The Future of Mental Health 2021
Online Event 19 May 2021, 9:00am - 20 May 2021, 2:00pm
Day 1
8:30am
Online Registration
9:30am
Chair’s Welcome Address
Nathalie Richards, Director and Co-Founder, EduKit
9:40am
Special Address: The Changing Landscape of Mental Health in the Post Pandemic Era
Peter Kelly, Health and Safety Executive
10:00am
Keynote Address: Addressing Issues in Mental Health Inequalities and Life Expectancies
- Tackling inequalities in the determinants of mental health
- Designing mental health systems for equality
- Addressing inequalities in physical and mental health
Andy Bell, Deputy Chief Executive, Centre for Mental Health
10:20am
Shaping the Futures of Children and Young People Through Better Mental Health
Nathalie Richards, Director and Co-Founder, EduKit
10:40am
Questions And Answers Session
11:05am
Break And Networking
11:35am
Case Study: Managing The Impact Of The Pandemic On The Mental Health Of Employees
- Using the six standards set out in the Mental Health at Work Commitment to elevate mental health and safety on a par with physical health and safety
- Redesigning jobs to support the promotion of long-term mental health
- Building on new ways of working that have resulted from COVID-19
- Ensuring that managers recognise that providing emotional support to their team is part of their job
- Updating policies on domestic abuse, suicide and bereavement
Louise Aston, Wellbeing Director, Business in the Community
11:55am
Championing Mental Health And Wellbeing for the Future
- Setting a new direction for the Thriving at Work journey to end the silence around mental health
- Adapting to the new working environment as civil servants: the importance of good line management, flexibility, inclusion and fairness
- Signing up to the Mental Health at Work Commitment to support mental health in the workplace
- Developing a virtual wellbeing and learning package on leadership through a crisis
- Ensuring open communication to share key strategic messages
Rupert McNeil, Government Chief People Officer, Civil Service Human Resources, Cabinet Office
12:15pm
The Building Blocks of Wellness
- Strategy vs Initiative
- The Four Pillars of Wellbeing: People, Culture, Wellness and Environment
- The Five Building Blocks of Wellness: Physical, Mental, Emotional, Social and Spiritual
Neil Shah, Chef De-stressing Officer, The Stress Management Society
12:35pm
Questions And Answers Session
1:00pm
Chairs Summary and Close
Day 2
9:00am
Online Registration
9:30am
Chair’s Welcome Address
Robert Waterson, Director of Careers and Enterprise & Senior Lecturer in Nursing, University of East London
9:40am
Special Address: Smartphones, Games Consoles and Laptops: Essential Everyday Tools Or Weapons Of Mass Distraction?
Robert Wigley, Chairman, UK Finance
10:00am
Keynote Address: Supporting People With Mental Health Problems During The Coronavirus Pandemic And In Lockdown
- Set out the impact of the pandemic on the nation’s mental health, including some of the groups most at risk
- Look at how services were transformed to allow support to continue and will share some of the findings from Mind’s new Trying to Connect report on people’s experiences of remotely delivered services
- Set out the priorities for Government and the NHS for recovery from the pandemic, including the need for cross-government action to support people’s mental health
Sophie Corlett, Director of External Relations, Mind
10:20am
My Whole Self: Creating Healthy Workplace Cultures That Tackle Institutional Racism, Promote Equity And Support Mental Health
- What is MHFA England, and our mission and vision
- The links between diversity, inclusion and mental health
- Provide an overview our My Whole Self campaign
- Why racial justice matters and our work to become an anti-racist social enterprise
Simon Blake OBE, Chief Executive, MHFA England and Chantal Senya, Chair, Sapphire Champions
10:40am
Questions And Answers Session
11:05am
Break And Networking
11:25am
Academic Perspective: University of East London
Jane Murphy, Academic Lead, Nursing, University of East London
11:45am
Case Study: Student Wellbeing At The University Of Essex
Sam Hanley, Senior Wellbeing Manager, University Of Essex
12:05pm
Making Mental Health Personal
- Putting the personal touch into health and wellbeing strategy
- How to communicate about mental health
- Changing the focus to proactive support.
Rebecca Eaton, Occupational Health and Wellbeing Manager, SES-Health Safety and Wellbeing, Highways England
12:25pm
The Design Approach Matters: A New Generation Of Mental Health Care
- Supporting the council’s priorities in providing an improved health facility in relation to mental health
- Liaising with design champions to ensure that the building provides the best possible environment for healthcare base on people who use services
- Improving the quality and quantity of low secure services for the benefit of learning disability patients across the North West
- Providing therapeutic environments and approaches to care designed to improve recovery and wellbeing and reduce lengths of stay
- Creating an environment that promotes the integration of physical and mental wellbeing
Elaine Darbyshire, Executive Director of Corporate Governance, Communications, People Participation and Business Development, Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
12:45pm
Questions And Answers Session
1:00pm
Chairs Summary And Close
1:00pm
Consultation