Interventions for Children
Chair: John Wiseman, VicHealth, Australia
Karin van Doesum: A Randomized Controlled Trial of an Early Intervention Aimed at Preventing Relationship Problems in Depressed Mothers and their Infants, Netherlands
John A. Rønning: A Randomized Control Trial of The Effectiveness of an Early Intervention Program in Reducing Parenting Stress in Mothers and Fathers in Preterm Infants, Norway
Per Bøge: Om Sorg (Dealing with Bereavement) A small child´s grief is an adult responsibility, Denmark 

 
Prevention of Anxiety and Depression in Children and Adolescents 
Chair: Carol Koplan, Emory University, USA 
Irwin Sandler: Evaluation of the Six-Year Effects of a Program to Promote Resilience of Parentally-Bereaved Children, USA 
Juliane Junge: Prevention of anxiety and depression in adolescents: Short and long term effects of the GO!-Program in different settings in Europe
Eiríkur Örn Arnarson: Prevention of Depression Among Icelandic Adolescents: A Preliminary Study, Iceland
Ruth Drake-Brockman: Preventing Anxiety and Depression in Younger Adolescents: A Universal Family-Based Intervention, Australia 


Mental Health in Schools
Chair: Cheryl Vince Whitman, EDC, USA
Nina Grindheim & Anne Gro Tvedt: A Mental Health Program in Norwegian Schools
Louise Rowling: Learnings from a decade of work in school mental health promotion in Australia: the Mind Matters project, Australia
Trevor Hazell: Case study evaluation of Mind Matters, a mental health promotion resource for secondary schools in Australia: outcomes for students, teachers and schools
Knut K. Gundersen: Aggression Replacement Training in Norway – What it is and how it works


School-Based Interventions
Chair: Shona Sturgeon, President, World Federation for Mental Health, South Africa
Chris Bale: Developing the resilience and strength of young children – a cross-cultural approach, UK 
Mette Ystgaard: Children and coping: Evaluation of the school-based program Zippy’s Friends, Norway
Peter Paulus: MindMatters – Mental health promotion resource for secondary schools. A German-Swiss pilot in 32 schools: Approach, results and perspectives, Germany 
Chen, Yi-Hua: Evaluation of a School-Based Prevention-Intervention Program for Adolescent Depression in Taiwan 

  
Interventions to Improve Mental Health and Prevent Conduct Disorders in Children and Adolescents 
Chair: Brian Robertson, South Africa
F.X. Goossens: PATHS, the first-year results of the Dutch adaptation of the PATHS curriculum, Netherlands 
Ray DeV. Peters: Longitudinal Follow-Up Outcomes from the Better Beginnings, Better Futures Primary School Prevention Project, Canada 
Robert J. McMahon: The Fast Track Prevention Trial: Prevention of Severe Conduct Problems in School-Aged Youth, USA 
Brian Robertson: Mental Health of Youth who Committ Serious Violent Crime in South Africa: Implications for intervention
  

Evidence-Based Programs 
Chair: Lyn Walker, VicHealth, Australia
Lloyd Potter and Cheryl Vince Whitman: Moving from Science to Service in Mental Health Promotion: Progress and Challenges 
Inge Petersen: The Individual and Beyond: Mental Health Promotion and Prevention in Developing Contexts, South Africa 
Monika Edwards: Establishing a sustainable child mental health service in an informal settlement in Africa, South Africa
J.E.B. van der Waerden: A preventive intervention aimed at reducing stress and depression in Low-SES women, The Netherlands 

 
Symposium on Rural Mental Health
Chair: Sadanand Rajkumar, Australia. Co-Chair: Preston J. Garrison, WFMH, USA
Shekhar Saxena, Coordinator, Mental Health: Evidence and Research, WHO, Switzerland: "Prevention and Promotion in Mental Health by Primary health Workers"
Sadanand Rajkumar, Chair, WPA Rural Psychiatry Section and University of Sidney, Australia: "Ageing and Well-being in Rural Areas - Effective Preventive Strategies" 
Preston J. Garrison, Secretary General and CEO, World Federation for Mental Health, USA: "Rural Mental Health in America - Unfulfilled Promises and Continued Challanges in Promotion and Prevention" 
Greg Whelan, Victorian Addiction Center and University of Melbourne, Australia: "Drug and Alcohol Problems in a Rural Setting - Prevention and Early Intervention"
Bulent Coskun, Director, Community Mental Health Research and Training Center, Kocaeli University, Turkey (respondent)
Helen Herrman, Australian International Health Institute, University of Melbourne, Australia (respondent)