The International Council of Mental Health Nurses (ICMHN) is a global collaborative organisation established to advance mental health nursing through leadership, advocacy, education, research, and international partnership.
The organisation was formed in recognition of the urgent global mental health crisis and the need for stronger visibility, recognition, and leadership for mental health nurses internationally. Mental health nurses remain one of the largest professional groups within mental healthcare systems globally, yet continue to experience under-representation within policy, governance, and leadership structures.
ICMHN brings together mental health nursing leaders, educators, researchers, clinicians, professional organisations, and lived experience collaborators to strengthen the profession and improve mental health outcomes worldwide.
A world where mental health nursing is visible, valued, respected, and influential in improving mental health outcomes for all people and communities.
To advance global mental health nursing through leadership, collaboration, advocacy, education, research, and policy influence.
We support equitable, rights-based, recovery-oriented mental healthcare.
We advocate for the visibility and legitimacy of mental health nursing internationally.
We value interdisciplinary, international, and community partnerships.
We support culturally responsive and trauma-informed approaches to care.
We promote research, innovation, and implementation of evidence-informed care.
We recognise the importance of lived experience voices in shaping mental healthcare systems.
Mental health nursing currently faces multiple interconnected global challenges, including:
ICMHN exists to respond collectively and strategically to these challenges.
