Free Members’ Webinar: International Women’s Day

As we celebrate International Women’s Day, join us for this important discussion where we consider what we know and see relating to the increasing prevalence of mental health issues in girls and young women, the importance of parental support and how psychiatry can work with individuals, families and organisations to offer the best support.

We are delighted to be joined by speakers:

• Professor Tamsin Newlove-Delgado, Associate Professor in Child Public Mental Health and Director of the Children and Young People's Mental Health Research Collaboration, University of Exeter
• Matilda Gosling, Author and social researcher
• Dr Raka Maitra, Co-Lead RCPsych Carer's work stream
• Dr Su Sukumaran, Consultant Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist and Named Doctor for Safeguarding Children, Central and North West London Foundation Trust Equity Champion, RCPsych
• Chair: Dr Stella Kingett, RCPsych Chair of the Women’s Mental Health Special Interest Group

Title: From awareness to action: The increase in mental health conditions in girls and young women and the role of psychiatric and parental support

• Mental health in girls and young women: what does the latest data tell us? with Professor Tamsin Newlove-Delgado
• Teenagers – the evidence base with Matilda Gosling
• In conversation – A CAMHS frontline perspective on supporting girls and their parents with Dr Raka Maitra and Dr Su Sukumaran
• Q&A and panel discussion

The webinar will be chaired by Dr Stella Kingett, RCPsych Chair of the Women’s Mental Health Special Interest Group and Dr Philippa Greenfield, Joint Presidential Lead for Women and Mental Health.

This session takes place as a Zoom webinar. To access the webinar, we recommend downloading the Zoom desktop or mobile app. You can download this on any mobile device, tablet or on a Windows PC or Mac.

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