WICAMHD 2025 Symposium

The initiation of a World Infant, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Day (WICAMHD) to: 

1. Recognize the global importance of infant, child and adolescent mental health.
2. Advocate for the promotion of mental health and prevention of mental illness in infants, children and adolescents.

23 April 2023 is declared as World Infant, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Day (WICAMHD) by 4 organisations:

• International Association for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Allied Professions (IACAPAP) 
• International Society for Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology (ISAPP) 
• World Association for Infant Mental Health (WAIMH) 
• World Psychiatric Association - Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Section (WPA-CAP) 

This year marks the 4^th celebration of the World Infant, Child & Adolescent Mental Health Day (WICAMHD). In previous years, we hosted webinars featuring distinguished speakers addressing various themes. For 2025, the WICAMHD Committees are excited to adopt a hybrid format.

The WICAMHD 2025 Symposium will be held as part of the Turkish Association of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (TACAP) annual national conference, the 34th National Congress of Child and Adolescent Mental Health and Illnesses, from April 29 to May 3, 2025, at the Pine Bay Holiday Resort Hotel, Kusadasi, Turkiye. The half-day symposium is scheduled for April 29, 2025.

• The symposium is open to the public.
• Participants intending to attend the symposium in person (without accommodation) will incur an external participation fee of 42 Euros. The hotel's concept is ultra all-inclusive, and we are responsible for paying the hotel for anyone who enters and stays for more than 20 minutes.
• There is no cost for virtual participation, but registration is required in advance. Seats are limited, and registration is based on a first-come, first-served basis.
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• For enquiry, please contact info@iacapap.org.