We're just a few days away from the start of The Art of Healing event in Thessaloniki, Greece. If you would like to join us for inspiration, discussion, and the chance to network with like-minded individuals, please register now. Also in this issue we bring you details of the 3rd Informal Technical Consultation for the "Friends in Focus" peer-to-peer drug prevention programme, plus the 19th International Congress on Psychiatry that took place in Egypt last week.