20th Anniversary of Personality Disorder: No Longer a Diagnosis of Exclusion – A Call to Action Webinar 28th September 2023, 3.30-5.00

convened by the NHS Confederation and partners, Rethink Mental Health and University College London

Chaired by Sean Duggan, CEO Mental Health Network

Twenty years on from the publication of Personality Disorder: No Longer a Diagnosis of Exclusion, this call-to-action webinar will share the findings, recommendations and next steps following a series of key mental health public policy, clinical and academic events held over the summer of 2023, marking the 20th anniversary of this landmark publication on inclusion and inequalities.

The webinar will be a call for action and launch a charter/manifesto for change to improve outcomes and inclusion for people with lived experience of personality disorders, sharing the findings and recommendations from key events in 2023:

• Mental Health Network Conference April 2023

• Personality Disorder: No Longer a Diagnosis of Exclusion special conference led by MIND, RETHINK Mental Health and University College, London June 2023

• Royal College of Psychiatrists 10th International Congress July 2023

The webinar will explore priorities for action and change. We want you to be part of this important event as a leader and change-maker. Come along and hear the findings and recommendations from academics, mental health professionals, policy makers and experts by experience and how you can contribute to improving outcomes and reduce social injustices and social inequalities for people who have had a diagnosis of personality disorders.

Confirmed speakers:

• Sean Duggan, OBE, CEO Mental Health Network

• Professor, Peter Fonagy, OBE, Head of the Division of Psychology and Language Sciences at University College London & Chief Executive of the Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families

• Will Higham , Director, Community Mental Health Unit, Rethink

• Marsha McAdam, Vice Chair of the Mental Health Network and Expert by Experience

20th Anniversary of Personality Disorder No Longer a Diagnosis of Exclusion