APPG Webinar on Creative Health - Children and Young People’s Mental Health Roundtable
Children and Young People’s Mental Health Roundtable
Tuesday 3 June, 2-4pm
Join the APPG on Creative Health’s webinar on Children and Young People’s Mental Health Roundtable
At the roundtable we will discuss how creative health activities and approaches can support the mental health of children and young people. The prevalence of mental health conditions in children is rising, with around 20% of children and young people aged 8-16 estimated to have a probable mental health disorder in 2023.Those with special educational needs or disability (SEND) are much more likely to have a mental disorder. Creative health offers an alternative approach to tackling rising mental ill-health, improving outcomes for individuals and systems, and reducing inequalities. Embedded into prevention strategies and care pathways it can be an acceptable, effective and cost-effective intervention, providing a person-centred and holistic way to manage and recover from poor mental health.
At this roundtable we will hear from senior mental health clinicians, public health leaders, and young people with lived experience of mental health services, about the policy context, the research evidence, as well as inspiring examples of creative health in practice.
Chair: Dr Simon Opher MP
Speakers include:
- Baroness Merron, Minister for Mental Health (TBC)
- Christopher Bailey, Arts and Health Lead, World Health Organisation (WHO)
- Professor Daisy Fancourt, Social Biobehavioural Research Group at University College London (UCL)
- Professor Vicky Karkou, Lead for Arts4Us Research Project, Edge Hill University
- Rod Kippen, Director, 42nd Street, Manchester
- Gemma O’Brien, Lived Experience Advisor
- Sandra Griffiths, Director, Red Earth Collective
- Dr Mayura Deshpande, Associate Registrar for Policy Support, Royal College of Psychiatrists
- Baroness Anne Longfield, Executive Chair and Founder, Centre for Young Lives
- Dr Catherine Jenkins GP, Arts Boost, Wales
- Baroness Sheila Hollins, Chair, Books Beyond Words
The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Creative Health launched back in November 2024. An APPG is an informal cross-party group run by and for Members of the House of Commons and House of Lords with an interest in a particular topic. At its first meeting, the APPG elected the Officers and set the agenda for the year ahead.
