Institute of Mental Health Symposium - Social Psychiatry: Black Mental Health

This symposium will go ahead virtually via Zoom. Please register on Eventbrite where you will then receive information on how to join the meeting.

Timings: 2-3.40pm, Wednesday 4th November 2020.

14.00: Welcome address, Prof Tony David, Director, UCL Institute of Mental Health

14.05: Introductory Remarks, Zenni Emeka-Enechi, UCL African Caribbean Society

14.10: Black Mental Health: Where are we now and where are we going?, Prof Lade Smith, Consultant Psychiatrist, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

14.25: Q&A

14.30: Psychosis sans frontieres: removing ethnic inequalities in psychosis risk, Dr James Kirkbride, Division of Psychiatry, UCL

14.45: Q&A

14.50: Improving the experiences of Black patients and staff members in an NHS Mental Health Trust, Anthony Jemmott, Community Matron and Trust Lead for Work Force Race Equality Standards, Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust

15.00: Q&A

15.05 Race and the Brain, Prof Lasana Harris, Division of Psychology and Language Sciences, UCL

15.20: Q&A

15.25: General Discussion

15.40: Close

The IoMH Symposium is a termly half day event discussing cutting edge research and clinically relevant topics in mental health. They are open to all interested clinicians, researchers and students across UCL, Camden & Islington NHS Trust and affiliated partners.