Conference Themes
1. Resilience in a Changing World
- Global uncertainty, collective trauma, war, conflict, climate anxiety, and social fragmentation.
2. Digital Mental Health and Emerging Technologies
- AI in therapy and diagnostics, digital tools, ethics, access, and blended care.
3. Migration, Identity and Belonging
- Acculturation, refugee experiences, transnational stress, inclusion, and psychological adjustment.
4. Marginalized Voices and Minority Stress
- LGBTQ+ mental health, racial and ethnic disparities, intersectionality, and advocacy.
5. Clinical Interventions and Therapeutic Innovation
- Evidence-based treatments, digital and community-based interventions, prevention, and trauma recovery.
6. Children, Youth and Educational Settings
- Academic stress, school-based interventions, teacher wellbeing, and developmental vulnerabilities.
7. Family, Relationships and Interpersonal Dynamics
- Parenting, romantic anxiety, caregiving, family stress, and social support.
8. Work, Economy and Occupational Mental Health
- Burnout, job insecurity, high-risk professions, and resilience at work.
9. Stress, Health and the Body
- Somatic symptoms, chronic illness, psychophysiology, and mind–body connections.
10. Stress and Coping Across the Lifespan
- Developmental perspectives from childhood to late adulthood, ageing, and lifelong resilience.
11. Assessment, Measurement and Methodological Advances
- New instruments, validation studies, psychometrics, qualitative and mixed-method approaches, and innovations in research design.
12. Open Papers / Other Topics
- Submissions that do not directly fit the above categories but align with the broader STAR mission.
