The list for 2023 is now live below!
This list will be updated frequently as I get more information about upcoming events. Please note that since most of the events are operating online due to the COVID-19 pandemic, they come out on shorter notice, so this calendar will likely remain sparse for now. 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.
How do I select the events for this calendar? There are many events worldwide on mental health, but I select specifically those that are related to global mental health events and related disciplines. I try to strike a balance between paid and free, local and global, high-income, low-income and middle-income so that there is something for everyone. If you have an event or correction to suggest, please leave a comment below and I will add it.
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.
The COVID-19 pandemic is a big uncertainty for these events, some of which are announced as international conferences and congresses in person. If you want to know the latest updates on these events, please follow the links or contact the organizers.
September
14-16 September 2023 — Chandigarh, India — Diamond Jubilee International Conference on Mental Health
20-22 September 2023 — Leuven, Belgium — Implementation of community mental health services: making it happen! – by the European Assertive Outreach Foundation (EAOF)
25 September 2023 — Online — The impact of infectious disease epidemics on suicide: Possible reasons for no increase in the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic – webinar by the WPA Epidemiology and Public Health Section
October
14 October 2023 — Buenos Aires, Argentina — Global Mental Health Summit
30 October-1 November 2023 — Bethesda, US and online — Global Mental Health Conference: Research Without Borders by the US National Institute for Mental Health
31 October 2023 — Online — Using the media as a force for good in suicide prevention – webinar by the WPA Epidemiology and Public Health Section
November
27 November 2023 — Online — The epidemiology of psychosis: global perspectives – webinar by the WPA Epidemiology and Public Health Section
Past events from this year
January
25 January 2023 — Online — Mental health in the community: an example of a French service in Lille, France, recognized by WHO as a good practice by EUCOMS
30 January 2023 — Online — Reaching Children in Context: Family- and Community-based Intervention Approaches by Columbia University Seminar Series on Global Mental Health
31 January 2023 — Online — #MHForAll Webinar: Making mental health a priority in 2023 by the Global Mental Health Action Network
February
2-3 February 2023 — New Delhi, India — Shaping the Global Psyche: Colonialism, Transcultural Psychiatry and Global Mental Health by Decolonising Madness
7 February 2023 — Online — Suicide prevention using mixed methods and decolonizing approaches by Duke Global Mental Health
8 February 2023 — Online — New research launch: insurance and mental health by the UK Money and Mental Health Policy Institute
8 February 2023 — Online — Identifying key research priorities for MHPSS in emergency settings – inaugural webinar by the MHPSS Research Network
16 February 2023 — Online — Complex humanitarian emergencies: what role can psychiatrists play? by the Refugee and Asylum Mental Health Network
28 February 2023 — Online — #MHForAll Webinar by the Global Mental Health Action Network (details to follow)
March
3 March 2023 — Online — What Does It Mean to ‘Formulate’ a Patient in Psychiatry and Psychology? Insights From Psychological Anthropology – Harvard Friday Morning Seminar in Culture, Psychiatry and Global Mental Health
10 March 2023 — Online — Seeing Like a Child and Echoes of a Death – Harvard Friday Morning Seminar in Culture, Psychiatry and Global Mental Health
15 March 2023 — Online — Women and Gender in Mental Health webinar by the Dutch International Mental Health Hub and partners
21 March 2023 — Online — A Comprehensive Approach to Mental Health in Europe: Plan, Act, Change by MEP Alliance & Coalition for Mental Health & Wellbeing
23 March 2023 — Online — Measurement of Adolescents’ Mental Health at the Population Level – webinar by UNICEF
25 March 2023 — Online — Mental Health in the context of challenging ecosystems by the European Congress of Psychiatry
25-28 March 2023 — Paris, France — European Congress of Psychiatry
28 March 2023 — Online — MHForAll Webinar: Achieving National Reforms in Mental Health by the Global Mental Health Action Network
30 March 2023 — Online — Paying for Outcomes on Mental Health Programs Report Launch by Healthy Brains Global Initiative
April
3 April 2023 — Online — Revitalizing Systems of Care: Promoting Refugee Children’s Mental Health and Belonging online webinar by the Boston College School of Social Work Research Program on Children and Adversity (RPCA) and Trauma and Community Resilience Center (TCRC) at Boston Children’s Hospital
6 April 2023 — Online — Finding the right treatment for the right people at the right time – promoting stratification in global mental health research by Wellcome
6 April 2023 — Online — The Why and How of successful partnerships between psychiatrists and service user and family/carer advocacy movements – by WPA Service Users and Family Carers’ Advisory Group
18 April 2023 — Online — Climate change and mental health: Catalysing a global research community by the Institute of Global Health Innovation
18 April 2023 — Online — Spotlight on Mental Health: the decriminalisation of suicide: a #MHForAll webinar by the Lancet and the Global Mental Health Action Network
19-20 April 2023 — Boston, USA — The Future of Mental Healthcare conference
21 April 2023 — Online — A Comprehensive Approach to Mental Health – stakeholders webinar by the European Commission
24 April 2023 — Online — Pragmatic precision psychiatry: A new direction for optimizing treatment selection – webinar by the WPA Epidemiology and Public Health Section
May
2 May 2023 — Online — Finding the Right Treatment for the Right People at the Right Time – Promoting Stratification in Global Mental Health Research by the Center for Global Mental Health at the US National Institute of Mental Health
11 May 2023 — Online — Youth perspective on mental health webinar by the Global Mental Health Peer Network
13 May 2023 — Online — Raising awareness of maternal mental health webinar by the Global Mental Health Peer Network
22-28 May 2023 — Online — European Mental Health Week by Mental Health Europe
22 May 2023 — Online — The value of urban green and blue spaces for health and well-being by the WHO European Centre for Environment and Health
22-26 May 2023 — Porto, Portugal — V International summer school on public mental health by ISPUP and partners
23 May 2023 — Online and Brussels, Belgium — BOOST project final conference
23 May 2023 — Online — Ethnicity, money and mental health by the UK Money and Mental Health Institute
29 May 2023 — Online — Kenya Medical Research Institute – Suicide in Kenya: Magnitude and risk factors – webinar by the WPA Epidemiology and Public Health Section
30 May 2023 — Online — #MHForAll Webinar by the Global Mental Health Action Network
30-31 May 2023 — Online — Reimagining Mental Health Virtual Conference by Glasswing International and Catalyst 2030
June
14 June 2023 — Online — Establishing political priority for global mental health: old challenges, new opportunities by the ESRC Centre for Society and Mental Health
14-15 June 2023 — Online and Bridgetown, Barbados — SIDS ministerial conference on NCDs and mental health by the World Health Organization
28-29 June 2023 — Online and Cape Town, South Africa — Global Mental Health Action Network Annual Meeting
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