Preventive Mental Health Conference 2026 - Online Program Agenda - Agenda

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Tuesday, March 24, 2026

	Track 1	Track 2	Track 3	Track 4	Track 5
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM	Registration & Exhibition Open - Day 1
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM	Opening Plenary - How do we move mental health promotion and prevention from niche to mainstream? Keynotes: Dr. Marthe Gold \| Dr. Angela Jackson
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM	SYPPH Networking Meet and Greet Informal Meet and Greet session for students/young professionals
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM	Morning Tea & Exhibition - Day 1
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM	Plenary Session 2 Keynotes: Dr. Suzanne (Ethsi) L. Stewart \| A/Prof. Clinton Schultz \| Prof. Patricia Dudgeon
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM	Lunch & Exhibition - Day 1
Concurrent Session 1 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM	1A - Together from the Start: Strengthening Early Foundations Long Oral Presentations	1B - Shaping Stronger Systems Long Oral Presentations	1C - Learning from Diversity to Drive Prevention Long Oral Presentations	1D - Strengthening Wellbeing at Every Age Long Oral Presentations	1E - Workshop 1 "Prevention in Action: Nothing for Us Without Us" Space limited! Registration free but mandatory - Only available to face-to-face conference delegates
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM	Afternoon Tea & Exhibition - Day 1
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM	Plenary Session 3 - Safety by Design: A Foundation for Preventing Mental Health Concerns Keynote Speakers: Prof. Jo Robinson AM \| Mr Mark Oostergo \| Dr. Sarthak Gandhi
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM	Welcome Reception

	Track 1	Track 2
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM	Registration & Exhibition Open - Day 1
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM	Opening Plenary - How do we move mental health promotion and prevention from niche to mainstream? Keynotes: Dr. Marthe Gold \| Dr. Angela Jackson
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM	SYPPH Networking Meet and Greet Informal Meet and Greet session for students/young professionals
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM	Morning Tea & Exhibition - Day 1
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM	Plenary Session 2 Keynotes: Dr. Suzanne (Ethsi) L. Stewart \| A/Prof. Clinton Schultz \| Prof. Patricia Dudgeon
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM	Lunch & Exhibition - Day 1
Concurrent Session 1 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM	1A - Together from the Start: Strengthening Early Foundations Long Oral Presentations	1B - Shaping Stronger Systems Long Oral Presentations
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM	Afternoon Tea & Exhibition - Day 1
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM	Plenary Session 3 - Safety by Design: A Foundation for Preventing Mental Health Concerns Keynote Speakers: Prof. Jo Robinson AM \| Mr Mark Oostergo \| Dr. Sarthak Gandhi
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM	Welcome Reception

	Track 3	Track 4
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM	Registration & Exhibition Open - Day 1
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM	Opening Plenary - How do we move mental health promotion and prevention from niche to mainstream? Keynotes: Dr. Marthe Gold \| Dr. Angela Jackson
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM	SYPPH Networking Meet and Greet Informal Meet and Greet session for students/young professionals
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM	Morning Tea & Exhibition - Day 1
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM	Plenary Session 2 Keynotes: Dr. Suzanne (Ethsi) L. Stewart \| A/Prof. Clinton Schultz \| Prof. Patricia Dudgeon
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM	Lunch & Exhibition - Day 1
Concurrent Session 1 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM	1C - Learning from Diversity to Drive Prevention Long Oral Presentations	1D - Strengthening Wellbeing at Every Age Long Oral Presentations
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM	Afternoon Tea & Exhibition - Day 1
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM	Plenary Session 3 - Safety by Design: A Foundation for Preventing Mental Health Concerns Keynote Speakers: Prof. Jo Robinson AM \| Mr Mark Oostergo \| Dr. Sarthak Gandhi
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM	Welcome Reception

