Mind Matters 8 October 2014, Keyworth Centre #MindMatters 13:30Registration 14:00Welcome Mandy Eddolls, Executive Director Of Organisational Development and HR 14:10 What’s So Funny About Mental Illness? Ted Talk – Ruby Wax 14:20 Keynote Address Dr Martin Baggaley, Medical Director of the Trust and Lead for Clinical Governance, South London & Maudsley Trust 14:35 ‘Mental’ – Reading Part One 14:45 Mental Health From a Student Perspective Ashley Storer-Smith, VP Activities – Student Union 14:55Break 15:10 A Carers Experience Peter Atkins, Carer and Carer & Service User Co-ordinator at Bournemouth University and Ambassador for Carers UK 15:20 ‘Mental’ – Reading Part Two 15:30 Mental Health & HIV Vernal Scott, Naz Project London 15:40 ‘Mental’ – Reading Part Three 15:50 Panel Discussion 16:20 Closing Remarks & Networking Reception Theatre reading Gary Beadle, Professional Actor Luke Murray, Senior Student Advisor LSBU Dr Yvonne Robinson, Senior Research Fellow, Weeks Centre for Social and Policy Research LSBU Carol Tavernier, Organisational Development Project Lead LSBU 124-1415-MAR-COM-mind matters programme.indd 1 06/10/2014 11:56 Panellists Peter Atkins, Carer and Carer & Service User Co-ordinator at Bournemouth University and Ambassador for Carers UK Peter is a carer for his wife who has a personality disorder. They have four children. He has been involved in the sectioning process on at least 10 occasions, in police and hospital settings. He has also been involved in Acute Hospital and Community Services. Peter helped set up and run a Mental Health Carers charity for over 300 carers in the Bournemouth, Poole and South East Dorset area. Working with Councils, Social Services, Clinical Commission Groups, Third Sector and fellow carers has given him excellent knowledge of current issues affecting Mental Health carers. He currently works at Bournemouth University as Carer and Service User Co-ordinator in Health and Social Care. Vernal Scott, Naz Project London Author Vernal Scott is an openly gay Christian dad, diversity and human rights consultant, ‘McKenzie Friend’ (in family court), zestful keynote speaker, media commentator and facilitator of workshops. He also provides confidential support to individuals dealing with sexuality, ‘coming out’ and HIV issues. Vernon has over twenty-five years of experience in public sector management, working across a full range of equality and diversity characteristics. In the mid-80s he launched the People’s multi-cultural group at the London Lesbian & Gay Centre and later founded the Black Communities AIDS team. In 1987 he was appointed Head of HIV services for Brent and in 2003 joined Islington as their Head of Equality and Diversity. Currently freelancing, Vernal has connections with a diverse range of projects and companies including e-leaning specialists Marshall ACM, Naz Project London, the Peter Tatchell Foundation and the London AIDS Memorial Campaign. 124-1415-MAR-COM-mind matters programme.indd 2 Martin Baggaley, Medical Director of the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust and Lead for Clinical Governance Dr Baggaley qualified from St Bartholomew’s Hospital in 1984. He served in the British Army from 1985 until 1997, and trained as a psychiatrist both there and at Guy’s Hospital London. He has held positions including Senior Lecturer in Military Psychiatry, Head of Division at the Defence Services Psychiatric Centre, Catterick and Clinical Director of Adult Mental Health in Lewisham. Rachel GouldbourneBirkenshaw, Carer Rachel GouldbourneBirkenshaw is a mother, chef and a part-time carer for her twin sister who has borderline personality disorder (BPD). Being an identical twin of mixed race heritage, she is uniquely positioned to provide an insight into the challenges of supporting someone who has a mental health condition and with whom she also shares the same DNA. He was appointed to the posts of consultant psychiatrist for the South London & Maudsley NHS Trust and Senior Lecturer in psychiatry for Guy’s, King’s College and St Thomas’s Hospitals’ Medical and Dental School in 1997. He is secondary care lead for the London Health Programmes Mental Health Case for Change. He set up a novel model of care called the Triage Model in Lewisham in 2003, and currently spends one day a week working on the newly opened Lambeth Triage Ward. Ashley Storer-Smith, Vice President Activities – Student Union Ashley is a Mechanical Engineering graduate from LSBU and was elected Vice President of Activities at LSBU’s Students’ Union. During his second year at university he battled with anxiety that was aggravated by illness. Due to his struggle with personal identity, he has been recently diagnosed with depression which hinders his ability to do his job as a political figure of the Union. He will be speaking out to show that anyone can suffer from mental health issues. 06/10/2014 11:56