Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival: 1 - 24 October

Now a regular on the arts scene, the 4th Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival has grown to become one of Scotland's most valued cultural events, with nearly 200 exciting and affordable events taking place in venues throughout the country. The Festival has engaged artists, connected with communities and formed partnerships across Scotland to help challenge attitudes towards mental health through the arts. The range of issues tackled is broad and arts events include film, music, theatre, literature, comedy and visual art

Open call for short films on mental health

Arts & Minds and the Leeds International Film Festival are looking for short films about mental health and stigma. The films will be shown at a special event in November. The event aims to reduce the stigma around mental health and is part of the national Time to Change Campaign. Film-makers from across the UK are invited to submit short films of any genre, and a maximum length of 10 minutes.

The Almeida, London: House of Games post-show discussion: 25 October

This is the third discussion in the Almeida’s Representations of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy Series, in association with the Royal College of Psychiatrists. Confirmed Panellists: Dr Henrietta Bowden-Jones, Consultant Psychiatrist & Lead Clinician at the National Problem Gambling Clinic; Dr Tim McInerny: Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist, Bethlem Royal Hospital; and Dr Cleo van Velsen (chair), Consultant Psychiatrist in Forensic Psychotherapy. Tickets to the performance are £8-£29.50 and post show panel discussion tickets are £10, including a glass of wine. Contact the Box Office to book your tickets: 020 7359 4404.

Guardian launches website on Global Development

The Guardian has launched a new website dedicated to the issues affecting the lives of billions of people across the developing world. The site will be reporting on every aspect of development, the best ideas, the sharpest thinkers and new voices who will be making change happen. Our special focus will be to track the millennium development goals, the greatest promise the world has ever made. This week, Sarah Boseley and Larry Elliott will be blogging from the UN Summit in New York.