IAYMH 2026
IAYMH 2026 takes place on 23–27 November 2026 at The Convention Centre Dublin, Dublin. It is organised by International Association for Youth Mental Health, and B2DB lists 74 speakers and 23 sessions announced so far.
The 8th International Association for Youth Mental Health (IAYMH) Conference takes place at the Convention Centre Dublin, Ireland, from 23 to 27 November 2026. It brings together young people, clinicians, researchers, policymakers and organisations from around the world to share ideas and work together to improve youth mental health and wellbeing. The conference is youth-led and youth-centred, with young people involved in its planning and delivery, and is co-hosted with Jigsaw, the National Centre for Youth Mental Health in Ireland.
Key facts
| Dates | 23–27 November 2026 (upcoming) |
|---|---|
| Venue | The Convention Centre Dublin, Dublin, Ireland |
| Organiser | International Association for Youth Mental Health |
| Series | IAYMH Conference |
| Speakers | 74 |
| Sessions | 23 |
| Stages | Pre-Conference Workshops, Plenary Sessions |
| Sponsors | 7 |
| Official site | iaymh2026.org/conference-programme |
Speakers (74)
Compiled from the published agenda; speakers can claim and verify their own entry.
- Annelin Festervoll LE Researcher and Research Consultant, TIPS – Center for Clinical Research and Early Intervention in Psychosis, Stavanger University Hospital
- Aravindhan Gurusamy Psychologist, Youth Researcher and Facilitator, Schizophrenia Research Foundation (SCARF), India
- Arier Lee Associate Professor, Section of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, The University of Auckland and St John of God Hospital Research Foundation Dublin
- Bastian Bertulies-Esposito Clinical Assistant Professor; Psychiatrist, Université de Montréal; CIUSSS du Centre-Sud-de-l’Île-de-Montréal
- Benjamin Perry Associate Professor; Consultant Psychiatrist, University of Birmingham
- Brian O’Donoghue Professor of Psychiatry; Consultant Psychiatrist, University College Dublin; St Vincent’s University Hospital
- Britt Wray Director, CIRCLE, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford Medicine
- Bushra Farooq Mental Health Practitioner and YoungMinds Expert Review Panellist, YoungMinds (United Kingdom)
- Carla Sargeant National Operations Manager, headspace Schools & Communities, headspace National Youth Mental Health Foundation
- Caroline Gao Associate Professor; Head of Environ-Mental Health, Orygen, Centre for Youth Mental Health, The University of Melbourne
- Cassie Redlich Mental Health and Well-being programme, WHO Regional Office for Europe
- Celesti Tan Research Assistant, Section of Social and Community Health, The University of Auckland
- Conor Gavin Psychosis Arts Collective and St John of God Hospital Research Foundation Dublin
- David Cotter RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dublin
- David Shiers Retired general practitioner; honorary position, University of Manchester
- Dylann Patel Youth Lived-Experience Partner
- Ella Ben-Shaool Neuropsychologist, Hôpital Universitaire de Bruxelles (HUB)
- Ellie Ferguson MS, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The Ohio State University
- Emilie Whelan RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dublin
- Emma Pryse Jones Board Youth Advisor, headspace National
- Fatima Ibrahim Peer researcher, Orygen
- Hasini Gunasiri Research Fellow, Orygen, Centre for Youth Mental Health, The University of Melbourne
- Helene Torr Parent Carer Advocate and Lived-Experience Partner
- Jackie Curtis Executive Director of Mindgardens Neuroscience Network; Clinical Lead of Youth Mental Health, University New South Wales; South Eastern Sydney Local Health District
- Jessica Morgan National Program Manager, headspace Schools & Communities Services, headspace National Youth Mental Health Foundation
- Jessica Ohland RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dublin
- Jessica Stubbing Child and Adolescent psychologist; Assistant Professor, Cambridge Health Alliance; Harvard Medical School
- John Hoey RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dublin
- Kerry Gibson Professor, University of Auckland
- Lindsay Sullivan PhD, MA, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The Ohio State University
- Maïwenn Le Duc Brussels Erasme Hospital Zellig
- Manuela Ferrari Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, McGill University; Douglas Hospital Research Centre (Canada)
- Mary Cannon RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dublin
- Michael J. Norton Part-Time Lecturer; Research Administrator (PPI), University College Cork; University College Dublin
- Nadia Ahmed Youth Advisory Group member, WHO Regional Office for Europe
- Naomi Williams PhD student; Founding Director, Sensory Learning & Play C.I.C.
