Leading Minds for Children and Young People

UNICEF is launching a new annual conference: Leading Minds for Children and Young People, with an inaugural event on 7-9 November 2019 in Florence, Italy, hosted by the UNICEF Office of Research – Innocenti. This year, the conference will focus on mental health.

Each year, this conference will convene a deep dive into a theme of emerging and essential importance to children and young people. UNICEF Innocenti takes the lead in organizing the conference, in consultation with other relevant parties within UNICEF and externally. 

The conference is by invitation only, but findings, conclusions and decisions will be made widely available on various channels.