HER Mind, HER Health 2026: Rethinking Mental Health Care for Women
Women's mental health is changing. The question is whether our systems, services and practice are changing with it.
Growing evidence is challenging long-held assumptions about how mental health conditions present in women, how diagnoses are made, and how care is delivered across the lifespan. From neurodivergence and trauma to perimenopause, burnout and the broader social factors shaping wellbeing, clinicians and healthcare professionals are increasingly being asked to navigate complex presentations that have historically been overlooked, misunderstood or minimised.
HER Mind, HER Health 2026 (HMHH26) has been designed to support that conversation.
Who Should Attend?
HMHH26 is for clinicians, researchers, healthcare professionals, service leaders, policymakers, educators and advocates committed to improving outcomes for women and girls.
The conference brings together professionals working across mental health, primary care, women's health, reproductive health, counselling, social work, allied health, disability services, research, education and community sectors. Whether you work in private practice, hospitals, primary healthcare, government, NGOs or academia, HMHH26 offers practical insights into some of the most significant developments shaping women's mental health today.
What Will Be Covered?
The conference explores the blind spots, missed presentations and systemic challenges influencing women's mental health outcomes.
Key themes include perimenopause, hormones and the female brain; neurodivergence in women and girls; trauma, recovery and gender-responsive care; burnout, mental load and invisible labour; identity, culture and inclusive care; and rebuilding women's mental health systems and services.
HMHH26 features leading voices from across mental health, healthcare and research, including Associate Professor Caroline Gurvich, Dr Hinemoa Elder, Dr Michelle Garnett, Sophie Scott OAM and Nicky Bath. 10 keynote presenters and over 40 concurrent presenters will explore how emerging evidence, lived experience and systems reform can contribute to more responsive and effective mental health care for women.
For the full program of keynote and concurrent presenters, please visit the website: hermindherhealth.com
Where Is It Being Held?
HMHH26 will be held at the JW Marriott Gold Coast Resort & Spa, providing a unique environment for learning, collaboration and connection.
The venue offers delegates the opportunity to step away from day-to-day demands and engage deeply with emerging ideas, evidence and conversations shaping the future of women's mental health care.
When Is It Happening?
HER Mind, HER Health will take place on Monday 31 August and Tuesday 1 September 2026.
Across two days, delegates will explore what better, more responsive and more effective mental health care can look like for women. As understanding continues to evolve, HMHH26 provides an opportunity to build confidence, challenge assumptions and be part of a growing national conversation about the future of women's mental health.
Join us on the Gold Coast and be part of the conversation helping shape the future of women's mental health care in Australia.
