Call for Abstracts – Present at the 2026 Refugee Trauma Recovery in Resettlement Conference – Sydney 2026
The Forum of Australian Services for Survivors of Torture and Trauma (FASSTT) invites individuals and communities from refugee backgrounds, clinicians, practitioners, researchers, thinkers and policy makers to submit an abstract for the 2026 Australia and New Zealand Refugee Trauma Recovery in Resettlement Conference. The conference will be held at the International Convention Centre (ICC), Sydney from 4–6 May 2026, hosted by STARTTS on behalf of the FASSTT network.
This is your opportunity to share your expertise, insights, research or innovative practices with 700+ delegates from across Australia, New Zealand and the globe, spanning mental health, healthcare, community services, education, academia, settlement and government.
What You Can Submit
You can submit an abstract for:
- Individual Paper Presentation
- Poster Presentation
- Half-Day or Full-Day Workshop
Conference Streams
Your abstract should align with one or more of the following conference streams:
- Knowledge and Innovation
- Influencing the Context
- Sustaining the Work
- Age-Specific Approaches
Full details and theme descriptions are available on the conference website.
How to Submit Your Abstract (by 31 August 2025)
Step 1: Review the abstract guidelines
Step 2: Prepare your abstract (max. 300 words)
Step 3: Submit online via the abstract portal
Submissions close 11:59pm AEST on 31 August 2025
Half-Day and Full-Day Workshop Abstracts Welcome!
The first day of the conference, Monday 4 May, will be dedicated to interactive skills-based workshops. If you have an idea for a practical, in-depth workshop that would benefit fellow professionals, we encourage you to submit a workshop abstract.
Workshops should support professional development in areas such as clinical practice, trauma-informed education, community development, cultural safety, research methods, group work, or program implementation.
Click here to access the PDF file for more information.