Dare to Dream - 2026 Forensic Mental Health Nursing Conference

The main theme for this conference is innovation in Forensic Mental Health Nursing (FMHN) practice, improving nursing practice and consumer outcomes.

Forensic mental health nursing is a subspecialty of mental health nursing. Nurses working in this setting are required to have specialist knowledge and skills to work within a therapeutic alliance, with people experiencing mental illness (and their families carers and supporters) who are involved in criminal justice processes.

Innovation in FMHN practice can occur across the criminal justice spectrum (at any point) - in secure hospitals, courts, prisons, police stations, and community. 

This international conference seeks to bring together forensic mental health nurses who work across a range of settings including inpatient, courts, prisons, community and police custody centres to work together and learn from each other to explore clinical practice and advances in research. Those with an interest in Forensic Mental Health Nursing are also welcome to attend.