Healthy MindED Conference programme announced
North East conference on the mental health issues affecting children and young people will bring together leading experts and over a hundred school delegates.
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Secure your place at the Healthy MindED conference today – email info@schoolsnortheast.com or visit the event website for more information.
We are delighted to be joined by Professor Dame Sue Bailey, Chair of the Children and Young People’s Mental Health Coalition, who will be explaining the current policy landscape for children and young people’s mental health. Professor Bailey is also co-chair of Healthy MindED, the first and only schools-led commission into pupils’ mental health.
Also presenting will be Professor Miranda Wolpert of the Anna Freud Centre and University College London, the UK’s leading expert on what works and what doesn’t regarding children and young people’s mental health. This will also be the focus on her keynote speech.
There will also be numerous presentations from schools and the health services sharing examples of best practice in areas such as whole school approaches to mental health, making effective CAMHS referrals, and managing transitions within and between schools.
The Healthy MindED Conference will take place on Thursday 8 June at the Durham County Cricket Club in Chester-le-Street. The complete programme with more information about plenary and breakout sessions is available to download here. Please note this is provisional and all timings are subject to change.