	Track 5
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM	Registration & Exhibition Open - Day 1
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM	Opening Plenary - How do we move mental health promotion and prevention from niche to mainstream? Keynotes: Dr. Marthe Gold \| Dr. Angela Jackson
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM	SYPPH Networking Meet and Greet Informal Meet and Greet session for students/young professionals
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM	Morning Tea & Exhibition - Day 1
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM	Plenary Session 2 Keynotes: Dr. Suzanne (Ethsi) L. Stewart \| A/Prof. Clinton Schultz \| Prof. Patricia Dudgeon
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM	Lunch & Exhibition - Day 1
Concurrent Session 1 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM	1E - Workshop 1 "Prevention in Action: Nothing for Us Without Us" Space limited! Registration free but mandatory - Only available to face-to-face conference delegates
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM	Afternoon Tea & Exhibition - Day 1
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM	Plenary Session 3 - Safety by Design: A Foundation for Preventing Mental Health Concerns Keynote Speakers: Prof. Jo Robinson AM \| Mr Mark Oostergo \| Dr. Sarthak Gandhi
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM	Welcome Reception

	Track 1
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM	Registration & Exhibition Open - Day 1
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM	Opening Plenary - How do we move mental health promotion and prevention from niche to mainstream? Keynotes: Dr. Marthe Gold \| Dr. Angela Jackson
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM	SYPPH Networking Meet and Greet Informal Meet and Greet session for students/young professionals
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM	Morning Tea & Exhibition - Day 1
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM	Plenary Session 2 Keynotes: Dr. Suzanne (Ethsi) L. Stewart \| A/Prof. Clinton Schultz \| Prof. Patricia Dudgeon
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM	Lunch & Exhibition - Day 1
Concurrent Session 1 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM	1A - Together from the Start: Strengthening Early Foundations Long Oral Presentations
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM	Afternoon Tea & Exhibition - Day 1
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM	Plenary Session 3 - Safety by Design: A Foundation for Preventing Mental Health Concerns Keynote Speakers: Prof. Jo Robinson AM \| Mr Mark Oostergo \| Dr. Sarthak Gandhi
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM	Welcome Reception

	Track 2
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM	Registration & Exhibition Open - Day 1
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM	Opening Plenary - How do we move mental health promotion and prevention from niche to mainstream? Keynotes: Dr. Marthe Gold \| Dr. Angela Jackson
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM	SYPPH Networking Meet and Greet Informal Meet and Greet session for students/young professionals
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM	Morning Tea & Exhibition - Day 1
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM	Plenary Session 2 Keynotes: Dr. Suzanne (Ethsi) L. Stewart \| A/Prof. Clinton Schultz \| Prof. Patricia Dudgeon
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM	Lunch & Exhibition - Day 1
Concurrent Session 1 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM	1B - Shaping Stronger Systems Long Oral Presentations
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM	Afternoon Tea & Exhibition - Day 1
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM	Plenary Session 3 - Safety by Design: A Foundation for Preventing Mental Health Concerns Keynote Speakers: Prof. Jo Robinson AM \| Mr Mark Oostergo \| Dr. Sarthak Gandhi
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM	Welcome Reception

	Track 3
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM	Registration & Exhibition Open - Day 1
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM	Opening Plenary - How do we move mental health promotion and prevention from niche to mainstream? Keynotes: Dr. Marthe Gold \| Dr. Angela Jackson
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM	SYPPH Networking Meet and Greet Informal Meet and Greet session for students/young professionals
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM	Morning Tea & Exhibition - Day 1
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM	Plenary Session 2 Keynotes: Dr. Suzanne (Ethsi) L. Stewart \| A/Prof. Clinton Schultz \| Prof. Patricia Dudgeon
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM	Lunch & Exhibition - Day 1
Concurrent Session 1 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM	1C - Learning from Diversity to Drive Prevention Long Oral Presentations
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM	Afternoon Tea & Exhibition - Day 1
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM	Plenary Session 3 - Safety by Design: A Foundation for Preventing Mental Health Concerns Keynote Speakers: Prof. Jo Robinson AM \| Mr Mark Oostergo \| Dr. Sarthak Gandhi
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM	Welcome Reception

