The University of Kisubi, Uganda Behavioural Health alliance and Sebastian Family Psychology Practice invites abstracts for the 13th International East Africa Psychology Conference scheduled to take place on from 2nd-3rd October 2025.
The conference that will be hosted by University of Kisubi, Uganda will bring together intentional collaborator and partners including private and public academic institutions, non-profit entities, community-based organizations, and potential collaborators from the United States, Africa, and around the world.
Be prepared for insightful presentations, cross-cultural dialogue, and opportunities to connect with community-driven mental health initiatives.
Conference Theme: “Community-Based Participatory Mental Health Care: Focusing on the Role of the Family”
Conference Sub themes:
- Family Systems and Intergenerational Mental Health
● Family dynamics, resilience, and support for those living with mental health challenges
● Intergenerational trauma, grief, and patterns of silence
● Maternal, paternal, and infant mental health (perinatal and postnatal support within family systems)
● Shifting cultural narratives through storytelling, advocacy, and inclusive community engagement. (can include use of media). - Embedding Family Mental Health in Broader Systems of Care
● Mental health integration into public health and education systems
● Task-shifting models (using community health workers, midwives, primary care)
● Locally driven research, data, and public health policy development
● Leveraging digital tools and youth-driven technologies to support families.
● Exploring risks and opportunities in the digital world for parenting and youth mental health. (Possibly merge this with previous bullet point) - Traditional, Faith-Based, and Culturally Grounded Interventions
• Synthetic, traditional, and alternative mental health treatments
• Faith-based healing practices and community support models
• Inclusive interventions for underrepresented families (migrants, families with disabilities, etc.) - Hidden Crises Within Families: Grief, Violence, and Addiction
• Grief and unresolved loss across generations
• Domestic violence, trauma, and generational silence
• Substance use, gambling, and addition in family contexts.
• Family-centered approaches to prevention, recovery and support.
• Community-based responses to hidden and stigmatized struggles - Living with Disability, Impairment, and Adaptation
● Mental health challenges linked to disability and decreased functioning
● Family support for cognitive, psychological, and physical disabilities
● Recognizing the resilience and strengths of individuals navigating disability and recovery. - Family Resilience in the face of Environmental and Social Change
• Mental health impacts of forced migration, environmental crises, and economic hardships
• Family resilience amidst ecological and financial disruptions
• Sustainable support systems for displaced or vulnerable families
• Crop and climate change, regional and economic change
• Geographic forced and chosen change: who does it benefit?
