ONLINE – November 4 – 5, 2026
Registration opens September 8
The NICU Mental Health Conference is available in English only at this time.
Find more resources in Spanish here.
ONLINE – November 4 – 5, 2026
Registration opens September 8
The countdown is on!
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Hand to Hold’s NICU Mental Health Conference is the premier national conference bringing together NICU parents and NICU professionals to engage in learning, discussions of critical mental health topics, and inspiring advocacy to improve the immediate and long-term mental health of all in the NICU: NICU families, NICU babies and NICU professionals.
The Conference program includes 4 key themes:
health equity, burnout and self-care, trauma-informed care, and grief and loss.
2025 NICU Mental Health Conference by the Numbers
550
NICU Professional + Parent Attendees
130+
Hospitals Represented
20
Speakers
1880+
CEUs Claimed
Exploring important and topical mental health themes
HEALTH EQUITY
BURNOUT & SELF CARE
TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE
GRIEF &
LOSS
Keynote Speakers
More speakers coming soon!
Gigi Khonyongwa-Fernandez, BSc, MSc, ACC, TICC
J.S. Park, MDiv
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Our Mission
Speakers
Gigi Khonyongwa-Fernandez, BSc, MSc, ACC, TICC
J.S. Park, MDiv
Jessi Barnes, MSN, RN, RNC-NIC, NPD-BC, C-ELBW
Krista Gregory, MDiv
Ivette Hawthorne
Lindsay Hardy
Emily Hills, CNT
Kristine Page, LCPC, LPC, PMH-C
Cynthia Shogreen, LMHC, LPC, BCBA, MBA
Reena Weaver
2026 Sponsors
CHAMPION + NICU HERO AWARD SPONSOR
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