World Infant, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Day (WICAMHD) 2026
Theme: 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.
Activity
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”.
- 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:
1. Digital front doors for youth
2. Community and tier one support
3. Clinical escalation and crisis care
4. Evidence based national guidelines
Information on the WICAMHD 2026 webinar program, speakers, and panellists will be announced in due course.
Webinar Program
| Opening and Framing |
| Segment 1: Building a Connected Ecosystem for Youth Emotional Safety |
| Segment 2: National Guidelines for Supporting Suicidal Youth |
| Global Panel Reflection |
| Closing Reflection |
Invited Speakers & Panellists
Anthony P. S. Guerrero, M.D
Professor and Psychiatry Residency Program Director
University of Hawai‘i John A. Burns School of Medicine
Child and adult psychiatrist
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Associate Prof Campbell Paul
Consultant Infant Psychiatrist, Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne, the University of Melbourne, Royal
Women’s Hospital and Murdoch Children’s Research Institute
Australia
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Dr Christopher Cheok
Assistant Chairman, Medical Board (Digital Health)
Senior Consultant & Chief, National Addictions Management Service
Director of the National Mindline 1771
Institute of Mental Health Singapore
Singapore
Dr Chidambaram Prakash
Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, Director of Mental Health, The Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne
Australia
Daniel Fung Shuen Sheng, MD
Chief Wellness Officer, NHG Health Singapore
Adjunct Associate Professor, Lee Kong Chian Medical School, Nanyang Technological University
Yong Loo Lin Medical School and DUKE NUS Medical School, National University of Singapore
Singapore
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Prof. Dr. Füsun Çetin Çuhadaroğlu
President of ISAPP
Honorary President of the Turkish Assoc. for CAP
Founding Chair of the Policy Division of ESCAP
Turkiye
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Important Note
- The webinar is open to the public.
- This webinar will be conducted virtually via Zoom.
- Participation is free, but registration is required in advance. Seats are limited, and it's based on first-come, first-served. After registration, a copy of the webinar confirmation email will be sent. By registering for a webinar, consent is given for registration details to be provided to IACAPAP for webinar preparation.
- No certificate of attendance will be provided.
- IACAPAP reserves the right at all times to change, add or remove any terms without prior notice.
- IACAPAP reserves the right to make alterations to the webinar program at any time.
- For enquiry, please contact info@iacapap.org.
WICAMHD 2026 Webinar Recorded Video
Activities organised by IACAPAP member organisations and supporting organisations in conjunction with the World Infant, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Day (WICAMHD) 2026
How to support WICAMHD 2026
- Share the logo widely.
- Use social media to spread your message about the importance of mental health for 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
#IACAPAP
#ChildMentalHealth
#AdolescentMentalHealth
#InfantMentalHealth
#EmotionalSafety
#SuicidePrevention
To download the marketing flyer, please click here.
To download the WICAMHD logo, please click here.
To download the social media tool, please click here.
