Inaugural Launch of the new Paediatric Mental Health Science Centre at UCL
18 June 2025, 9:30 am–4:30 pm

Help shape the future of paediatric mental health research. Learn about current initiatives and how you can engage with UCL's new Centre.
Event Information
Open to
- All
Cost
- £0.00
Organiser
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Roberto Nigro
Location
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Kennedy Lecture TheatreInstitute of Child Health30 Guilford StreetLondonWC1N 1EHUnited Kingdom
Schedule
Chair Session 1: Prof Michelle de Haan (GOS ICH)
9:30-9:50 Prof Helen Cross (GOS ICH): Introduction to the Paediatric Mental Health Science Centre.
9:50-10:20 Prof David Skuse (GOS ICH): Establishing the Centre: Why and How?
10:20-10:50 Dr Ashley Liew (Evelina London Children’s Hospital): The Paediatric Liaison Network.
10:50-11:10 Coffee & Biscuits Provided.
Chair Session 2: Prof David Skuse (GOS ICH)
11:10-11:40- Assoc Prof Kerry Wong (Institute of Education, UCL): ‘Like a bee and a flower’: Understanding childhood social (mis)trust in culture, context, and politics.
11:40-11:55-Dr Jeanne Wolstencroft (GOS ICH) Student voice: Young person engagement/consultation in shaping the centre’s strategy
11:55- 12:25 Dr Helen Griffiths (Great Ormond Street Hospital): Paediatric Mental Health at Great Ormond Street Hospital.
12:25-12:55 Dr Terry Segal (University College London Hospital) Creative collaborative work with children and young people with complex conditions- lessons from the TRACC service at UCLH.
12:55-1:45 Lunch Provided.
Chair Session 3: Dr Jeanne Wolstencroft (GOS ICH)
1:45-2:15 Prof Marianne van de Bree (Cardiff University): Following children at high genetic risk of psychiatric disorder over time.
2:15-2:45 Dr Ruth Garcia (Great Ormond Street Hospital): 22q11 deletion and mental health: The GOSH experience.
2:45-3:00 Dr Anna Kolesnik (GOS ICH): Mental Health in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy: Findings from a Multi-center European Study
3:00-3:15 Coffee Break.
Chair Session 4: Dr Naresh Hanchate (GOS ICH)
3:15-3:30 Dr Helen Bruce (GOS ICH): Paediatric Mental Health: Education and Training For The Future Workforce.
3:30-3:45- Shoag Aladsani (Alumnus MSc Child & Adolescent Mental Health): Impact of Early Life Stress & Everyday Interventions.
3:45-4:15 Prof Emeritus Roz Shafran (GOS ICH) & Dr Anna Coughtrey (Great Ormond Street Hospital): All Together Now: Integrating and Improving Mental Health treatment for young people with epilepsy.
4:15-4:30- Closing Remarks.
Posters will be on Display Throughout the event
Organisers and Chairs: Prof Michelle de Haan, Dr Naresh Hanchate, Prof David Skuse, Dr Jeanne Wolstencroft
Executive Committee, Paediatric Mental Health Science Centre
UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health