Share your work with your sector peers
Present at IMHC 2026
Bring your research, case studies, and lived experience to the stage and help shape practical, solutions-focused learning for the mental health community.
- Share your expertise with peers from across Australia, New Zealand and around the globe.
- Add your voice to the future of mental health; advocacy, awareness, clinical practice, program development, and accessibility.
- Inspire others with fresh ideas, evidence-based insights, and real-world examples.
- Build your professional profile and reputation as a thought leader.
- Strengthen your confidence, leadership, and influence in the sector.
We welcome presenters from every corner of the mental health space. So whether you work in Allied Health, research, academia, culture and community please submit your application.
Choose to present on your own or collaborate with a co-presenter, the stage is yours.
Apply To Present
Friday 14 November 2025
2026 International Mental Health Conference Core Topics
In 2026, our conference theme is:
Shaping the Future of Mental Health: Bold Ideas, Inclusive Solutions
We will explore the topics:
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Emerging Frontiers in Mental Health
- Psychedelic-assisted therapies & innovations in psychopharmacology
- Gut–brain axis and nutritional psychiatry
- Neurotechnology, VR/AR, and biofeedback for self-regulation
- AI & machine learning in assessment and care (with ethics foregrounded)
- Climate change and ecological distress as drivers of mental health risk
- Longevity, ageing, and wellbeing across the lifespan
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Hope, Suicide Prevention & Postvention
- Indigenous- and community-led prevention models
- Coronial learnings and systemic reform for suicide prevention
- Peer-led and lived experience insights
- Postvention supports for whānau, workplaces, and communities
- Digital tools and ethical predictive analytics in suicide prevention
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Trauma & Recovery: Individual, Collective, Systemic
- Complex and intergenerational trauma across communities
- Trauma-informed vs trauma-responsive systems
- Collective trauma and community-wide recovery
- Cross-cultural and Indigenous healing practices
- Virtual and digital approaches to trauma support
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Neurodivergence & Inclusive Systems
- Strengths-based, affirming therapy and assessment
- Burnout, masking, and trauma in neurodivergent populations
- Neuro-affirming schools, workplaces, and public systems
- Intersection with culture, gender, and LGBTQ+ identity
- Digital accessibility and neurodivergent-led online supports
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Lived Experience Leadership & Peer Innovation
- Peer-led models: governance, supervision, and outcomes
- Embedding lived experience in system reform
- Career pathways and workforce sustainability for peers
- Authentic co-design beyond consultation
- Peer-driven digital innovations and platforms
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Justice, Rights & Global Mental Health Reform
- Human rights and equity in mental health systems
- Indigenous worldviews, decolonisation, and cultural leadership
- Refugee, displaced, and humanitarian contexts
- Carceral, policing, and justice system intersections
- AI, surveillance, and privacy in global reforms
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Digital Realities, Media & Mental Health
- Online hate, misinformation, and political extremism
- Social media and digital wellbeing across the lifespan
- Algorithmic bias, AI ethics, and protective tech design
- Digital inclusion for marginalised and older populations
- Building resilience through digital literacy and safe media use
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Sustaining the Workforce & Systems of Care
- Moral injury, vicarious trauma, and systemic responsibility
- Reflective practice, supervision, and practitioner identity
- Workforce redesign and non-tertiary roles to meet demand
- Hybrid/remote service delivery and AI-enabled support
- Leadership and governance models that protect staff wellbeing
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Open Topic
What to present at IMHC
What content is best suited to share at IMHC
If you’re passionate about sharing research to advance mental health pathways, creating services and programs to support the mental health sector, it’s professionals and patients alike, or you have ideas, insights or case studies to share – please apply to present at IMHC26.
The conference committee is looking for presenters who are ready to share:
- Research findings, data and information which could inspire changes in the sector and help create a sustainable future for the mental health sector.
- Case studies which inspire innovations across digital solutions, service delivery models and community connections.
- Best-practice applications to create immediate improvement for practitioners and patients.
- Successful projects and initiatives which can be shared to inspire your international mental health peers.
- Culturally responsive solutions for Indigenous, First Nations people and CALD communities.
Presentation Styles
Oral Presentation
Take to the stage and present to the audience in a 20-minute or 30-minute speaking session with 5 minutes for questions.
Workshop Presentation
Keep the attention of attendees via engaging, hands-on learning experience in a 60-minute workshop.
Panel Presentation
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.
Poster Presentation
Visually showcase your research or services via a printed poster, displayed in the conference exhibition area for the duration of the conference. A dedicated 15-minute poster session is included in the conference program. Posters also displayed virtually to e-delegates.
Important Dates
| Presenter applications open | Thursday 18 September 2025 |
| Presenter applications close | Friday 14 November 2025 |