On January 17, the first scientific-professional conference of the EMO-CHILD project “Mental health in childhood and adolescence” will take place. Global actions in the face of a complex problem.” The event will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Hall of Degrees of the Arenals Building, on the Elche campus of the Miguel Hernández University and is aimed at students and professionals of psychology and education. The The program includes a review of the State of Child and Adolescent Mental Health in Spain and the first steps of the EMO CHILD Project. This will be followed by the Discussion Table: Family and Child Mental Health dedicated to the role of the family environment in addressing problems. This is followed by another panel entitled “School and children’s mental health” that will address the situation and challenges for emotional well-being in the school context. The researchers of the EMO CHILD Project will participate in the conference: Mireia Orgilés, professor of child psychological treatment and main researcher of the project, José Antonio Piqueras, professor of psychological evaluation, and José Pedro Espada, director of the UMH Childhood Research Center . Also participating will be researchers Mateu Servera, from the University of the Balearic Islands and president of the Spanish Society of Child and Adolescent Clinical Psychology, Iban Onandia, from the University of the Basque Country and Mª Fe Rodríguez, from the National University of Distance Education. The conference is funded by the Department of Education, Universities and Employment of the Valencian Community (CIPROM/2021/031- Prometeo Program for research groups of excellence) Registration is free by sending an email to: .