MHTMA 2024 AGM & Annual Conference

Starts: 17/10/2024 at 10:00 am

Ends: 17/10/2024 at 3:30 pm

Friends Meeting House, 173-177 Euston Road, London NW1 2BJ

The Annual Conference is an opportunity to meet up with colleagues and listen to a variety of interesting presentations. One of our members wrote “Last year was the first time I attended the MHTMA AGM and conference. I felt that the speakers were well chosen and highly thought provoking. The contributions from service users were particularly interesting. I can highly recommend it and am looking forward to equally fascinating speakers at our next AGM. Excellent value!“

This year’s presentations are:

• ‘Fixation and Grievance – from stalkers to lone actors’

Dr Frank Farnham – consultant forensic psychiatrist North London Forensic Services and Hon Associate Professor of security and Crime Science at UCL. He is also Consultant Psychiatrist to the Stalking Threat Assessment Centre (STAC) and Clinical Lead at the Fixated Threat Assessment Centre (FTAC) and the National Stalking clinic.

• ‘People Participation and Peer Support’

Peer support workers project based at East London Foundation Trust forensics, whose own lived experience helps them to help others receiving care.

• ‘The importance of encouraging and recognising creativity in secure settings’

Sarah Matheve Director of Outreach – Koestler Arts – focusing on the work of Koestler Arts in secure hospitals with an overview of what Koestler arts does for context.

• Questions & Answers

with Sarah Johnston Deputy Chamber President who told us: “I feel privileged to be invited to the MHTMA conference. It is incredibly informative and a great way to meet with other members.”

Change in cost of Conference 

We know that many members who have a long way to travel incur high travel costs and as an acknowledgment of this we have decided that there will be NO COST for any member who lives 60 miles or more from the venue.

When booking, and in order to qualify for this, please provide the first half of your postcode.

For all other members the cost is £25, which remains the same as last year.

Refreshments and a light lunch will be provided.

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