23/06/2026
✨ ENMESH 2026 in Sofia: Thank You for Being Part of It
As the local organiser of ENMESH 2026, Global Initiative on Psychiatry – Sofia (GIP–Sofia) would like to express our sincere gratitude to everyone who contributed to making this conference such a meaningful and inspiring event.
Over three days, Sofia welcomed researchers, mental health professionals, policymakers, people with lived experience, advocates, and students from across Europe and beyond. Together, we exchanged knowledge, challenged assumptions, shared innovative practices, and explored new directions for mental health services and research.
For more than two decades, GIP–Sofia has been working to promote community-based, rights-oriented, and recovery-focused mental health care in Bulgaria and the region. Hosting ENMESH 2026 was a privilege and a natural extension of our mission to foster collaboration, innovation, and positive change in mental health systems.
We are grateful for the rich discussions, new partnerships, and shared commitment to creating more inclusive and effective mental health services. The energy, expertise, and openness that participants brought to Sofia will continue to inspire our work long after the conference has ended.
💙 A very special thank you to the GIP–Sofia team. Behind every session, every registration, every answered email, every logistical challenge, and every warm welcome was a group of dedicated colleagues who worked tirelessly over many months to make ENMESH 2026 a success. Your professionalism, creativity, flexibility, and team spirit transformed a shared vision into an exceptional international event. This achievement belongs to all of you, and we are incredibly proud of what we accomplished together.
Michail Okoliyski Valentina Hristakeva
Special recognition goes to Laura Kurtinaityte of Savoir World. Meetings & Humanity, whose outstanding work as conference coordinator played a vital role in the successful planning and delivery of ENMESH 2026.
We would also like to thank the ENMESH Board, the Scientific Committee, our partners, sponsors, volunteers, and all those who worked behind the scenes to make this conference possible.
While ENMESH 2026 has come to a close, the conversations, ideas, and collaborations that emerged in Sofia will continue to shape the future of mental health research and practice.
Thank you for making Sofia the meeting place of the international mental health community. We hope to carry the spirit of ENMESH 2026 forward in our work and partnerships for years to come.
