The Promotion of Mental Health and
Prevention of Mental and
Behavioural Disorders
From Research to Effective
Practice
The Second World Conference, held in London, September, 2002
After two years of planning and preparation the Conference provided delegates
with a very varied range of topics presented by both, internationally recognised
experts in the field and hands-on practitioners from clinical, professional,
governmental and academic backgrounds.
With registrations received from 30 countries the proceedings attracted
perhaps the largest ever group for such a conference in the UK. Judging by the
exceptionally positive delegate evaluations the event proved to be a very
successful event on the mental health promotion calendar.
There were over 100 papers
presented in a series of symposia during the three days of the Conference in addition to the keynote lectures and the plenary sessions covering the
major themes, i.e.
- Analysing the problem in prevention and mental health promotion
- Influencing effective national
policy
- Developing stakeholder partnerships
- From research to effective programmes
- Developing a competent workforce for prevention and promotion in mental health
A copy of the Conference Handbook, containing the
programme and the abstracts is available for download in pdf format by clicking
the following link: download Handbook (771kb)
It would be impossible to thank everyone who helped make
the Conference such a success and trust you will excuse any omissions. However
special thanks must go to Mrs. Carter who again took such an active role in
conference proceedings, Commissioner David Byrne from the European Commission
for kindly agreeing to act as Patron, Jacqui Smith, Minister of State for Health
England) and Jane Hutt, Minister for Health and Social Services (Wales); both of
whom provided support prior to and during the Conference.
Of course the Conference also provided
the opportunity for networking and the forming of new contacts while
the elegant reception in the Commonwealth and Foreign Office, hosted by the
Jacqui Smith, Minister
for
Health, offered a very splendid and cordial occasion to relax.
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