	Track 4
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM	Registration & Exhibition Open - Day 1
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM	Opening Plenary - How do we move mental health promotion and prevention from niche to mainstream? Keynotes: Dr. Marthe Gold \| Dr. Angela Jackson
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM	SYPPH Networking Meet and Greet Informal Meet and Greet session for students/young professionals
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM	Morning Tea & Exhibition - Day 1
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM	Plenary Session 2 Keynotes: Dr. Suzanne (Ethsi) L. Stewart \| A/Prof. Clinton Schultz \| Prof. Patricia Dudgeon
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM	Lunch & Exhibition - Day 1
Concurrent Session 1 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM	1D - Strengthening Wellbeing at Every Age Long Oral Presentations
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM	Afternoon Tea & Exhibition - Day 1
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM	Plenary Session 3 - Safety by Design: A Foundation for Preventing Mental Health Concerns Keynote Speakers: Prof. Jo Robinson AM \| Mr Mark Oostergo \| Dr. Sarthak Gandhi
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM	Welcome Reception

	Track 5
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM	Registration & Exhibition Open - Day 1
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM	Opening Plenary - How do we move mental health promotion and prevention from niche to mainstream? Keynotes: Dr. Marthe Gold \| Dr. Angela Jackson
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM	SYPPH Networking Meet and Greet Informal Meet and Greet session for students/young professionals
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM	Morning Tea & Exhibition - Day 1
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM	Plenary Session 2 Keynotes: Dr. Suzanne (Ethsi) L. Stewart \| A/Prof. Clinton Schultz \| Prof. Patricia Dudgeon
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM	Lunch & Exhibition - Day 1
Concurrent Session 1 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM	1E - Workshop 1 "Prevention in Action: Nothing for Us Without Us" Space limited! Registration free but mandatory - Only available to face-to-face conference delegates
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM	Afternoon Tea & Exhibition - Day 1
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM	Plenary Session 3 - Safety by Design: A Foundation for Preventing Mental Health Concerns Keynote Speakers: Prof. Jo Robinson AM \| Mr Mark Oostergo \| Dr. Sarthak Gandhi
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM	Welcome Reception

Wednesday, March 25, 2026

	Track 1	Track 2	Track 3	Track 4	Track 5
8:00 AM - 3:30 PM	Registration & Exhibition Open - Day 2
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM	Plenary Session 4 - Can digital help us do better in prevention? What’s working, what’s not, what’s next. Panellists: Prof. Nick Titov \| Ms Carlyn Christian \| Dr. Addie Wootten \| TBC
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM	Morning Tea & Exhibition - Day 2
Concurrent Session 2 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM	2A - Pathways to Wellbeing: Community Perspectives in Action Rapid Fire Presentations	2B - Digger deeper: What is the evidence telling us? Rapid Fire Presentations	2C - The Future of Prevention: Insights, Signals, and Stories Rapid Fire Presentations	2D - Wider Voices, Bigger Change Mixed Presentation Types	2E - Workshop 2 "What does effective preventive mental health look like in primary schools - and what will it take to scale it?" Space limited! Registration free but mandatory - Only available to face-to-face conference delegates
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM	Lunch & Exhibition - Day 2
Concurrent Session 3 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM	3A - Partnerships in Action: Designing Better Outcomes Long Oral Presentations	3B - Supporting the Next Generation: Effective Program Approaches Long Oral Presentations	3C - Linking Systems, Unlocking Potential Long Oral Presentations	3D - Building Capacity, Bridging Gaps Long Oral Presentations	3E - Workshop 3 "Together for Wellbeing: Co-Designing Mental Health Promotion Across Diverse Communities" Space limited! Registration free but mandatory - Only available to face-to-face conference delegates
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM	Afternoon Tea & Exhibition - Day 2
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM	Closing Plenary - Working and learning together to promote a shared vision Panellists: Mr David McGrath \| Dr. Peggy Brown \| Ms Monica Kelly \| Ms Julia Knapton

