News & Press https://waimh.org/news/default.asp Thu, 4 Jun 2026 11:14:04 GMT Mon, 18 May 2026 08:35:00 GMT Copyright © 2026 World Association for Infant Mental Health Perspectives in Infant Mental Health issue 1/2026 has been published https://waimh.org/news/news.asp?id=727425 https://waimh.org/news/news.asp?id=727425 The first Perspectives in Infant Mental Health issue of 2026 is out!

This edition features articles on topics such as:

➤ Blending Digital Prevention and Clinical Care: The Parents and Babies Program in Perinatal and Mental Health (by Martin St-André & Sylvana Côté)
➤ Infant Mental Health Consulting in a Social Justice Context (by Jessica Boyatt)
➤ Keeping the Baby in Mind: Staff and Parent Perspectives on Infant Care in Paediatric Hospital Settings (by Anne-Marie Casey et al.)

Perspectives in IMH is an open-access publication.

Read the full issue through our website and please share: https://perspectives.waimh.org/2026/05/13/from-the-editor-in-chief-issue-vol-34-no-1-april-2026/

]]> Mon, 18 May 2026 09:35:00 GMT The Ethics and Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Survey https://waimh.org/news/news.asp?id=726373 https://waimh.org/news/news.asp?id=726373 Have you been challenged by ethical issues in your work? Practitioners are invited to share their experiences!

The Ethics and Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Survey is being conducted by The Infant Mental Health Ethics Collaborative.

The purpose of this survey is to understand practitioners' experience of ethical issues in their work with infants and their families, and the resources they use to address these.

The survey is anonymous. WAIMH will not share WAIMH member or Affiliate member personal or contact information with the IMH Ethics Collaborative.

Read the background article:
https://perspectives.waimh.org/2026/04/30/infant-and-early-childhood-mental-health-is-it-time-for-a-code-of-ethics/

Complete the survey:
https://redcap.link/ethicsandinfantmentalhealth

]]> Thu, 30 Apr 2026 14:12:00 GMT Registration is now open for WAIMH 2026! https://waimh.org/news/news.asp?id=714637 https://waimh.org/news/news.asp?id=714637 We invite you to register and secure your spot at this stimulating and engaging event. Be one of the first 100 registrants to secure the best deal of the Congress through our Early Bird (Launch Saver) rate!

With the theme "Harmony in Diversity: Nurturing the Youngest Minds Around the World," the 19th WAIMH World Congress brings together the world's top voices in infant and early mental health for an enriching four day conversation.

Join us from October 2-6, 2026, as we dive into new thinking, inclusive practices, and international collaboration. Live from the global city of Toronto, Canada – your home away from home.

Register today: https://cvent.me/Av3Kn1?RefId=website_WAIMH

]]> Mon, 17 Nov 2025 09:06:00 GMT Infants in Crises – statements from the WAIMH Presidency https://waimh.org/news/news.asp?id=703136 https://waimh.org/news/news.asp?id=703136 UNICEF reports that Sudan is now the world’s largest and most devastating humanitarian crisis, with over 30 million people – more than half of them children - living in the grip of mass atrocities, famine, and deadly disease. WAIMH joins UNICEF in its call for the immediate protection of children and to secure humanitarian access, so aid can reach those in need and help alleviate this generational catastrophe. World Health Day 2025: Saving Mothers, Protecting Newborns, Securing South Sudan’s Future. | WHO | Regional Office for Africa WAIMH also joins the WHO's call for a renewed collective focus on integrated maternal and newborn health in Sudan, particularly during this humanitarian crisis. We make a call to leaders internationally to come together to find a way to stop the killing of civilians in Sudan, and to ensure that all babies and children receive food and the aid needed.

 

WAIMH joins the call of the WHO and the ICRC Gaza now worse than hell on earth, humanitarian chief tells BBC - BBC News to bring an end to the starving of people in Gaza. The suffering of babies and children on this scale is reprehensible, and the impact on the physical and mental development of those who actually survive will continue across many generations. We make a call to leaders internationally and in the region to come together to find a way to stop the killing of civilians in the region, and to ensure that all babies and children receive food and the aid needed.  

 

Astrid Berg, President of WAIMH

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