Events 2025
On November 20th and 21st, 2025 the 24th Nordic Conference on trauma treatment is held in Copenhagen. This years theme is "Refugee Resilience and Recovery: Innovative and Integrative Approaches to Trauma Treatment”. A topic of discussion will be ways to strengthen refugees' resilience and integrate recovery into rehabilitation and treatment approaches. Read more about it here.
On the 17th-20th of September 2025 the 2025 ISTSS Annual Meeting will be held in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. The meeting theme will be Frontiers in Traumatic Stress: Global Perspectives and Creative Solutions. Abstract submissions will be open from 9 January - 13 February 2025. Please visit their website to learn more and submit an abstract.
On September 10th to 12th 2025 the ECMH hosts their annual conference. This year’s theme is on the mental health of professionals, service users, researchers and everybody interested in the field. The conference is held in Antwerp, Belgium. You can find more information here.
September 3rd to 5th a conference series for individuals working to address domestic violence in Europe. The conference is held in Barcelona, Spain. If you wish to read more, you can do so here.
On the 12-15th of June 2025 the Georgian Society for Psychotrauma (GSP) will host the 18th biennial conference will be held 12-15 June 2025 in Tbilisi, Georgia. ESTSS 2025 offers four days of keynotes, panels, networking, poster sessions and more, all on the theme: Exploring new approaches for healing and recovery in times of global uncertainty and extreme stress.
On June 10th – 13th 2025 the International Association for Suicide Prevention to prevent suicide and suicidal behavior. The conference is held in Vienna, Austria. If you are interested, you can read more about the conference here.
On the 11th of April 2025 the annual research seminar in pediatric- and youth psychiatry is held in Absalon, Roskilde, Denmark. The eventorganizers are Pia Jeppesen and Ole Jakob Storebø, both professors at B&U Region Zealand. If you wish to sign up to the event, you can do so here.
April 3rd and 4th 2025 a conference with a focus on learning, networking, and building collaborations is held. Conference Theme: Human Rights, Dignity & Justice – Social Inclusion and Migration. The conference is held in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Read more here.
On 25.-28 of May the 13th Nordic Conference on Child Abuse and neglect will be held in Copenhagen. The theme of the conference is “Resilience and Trauma – Responsibility and Hope”. Read more on the conference here.
May 16th, the 22nd Conference of Junior Researchers in Psychology (JMPK) – "Everyday Life in a Changing World" is held. From 3 February to 28 February 2025, young researchers are invited to submit abstracts (up to 300 words). For more details on the conference and abstract admissions, go the link here
The Trauma Treatment Conference will be held in Oslo on May 7th, 8th, and 9th, 2025. The conference is organized by NKVTS (Norwegian Centre for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies) and will feature a range of speakers who will delve into topics such as defense mechanisms in response to trauma exposure, treatment methods – including EMDR – as well as the use of medication in trauma therapy. The conference consists of plenary lectures on May 7th and 8th, and workshops on May 9th, which require registration and have limited spots available. If you wish to read the programme, you can do so here. If you wish to sign up, you can do so here.
On the 17th of January 2025 the 1oth annual January conference will be hosted the Danish Center of Psychotraumatology where this years theme will be 'Violence against children: How do we move forward?'
Events 2024
On 11.-13. of November the second European Grief Conference (EGC)will be held in Dublin, Ireland. The conference is hosted by Irish Hospice Foundation, in partnership with the Bereavement Network Europe (BNE), RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences and the Danish National Center for Grief. Read more here.
On 18.-21. of August ISPCAN is hosting a congress with the theme of Working Together to Protect Children in Times of Crisis. Read more here.
On 12. of April a research conference will be held regarding child and adolescent psychiatry.
On 18. of January, the Finn Nørgaard Association is hosting a half-day seminar at Christiansborg in Copenhagen. Professor Ask Elklit from the Danish Center of Psychotraumatology will participate in an expert panel on what victims will typically need in terms of help and support after a terrorist attack.
Events 2023
On 12.-14. December, the first conference of the Global Collaboration on Traumatic Stress will be held in Cape Town, South Africa. Read more here.
On 23.-27. October, a conference on trauma in children and how to help them will be held in Nuuk, Greenland by the Danish Center for Psychotraumatology. The topic is about why it can be relevant to assess children who have been exposed to trauma and how we can best help them with treatment and follow-up assessment. You can fin the programme and practical information here in Danish and Greenlandic. Here you can read a short account of the assessment tool used at the conference in Danish and Greenlandic. Read an account on the historical traumas in Kalaallit Nunaat and the importance of assessment tools converted to the Greenlandic language in Danish and Greenlandic.
On 26.-27 October, the Nordic Network Seminar will be held on the consequences of sexual abuse in childhood in Stockholm, Sweden.
On 28.-29. September, the National Psychotrauma Centre (ARQ) in the Netherlands, will hold a conference on Traumas, Crisis and Conflict: Connecting Research and Practice. Read more here
On 24-27 September, the ISPCAN European International Congress will be held in collaboration with Childlight, Global Child Safety Institute in Edinburgh, Scotland. The conference will address how to better understand the most effective ways to address adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) through prevention, treatment, research and collaboration. Read more here
On 22 September, the Danish Psychotherapeutic Society for Psychologists (DPSP) will hold their annual international seminar in Aarhus. Andreas Maercker, chairman of the WHO's ICD-11 working group on Trauma- and Stress-related disorders, will give an introduction to the new ICD-11 diagnoses in the field of trauma and stress and their significance for clinical practice. Read more here
On 23 August, a webinar will be held on the importance of using standardised and validated tools in research and practice. Researchers from the Danish Center for Psychotraumatology will be represented at the webinar. Registration can be found here.
On 14-17 June, the 17th ESTSS conference will be held in Belfast, Northern Ireland. ESTSS conference in Belfast, Northern Ireland with the theme: "Trauma and resilience through the ages: A life course perspective". Read more here
On 12 May, a webinar on "Advancement of internet-based interventions for trauma and stress-related disorders". Read more here
On 2 March, the Psychotraumatology Interest Group is hosting an online lecture on PTSD in biological perspective by Sigurd Uldall, PhD and physician. Sigurd is the author of the book "Traume, hjerne og krop - biologiske perspektiver på PTSD" and will review diathesis stress and neurotoxic stress theories in PTSD. The lecture is for all professionals with an interest in PTSD. Read more here
On 13 January, the January Conference 2023 will be held by the Danish Center for Psychotraumatology at the University of Southern Denmark. The theme of the conference is 'Violence in close relationships'. Read more here