Date: 23rd Feb 2011
Conference speakers:
- Bruce Calderwood (Director, Mental Health Policy at the Department of Health)
Bruce will be talking about the Governments New Mental Health Strategy due to be launched late January 2011.
- Steve Exall (Employee Relations Manager - BT Operate)
Steve will be talking about BT's approach to Mental Health and the work they have done over the past year with Mental Health and wellbeing for their workforce.
- Steve Shrubb (Director of the Mental Health Network at the NHS Confederation)
Steve Shrubb is intending to talk about the need for mental health services to meet the needs of all including those with learning difficulties.
- Chris Morgan (Business Development Director, Mental Health First Aid England CIC)
Chris Morgan will be presenting Mental Health First Aid training source that is being rolled out across the Mental Health Sector and beyond
Workshop strands:
- Social enterprises (discover how social enterprises enable people to get back to work in line with the Individual Placement Support programme
- Supported housing (discussion on how supported housing is aiding people in their recovery and what effect recent benefit changes will have on future sustainability)
- Brokerage (find out how brokerage is helping self-navigation and self-directed support through innovations such as Signpost Kent)
- Wellbeing (discover how working in partnership locally is working toward better wellbeing outcomes for individuals, as well as assisting organisations during times of austerity)
You are invited to mcch's conference:
Wednesday 23rd February 2011 9.30am - 4.30pm Friends House, 173-177 Euston Road, London NW1 2BJ
The conference aims to give you an insight into how mental health services will look in the future, and how we work together to make this happen.
Further information and booking forms available at www.mcch.co.uk