• Update on the progress in improving NHS mental health services across England
• The latest developments against the national move to personalised care approach

• Review the challenges and opportunities of mental health social care as an enabler for people to lead independent and fulfilling lives
• Understand the importance of person-centred care and the voice of lived experience in the journey towards better mental wellbeing
• Discuss the relationship between mental health social care and policy and system reform

• Understand the value of integrated care models: where to begin when working collaboratively and what impact can it have? 
• In what ways can this approach help service providers better tackle mental health inequalities? 
• Transforming upstream prevention: assessing what changes could have the biggest impact 
• Hear a Mental Health strategy for collaborative design
• Explore what an ideal workforce design looks like to meet the need of the future

Speakers from the previous session will join for an audience Q&A 

• From the aftereffects of the pandemic to the cost-of-living crisis: exploring the factors leading people to access mental health services in the UK  
• New policies, funding, and investments: assessing what’s promised and whether it will deliver  
• First aiders, mental health ambulances, and crisis cafes: exploring more innovative models for supporting people outside of A&E and emergency services contexts  
• How can collaborative working across the health and social care sector help to relieve pressure and reduce waiting times while we wait for new policies to be put into action?  
• What more can be done to protect the well-being of people working on the front line of mental health services? 

Sebastian Barnes, Head of Mental Health and Learning Disabilities, London Borough of Hackney

Dave Smithson, Operations Director, Anxiety UK

Adam Crampsie, Chief Executive Officer, Everyturn Mental Health

• The Circle story: who, what, when, where, how?  
• How does Circle create a safe space where young people can come for drop-ins and appointments?  
• What role can crisis ‘cafe’s like Circle play in relieving pressure on A&E departments? 
• Questions and answers

• Understanding the links between racial injustice and mental health in the UK  
• Tailoring services to the needs of specific communities and individuals: what needs to change?  
• How far will the commitments made in recent policy documents address the injustice felt by racialised communities in their experience of mental health difficulties?  

• Understanding the scale of the problem: what factors influence mental health among young people and what services are most relied on for support  
• Feeling the effects of long waiting lists: where do young people look for support while they wait for treatment?  
• Creating a space where young people feel safe and supported: what needs to be considered?  

• How can we ensure that mental health is an everyday priority in our individual lives and in the infrastructure of society? 
• Mental health hospitals, preventative measures, and crisis cafes: what does transformation look like across mental health services? 
• From inquiries and investments to reforming the Mental Health Act: what further support is needed from the Government? 

Speakers from the previous session will join for an audience Q&A 

*Programme subject to change without notice.