EUROPEAN SOCIETY OF SOCIAL PSYCHIATRY

ENTER Mental Health Network is pleased to announce its annual 2026 conference, in collaboration with the Société Suisse de Psychiatrie Sociale (SOPSY), Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV), Lausanne University (UNIL), the WHO-CC Center on Innovation  in Prevention and Treatment of Disorders Due to Substance Use and Addictive Behaviours and the European Society of Social Psychiatry (ESSP).

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The meeting will take place at Lausanne University Hospital on 11 June 2026. This gathering will bring together researchers, clinicians, service users, policymakers, and digital-innovation partners to explore how today’s digital environments shape mental health - expanding possibilities for care while generating new forms of risk, inequity, and distress.

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The programme will feature keynote lectures, parallel scientific sessions, posters, and interactive workshops dedicated to advancing understanding and improving practice in the rapidly evolving landscape of digital mental health.

Main Conference Themes

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1. Digital wellbeing, risk, and resilience

2. Opportunities for prevention, treatment, and care

3. Digital tools for digital wellbeing

4. Digital divides, equity, and global inclusion

5. Societal responsibility, regulation and training

6. Research methods and artificial intelligence for digital wellbeing

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​Preliminary program

Keynote lectures

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Thematic 1 : Frameworks, Risks, and Ethical Responsibility

• Digitalisation and mental health: Risks and opportunities
  Professor Zsolt Demetrovics, Flinders University Australia
   

• From Algorithms to Action: Responsible AI and Digital Innovation in Mental Health
  Rhonda Wilson PhD Professor of Mental Health Nursing RMIT Univerity, Austalia

Thematic 2 : Understanding Usage: Perception, Engagement, and Methodology

• AI Dependency and the Future of Digital Wellbeing
  Professor Raian Ali, Hamad Bin Khlaifa, Qatar
   

• Opportunities and Risks for Mental Wellbeing in the Digital Era: From Creating a Digital App to Conducting a Comprehensive Literature Review
  Alice Vinçon Leite Research psychiatrist Inserm, France & Olivier Las Vergnas University Professor Team Leader “Learning, Digital, and Training” Paris-Nanterre University University Lille CIREL-Trigone, France

 Thematic 3 : New Frontiers in Intervention and Care Ecosystems

• The loop and the leap: bridging AI-driven innovation and practice
  Cristina Crocamo, PhD Digital Mental Health, School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy
   

• From online to offline gaming: A novel psychological intervention using Tabletop Role-Playing Games (TTRPGs) in persons with gaming disorder and social anxiety
  Joël Billieux, Associate Professor, UNIL, Switzerland
   

• Lost in Translation: Why Addiction Care Needs an Innovation Ecosystem Approach
  Dr Gosha Mitka, University of Saint Andrews, Scotland