The Alliance for the Prevention of Mental Disorders (APMD) would like to invite you to the 10th anniversary APMD Symposium, to be held immediately prior to the 2026 Society for Mental Health Research (SMHR) Conference in Ōtautahi, Christchurch, New Zealand.
The APMD 2026 Conference will be held from 10am – 4pm on Tuesday 24th November 2026 at the Te Pae, Christchurch Convention Centre. The Conference will include interactive discussions focusing on the latest research relating to the prevention of mental disorders.
We welcome Abstracts on any research related to prevention and mental health promotion. Please email your 300-word Abstracts directly to Katrina Champion at Katrina.champion@sydney.edu.au by Friday 21st August 2026. The template can be found here.
Registration is available as part of the SMHR 2026 Conference Registration. The NZ$115 registration fee covers room hire and catering. To register for SMHR and the APMD Conference please click here. If you are not planning to attend SMHR but would like to attend the APMD Conference, please contact Nicola Reavley at nreavley@unimelb.edu.au.
Confirmed speakers for the day include:
- Distinguished Professor Maree Teesson AC – Director of The Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health & Substance Use, the University of Sydney
- Professor Alison Calear (Australian National University) who will present on her work on parent and caregiver gatekeeper training programs.
- Maja Havrilova (Prevention United) who will present on Prevention United programs that aim to build workforce capability for prevention.
- A/Prof Amy Morgan (University of Melbourne) who will present new findings from a National Survey of Attitudes to Prevention.
- Dr Joep van Agteren and Dr Matthew Iasiello, Be Well Co, who will present on their taxonomy of wellbeing.
We look forward to seeing you in Ōtautahi, Christchurch!