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ABOUT THE 10TH ICSWHMH

NAVIGATING A CHANGING WORLD: EMPOWERING MINDS AND TRANSFORMING LIVES

The 10th International Conference on Social Work in Health and Mental Health (ICSWHMH) was held from Tuesday 19 November to Friday 22 November 2024 in Melbourne. This hybrid event brought together more than 1100 national and international delegates from across the globe.

For the first time in 27 years, the International Conference on Social Work in Health and Mental Health (ICSWHMH) made its way to Australia. This significant event in 2024 successfully aimed to bring together social work professionals, researchers, educators, and students from around the world to discuss and share the latest developments in the field of social work in health and mental health. 

The 10th ICSWHMH featured keynote presentations from Tom Calma AO (Aus), Associate Professor Heather Boetto (Aus), Dr Michael Ungar (Can), and Dr Cindy Blackstock (Can), who shared their expertise in the field of Social Work. The program was bursting with presentations, workshops, and panel discussions on various topics related to social work practice across 62 different themes in health and mental health settings.

Delegates were able to connect with peers, share ideas, and explore new approaches to tackling the complex challenges that individuals and communities face when in need of social work services.

The Conference covered a breadth of topics, including mental health, private practice, child, youth & family services, disability management, leadership, family dynamics, domestic & gendered violence, counselling & therapy, aged care, child protection, addiction, alcohol, social justice & human rights & equality, climate change, and sustainability, among others.

               
                    
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Key Dates

Abstracts Open: Monday 19 February 2024

Registrations Open: Monday 26 February 2024

Abstracts Close: Monday 13 May 2024

Author Notifications: Wednesday 12th June 2024

Conference Dates: Tuesday 19th - Friday 22nd November 2024

Early Bird Closes: Friday 2nd August 2024

In-Person Registrations close: Monday 11th November 2024

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The previous ICSWHMH, held in in 2019 in York, United Kingdom, brought together delegates from 39 countries – check out the highlights video:

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CONTACT US 

Please contact the team at Forum Group with
any questions regarding the Conference. 

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