Talking about mental health - getting it right - 1st February 2010

A free conference about how to communicate sensitively and appropriately about mental health

Encouraging us to reconsider the way we represent mental health difficulty by talking about the issues and hearing from speakers and panellists with direct experience in mental health and of working in media and communications.

For professionals who communicate with the public, for journalists, for people in public bodies and for people with mental health difficulties. Attendance is free but you need to book a place.

Speakers and panellists will have direct experience in mental health and
of working in media and communications. Those already confirmed include:

Alastair Campbell, formerly Tony Blair's Director of Communications and a campaigner for mental health awareness

Debra Allcock Tyler, CEO, Directory of Social Change

Jacqui Thornton, freelance journalist and former health editor of The Sun

Sue Caro, Senior Diversity Manager, BBC

Shaun Crowe, Regional Co-ordinator, London Mental Health and Employment Partnership

Heather Payne, Media Action Worker, South Warwickshire User Forum

More speakers will be confirmed soon.

Talking about mental health - getting it right: Monday 1st February 2010. Registration: 12.30pm. The conference starts at 1.00pm and finishes at 5.00pm.

The UCH Education Centre, 250 Euston Road, London, NW1 2PG.

The entrance is at the corner of Euston Road and Hampstead Road, diagonally opposite Warren Street tube station. Click here for full-sized map. The venue has full disabled access.

Booking

To secure a place, please send a cheque for £20* for each person attending, made payable to One in Four. Post it to:

Conference
Social Spider CIC
5 Hatherley Mews
London
E17 4QP

Please enclose your email address or a stamped addressed envelope so we can confirm your booking. Your money will be refunded to you when you register at the conference.

Further information

We will announce speakers and panellists as they are confirmed. Check for updates at www.oneinfourmag.org/openupconference.html

* Please note that the conference is an Open Up Initiative and is being supported financially by Open Up, part of the national anti-stigma campaign, Time to Change. Attendance is free but we are asking for a deposit because we want to make sure people who have booked do turn up to prevent seats being left empty that others would like to have had. Your money will be refunded in full on the day. It will not be possible to refund money to people who do not attend on the day.

'Talking about mental health' is being organised by One in Four magazine. For information about purchasing a bulk subscription to the magazine for your group or organisation or buying an individual copy please see this page.

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