Plenary Session Videos from the IAYMH Conference in Vancouver in March 2025

IAYMH 2025 Conference Opening

Nation Welcome Alec Dan, Musqueam Nation,

Barbara Dooley (President, IAYMH)

Vivien Glencross (Interim President & CEO, Jack.org)

Jasmine Elliott and Ezechiel Nana (IAYMH2025 Conference Youth Co-Convenors)



IAYMH 2025 Plenary 1

Seren Friskie (Canada)

Rooted in Resilience: How Centering Indigenous Women Transforms Youth Mental Health.

Nancy Young (Canada)

Leveraging Technology to Engage Indigenous Youth, Gather Data, and Promote Strengths-Based Conversations.


IAYMH 2025 Plenary 2

Marco Zenone (Canada)

Mis, Dis or Something Else? Rethinking Mis and Disinformation

May van Schalkwyk (United Kingdom )

A path forward to countering mis and disinformation




IAYMH 2025 In Conversation Event

Local Solutions, Global Lessons: How young people are innovating from within diverse contexts.

Nataya Branjerdporn - Moderator (Australia)

Muskan Lamba (India)

Judah Njoroge (Kenya)

Cat Pham (Viet Nam)

Catalina Popoviciu (Romania)


IAYMH 2025 Plenary 3

Patrick McGorry (Australia)

Preventive Interventions in Youth Mental Health

Shuranjeet Singh (United Kingdom)

Building a Movement in Youth Mental Health - In Conversation with Professor Eóin Killackey

Ana Echeverri (Mexico)

New Interventions






IAYMH 2025 Plenary 4

Bobby Duffy (United Kingdom)

Generational Thinking and Youth Mental Health

Abel Paul George (United States)

Generational Impacts





IAYMH 2025 Plenary 5

Emmy Egulu (Canada)

From Crisis to Collaboration: Advancing Youth Mental Health On a Global Scale

Joshua Gordon (United States)






IAYMH 2025 Plenary 6

Myrna Lashley (Canada)

Culture and Equity in Youth Mental Health

Gurkirat Singh (Canada)

Youth Advancing Equity and Cultural Safety in Substance Use Response






IAYMH 2025 Locknote & Conference Closing

Barbara Dooley (President, IAYMH)

Magenta Simmons (Australia)

Jasmine Elliott (Australia)

Arjun Kapoor (India)