World Federation for Mental Health

The WFMH Events

The WFMH events include World Congresses, Regional Conferences, meetings and other events. The World Congresses are normally be held every two years which have themes and subjects of contemporary concern in the field of mental health. The World Congresses are open to members and other interested persons.

The next WFMH meeting will be in Texas, USA.

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WFMH IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THAT OUR 2019 WORLD CONGRESS WILL BE HELD IN
BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA!

STAY TUNED FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THAT MEETING.

All WFMH World Congresses at a Glance

Initially, some conference of the World Federaion for Mental Health were held at intermittent intervals, until the Biennial World Congress series started. A special Congress was held in London in 1998 to mark the 50th Anniversary.

In 1977 the formation series of WFMH Biennial World Congresses began:

Year	Location	Theme
1977	Vancouver, Canada	Today's Priorities in Mental Health: Knowing and Doing
1979	Salzburg, Austria	The Mental Health of Children and Families
1981	Manila, Philippines	Mental Health, Cultural Values and Social Development: A Look inot the '80's
1983	Washington, DC, USA	Personal and Social Responsibility in the Search for Mental Health: Collaboration between Volunteers, Professionals and Governments in the Formation of Mental Health Policy and the Delivery of Services.
1985	Brighton, England, UK	Mental Halth 2000 A.D. (Sub-theme: Action Programs for a World Crisis
1987	Cairo, Egypt	The Many Worlds of Mental Health
1989	Auckland, New Zealand	Mental Health - Everone's Concern
1991	Mexico, DF, Mexico	People and Science: Together for Mental Health
1993	Tokyo, Japan	Mental Health: Toward te 21st Century
1995	Dublin, Ireland	Time for REflection
1997	Lahti, Finland	Cornerstones for Mental Health
1999	Santiago, Chile	Interfaces in Mental Health: Poverty, Quality of Life and Society
2001	Vancouver, Canada	REspecting Diversity in Mental Health in a Changing World
2003	Melbourne, Australia	Parnerships in Health
2005	Cairo, Egypt	Equity and Mental Health
2007	Hong Kong SAR, China	East Meets West: Impact of Culture on Mental Health
2009	Athens, Greece	Working Together for Mental Health
2011	Cape Town,South Africa
2013	Buenos Aires, Argentina
2015	Cairo, Egypt
20174	New Delhi, India