4th Annual Institute of Mental Health (IoMH) International Conference

09:30 (registration at 8.30) - 17.00

Booking (in person) is now open for the only major UK multidisciplinary academic Mental Health conference covering the range of important and controversial topics and featuring internationally renowned speakers from UCL and beyond.

• Mind and body interactions - Professor Sarah Garfinkel, UCL
• Stress and inflammation in the neurobiology of depression - Professor Carmine Pariante, King's College London
• Suicide prevention and assisted suicide - Professor Sir Louis Appleby, University of Manchester; Dr Scott Kim, National Institutes of Health; Professor Sarah Edwards, UCL 
• Funding a National Mental Health Service - Professor Martin Knapp, London School of Economics; Dr Lade Smith Royal College Psychiatry; Professor Tim Kendall, National Clinical Director for Mental Health, NHS England, Isabel Hardman, The Spectator
• Laughter and mental health - Professor Sophie Scott, UCL

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The event will allow participants to learn about the latest mental health research on topics ranging from neuroscience, through clinical practice to health economics. Featured in this year’s event are discussions on suicide and assisted suicide, and on how we fund our national mental health services with influential opinion leaders.

This in-person only event is aimed at a diverse audience including researchers, clinicians and students, as well as public policy specialists. It will include posters from early career researchers with a cash prizes from the IoMH and our sponsor, Mental Health Research UK. Please email iomh.info@ucl.ac.uk for more details. 

Full price is £45.00 but substantial discounts are available for early-bird registrations, UK students and IoMH affiliates: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/mental-health/about/affiliation

Registration includes tea/coffee. A sandwich lunch will be provided for an extra fee. There is also an optional evening wine reception from 5.30pm. Click on ‘Book now’ and select the concessions / optional extras you require - any discounts will show at check out.

There will be a limited amount of free places for mental health service users. Please email us saying why you would like to attend.

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