Date: Wednesday 25 June
Time: 3.40pm - 4.55pm

Overview

This session will provide  presentations on art and science of prevention in mental health care with specific examples of need and promising preventive interventions on the following: post-partum serious mental illness, psychosis, adolescent mental health, early intervention in psychosis, multi-morbidity, and preventive policies for mental health. The intervention are complex, include digital and in personal approaches, population approaches, as well as health and social care. The interdisciplinary mix of speakers will include early, mid-career, and more experienced researchers and clinicians. We underpin the presentations with experience data, but present this alongside statistical data and recent research. The presentation is delivered in partnership with the Public Mental Health Implementation Centre (PMHIC). We also reflect the. need for the public mental health leadership course established by PMHIC. 

This session aims to:

• Review preventive mental health sciences and the evidence for life course benefits
• Give examples of need and preventive interventions at critical periods: postpartum, adolescence, working and older age
• Propose the skill mix including leadership for preventive practice
• Recommend a set of preventive policies based on emerging research evidence