Scientific Program Architecture
The Global Mental Health Systems Congress 2026 (GMHSC 2026) is structured around a systems-oriented framework, enabling interdisciplinary dialogue across clinical practice, workforce ecosystems, and policy implementation.
Executive Pillar I: Clinical & Service Systems
This pillar explores how clinical innovation interacts with structured mental health service systems and coordinated care models.
Track 1: Clinical Innovation in Mental Health Systems
Focus: Advancing clinical approaches within system contexts.
- Psychotherapy and integrated care models
- Psychiatric and neuropsychiatric interfaces
- Trauma-informed care systems
- Perinatal and gender-responsive mental health
Track 2: Mental Health Service Delivery Models
Focus: Designing and optimizing real-world care delivery systems.
- Integrated and multidisciplinary care models
- Patient-centered system design
- Clinical coordination and referral pathways
- Cross-sector service integration
Executive Pillar II: Workforce & Community Systems
This pillar focuses on the workforce and community structures that sustain mental health systems in real-world contexts.
Track 3: Mental Health Workforce Development
Focus: Building, sustaining, and evolving the mental health workforce.
- Academic and training pathways
- Professional wellbeing and workforce retention
- Leadership development in mental health systems
- Interdisciplinary workforce models
Track 4: Community & Public Mental Health Systems
Focus: Community-based systems and population-level mental health approaches.
- Community-based mental health service models
- Prevention and early intervention systems
- Equity and social determinants of mental health
- Crisis response and humanitarian mental health systems
Track 7 (Special Track): Applied Psychological Methods & Lived-Experience Frameworks
Focus: Bridging individual-level methods with broader system relevance.
- Lived-experience-informed psychological models
- Non-pharmacological approaches to mental health
- Real-time regulation and resilience frameworks
- Practice-based and emerging therapeutic methods
- Community-adaptable psychological interventions
- Pathways from individual methods to system integration
Executive Pillar III: Policy, Implementation & Digital Systems
This pillar addresses system-level transformation through policy frameworks, implementation science, and digital innovation.
Track 5: Mental Health Policy & System Governance
Focus: Policy frameworks and governance structures shaping mental health systems.
- National mental health policy frameworks
- Financing and sustainable investment models
- Rights-based mental health systems
- Performance measurement and accountability
Track 6: Implementation Science & Digital Mental Health
Focus: Translating innovation into scalable, real-world systems.
- Implementation science for mental health systems
- Tele-mental health and hybrid care models
- AI and digital innovation in mental health
- Data governance and ethical digital systems
Call for Abstract Submissions
GMHSC 2026 invites abstract submissions aligned with the Scientific Program Architecture outlined above.
Submissions are welcomed from researchers, clinicians, implementation specialists, educators, policymakers, and institutional contributors across global contexts.
The Congress prioritizes work that demonstrates clear systems relevance, including implications for service design, workforce development, implementation pathways, policy interface, scalability, or digital integration.
Submission Categories
- Original Research Studies
- Implementation & Evaluation Studies
- Policy Analyses
- Service Delivery Innovation Models
- Workforce Development Studies
- Digital Mental Health & AI Applications
- Structured Case Studies
Preliminary findings and ongoing research are welcome, provided methodology and systems implications are clearly articulated.
Review Process
All abstracts undergo structured peer review conducted by subject-matter experts aligned with the Executive Pillars.
- Scientific rigor
- Methodological clarity
- Relevance to mental health systems
- Practical or policy implications
- Contribution to scalable models of care
Accepted abstracts may be assigned to oral presentations or moderated thematic sessions.
Academic Recognition
- Best Abstract Distinction
- Best Emerging Scholar Award
- Top 10 Systems Contribution Recognition
Awards are determined through reviewer scoring and program committee evaluation. Recognition is merit-based and independent of registration status.
Researchers are encouraged to contribute scholarly work aligned with the appropriate domain through the structured Abstract Submission portal.
The scientific domains are supported by distinguished faculty and interdisciplinary contributors whose profiles and expertise can be reviewed within the Speakers section.
