3rd Annual International Mental Health Conference at the IoP

30th August - 1st September 2006
Franklin Wilkins Building, King's College London, Waterloo Campus

Main Theme: "PEOPLE ON THE MOVE"

3 PLENARY SYMPOSIUMS

1.Complex Emergencies - people displaced through war and natural disaster.
2.Within country migration - urbanisation, rural to urban migration, involuntary resettlement.
3.Between country migration - asylum seekers and refugees, trafficking women

FINAL DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF ABSTRACTS!

The new dates for you to submit your work to be presented in the IMH 2006 is until 30th June 2006. We welcome submissions from researchers, practitioners and policymakers from all sectors - academics, the health sector, national and international NGOs, governmental and intergovernmental agencies. The IMH Conference has as a primary aim to promote networking, exchange of ideas and experiences, and generally to increase awareness about mental health and its importance to global health and human development.

Confirmed Speakers:
Kaz de Jong - Mental Health Advisor - Medecins sans Frontieres - Holland
Joop de Jong - Transcultural Psychological Organization (TCO/NGO)
Derek Summerfield - IoP
Mark Van Ommeren - Mental Health Emergencies - WHO
Jacqueline Weekers - International Organization of Migration
Khalid Saeed - WHO Representative in the Kashmir Earthquake

Quotes from last year delegates:
"The conference was very successful in bringing a wide range of people together. I benefited most from meeting and chatting with other participants - thanks for bringing this about!"

"Thank you so much for a wonderful inspiring conference ! "

"Excellent range of people is terms of background/profession but also
countries ! "

"The conference was a great opportunity to share experience and knowledge on methods and practising research ! "

For more information about the conference and its additional programmes please visit our conference website at www.iop.kcl.ac.uk/international or contact Renata Sousa, IMH Research Coordinator at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .