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Monday 25 February 2019

Compassionate Mental Health event

Compassionate Mental Health event 

compassionate mental healthSafe Spaces for Suffering & Joy is a one-day gathering on Monday 1 April 2019 at Kingsley Hall, Bromley-by-Bow, London. 

Compassionate Mental Health will be bringing together a wide cross section of people with a shared interest in transforming the way we live and work with mental health crises and distress.

Join a community of peers, mental health professionals, family members and policy makers, who all want to work together to restore a sense of trust, belonging and connection.

Speakers and facilitators:
  • Will Hall - mental health advocate, counsellor, writer, and trainer. Will is recognised internationally as an innovator in the treatment and social response to psychosis. He is especially know for his work around trauma, and a harm reduction approach to medications. 
  • Akiko Hart - chair of  the International Society for Psychological and Social Approaches to Psychosis UK , Hearing Voices Project Manager at Mind in Camden, and former Director of Mental Health Europe. Akiko is passionate about peer support in statutory services promoting real change.
  • See the full list of speakers (more to be announced soon).
Registration has opened and you can book now using this  Registration Form. Attendance costs range from £65 to £125. There are reduced fees for those with lived experience, small charities, students and NHS staff below Band 6 and LA equivalent. 

There are limited bursary places for people with personal experience – either of living with mental distress or supporting someone who does - who couldn’t otherwise afford to come.

If you know anyone who might benefit from this then please ask them to send an email to ask@compassionatementalhealth.co.uk saying why they are applying and what they hope to gain from the event.



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