Call for Abstracts - Now Open!
Conference Theme: Building Resilience, Equity, and Culturally Responsive Integrated Support Systems
The Global Mental Health Summit – Western Australia 2026 invites researchers, practitioners, policymakers, and advocates to submit abstracts for oral and poster presentations at this landmark event.
Save The Date: 14 - 16 October, 2026 I Optus Stadium, Perth, Western Australia
Download the guidelines, submit your abstract, and join the global conversation shaping the future of mental health.
SUBMIT ABSTRACT
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Download Guidelines
Presentation Categories
- Oral
- Poster
Abstracts may be submitted for either oral or poster presentations and should align with one of the Summit’s key focus areas. These include research evidence shaping the future of mental health, innovations and initiatives driving real change, best practice models in policy and law, and advancing co-design, co-production, and co-evaluation across mental health systems and services.
Key Dates
Submission Deadline: Tuesday 7 April 2026
Notification of Acceptance: Tuesday 28 April 2026
Accepted abstracts will be published in the Summit Abstract Book (subject to registration and payment).
General Requirements:
- Abstracts must be in English and follow the official Summit Template.
- Maximum 500 words (excluding title and author details).
- Structure: Introduction, Methods, Results, Conclusions (include 1–2 references).
- Title in UPPER CASE; list all authors with presenter first (family name, first name, institution, country).
- Indicate oral or poster presentation and include keywords
- Maximum 2 abstracts per person.
Abstract Themes:
- Human Rights & Social Justice
- Beyond Borders: Cultivating Connection, Equity and Collaboration in a Changing World
- Integrated Care
- Voices of Experience: Pathways of recovery and resilience
- Cultural Responsiveness
- Empowerment and advocacy
- Social & Environmental Determinants
- Social Isolation and Loneliness
- Advances in Technology: Benefits and Impacts
- Workforce
Hosts and Partners
The Summit is hosted by the Multicultural Services Centre WA, in partnership with the World Federation for Mental Health and the WA Mental Health Commission.