EHS International Mental Health Conference 2025

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

Emirates Health Services (EHS) invites mental health professionals, researchers, innovators, and advocates to submit abstracts for poster presentation at the EHS International Mental Health Conference, taking place on October 3-4, 2025 at the InterContinental Dubai Festival City, UAE. This year’s conference aims to spotlight groundbreaking ideas and collaborative solutions that address mental health through a futuristic, family-centered lens.

We welcome submissions that reflect the latest research, best practices, innovative interventions, and community-based models that align with the conference objectives and promote transformative change in mental health care.

Mark your calendars and prepare to participate in a significant event dedicated to advancing mental healthcare by sharing your work with a diverse audience of local and international experts, policy makers, academics, and practitioners from across sectors. Accepted abstracts will be featured in poster presentations during the scientific program.

IMPORTANT DATES

  1. Abstract Submission Deadline: 19 August 2025 at 11:59 PM (GST)
  2. Notification of Acceptance: 2 September 2025
  3. Poster Presentation Date: 3-4 October 2025

The EHS Mental Health Conference 2025 bears no responsibility for any copyright infringements arising from submitted materials. Authors are fully accountable for ensuring that all figures, images, excerpts, and previously published content included in their work are properly cited and/or accompanied by the necessary permissions from original copyright holders.

THEMES

We seek original research and innovative ideas in the following themes:

1. Family-Centered and Youth-Driven Mental Health Approaches

  • Family therapy and parental engagement in mental health
  • School-based mental health promotion
  • Youth empowerment and peer support models
  • Mental health literacy for families and communities
  • Community-led mental health resilience programs

2. Emerging and High-Impact Mental Health Challenges

  • Substance Use Disorders: prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation
  • Behavioral addictions (e.g., gaming, digital overuse)
  • Trauma-informed care and stress-related disorders
  • Mental health in crisis and high-stress scenarios
  • Suicide prevention and self-harm interventions

3. Lived Experience and Person-Centered Care

  • Service user and caregiver involvement in mental health systems
  • Recovery-oriented practices and co-production models
  • Reducing stigma and discrimination in mental health
  • Ethics and dignity in mental health service delivery

4. Innovation and Technology in Mental Health

  • AI and digital mental health interventions
  • Tele-mental health and hybrid care models
  • Mobile applications and wearable technologies
  • Data-driven approaches and predictive analytics in mental health

5. Cross-Sector Collaboration and Policy

  • Integration of mental health into primary care and public health
  • Mental health workforce development and capacity-building
  • Collaborative models involving education, justice, and community sectors
  • Mental health policy and law reform initiatives

SELECTION PROCESS AND CRITERIA

All submissions will undergo peer review and evaluation based on the following criteria:

  1. Relevance to the conference theme
  2. Completeness of submission with all relevant information
  3. Clear structure and clarity of content
  4. Significance to the field of mental health

 

(Incomplete submissions will be excluded.)

ABSTRACT REQUIREMENTS

  1. Originality: Published or unpublished work, not previously presented in other conferences
  2. Language: English language must be used.
  3. Abstract Length: 300 words
  4. Format: no more than 300 words, formatted in Microsoft Word, and single-spaced, using size 12 Times New Roman font
  5. Content:
    • Authors
    • Affiliation
    • Background
    • Methods
    • Results
    • Conclusion
    • References

TERMS & CONDITIONS

  1. Each presenter (mostly the main author) can submit a maximum of two abstracts. The presenting author must register and attend the conference should the submitted abstract/s be accepted.
  2. It is the responsibility of the presenting author to submit the abstract. They are the main contact whose responsibility it is to communicate with other co-authors.
  3. If your abstract is accepted, presenting authors who are not affiliated with EHS are required to register and complete payment in full by the deadline indicated in the abstract review outcome email. Failure to do so will result in removal of the abstract from the conference program and all related publications. EHS-affiliated staff are exempt from the registration fee.

  4. All accepted abstracts will be published on site and may appear on the conference website and/or other conference-related materials, and this will not raise any copyright issues.
  5. A submission as a particular presentation type or theme may be changed to a different type following a review to be accepted and included in the program.
  6. By submitting the abstract, the presenter consents that this work has not been previously presented in other conferences.

 

Please do read the following guidelines thoroughly.

For any additional questions, please contact Event Coordinator: Ms. Maria at mary@menaconference.com

DEADLINE

  • The deadline for Abstract submission is 19 August 2025 at 11:59 PM (GST)
  • Authors can edit their abstracts until the submission deadline. No further changes will be accepted after the date
  • The committee reserves the right to extend or shorten the date of abstract submission.

SUBMISSION

  • Abstracts received not following the standard formats will not be accepted.
  • For any issues on the online platform, please contact the above.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

 

 

  • Abstract submission will be acknowledged via email. If there is no acknowledgement received within a week of the submission or if you have any additional queries, please contact Ms. Maria at mary@menaconference.com

NOTIFICATION OF RESULTS

  • All ACCEPTED abstracts will be notified via email on 2 September 2025
  • The email will contain information on acceptance or rejection of abstract.

LANGUAGE

  • All documents must be submitted and presented in English language.
  • It is the author’s responsibility to submit the correct abstract (grammatically and scientifically)

TECHNICAL GUIDELINES

  • Once approved, posters shall be produced by their respective presenters in Digital Format

ABSTRACT SPECIFICS

  •  Maximum of 2 abstracts can be submitted per author
  • Data Originality: Only original scientific data obtained by the author(s) is acceptable for inclusion in the abstract. All submitted reports must be based on completed research; “in progress” studies will not be considered.
  • Professional Conduct: Presenters are expected to utilize their allocated session solely for scientific discourse and refrain from any form of product, service, or personal promotion.

AUTHOR & PRESENTER INFORMATION

  • Assigning the delegated presenter should be in agreement with other authors
  • Only one presenter is allowed to present the abstract. Kindly make note of this for abstracts with multiple authors

WHY SUBMIT?

  1. Visibility:Gain international exposure for your research.
  2. Networking: Connect with leading experts and peers.
  3. Recognition:Contribute to the global dialogue on mental health.
  4. Collaboration: Enhance opportunities to work with global networks.
  5. Sharing Knowledge: Share findings and information with wider audiences.
  6. Certificate of participation as a poster presenter
  7. Posters and their presentations will be evaluated by a designated jury, with first, second, and third place awards announced on stage at the conclusion of the conference.