Hand to Hold NICU Mental Health Conference

ONLINE – November 4 – 5, 2026

The NICU Mental Health Conference is available in English only at this time.
Find more resources in Spanish here.

hand to hold NICU mental health conference

ONLINE – November 4 – 5, 2026

Hand to Hold’s NICU Mental Health Conference is the only national conference bringing together NICU parents and NICU professionals to learn, discuss critical mental health topics, and inspire advocacy to improve the immediate and long-term mental health of NICU families. Conference themes include 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!

 

js park, hand to hold nicu mental health conference

J.S. Park

Gigi Khonyongwa-Fernandez, hand to hold nicu mental health conference

Gigi Khonyongwa-Fernandez, BSc, MSc, ACC, TICC

Our Mission

99% of NICU Professionals agree mental health is important to them.

98% of NICU Professionals would recommend the conference to others.

Includes continuing education credits (CEUs) for eligible sessions.

This conference is the perfect blend of personal accounts from NICU parents and NICU professionals! I now have new resources and information that I can share with my colleagues.

– Conference Attendee

Truly! Everything was so real and applicable. Thank you! This NICU RN and former NICU mom is so grateful.”

– Conference Attendee

2026 Sponsors

CHAMPION + NICU HERO AWARD SPONSOR

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SUPPORTER

national coalition for infant health NCfIH