Everybody’s Business

09.30-4.00, Wednesday 25 November 2015

National Science Learning Centre, The University of York

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A free Conference, hosted by Higher York and in partnership with York CAMHS Executive group, to explore current and emerging issues around mental health for young people aged 0-25.

The event will bring together teachers and pastoral staff from primary and secondary schools , colleges and universities, alongside health professionals and commissioners, and those working with children and young people in a range of settings. It takes place against a background of rising concern about the apparent increase in mental health problems in young people of all ages. At the same time, there are new opportunities arising from the national Future in Mind initiative.

This Conference offers a unique opportunity to:

• find out what is available and what is planned in terms of support for young people with mental health issues;
• identify resources and gaps in provision;
• network with colleagues from other settings so as to share ideas and best practice;
• explore how we can work better together in order to prevent small problems turning into big ones;
• influence commissioners and policy-makers.

Unlike some Conferences, this one will have a clear outcome: we have agreed with the Chair of York’s Health and Wellbeing Board, Cllr Carol Runciman, that a synthesis of the Conference findings will be presented to the Board early in the New Year. This is a genuine chance to influence the agenda at a particularly formative moment in time.

Confirmed keynote speakers include:

• Professor Barry Wright: Barry is a research-active clinician with a number of research interests in the field of child and adolescent mental health. He is also Professor of Child Psychiatry and the academic lead for student support at the Hull-York Medical School; he is the clinical lead for the National Deaf Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service.
• Rosanna Hardwick: Rosanna is a Senior Consultant at Student Minds, the national student mental health charity. Rosanna is involved in the strategic development of the charity and has a Masters in Physics from Oxford University.

Other inputs will be provided – in the form of “infobites” and workshops – from a range of speakers including colleagues from NHS England (tbc), The Vale of York Clinical Commissioning Group; the Tees, Esk and Wear Valley Foundation Trust; CAMHS (York); Unity Health; City of York Council; the voluntary sector and many others. At the same time, we will hear directly from young people and those who work with them about their direct of experiences of mental ill health, and how local services responded to them. Further details will be available in due course.

You should consider attending this Conference if you work with children or young people in a school, college, university or other setting; or if you are curious to find out more about local provision; or if you have something to offer your colleagues; or if you would like to influence the agenda.

Booking Details: please register your attendance through Eventbrite at http://higheryork.eventbrite.co.uk/?s=45054752

Please be aware parking is extremely limited on site, see further travel information here:
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