The 11th World Congress of World Association for Infant Mental Health

ABOUT WAIMH

The World Association for Infant Mental Health (WAIMH) is a not-for-profit organization for scientific and educational professionals. WAIMH's central aim is to promote the mental wellbeing and healthy development of infants throughout the world, taking into account cultural, regional, and environmental variations, and to generate and disseminate scientific knowledge.

More specifically, WAIMH seeks to facilitate:
Increased knowledge about mental development and disorder in children from conception to three years of age;
The dissemination of scientific knowledge about services for care, intervention and prevention of mental disorder, and impairment in infancy;
The dissemination of eveidence-based knowledge about ways to support the developmental transition to parenthood, as well as the healthy aspects of parenting and caregiving environments;
The international cooperation of professionals concerned with promoting the optimal development of infants, as well as the prevention and treatment of mental disorders in the early years;
Aspects of research, education, and interventions in the above areas.

Board of Directors		Previous World Congresses
President Tuula Tamminen, MD FINLAND Vice President & President Elect Antoine Guedeney, MD FRANCE Secretary Elizabeth Tuters, MSW CANADA Treasurer Massimo Ammaniti, MD ITALY Executive-at-Large Kai von Klitzing, MD, PhD SWITZERLAND Past President Peter de Chateau, MD SWEDEN Member-at-Large Neil Boris, MD USA Affiliates Representative Mark Tomlinson , PhD SOUTH AFRICA International Advisor for Scientific Issues Robert N. Emde, MD USA International Advisor for Clinical Issues Rachel F. Schiffman, PhD, RN USA Executive Director Hiram E. Fitzgerald, PhD USA Associate Executive Director Palvi Kaukonen, MD FINLAND		10th World Congress - 2006, Paris, France 9th World Congress - 2004, Melbourne, Australia 8th World Congress - 2002, Amsterdam, Holland 7th World Congress - 2000, Montreal, Canada 6th World Congress - 1996 Tampere, Finland 5th World Congress - 1992 Chicago, U.S.A. 4th World Congress - 1989 Lugano, Switzerland 3th World Congress - 1886 Stockholm, Sweden 2th World Congress - 1983 Cannes, France 1th World Congress - 1980 Estoril, Portugal
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