Call for submission of abstracts and posters

Specific objectives.

- Take stock of the existing situation: State of play, situation and challenges of mental health and psychosocial support in the field of peacebuilding in Burundi.
- Understand the contribution of the Mental Health and Psychosocial Support to peacebuilding. Example in Burundi and other countries. Gender Perspective: Law Enforcement Research
- Prepare for the future to plan development. "suggest types of investments in mental health for sustainable and peaceful development in Burundi.
Main themes
- Relationship between development and cultural aspects of mental health.
- Gender aspects of mental health.
- Effects of psychological trauma on peace and development (post-traumatic mental health.
- Support and role of psychosocial support and mental health in peacebuilding (community voice and role)
- Economic impact of mental health.
- Leadership and governance in mental health: successful case of the integration of mental health into the health system.

Call For Submission Of Abstracts and Posters

Dates:
June 25th, 2024: Opening of abstract submission
July 8, 2024: Closing date for abstract submission

Abstracts sent by post, fax or e-mail will not be considered.
Abstracts received after the deadline will not be accepted.
Authors may submit multiple abstracts. At least one of the authors must be registered at the conference. A maximum of 10 authors is allowed.

b. Authors will be able to indicate their presentation preference (oral communication or poster). Each abstract meets the following criteria:
• Originality.
• Consistency of method and results.
• Respect for the conference theme.

Abstracts will be selected to be presented in
oral communications or posters.

The authors will be informed of the decision of the Scientific Committee on June 12, 2024.
c. Type and theme
You must:
Select the category in which you would like to present your abstract: oral communication or poster.

Select a main theme for your abstract according to the 6 suggestions below:
- Relationship between development and cultural aspects of mental health.
- Gender aspects of mental health.
- Psychological effects of trauma on peace and development (post-traumatic mental health).
- Support and role of psychosocial support and mental health in peacebuilding (community voice and role).
- Economic impact of mental health.
- Leadership and governance in mental health: successful cases of integrating mental health into the health system.
d. Abstract format:
Title: 15 words (authors excluded) maximum
Content of the abstract: 400 words, maximum, (The title, list of authors and their affiliation, potential table or figure, conflicts of interest and bibliography are not included).
Font: Times New Roman
Size: 12
Line spacing: 1.5
Format: Word
The summary may be in French or English. Abstracts must be submitted according to the following items:
- Introduction
- Materials and Methods
- Results
- Conclusions
e.Recommendations for creating a poster:
Format
• A0 format (H: 1.20 m - L: 0.80 m)
• Oriented vertically or horizontally
• Scientific level of the audience: general public at least informed
• Language: French or English
The objectives of your poster
• inform about the progress of your work
• provoke exchanges
• arouse the curiosity and interest of as many people as possible
Participants stay on average between 3 and 5 minutes in front of a poster.
The poster must therefore be attractive, structured and concise.
Present only the essentials, using as many visuals as possible to support and summarize your results.
The production
• The poster must capture attention from a sufficient distance and be readable without effort.
• Follow a logical and structured organization (identify the different parts of the poster and adopt a natural and explicit reading direction)
• propose a good balance between text, photos and diagrams or graphics
• Favor figures
• Stick to short sentences and use the active form
• Do not make sentences in capital letters, even for the title
• Work on the form: color contrasts, and the shape of the characters (title visible at 5m and content at 1-2m)
: prefer Arial, Univers or Helvetica type fonts, bold and underlining.
Avoid Times type fonts and italics…
The content
• The title should be catchy and evocative. It must summarize the objective, the means and the conclusion.
• Name of authors (specifying email addresses) and organizations (with logo(s)) under the title
• No need for a title for Introduction and Conclusion.
Other major headings such as Materials and Methods, Results and Discussion should be very obvious since they begin very distinct sections
• Introduction/objectives:
(top left) puts the study in context and clearly identifies the objectives
• Methods and Results:
Methods must be reduced as much as possible. These two parts must represent 2/3 of the poster
. Use a larger font size to reflect your main results and make it easier to read
• Conclusions:
(bottom right) summarizes the main conclusions, discussions and perspectives
• Number the figures to give the reading order, no need to indicate “Figure” or “Fig. », which overloads the poster
• Add some bibliographic references to reinforce the good scientific positioning of the project (bottom and small)

Deadline for abstract submission: August 7, 2024

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