	Track 1	Track 2
8:00 AM - 3:30 PM	Registration & Exhibition Open - Day 2
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM	Plenary Session 4 - Can digital help us do better in prevention? What’s working, what’s not, what’s next. Panellists: Prof. Nick Titov \| Ms Carlyn Christian \| Dr. Addie Wootten \| TBC
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM	Morning Tea & Exhibition - Day 2
Concurrent Session 2 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM	2A - Pathways to Wellbeing: Community Perspectives in Action Rapid Fire Presentations	2B - Digger deeper: What is the evidence telling us? Rapid Fire Presentations
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM	Lunch & Exhibition - Day 2
Concurrent Session 3 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM	3A - Partnerships in Action: Designing Better Outcomes Long Oral Presentations	3B - Supporting the Next Generation: Effective Program Approaches Long Oral Presentations
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM	Afternoon Tea & Exhibition - Day 2
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM	Closing Plenary - Working and learning together to promote a shared vision Panellists: Mr David McGrath \| Dr. Peggy Brown \| Ms Monica Kelly \| Ms Julia Knapton

	Track 3	Track 4
8:00 AM - 3:30 PM	Registration & Exhibition Open - Day 2
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM	Plenary Session 4 - Can digital help us do better in prevention? What’s working, what’s not, what’s next. Panellists: Prof. Nick Titov \| Ms Carlyn Christian \| Dr. Addie Wootten \| TBC
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM	Morning Tea & Exhibition - Day 2
Concurrent Session 2 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM	2C - The Future of Prevention: Insights, Signals, and Stories Rapid Fire Presentations	2D - Wider Voices, Bigger Change Mixed Presentation Types
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM	Lunch & Exhibition - Day 2
Concurrent Session 3 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM	3C - Linking Systems, Unlocking Potential Long Oral Presentations	3D - Building Capacity, Bridging Gaps Long Oral Presentations
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM	Afternoon Tea & Exhibition - Day 2
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM	Closing Plenary - Working and learning together to promote a shared vision Panellists: Mr David McGrath \| Dr. Peggy Brown \| Ms Monica Kelly \| Ms Julia Knapton

	Track 5
8:00 AM - 3:30 PM	Registration & Exhibition Open - Day 2
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM	Plenary Session 4 - Can digital help us do better in prevention? What’s working, what’s not, what’s next. Panellists: Prof. Nick Titov \| Ms Carlyn Christian \| Dr. Addie Wootten \| TBC
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM	Morning Tea & Exhibition - Day 2
Concurrent Session 2 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM	2E - Workshop 2 "What does effective preventive mental health look like in primary schools - and what will it take to scale it?" Space limited! Registration free but mandatory - Only available to face-to-face conference delegates
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM	Lunch & Exhibition - Day 2
Concurrent Session 3 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM	3E - Workshop 3 "Together for Wellbeing: Co-Designing Mental Health Promotion Across Diverse Communities" Space limited! Registration free but mandatory - Only available to face-to-face conference delegates
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM	Afternoon Tea & Exhibition - Day 2
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM	Closing Plenary - Working and learning together to promote a shared vision Panellists: Mr David McGrath \| Dr. Peggy Brown \| Ms Monica Kelly \| Ms Julia Knapton

	Track 1
8:00 AM - 3:30 PM	Registration & Exhibition Open - Day 2
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM	Plenary Session 4 - Can digital help us do better in prevention? What’s working, what’s not, what’s next. Panellists: Prof. Nick Titov \| Ms Carlyn Christian \| Dr. Addie Wootten \| TBC
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM	Morning Tea & Exhibition - Day 2
Concurrent Session 2 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM	2A - Pathways to Wellbeing: Community Perspectives in Action Rapid Fire Presentations
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM	Lunch & Exhibition - Day 2
Concurrent Session 3 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM	3A - Partnerships in Action: Designing Better Outcomes Long Oral Presentations
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM	Afternoon Tea & Exhibition - Day 2
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM	Closing Plenary - Working and learning together to promote a shared vision Panellists: Mr David McGrath \| Dr. Peggy Brown \| Ms Monica Kelly \| Ms Julia Knapton

