faculty facilitator
• – Attend an online virtual Interprofessional education session
• – Engage in a discussion of interprofessional care through case vignette(s)

What is Interprofessional Education?

World Health Organization Definition of Interprofessional Education (IPE) and Collaborative Practice: “Interprofessional education occurs when students from two or more professions learn about, from and with each other to enable effective collaboration and improve health outcomes. Interprofessional education is a necessary step in preparing a “collaborative practice-ready” health workforce that is better prepared to respond to local health needs. A collaborative practice-ready health worker is someone who has learned how to work in an interprofessional team and is competent to do so. Collaborative practice happens when multiple health workers from different professional backgrounds work together with patients, families, carers and communities to deliver the highest quality of care. It allows health workers to engage any individual whose skills can help achieve local health goals”

What is Virtual Interprofessional Education?

To provide virtual health care students from multiple universities with an interprofessional orientation and virtual training experience in the care of patients across the continuum of care, with an emphasis in promoting their physical, psychological, social and spiritual well-being  through collaborative health care practices.