The list for 2025 is now live below!
This is a list of global mental health events taking place in 2025. I select the events to include according to my preferences and I usually try to include free and/or large events, online and in-person. Often events are announced at short notice, so keep coming here every week to see the latest. I usually don’t know much about these events beyond what is published on the websites, so if you have questions regarding an event, it is best to get in touch with the organizers. If you would like to suggest an event for me to include, please get in touch with me via the form at the bottom of the About Me page. If you wish to see past events, the calendars for 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019 and 2018 can be found at the links, though some older event links may be expired. I wasn’t active in 2023 and 2024 so there are no lists for those years.
If you are looking for more on global mental health, check out my newsletter Global Mental Health Unboxed which features the latest events, publications, job ads and resources. Check out also the Resources page on this website (although I’m currently working to update this page in March 2025, so maybe come back in April!).
Note: I wasn’t active in January and February 2025 so there won’t be any events listed for these months. This year’s list will start at March 2025.
March
12 March 2025 — Online — Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the US: Implications for Cultural Psychiatry and Global Mental Health webinar by the Society for the Study of Psychiatry and Culture
13 March 2025 — London, UK and online — Identity, integration and mental health in migration webinar by the Centre for Global Mental Health
20 March 2025 — Online — Presenting GMHPN’s Renumeration Framework & Lived Experience Inclusion Assessment Tools by the Global Mental Health Peer Network
25 March 2025 — Online — Launch of the WHO Mental Health Policy (read more about this in my March 2025 newsletter)
26 March 2025 — Geneva, Switzerland and online — Prioritizing Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Resource-Constrained Settings by the Interagency Standing Committee on MHPSS
31 March 2025 — Online — Addressing Dementia in refugees and migrants by the World Health Organization
April
3-5 April 2025 — Albuquerque, United States — SSPC 46th Annual Meeting by the Society for the Study of Psychiatry and Culture
8 April 2025 — Online — Prioritising mental health and substance use disorders in prisons in Africa by the Global Mental Health Peer Network and Africa Mental Health & Justice Network
9 April 2025 — Online — Involving children, young people, and parents/carers in mental health research by UCL Catalyst Seminar Series
10 April 2025 — Online — Breaking Barriers – Reflecting on ‘Mad Activism,’ Power Structures & Centring Lived Experience webinar by the Global Mental Health Action Network
29-30 April 2025 — Doha, Qatar — Global Ministerial Mental Health Summit
May
19-25 May 2025 — Online — European Mental Health Week
30-31 May 2025 — Kahama, Tanzania — Tanzania Mental Health Summit 2025
June
10-11 June 2025 — Boston, United States — Future of Mental Healthcare conference
September
25 September 2025 — New York, United States — High-Level Meeting of the UN General Assembly on the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases and the promotion of mental health and well-being
November
10-12 November 2025 — Cape Town, South Africa — 7th Global Mental Health Summit