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Latest News Learn more about ISPS ISPS in Helsinki, June 2024 Photos by Jens Roved ISPS in Helsinki, June 2024 Photos by Jens Roved ISPS in Helsinki, June 2024 Photos by Jens Roved ISPS in Perugia, September 2022 ​photos from the ISPS 2022 congress in Perugia, by Jens Roved ISPS in Perugia, September 2022 ​photos from the ISPS 2022 congress in Perugia, by Jens Roved ISPS in Perugia, September 2022 ​photos from the ISPS 2022 congress in Perugia, by Jens Roved ISPS in Perugia, September 2022 ​photos from the ISPS 2022 congress in Perugia, by Jens Roved ISPS in Perugia, September 2022 ​photos from the ISPS 2022 congress in Perugia, by Jens Roved Recommended reading “Modern Understanding of Psychosis: from brain disease to stress disorder” recent article in Psychosis by Dr Jan Olav Johannessen and colleagues Read More ISPS 2026 “Back to the Future: Inspired by Pioneers” will take place in Lausanne, 6-8th July 2026.  CALL FOR ABSTRACTS BY 3RD NOVEMBER REGISTRATION FOR ISPS LAUSANNE 2026 IS OPEN! ISPS Statement ISPS (the International Society for Psychological and Social Approaches to Psychosis) wants to alert the world to the dangerous evolution of allowing euthanasia or assisted suicide for unbearable mental suffering caused by psychiatric conditions.This raises complex medical, ethical, and societal/political questions that cannot be considered in isolation. Read More A big thank you to the local organising committee of ISPS 2024 Helsinki for a great conference!The 24th International Conference of the ISPS will be held in Lausanne, Switzerland, 6th-8th July 2026. Save the date – More news coming soon. Mourning the loss of ISPS member Brenda Froyen With much pain in my heart I have to announce that Brenda Froyen passed away. She was a teacher, a writer, a friend, a fighter for human rights and human approaches in psychiatry, an inspirator for so many people and above all a lovely wife and mom of three sons. People of ISPS will remember her sparkling lecture on the international ISPS conference in Rotterdam in 2019 Brenda was known for her commitment to better mental health care, stemming from her own experiences of psychosis and compulsive hospitalisation. She campaigned for greater understanding and better care for people with mental vulnerability. Her civic engagement and outrage led to the founding of PsychoseNet in 2017, a platform offering support to people with psychoses in Belgium. We will miss her, but the fire that she left will inspire us to fight for a better human care for psychosis. More information about Brenda Froyen can be found on the website of the local ISPS network the Netherlands Flanders https://www.isps-netwerk-nederland-vlaanderen.nl/in-memoriam/ Ludi Van Bouwel Chair of ISPS network the Netherlands-Flanders View Rotterdam in 2019 The David B. Feinsilver Award: A scholarship to fund travel expenses to the ISPS Congress Letter of ISPS EC regarding the war “To all the people who suffer from the Ukraine war” ISPS supports A Call to Action on Racism and Social Justice in Mental Health and Brian Koehler’s petition to the American Psychiatric Association and World Health Organization to drop the highly stigmatizing, scientifically-challenged term “schizophrenia”. Read More Ongoing Fundraiser Are you able to support the fundraiser today?The fund is to support –in particular – the participation of people with lived experience, their family members, students, and/or people living in developing countries. We hope to raise enough funds to enable several people to take part in ISPS 2026 in Lausanne, who would not otherwise be able to do so for financial reasons. Suggested donation: $5 – $50 (according to your means)Every little amount given to support the fund helps and is much appreciated Please add the note “ISPS 2026” when donating You can donate here Thank you! Did you miss the ISPS webinar "Learning from each other"? What is psychosis? Did you miss the Open Dialogue and Psychosis conference? What's so special about ISPS Conferences? Arts Festival – Psychosis – ISPS Perugia conference Learn more about ISPS Welcome to ISPS ISPS is an international organization promoting psychological and social treatments for persons with psychosis (a term which includes persons diagnosed with “schizophrenia”). We are committed to advancing education, training and knowledge of mental health professionals in the treatment and prevention of psychotic mental disorders. We seek to achieve the best possible outcomes for service user/survivors of psychosis by engaging in meaningful partnership with health professionals, people with lived experience, family members and carers. The ISPS Charter of Good Practice in Psychological Therapies for People Experiencing Psychosis ISPS: Our mission, history and what we do ISPS Publications There are now over 30 books in the ISPS collection and several others are “in the pipeline” Learn more about ISPS Family members and carers involvement in ISPS ISPS welcomes and encourages the involvement of family members and carers in the society and is constantly looking for ways to expand their participation. Read More Survivors of psychosis ISPS and its membership officially welcomed the involvement of survivors pf psychosis with the election of the first person with lived experience onto the Executive Committee (EC) in 2012. Read More Upcoming Events 09 May, 2025 ISPS Sweden workshop: Se Hele Meg! 10:00 am – 4:00 pm Malmö, Sweden 24 April, 2025 ISPS Norway 2025 conference 9:00 am – 4:00 pm 10 April, 2025 ISPS-US webinar: Involuntary Commitment and Its Potential Impacts: A Multidisciplinary Dialogue 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm online webinar More ISPS events