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Zero Project Conference 2026

18–20 Feb 2026 | Austria

Thursday, 19 February 2026 | 10:30 - 17:00

European Society for the Mental Health of Deaf People (ESMHD) International Meeting, Vienna 2026

Location:Boardroom A, Second Floor
  • English captions | International Sign

Programme (as of 04.02.2026)

10:30 - 11:00 Welcoming speeches

11:00 - 13:30 First Presentation Session

  • H. Rice + M. Rice (UK) - Challenges and trauma for deafblind (MSI) children and young people and their families

  • V. Nathan + Y. Kovics (UK) - DeafBlind (MSI) children and young people, and their families, Case study of multidisciplinary interventions re multi-disciplinary interventions trauma in a young person

  • N. Dethmers + Christy de Klein + Stefanie Hop (NL) - Breaking the Silence: The Impact of Screening for Mental Health Problems in Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DHH) Students

  • N. Sande + L. Nilsen (NOR) - Trauma-Informed Therapy with Deaf Children and Adolescents

  • J. Atkinson (UK) - Title TBC

  • S. Drovetta (ARG) - Title TBC

  • S. Powell (UK) - Trauma presentation within deaf people in primary care mental health service

14:30 - 17:00 Second Presentation Session

  • T. Wuytjens (BE) - The link between mental health and substance use among deaf people: findings from scoping review

  • A. Hamilton + D. Morris + K. Baker (UK) - International consensus on the impact, assessment, and treatment of Trauma in Deaf people – a Delphi study

  • K. Dettman (AUS)- Deaf Heart Stories and Healing Project

  • L. Vaccari (UK) - Barriers to accessing deaf autism assessment: Insights from parents and professionals

  • U. Strauß + J. Fellinger (AT)- Deaf+ individuals and trauma

  • S. Kraler + S. Breiteneder (AT) - Impact of Work on Deaf Individuals' Well-Being: A Case Study of the Café Gutmut Project

  • H. Klein (UK) - Title TBC

    For more info: https://esmhd.org/information-vienna-2026

    Please note that Boardroom A is designed as an amphitheatre. Accessible seating for wheelchairs is available, but in limited numbers.