Take to the stage at The International Mental Health Conference in 2023
Stand out as an expert, shine a light on the work you do and enhance your profile on an international level.
Applications to present are now closed.
If you have a late application, please get in touch using the contact form.
Use your use voice, experience and expertise to share innovation, inspiration and drive change in global mental health practices.
Our 2023 theme: Collaborating and Innovating Globally to Increase Choice, Capacity, Diversity & Quality of Mental Health hinges on the central premise that none of us are as smart as all of us. To carve a new, strategic path forward for mental health workers and services worldwide, we need to unite, learn and take inspiration from each other
If you work in mental health and you have insights, research, results or future plans to share - please apply to present now. New extended deadline: Friday, 17th February.
Why Present at IMH
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This is your chance to boost your professional presentation skills, build your self-confidence and grow in leadership and influence. |
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Present your ideas, insights and research to the international mental health care industry and increase awareness and exposure for the work you do in your community. |
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Presenting is an excellent opportunity to build your reputation and enhance your profile. |
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Contribute to the future direction the sector and use your voice and expertise to create change. |
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Inspire your peers with your ideas, insights, research and stories. |
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As a presenter you will receive the biggest discount to attend the conference, as well as gaining a special discount which you can share with your colleagues, friends and followers. |
In 2023, our conference presenters will support the theme: Collaborating and Innovating globally to increase Choice, Capacity, Diversity & Quality of Mental Health and explore the topics:
- Our frontline mental health care workers and burnout – what is happening right now in the field vs what needs to happen, to support our workers as they face unprecedented demand and challenges.
- Lived experience and consumer co-design.
- What does the mental health workforce of the future look like? How can we support the longevity of our workforce? How can we strategically manage our workforce
- Embedding culturally responsive models of care for Indigenous, First Nations people and Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) communities.
- Qualitive and quantitative examples for community ownership around sharing data, e-mental health, using tech to give new strategies and choices which can add value and lighten the load.
- A lifespan of mental health services - from uplifting our youth to supporting our ageing population.
- Mental distress and substance use - addressing high needs & chronic complications arising from Global Events (climate change, COVID, War, Cost of Living)
- Suicide Prevention – is more than just a ‘mental health’ issue – addressing socio-environmental determinants, data scarcity, media narratives and safety for individual, organisational and community driven initiatives.
- Mental health through a neurodiversity lens.
- Understanding the intersection between disability and mental health. How the current NDIS Psychosocial Disability Recovery-Oriented Framework fits into growing needs of the community.
- Innovating for advanced strategies and outcomes
- Mental Health Think Tank – solutions focused approach to mental health. What can you bring to the table and what can you take away.
Presentation Styles
Take the stage and present to the audience in a 15 or 25 minute speaking session with 5 minutes for questions.
Keep the attention of attendees via engaging, hands-on learning experience in a 90 minute workshop.
Panel presentations bring together views from a group of presenters into a discussion of innovative ideas, current topics, and relevant issues. Each panel session will run for 60 minutes and will consist of at least 3 panel members.
Visually showcase your research or services via a printed poster, displayed in the conference exhibition area for the duration of the conference. A dedicated 10 minute poster session is included in the conference program.
Important Dates
| Abstracts close | Friday 10 February 2023 |
| Notification to authors | Thursday 16 March 2023 |
| Acceptances and registrations due | Friday 24 March 2023 |
| Program available | Thursday 30 March 2023 |
| Early bird close | Friday 21 April 2023 |
| Scholarships close | Friday 14 April 2023 |
| Conference dates | Wednesday 7 June - Friday 9 June 2023 |