Established in 2001 to improve the mental health of women throughout the world, the International Association for Women's Mental Health (IAWMH) is a Not for Profit, Non-Governmental & multidisciplinary Organization.

The mission of IAWMH is: -To improve the mental health of women throughout the world. -To expand the fund of knowledge about Women's Mental Health -To promote gender-sensitive and autonomy-enhancing mental health services for women. -To advance collaboration between Societies and Sections.

The previous IAWMH congresses have been held in Berlin 2001, Washington DC 2004, Melbourne 2008, Madrid 2011 and Lima 2013 in which a large number of internationally renowned experts in the field, including, psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses, occupational therapists, social workers, general practitioners and other women’s health professionals, researchers, students, decision makers, consumers and their families, shared their knowledge and experiences about the best ways to improve women’s wellbeing.

 Biological, psychosocial, public health and political aspects of health care will be discussed from the perspectives of researchers and clinicians from different regions of the world. This multidisciplinary and culturally diverse atmosphere should also provide an excellent chance for networking and formulating new exciting research and intervention projects for the future.

Dr. Marta B. Rondon (Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia and INPPARES, Lima, Peru) is Congress & IAWMH President, and Dr. Helen Herman (Professor, Orygen Youth Health Research Centre and The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia) will be the Co-Chair of the congress.

World Medical Association, World Psychiatric Association, the Lancet Psychiatry, North American Society for Psychological Obstetrics & Gynecology, and International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies are among the cooperation organizations of this congress.

Dr. Shima Naghavi, Director of International Affairs