Building Mental Resilience
Building Mental Health Resilience
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Date and time
18 May 2024 (9:30am - 4:00pm)
Location
City South Campus
Westbourne Road Edgbaston Birmingham B15 3TN United Kingdom
Price
£5 per ticket
This is a ticket only event, pre-registration will secure your place.
Coffee and lunch provided.
An Intergenerational Dialogue rooted in Communities Conference.
People from minority communities are often diagnosed with severe mental health problems up to eight times more compared with the wider population.
Moreover, these communities experience more restrictive measures within the health system, including being subjected to forensic services and locked wards.
Key note speakers
- Professor Kehinde Andrews, Professor of Black Studies: Birmingham City University
- Professor Robert Beckford, Professor Research and Innovation: University of Winchester
- Dr Jenny Douglas, Senior Lecturer in Health Promotion: Open University
- Roisin Fallon-Williams, Chief Executive Officer – Birmingham Solihull NHS Foundation Trust
- Dr Justin Varney, Director of Public Health – Birmingham City Council
Partners
- The Association of Jamaican Nationals (AJN)
- Birmingham City University
- Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust