Dr. Sau SokunvadhanaDr. Sau Sokunvadhana- currently working at the National Paediatric Hospital in Cambodia and studying Public Health at the National Institute of Public Health. Dr. Sau spent time in Melbourne with Child and Adolescent Mental Health professionals learning about how the Australian system works with children in extreme stress, looking to enhance paediatric clinical practice in Cambodia by adapting key interventions on psychological crisis intervention. Dr. Sau will be involved in the project to evaluate an AusAID funded project underway in Cambodia- Protecting Children’s Mental Health in Extreme Stress Project. This ALA Fellowship has allowed Dr. Sau the opportunity to study, to contribute to finding ways to scale up the existing mental health services and to assist in strengthening existing systems and leadership capacity in Cambodia to support children in disasters. |