The WUN symposium aims to explore the connections between the three core themes of poverty, violence, inequity and mental health. We welcome paper abstracts that address the following themes and encourage the submission of abstracts that adopt an interdisciplinary approach.

• Global inequities (social, cultural and economic) and mental health
• Power imbalances and global mental health
• Decolonising knowledge and interventions in mental health 
• Gender violence, trauma and mental health
• Marginalised communities, minoritised ethnic groups, refugees / immigrants and mental health
• LGBTQI + communities and mental health
• Disability and mental health
• Systemic racism and mental health
• Indigenous and traditional mental health practices
• Culture, religion and mental health
• Digital mental health
• Lived experience and survivor-led research
• Critical suicide research and global mental health/ suicide prevention strategies
•  Alternative/innovative methodological approaches: music, art, theatre, film
• Languages, discourse and definitions of global mental health
• Covid-19 and mental health