Events

Event details are accurate at the time of listing, please check with event organisers for latest information. 

2024

September

National Women's Health Week
2 - 6 September 2024


Multicultural Health Week
2 - 8 September 2024

Body Image and Eating Disorders Awareness Week (BIEDAW)
2 - 8 September 2024 

Wellbeing beyond the military
Sane Australia
2 September 2024, 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Zoom webinar

Supporting cultural needs: Working with culturally and linguistically diverse children in out-of-home care
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
4 September 2024, 2:00 pm - 3:00pm
Webinar

Australian Disaster Resilience Conference 2024
Australian Institute for Disaster Resilience
4 - 5 September 2024
international Convention Centre, Sydney

World Suicide Prevention Day
International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP)
10 September 2024

Inclusive Practice for Working with People with Diverse Sexualities, Genders, and Bodies from Refugee Backgrounds
STARTTS
11 September 2024, 9:30 am - 3:30 pm
NSW Ministry of Health, 1 Reserve Rd, St Leonards NSW 2065

Thrive Together - CESPHN Mental Health Forum
Central and Eastern Sydney PHN
11 September 2024, 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm 
CESPHN Mascot Office, Tower A, Level 5,
201 Coward St, Mascot NSW 2020

RUOK? Day
12 September 2024

The Evidence for Using Online Mental Health Treatment Programs 
Black Dog Institute and eMHPrac
12 September 2024, 12:30 pm or 6:00 pm
Webinar

Human Rights: More than words and good intentions
Mental Health Coordinating Council
16 September 2024, 11:00 am - 12:15 pm (AEST)
Online via Zoom

Australian Public Health Conference 2024 - High value public health in a complex world
Public Health Association of Australia
17 - 19 September 2024
Pan Pacific Hotel, Perth

Working therapeutically with children who have experienced trauma from physical or sexual abuse
Emerging Minds
19 September 2024, 7:15 pm - 8:30pm
Online Event


9th Digital Mental Health International Congress 2024
eMental Health International Collaborative (eMHIC)
19 - 20 September 2024
In person - the Shaw Centre, Ottawa, Canada and Online

Inclusive Practice for Working with People with Diverse Sexualities, Genders, and Bodies from Refugee Backgrounds
STARTTS
25 September 2024, 9:30 am - 3:30 pm
Online via Zoom

Mental Health Matters Awards 2024
Wayahead Mental Health Association NSW
27 September 2024, 11:30 am - 3:00 pm 
The Fullerton Hotel Sydney
Lobby Level 1 Martin Pl, Sydney NSW 2000

Western Sydney University Taster Day for newly arrived migrants, refugees or Palestinian youth
Lebanese Muslim Association
27 September 2024, 9:00 am - 2:00 pm
Western Sydney University Parramatta Campus

Decolonizing Psychotherapy - Making Clinical Practice Inclusive for Everyone
Mad in South Asia
28 September 2024 - 17 November 2024, 10 Sessions
Online International Workshop

October

October is Mental Health Month!
See our Mental Health Month Calendar of Events here
'Let's Talk About It'

Expert Insights for Health Professionals: Onset of Anxiety and Depression in Children and Teenagers
Black Dog Institute
2 October 2024, 01:00 PM
Webinar - Online

BPD: Caring for the Carers
Mental Health Professionals' Network
9 October 2024, 7:15 pm 
Webinar

National Health Promotion Symposium 2024
Australian Health Promotion Association
9 - 10 October 2024 
Old Parliament House, 18 King George Terrace, Parkes, Canberra, ACT, Ngunnawal Country

Second Asia-Pacific Conference on Women's Mental Health - Boundless Redefining the Future of Women's Mental Health
HER Centre Australia
9 -11 October 2024
Hotel Chadstone, Melbourne

Lunchtime Webinar: Workplace Justice Visa & Migrant Worker Protections
Immigration Advice & Rights Centre
10 October 2024, 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Webinar online

One Door, Bridge Walk for Mental Health
13 October 2024

Carers Week
13 - 19 October 2024

Responding to Voices: Compassionate approaches and hopeful alternatives 
Mental Health Coordinating Council
14 October 2024, 9:30 am - 12:30 pm
Online

Refugee Alternatives Webinar October 2024
Refugee Council of Australia
15 October 2024, 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Online via Zoom

Federation of Ethnic Communities' Council of Australia (FECCA) Conference 2024
16 - 17 October 2024
Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre

We have different yardsticks!: Migrant women breaking barriers at work’
University of NSW & Western Sydney University
17 October 2024, 9:30 am - 3:00 pm
Western Sydney University Parramatta City Campus
161 - 169 Macquarie Street Parramatta, NSW 2150

Unlocking Potential: Autism understanding and empowerment. Carers' Week event (JPG 337KB)
South Western Sydney Local Health District
17 October 2024, 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Liverpool Hospital Childcare Centre or Online

Expert Insights for Health Professionals: A mentally healthier future - how do we get there?
Black Dog Institute
23 October 2024, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Live webinar 

Thriving, Connecting and Ageing
Older Persons' Mental Health Service, Prince of Wales Hospital
23 October 2024, 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
The Juniors Kingsford
558A Anzac Parade Kingsford, NSW 2032

How online resources are changing mental health care around the world
Black Dog Institute & eMHPrac
29 October 2024, 12:30 pm or 6:00 pm
Webinar

Meet your Neighbour Inner West
Mental Health Coordinating Council
29 October 2024,  10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Ashfield Town Hall

APSAD Canberra 2024
Australian Professional Society on Alcohol & Other Drugs
30 October -  2  November 2024
National Convention Centre Canberra
Ngunnawal Country (Canberra)

2024 NSW Youth Work Conference and Awards - Listen, Learn & Celebrate
Youth Action
31 October 2024 - 1 November 2024
Taronga Western Plains Zoo, 
Obley Road, Dubbo NSW 2830

18th International Conference on the Treatment of Personality Disorders
31 October 2024 - 2 November 2024
University of Wollongong, NSW

November

Rural Mental Health Conference 2024. Empowering Rural Communities: from crisis to wellbeing initiatives
6 -8 November 2024
Pullman Cairns International Hotel
17 Abbott Street, Cairns QLD 4870

Australian Association for Infant Mental Health National Conference 2024
7 - 9 November 2024
Aerial UTS Function Centre, Sydney

2024 Refugee Ball & Fundraiser
STARTTS
8 November 2024, 7:00 pm - 11:30 pm
Dockside, Cockle Bay Wharf, Sydney

Perinatal Mental Health Week 2024
17- 23 November 2024

10th International Conference on Social Work in Health and Mental Health
Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW)
19 – 22 November 2024
Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre

2024 Kaldor Centre Oration
Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law, UNSW Sydney
21 November 2024, 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Playhouse Theatre, NIDA - National Institute of Dramatic Art
215 Anzac Parade, Kensington NSW 2033

Tackling Stigma Conference: Overcoming stigma as a barrier to healthcare
21 - 22 November 2024
University of New South Wales, Sydney

OT Mental Health Forum 2024
Occupational Therapy Australia
28 - 29 November 2024
Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre

December

Manna Institute Symposium. Branching Out: Growing rural mental health research
Manna Institute 
4 - 6 December 2024
Sydney, NSW

2025

January

Global Conference on Migration and Health Equity: Bridging Migration Related Health Inequities
Western Sydney University, Translational Health Institute
30 -31 January 2025
Peter Shergold Building, 169 Macquarie Street, Parramatta,

March

2025 Frontline Mental Health Conference
3 - 4 March 2025
RACV Royal Pines Resort, Gold Coast, QLD