Psychology faculty members attend the Annual Conference of the Croatian Psychological Society

The 33rd Annual Conference of Croatian Psychologists, organised by the Croatian Psychological Society, was held in Vodice from November 4 to 7, 2026, under the overarching theme Mental Health for All: The Role of Psychology in Providing Accessible and High-Quality Support. As the largest psychology conference in Croatia, this year's event brought together 610 participants and featured 230 different activities.

Associate Professor Sandra Nakić Radoš, PhD, from the University Department of Psychology at the Catholic University of Croatia, participated as a member of the Programme Committee. She also chaired a session of oral presentations in clinical psychology and organised a symposium entitled Psychology in the Service of Peripartum Mental Health: Psychological Support from Pregnancy Planning to Parenthood.

The symposium brought together six female psychologists specialising in peripartum mental health in Croatia. Associate Professor Nakić Radoš delivered an oral presentation entitled Mental Health Problems During Pregnancy and After Childbirth Among Mothers and Fathers and Professional Help-Seeking: Findings from the MumHealth Project, co-authored with Maja Žutić, PhD, Marijana Matijaš, PhD, Maja Brekalo, PhD, and Nikolina Vukšić. The presentation highlighted the results of secondary analyses conducted as part of the MumHealth project, funded by the Catholic University of Croatia.

She also delivered a presentation co-authored with Barbara Lovrić, a former student of the Catholic University of Croatia, and Maja Žutić, PhD, a senior research assistant at the University Department of Psychology. The presentation, entitled The Path to Counselling: Main Reasons for Seeking Help at the Centre for Reproductive Mental Health and an Overview of Counselling Practice, explored the main reasons individuals seek professional support and provided insights into the Centre's counselling activities.