	Track 2
8:00 AM - 3:30 PM	Registration & Exhibition Open - Day 2
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM	Plenary Session 4 - Can digital help us do better in prevention? What’s working, what’s not, what’s next. Panellists: Prof. Nick Titov \| Ms Carlyn Christian \| Dr. Addie Wootten \| TBC
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM	Morning Tea & Exhibition - Day 2
Concurrent Session 2 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM	2B - Digger deeper: What is the evidence telling us? Rapid Fire Presentations
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM	Lunch & Exhibition - Day 2
Concurrent Session 3 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM	3B - Supporting the Next Generation: Effective Program Approaches Long Oral Presentations
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM	Afternoon Tea & Exhibition - Day 2
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM	Closing Plenary - Working and learning together to promote a shared vision Panellists: Mr David McGrath \| Dr. Peggy Brown \| Ms Monica Kelly \| Ms Julia Knapton

	Track 3
8:00 AM - 3:30 PM	Registration & Exhibition Open - Day 2
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM	Plenary Session 4 - Can digital help us do better in prevention? What’s working, what’s not, what’s next. Panellists: Prof. Nick Titov \| Ms Carlyn Christian \| Dr. Addie Wootten \| TBC
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM	Morning Tea & Exhibition - Day 2
Concurrent Session 2 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM	2C - The Future of Prevention: Insights, Signals, and Stories Rapid Fire Presentations
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM	Lunch & Exhibition - Day 2
Concurrent Session 3 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM	3C - Linking Systems, Unlocking Potential Long Oral Presentations
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM	Afternoon Tea & Exhibition - Day 2
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM	Closing Plenary - Working and learning together to promote a shared vision Panellists: Mr David McGrath \| Dr. Peggy Brown \| Ms Monica Kelly \| Ms Julia Knapton

	Track 4
8:00 AM - 3:30 PM	Registration & Exhibition Open - Day 2
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM	Plenary Session 4 - Can digital help us do better in prevention? What’s working, what’s not, what’s next. Panellists: Prof. Nick Titov \| Ms Carlyn Christian \| Dr. Addie Wootten \| TBC
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM	Morning Tea & Exhibition - Day 2
Concurrent Session 2 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM	2D - Wider Voices, Bigger Change Mixed Presentation Types
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM	Lunch & Exhibition - Day 2
Concurrent Session 3 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM	3D - Building Capacity, Bridging Gaps Long Oral Presentations
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM	Afternoon Tea & Exhibition - Day 2
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM	Closing Plenary - Working and learning together to promote a shared vision Panellists: Mr David McGrath \| Dr. Peggy Brown \| Ms Monica Kelly \| Ms Julia Knapton

	Track 5
8:00 AM - 3:30 PM	Registration & Exhibition Open - Day 2
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM	Plenary Session 4 - Can digital help us do better in prevention? What’s working, what’s not, what’s next. Panellists: Prof. Nick Titov \| Ms Carlyn Christian \| Dr. Addie Wootten \| TBC
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM	Morning Tea & Exhibition - Day 2
Concurrent Session 2 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM	2E - Workshop 2 "What does effective preventive mental health look like in primary schools - and what will it take to scale it?" Space limited! Registration free but mandatory - Only available to face-to-face conference delegates
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM	Lunch & Exhibition - Day 2
Concurrent Session 3 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM	3E - Workshop 3 "Together for Wellbeing: Co-Designing Mental Health Promotion Across Diverse Communities" Space limited! Registration free but mandatory - Only available to face-to-face conference delegates
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM	Afternoon Tea & Exhibition - Day 2
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM	Closing Plenary - Working and learning together to promote a shared vision Panellists: Mr David McGrath \| Dr. Peggy Brown \| Ms Monica Kelly \| Ms Julia Knapton

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