8:15 – 09:00 | Registration and welcome coffee 

9:00 – 09:05 | Welcome & Opening Remarks
Welcome by Richmond Foundation
Conference aims
Acknowledgement of VOPs grant support and sponsors
Speaker: Daniela Calleja Bitar CEO Richmond Foundation

9:05 – 09:15 | Address
Speaker: Dr Lydia Abela

9:15 – 09:25
A sharing by a young person with lived experience

09:25 – 09:55 | Keynote 1
Why Early Intervention Matters in Youth Mental Health
Speaker: Prof. Kjersti Rosvik

09:55 – 10:25 | Keynote 2 
Youth Mental Health Barometer –Gen Alpha and Gen Z Speak. Listening to Young People in Malta
Speaker: Dr Natalie Kenely University of Malta

10:25 -10.45 | Presentation 
The Wellbeing INDEX project – cost of inaction
Speaker: Prof. Marie Briguglio University of Malta

10:45 -11.00 | Presentation 
Assessing the Effectiveness of Teen Mental Health First Aid Training on Year 9 Students In Maltese State Secondary Schools
Speaker: Dr Maria Pace Education Officer (Wellbeing), Ministry for Education, Sports, Youth, Research and Innovation

11.00 – 11:25 | Coffee Break

11:25 – 12:25 | Panel Discussion
Understanding Teen Challenges: Shaping Policies That Work
H.E. Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca, Dr. Ian Mifsud, Director Secretariat for Catholic Education, Hon. Ian Vassallo MP and Mr Thomas Bajada MEP.

12:30 – 13:00 | Presentation – Update on Youth Services
What is being done in Malta with youths
Dr Lorraine Azzopardi – Youth Mental Health Services Psychiatrist 

13:00 – 14.00 | Networking Lunch

14:00 – 14:25 | Keynote 3
Gaming and Youth Mental Health: Understanding Addiction, Risk, and Early Intervention
Speaker:  Dr Gianluca Bezzina

14:05 – 14:25 | Presentation Aġenzija Żgħażagħ
Speaker: Ms Miriam Teuma CEO Aġenzija Żgħażagħ

14:25 – 14:55 | Setting a national policy
Setting a national policy for Youth Mental Health Early Intervention in Malta
Prof. Marilyn Clark

15.00– 15:15 | Closing
Reflections and Next Steps
Rev. Dr Joseph Borg, Chairman — Richmond Foundation

15.15 | Close of Conference