The second day of the conference on Intergenerational Transfer of Mental Illness: Patterns of Risk and Protective Factors (ICIMI-2024), held on 17 October 2024 at Government College University, Faisalabad (Main Campus), saw profound discussions from renowned scholars and professionals. With 20 sessions spread across three slots, the conference provided a comprehensive exploration of Intergenerational Transfer of Mental Illness, their risk patterns, and the protective factors that contribute to them. Keynote addresses were delivered by 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐃𝐫. 𝐑𝐚𝐟𝐢𝐚 𝐑𝐚𝐟𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞, 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐃𝐫. 𝐅𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐡 𝐌𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐤, 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐃𝐫. 𝐑𝐮𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐚 𝐇𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐟, 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐃𝐫. 𝐒𝐲𝐞𝐝𝐚 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐡𝐢𝐝𝐚 𝐁𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐨𝐥, 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟 𝐃𝐫. 𝐈𝐦𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐳 𝐀𝐡𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐃𝐨𝐠𝐚𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐃𝐫. 𝐒𝐚𝐫𝐰𝐚𝐭 𝐒𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐚𝐧 who shared valuable research and perspectives on mental health. The conference was an opportunity for the academic community to engage with diverse perspectives on the intergenerational transfer of mental illness, exploring associated anxieties and strategies to cope with these challenges. Esteemed session chairs, including 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐃𝐫. 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐩𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐀𝐥𝐚𝐧 𝐋𝐞𝐰𝐢𝐬, 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐃𝐫. 𝐀𝐳𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐚 𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐢 𝐌𝐨𝐡𝐝 𝐊𝐨𝐬𝐧𝐢𝐧, 𝐃𝐫.𝐀𝐥𝐢 𝐀𝐤𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐨𝐫 𝐍𝐚𝐪𝐯𝐢, 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐃𝐫. 𝐑𝐚𝐟𝐢𝐚 𝐑𝐚𝐟𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞, 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐃𝐫. 𝐅𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐡 𝐌𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐤, 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐃𝐫. 𝐑𝐮𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐚 𝐇𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐟, 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐃𝐫. 𝐒𝐚𝐫𝐰𝐚𝐭 𝐒𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐚𝐧, 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐃𝐫.𝐍𝐚𝐣𝐦𝐚 𝐌𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐤, 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟.𝐃𝐫. 𝐉𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥 𝐀 𝐌𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐤, 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟.𝐃𝐫. 𝐙𝐚𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐚 𝐁𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐨𝐥, 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟.𝐃𝐫. 𝐌𝐮𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐝 𝐒𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐞𝐦, 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟.𝐃𝐫.𝐒𝐚𝐢𝐦𝐚 𝐄𝐡𝐬𝐚𝐧, 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟.𝐃𝐫.𝐁𝐚𝐛𝐚𝐤 𝐌𝐞𝐡𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐝, 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟.𝐃𝐫.𝐙𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐚 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐨, 𝐃𝐫.𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐥𝐚 𝐓𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐪, 𝐃𝐫. 𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐇𝐚𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫, 𝐃𝐫.𝐑𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐚𝐭 𝐒𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐪, 𝐃𝐫. 𝐀𝐬𝐦𝐚 𝐌𝐚𝐣𝐞𝐞𝐝,𝐃𝐫. 𝐀𝐬𝐢𝐚 𝐙𝐮𝐥𝐟𝐢𝐪𝐚𝐫, 𝐃𝐫.𝐌.𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐚 𝐁𝐮𝐭𝐭, 𝐃𝐫.𝐇𝐚𝐳𝐢𝐪 𝐌𝐞𝐡𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐝, 𝐃𝐫. 𝐌𝐮𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐝 𝐋𝐮𝐪𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐊𝐡𝐚𝐧, 𝐃𝐫.𝐀𝐧𝐢𝐥𝐚 𝐒𝐚𝐝𝐚𝐟 𝐌𝐮𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐫, 𝐃𝐫.𝐀𝐛𝐝𝐮𝐥-𝐮𝐫-𝐑𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐞𝐝, 𝐃𝐫.𝐊𝐡𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐫 𝐁𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐥, 𝐃𝐫.𝐀𝐲𝐞𝐬𝐡𝐚 𝐉𝐚𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧, 𝐃𝐫.𝐌𝐚𝐦𝐨𝐨𝐧𝐚 𝐈𝐬𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐋𝐨𝐨𝐧𝐚, 𝐃𝐫. 𝐌. 𝐅𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐤𝐛𝐚𝐫, 𝐃𝐫. 𝐑𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐲𝐚 𝐈𝐟𝐭𝐢𝐤𝐡𝐚𝐫, 𝐃𝐫.𝐑𝐮𝐪𝐢𝐚 𝐒𝐚𝐟𝐝𝐞𝐫, 𝐃𝐫.𝐔𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐚 𝐅𝐚𝐡𝐞𝐞𝐦, 𝐃𝐫.𝐅𝐚𝐢𝐪𝐚 𝐘𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐫. 𝐈𝐦𝐫𝐚𝐧 𝐇𝐚𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐙𝐚𝐢𝐝𝐢 facilitated engaging and thoughtful discussions that deepened participants’ understanding of these complex issues. The interaction between researchers, practitioners, and students brought fresh ideas and encouraged collaboration for future studies. Overall, the day’s events provided a rich platform for knowledge exchange and academic dialogue, advancing the discourse on mental health issues in both personal and professional context. We sincerely thank all the keynote speakers, session chairs, and participants for their invaluable contributions to making the conference a success.
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