The three-day conference is organized by the Ministry of Health, represented by Al Masarra Hospital.

The event coincides with World Mental Health Day.

The opening ceremony was held under the auspices of Sulaiman Nasser Al Haji, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Health for Administrative and Financial Affairs, and attended by government officials, specialists and researchers in the field of mental health from the Sultanate of Oman and other GCC states.