International Academy of Law and Mental Health

Name

International Academy of Law and Mental Health

Legal name

International Academy of Law and Mental Health

Website

https://ialmh.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Academic Conference Services

NAICS

Business Associations (813910)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) & Mental Health Programs (BPADAIAK)

Keywords

• Academic conference services
• Professional association services
• Law and mental health research
• Multidisciplinary scholarly events
• Therapeutic jurisprudence programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Montréal

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Congress Registration Fees: Revenue generated from registration fees for the biennial International Congress. Regular registration is $750 USD and student registration is $450 USD.
2. David Thomasma Scholarship Fund: Financial assistance program providing accommodations for registration fees by special application to the IALMH Executive Committee.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The International Academy of Law and Mental Health (IALMH) operates a biennial International Congress on Law and Mental Health held in rotating international cities, bringing together researchers, academics, practitioners, and professionals to address issues at the intersection of law and mental health through multidisciplinary and cross-national perspectives. The Academy supports the congress with online abstract submission portals, an online registration system, thematic streams (Therapeutic Jurisprudence, Disability Law and Society), and a scholarship fund (David Thomasma Scholarship Fund) for registration-fee assistance.

Product overview

The International Academy of Law and Mental Health is a professional membership organization that operates a portfolio of academic conference services centered on its biennial International Congress on Law and Mental Health. The core offering consists of the congress/conference service supplemented by abstract submission portals for both individual and session presentations, with specialized thematic streams including the Therapeutic Jurisprudence Stream and Disability, Law and Society Stream. Additional services include the David Thomasma Scholarship Fund for registration assistance and a congress registration system. The organization does not offer a software product or technology platform; all services are oriented toward facilitating academic collaboration and knowledge exchange at the intersection of law and mental health.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• International Congress on Law and Mental Health The flagship biennial international academic conference of the IALMH, bringing together researchers, academics, practitioners, and professionals from law, health professions, social sciences, and humanities to present findings, exchange ideas, and collaborate on issues arising from the interaction of law and mental health. The 39th edition is scheduled for Montreal, June 29 – July 3, 2026.
• Therapeutic Jurisprudence Stream A specialized thematic track within the International Congress focused on Therapeutic Jurisprudence scholarship, accepting both individual presentations and organized sessions through dedicated submission forms. Targeted at legal and mental health scholars and practitioners working in the Therapeutic Jurisprudence area.
• Disability, Law and Society Stream A socio-legal scholarship stream within the International Congress embracing critical legal approaches to disability and mental health law, building on prior congresses (2019, 2022, 2024), with organized dinners and pre-congress online sessions to foster an international scholarly community. Targeted at scholars and practitioners working in disability law and society.
• David Thomasma Scholarship Fund Financial assistance program providing registration-fee accommodations for qualified applicants to the IALMH International Congress. Applicants submit a letter explaining special circumstances to the IALMH Executive Committee, which reviews and responds promptly. Targeted at individual researchers, practitioners, and students who require registration-fee support.

Quantifiable outcome

• 39th Congress scheduled for Montreal 2026 with registration opening June 28, 2026 and sessions June 29 - July 3, 2026

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

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Feature1 record

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Université du Québec à MontréalcoreOthers · 1 January 2026UQAM serves as the host venue for the IALMH XXXIXth Congress (June 29 - July 3, 2026). Sessions will take place at Pavillon J.A.-DeSève (DS building) at 320 rue Sainte-Catherine Est and Pavillon de la Sciences des Gestions (R building) at 315 rue Sainte-Catherine Est. A social event including registration and cocktail reception will be held at the Pavillon J.A.-DeSève on June 28th from 17:00-20:00.
• Coeur des Sciences (SH building)minorOthers · 1 January 2026The Formal Ceremony for the XXXIXth Congress will be held at the Amphitheatre of the Coeur des Sciences, 200 rue Sherbrooke Ouest, Montréal (Québec) H2X 3P2, on Thursday July 2nd. The ceremony will feature a string trio led by violinist Marc Djokic, cellist Julian Armour, and alto Annie Parent, followed by speeches, awards, and a cocktail reception.
• Acclaimed Musicians (Marc Djokic, Julian Armour, Annie Parent)minorOthersWorld-renowned violinist Marc Djokic, cellist Julian Armour, and alto Annie Parent will perform at the Formal Ceremony of the XXXIXth Congress in Montreal 2026.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law: AAPL is the leading U.S. professional society for forensic psychiatry and the psychiatry-law interface, organizing an annual meeting and journal — directly comparable to IALMH's law + mental health biennial congress model.
• American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics: ASLME convenes scholarship and publishes journals at the intersection of law, medicine, and ethics, mirroring IALMH's cross-disciplinary framing of law–mental health issues through academic conferences and publications.
• American Psychology-Law Society: AP-LS is a multidisciplinary society advancing psychology-law scholarship through annual conferences and journals, sharing IALMH's interdisciplinary law–mental health positioning and professional-society governance model.

Broad incumbents

• American Psychiatric Association: APA is the major U.S. psychiatric professional society with an annual meeting, journals, and broad member services — a much larger incumbent in the same professional-mental-health space IALMH addresses.
• World Psychiatric Association: WPA is the largest global psychiatric professional association, organizing a world congress and global mental health policy work — comparable as a broader incumbent in the international psychiatry space within which IALMH operates.
• Royal College of Psychiatrists: The Royal College is the UK professional and training body for psychiatrists, holding an annual congress and operating prestigious recognition mechanisms — comparable to IALMH as a long-established, internationally recognized psychiatry society.
• World Federation for Mental Health: WFMH is an international mental health advocacy and convening organization active across global regions — comparable to IALMH in operating internationally on mental health programming and cross-disciplinary engagement.

Regional players

• European Psychiatric Association: EPA organizes the European Congress of Psychiatry and represents psychiatrists across Europe — a regional counterpart to IALMH's global congress model with overlapping professional audiences in the European geography.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

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