- Nikola Beaumont GROW and RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dublin
- Paul James Kearney Psychosis Arts Collective (PAC)
- Pavithra Arunachaleeswaran Psychiatrist and Researcher in Arts-Based Engagement in Youth Mental Health, Schizophrenia Research Foundation (SCARF), India
- Rafi Armanto Head of Lived Experience, Orygen
- Roshini Peiris-John Associate Professor, Section of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, The University of Auckland
- Roxanne Sicotte Assistant Professor, School of psychoeducation, Université de Montréal
- Samantha Eala Health Equity and Climate Change Researcher and Practitioner, University of Melbourne; Ateneo de Manila University
- Samantha Joyce RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dublin
- Sangavi Shanthinathan Student, University of Auckland
- Sarah Bendall Head of Trauma Research; Clinical Psychologist, Orygen and The Centre for Youth Mental Health, University of Melbourne
- Shannon Pagdon PhD Student & user/survivor researcher, University of Pittsburgh, School of Social Work
- Sophie Harrington Assistant psychologist and Youth Mental Health advocate
- Sunny Nguyen Research Officer, Disaster, Climate and Adversity Unit & Climate CATCH Lab, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne
- Tara Crawford MSW, LISW, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The Ohio State University
- Terryann Clark Professor, School of Nursing, The University of Auckland
- Vartika Sharma Senior Lecturer, Section of Social and Community Health, The University of Auckland
- Alana Powell PhD student, School of Medicine, Trinity College Dublin
- Ann John Clinical Professor of Public Health and Psychiatry, Swansea University
- Camila Velez PhD student in Mental Health, McGill University
- Caoimhe Nic a Bhaird Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Specialist, Global Programme Division, UNICEF
- Daniella Deshko Research Assistant, Youth Mental Health Lab, University College Dublin
- Elizabeth Zion Facilitation Specialist, UCD Innovation Academy
- Eoin McEvoy Youth Mental Health Advocate, Jigsaw
- Fatima-Zahra Ma-el-ainin
- Gary Donohoe Professor of Psychology, University of Galway
- Kate Filia Associate Professor; Co-Head of the Social and Functional Recovery Research Program, Orygen and the Centre for Youth Mental Health, University of Melbourne
- Ledia Lazëri Regional Adviser for Mental Health, WHO Regional Office for Europe
- Niall Boyce Senior Executive Editor, The Lancet
- Olaoluwaposi Ogunlana Member, Research Directorate, Asido Foundation
- Olusemiloore Peace Atere Deputy Director for Youth Mental Health, Asido Foundation
- Philip Dodd Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health, Ireland
- Samuel J. Hockey Lived Experience Researcher and Program Lead, Youth Mental Health and Technology Team, University of Sydney's Brain and Mind Centre
- Sofie Kampen
- Sophia Kaur Badhan Youth Involvement Officer, University of Birmingham
- Soumitra Pathare Director, Centre for Mental Health Law and Policy, Indian Law Society
- Srividya N. Iyer Canada Research Chair in Youth, Mental Health and Learning Health Systems; Professor, Department of Psychiatry, McGill University
- Thomas McDonnell Coordinator, Traveller Youth Mental Health project (Thriving Together), Exchange House Ireland
- Trevis Njiru Mbogo Founder, Zen Tribe
Most represented companies
- RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dublin — 6 speakers
- The University of Auckland — 4 speakers
- School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The Ohio State University — 3 speakers
- WHO Regional Office for Europe — 3 speakers
- Asido Foundation — 2 speakers
- headspace National Youth Mental Health Foundation — 2 speakers
- McGill University — 2 speakers
- Orygen — 2 speakers
- Orygen and The Centre for Youth Mental Health, University of Melbourne — 2 speakers
