Beyond Borders: Global Mental Health Research and Services Conference Now Accepting Proposals

The School of Social Work Beyond Borders: Global Mental Health Research and Services Conference is now accepting proposals! You’re invited to submit original and creative proposals that help improve the ways that we think about global mental health and community wellbeing. A wide range of submissions are welcomed, including traditional scholarly abstracts as well as creative formats such as artwork, poetry, music, short films, digital storytelling, and other multimedia presentations.

This conference aims to create a collaborative space where people with lived experience, caregivers, community members, artists, advocates, service providers, traditional healers, and researchers can learn from one another.

Proposals are due May 31, 2026. The conference will be held virtually on October 8 and 9, 2026.

Find out more about the conference and how to submit your proposal on the conference website.

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