The 6th World Congress of Cultural Psychiatry of the World Association of Cultural Psychiatry (WACP2022) was held in Rotterdam from September 15–17, 2022, at the Postillion World Convention Center, preceded by pre-conference workshops on September 14, 2022. The congress, themed “The Cultural Perspective in Psychiatry: Moving Forward to Meet the Needs of a Globalizing Society,” featured over 200 symposia, oral presentations, workshops, and posters from all continents, alongside keynote addresses from Marie-Rose Moro, Joop de Jong, Annemiek Richters, Frank Kortmann, Amade M’Charek, and Laurence Kirmayer, and offered attendance with flexible provisions for COVID-19 uncertainties, as well as a social program with guided tours and dinners. A Travel Award Contest promoted participation from low- and middle-income countries, with twelve winners from Brazil, Indonesia, Mexico, Namibia, Nepal, Pakistan, and South Africa.

The congress also featured in a formal Awards Ceremony on Saturday, September 17, where the following honors were conferred. Roberto Lewis-Fernández received the Wen-Shing Tseng Lifetime Award; Meryam Schouler-Ocak received the Pioneering Working in Cultural Psychiatry Award; Hans Rohlof received the Seva Award; Pablo Farias received the Seva Award; Nikolai Bokhan received the Pioneering Working in Cultural Psychiatry Award; Jie Li was awarded the 2022 Book Award; Muthoni Mathai and Vincenzo Di Nicola each received the Creative Education in Cultural Psychiatry Award; Samrad Ghane received the Goffredo Bartocci Special Award on behalf of Sushrut Jadhav and Roland Littlewood; Dinesh Bhugra was awarded the  Kamaldeep Bhui Academic Award; and Vera Mohwinkel was named the 2022 Poster Award Winner for her poster “Findings from a German clinical study: Refugees’ Pathways to Mental Health Care”. The Awards Committee chaired by Vittorio De Luca, included Muthoni Mathai, Xudong Zhao, and Lisa Andermann. 

Official Youtube Channel of WACP2022: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZrawaGUzsEe9kzHSRA-51g