events & convenings

conferences, workshops, residencies, and festivals centered on African mental health.

  • Kenya’s leading psychiatric conference returns for its 17th edition, bringing together clinicians, researchers, policymakers, and community advocates to reimagine mental health systems for the 21st century.
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  • Join mental health professionals and advocates at the 2025 Suicide Prevention Conference hosted by Mental Health America Lancaster County for keynotes, breakout sessions, and continuing education credits.
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  • Kenya’s premier national mental health conference returns for its second edition, convening researchers, practitioners, policymakers, and lived-experience experts to shape the future of mental health systems across the country, and the continent.
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  • The 2025 Mental Health in Journalism Summit brings together global media professionals to explore trauma-informed reporting, newsroom care, and ethical storytelling.
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study & research

scholarships, fellowships, internships, and calls for papers in mental health.

  • Apply now for the African Union Media Fellowship 2025! Join a year-long, continent-wide program offering mentorship, training, AU HQ visits, and story pitching—designed for experienced African media pros ready to lead change across six thematic tracks.
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enterprise & innovation

grants, awards, pitch calls, and co-creation spaces for early-stage mental health builders.

  • The 2025 Global Health Film Grant, in partnership with Pulitzer Center and Financial Times, offers £20,000 funding, mentorship, and a commission from FT for experienced filmmakers telling underreported global health stories. Apply Now

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