Mental Health in Context: Research, Policy and Practice

British Academy/Wellcome Trust Conferences bring together scholars and specialists from around the world to explore themes related to health and wellbeing.

Mental wellbeing has risen up the public policy agenda over the last 20 years and has become a key priority for the UK’s health system. This interdisciplinary, hybrid conference will explore mental health in context, taking evidence from intersections and inequalities across different groups and backgrounds. Responsibility for mental health extends beyond health professionals and should be a priority for those working in social, education, welfare and justice sectors. By bringing together researchers, policymakers and practitioners from these diverse sectors and disciplines, this conference will address how mental health should be responded to through the life course. The Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing, which is run every seven years, will be published in 2025, and its important findings will be presented at the conference, sharing valuable new insights to inform policy and practice.

Conference convenor

Dr Joanne McLean, National Centre for Social Research

Speakers

• Kadra Abdinasir, Centre for Mental Health
• Andy Bell, Centre for Mental Health
• Professor Terry Brugha, University of Leicester
• Professor Claudia Cooper, Queen Mary, University of London
• Dr Anastasia Fadeeva, City, St George's University
• Professor Stephani Hatch, King's College London
• Dhriti Mandalia, National Centre for Social Research
• Fransziska Marcheselli, National Centre for Social Research
• Professor Sally McManus, City St George's, University of London
• Graham Morgan, Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland
• Professor Rory O'Connor, University of Glasgow
• Mari Toomse-Smith, National Centre for Social Research
• Chris White, Mental Health Foundation

Chair of the conference

Lucy Schonegevel, Rethink Mental Illness