This year marks the 5th celebration of the World Infant, Child & Adolescent Mental Health Day (WICAMHD).
In 2022, WAIMH connected with IACAPAP (International Association for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Allied Professions), WPA-CAP (World Psychiatric Association Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Section), and ISAPP (International Society for Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology) to initiate the World Infant, Child & Adolescent Mental Health Day on 23 April annually.
The specific aims are to:
- Recognize the global importance of infant, child, and adolescent mental health, and
- Advocate for the promotion of mental health and prevention of mental illness in infants, children, and adolescents.
The theme in 2026 is Developing Emotional Safety and Preventing Suicide in a Post-Pandemic World.
This theme emphasizes the critical importance of establishing an emotionally secure environment within communities where infants, children, and adolescents feel supported, heard, and protected. By enhancing early intervention strategies, we can transition from post-pandemic recovery and promote resilience and the safeguarding of young lives.
You can participate in many ways:
Join the WICAMHD 2026 Webinar
Join us for the World Infant, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Day (WICAMHD) 2026 webinar, themed “Developing Emotional Safety and Preventing Suicide in a Post‑Pandemic World”. The webinar is open to the public and participation is free, but registration is required in advance. Seats are limited, and it’s based on first-come, first-served.
- Date: Thursday, 23 April 2026
- Time: 1:00 PM CEST | 7:00 AM EDT | 11:00 AM UTC | 9:00 PM AEST
- Duration: 75 minutes
- Format: Virtual
The webinar demonstrates how emotional safety can be built through connected systems:
- Digital front doors for youth
- Community and tier one support
- Clinical escalation and crisis care
- Evidence based national guidelines
Information on the WICAMHD 2026 webinar program, speakers, and panellists will be announced in due course.
Below is the webinar registration link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/5017748580623/WN_rpqLrGi4SiCO4YVe3lLQiA
How to Support WICAMHD
Share the WICAMHD logo widely.
Use social media to spread your message about the importance of mental health in the young.
Please involve your communications teams and do it on all websites and social media platforms you are on.
We suggest the following hashtags:
#WICAMHD
#WICAMHD2026
To download the WICAMHD logo, marketing flyer, or social media tool, please visit: https://www.iacapap.org/events/world-infant-child-and-adolescent-mental-health-day/wicamhd-2026.html
More information
For more information, please visit: https://www.iacapap.org/events/world-infant-child-and-adolescent-mental-health-day/wicamhd-2026.html
