7th Edition of Global Conference on
Addiction Medicine, Behavioral Health and Psychiatry
October 19-21, 2026 | Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Mental Health Policy, Advocacy, and Global Initiatives
Shaping a mentally healthier world requires more than clinical interventions—it demands systemic change. Mental health policy, advocacy, and global initiatives work to reduce stigma, increase access to services, and promote rights-based care models. Policymakers and activists are collaborating to implement frameworks that prioritize community mental health, integrate mental services into primary care, and allocate sustainable funding. Global organizations such as WHO and UNICEF are advancing mental health inclusion in development agendas, especially in low- and middle-income countries. These efforts focus on developing frameworks that are inclusive, locally adaptable, and rooted in long-term sustainability. By addressing gaps in training, infrastructure, and culturally relevant care models, global initiatives are helping transform mental health into a development and public health priority.
Nile Stanley
University of North Florida, United States
Ann Marie Leonard Zabel
Curry College, United States
Edie Raether
NeuroShifts and Wings for Wishes Academy, United States
Sindu Padmanabhan
Bharathiar University, India
Kayla Albers
Hazelden Betty Ford Graduate School, United States
Jorja Jamison
Hazelden Betty Ford Graduate School, United States
Andrew Drasen
A Vision of Hope Media, United StatesSubmit your abstract Today
Title : The Storm Within: Neuropsychological Insights into Dysregulation and Substance Use in the Adolescent Brain.
Ann Marie Leonard Zabel, Curry College, United States
Title : Sexualizing anxiety and anxiolytic sex: Misattribution of arousal
Sam Vaknin, CIAPS, Cambridge, United Kingdom
Title : Workplace and occupational mental health: Supporting well-being at work
Sindu Padmanabhan, Bharathiar University, India
Title : Resilience in counseling: Processing grief for the addictions counselor
Kayla Albers, Hazelden Betty Ford Graduate School, United States
Title : Resilience in counseling: Processing grief for the addictions counselor
Jorja Jamison, Hazelden Betty Ford Graduate School, United States
Title : Identity restoration as a missing variable in relapse prevention
Andrew Drasen, A Vision of Hope Media, United States