6th October 2025 Her Majesty the Gyaltsuen graced The Third PEMA Symposium. The Third PEMA Symposium on “Empowering Young Minds, Building Futures: Investing in Children and Adolescents’ Mental Health and Wellbeing” commenced today in Thimphu. Her Majesty the Gyaltsuen graced the event, delivering the opening address and launching Bhutan’s first National Mental Health Strategy and…

6th October 2025 The Third PEMA Symposium: Day 1 of our symposium is packed with brainpower! Back

Mental health experts and advocates from Bhutan and across the world are gathering in Thimphu tomorrow for the Third PEMA Symposium on Mental Health. Mental health experts and advocates from Bhutan and across the world are gathering in Thimphu tomorrow for the Third PEMA Symposium on Mental Health. Under the Royal Stewardship of Her…

Enhancing Mental Health Services for Children As part of our commitment to proactive prevention and improved care for children facing mental health and cognitive challenges, The PEMA Secretariat with the expertise of Dr. George, HVO volunteer, and national expert, supported by the Bhutan Foundation, have introduced the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC) at…

The PEMA Secretariat Enters into Formal Collaboration with Dratshang Lhentshog for Advancing Mental Health The PEMA Secretariat in collaboration with Dratshang Lhentshog, developed standardized modules to advance holistic mental health promotion. Over three days from 23-25th July 2025, we developed standardized modules focusing on Mental Health Promotion, Prevention of Substance Use, Strengthening Child Protection, and…

04th June 2025: Celebrating Her Majesty The Gyaltsuen’s Birth Anniversary In keeping up with our cherished tradition to celebrate the joyous occasion of Her Majesty The Gyaltsuen’s Birth Anniversary, a series of events were organized. The auspicious day started with the offering of butter lamp and prayers for longevity at the Changangkha,…