The CMHO Conference is Canada’s largest annual gathering focused on child and youth mental health. Now in its 18th year, this two-day event, preceded by a pre-conference leadership development day, brings together over 700 leaders, practitioners, caregivers, researchers, youth advocates, and policymakers from across Ontario and beyond.

This year’s theme, Interwoven: Co-Creating the Future of Child and Youth Mental Health, invites all connected sectors, roles, and communities to step boldly into the unknown, together. As the needs of children, youth and families continue to shift, so too must our systems of care. Whether through equity-driven practice, creative models of collaboration, or the centering of lived and living experience, the path forward calls for imagination, integration, and courage.

Children’s Mental Health Ontario is thrilled to announce the Call for Presentations for North America’s largest Child and Youth Mental Health (CYMH) and addictions conference, taking place April 20–21, 2026!

With the goal of co-creating a better future for child and youth mental health through imagination, integration, and courage, the 2026 CMHO Conference convenes leaders around a shared commitment to improving the mental health and wellbeing of infants, children, youth, and their families. This year’s theme, Interwoven: Co-creating the Future of Child and Youth Mental Health focuses on the path forward to co-create what comes next with all voices at the table, so that we can better serve our communities.

The 2026 CMHO Conference provides a dynamic platform to explore bold ideas, share promising practices, and weave together innovative, equity-driven approaches. Through profiling creative models of collaboration, a commitment to centering lived experience, and a vision for systems transformation, we invite participants to bring imagination, courage, and a spirit of integration to the table as we co-create what comes next with all voices at the table.