- Orygen, Centre for Youth Mental Health, The University of Melbourne — 2 speakers
Agenda (23 sessions)
Day 1 — Monday 23 November 2026
Day 2 — Tuesday 24 November 2026
- Advancing Lived Experience in Youth Mental Health: Developing an International Declaration 11:00–15:30 · Pre-Conference Workshops — Annelin Festervoll, Michael J. Norton, Rafi Armanto, Shannon Pagdon
- Arts-based approaches to psychosis in young people 11:00–15:30 · Pre-Conference Workshops — Conor Gavin, David Cotter, Emilie Whelan, Jessica Ohland +5 more
- Beyond singular categories: using intersectionality to rethink youth mental health in an unequal world 11:00–15:30 · Pre-Conference Workshops — Arier Lee, Celesti Tan, Roshini Peiris-John, Terryann Clark +1 more
- Boundaries and Belonging in a Digital World: Understanding Connection, Identity and Wellbeing in an AI-Driven Age 11:00–15:30 · Pre-Conference Workshops — Bushra Farooq, Manuela Ferrari
- Building Hope Through Education: Holistic Mental Health Strategies for Addressing Food-Related Difficulties in Schools 11:00–15:30 · Pre-Conference Workshops — Carla Sargeant, Emma Pryse Jones, Jessica Morgan
- Building Resilience: Trauma-Informed Strategies for Youth Advocates 11:00–15:30 · Pre-Conference Workshops — Ellie Ferguson, Lindsay Sullivan, Tara Crawford
- Environ-Mental Health: Rethinking wellbeing in a changing climate 11:00–15:30 · Pre-Conference Workshops — Britt Wray, Caroline Gao, Hasini Gunasiri, Samantha Eala +1 more
- From Body to Dialogue: Theatre of the Oppressed as a Participatory Arts-Based Engagement in Youth Mental Health 11:00–15:30 · Pre-Conference Workshops — Aravindhan Gurusamy, Pavithra Arunachaleeswaran
- Adapting and implementing WHO Europe resources to support child and youth mental health and quality of care 11:00–15:30 · Pre-Conference Workshops — Cassie Redlich, Nadia Ahmed
- A practical model of trauma-informed care for use in youth mental health services 11:00–15:30 · Pre-Conference Workshops — Fatima Ibrahim, Sarah Bendall
- Getting on the same page: Brief participatory methods for youth-led mental health policy and practice 11:00–15:30 · Pre-Conference Workshops — Jessica Stubbing, Kerry Gibson, Sangavi Shanthinathan
- Holistically addressing physical health in youth people affected by mental ill-health. A workshop by the International Physical Health in Youth Stream (iphYs) 11:00–15:30 · Pre-Conference Workshops — Benjamin Perry, Brian O’Donoghue, David Shiers, Jackie Curtis +1 more
- Learning From Each Other: Developing Data Collection and Measurement-Based Care Practices to Strengthen Youth Mental Health Services in French-Speaking Countries 11:00–15:30 · Pre-Conference Workshops — Bastian Bertulies-Esposito, Ella Ben-Shaool, Maïwenn Le Duc, Roxanne Sicotte
- Making Mental Health Services Better for Neurodivergent Children and Families: A Co-Production Workshop 11:00–15:30 · Pre-Conference Workshops — Dylann Patel, Helene Torr, Naomi Williams
Day 3 — Wednesday 25 November 2026
Date not listed
- Whose voices: Overlapping identities, enriching perspectives in youth mental health Plenary Sessions
- Everything new is old again: Intervention, innovation and disruption in youth mental health Plenary Sessions
- Connection? Comparison? Confusion! Youth mental health and difficult choices in understanding, utilising and regulating social media Plenary Sessions
- Dóchas Plenary Sessions
- The centre cannot hold: Youth mental health in a world of uncertainty Plenary Sessions
- Joining the dots: Progress through smarter use of data Plenary Sessions
Organisers, sponsors and partners
Organiser (1)
International Association for Youth Mental Health
Sponsors (7)
Smurfit Westrock · Bell | Fondation Graham Boeckh Foundation · Headspace · Prudence Trust · Fáilte Ireland · Health Service Executive (HSE) · Orygen
Exhibitors (2)
Ombudsman for Children · Mental Health Commission
Source: the published agenda. See how B2DB compiles its records.