The Forensic Services for Deaf People Symposium is part of the European Congress on Mental Health and Deafness being held at Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge on Wednesday 3, Thursday 4 and Friday 5 November.

Keynote Presentation
Mental Health First Aid - valuable for the Deaf Community? Verity Taylor Joyce, BSc Hons Physiotherapy, Mental Health First Aid Instructor, Diploma in Psychotherapeutics, Post Graduate Certificate of Education (PGCE). United Kingdom.

Congress Programme
The theme of the Congress, 'Healthy Deaf Minds in Europe', serves as the agenda for an exciting programme providing a forum for addressing mental health issues and developing links between all of the various professionals working in the field of mental health and deafness. The underlying themes of the Congress are preventing mental ill health in the deaf community and promoting deaf mental wellbeing. The Congress takes the form of a collection of Symposia each focusing on a specific area of expertise within mental health and deafness.

Full details and booking are on the congress website here

The National Mental Health Development Unit (NMHDU) is the agency charged with supporting the implementation of mental health policy in England by the Department of Health in collaboration with the NHS, Local Authorities and other major stakeholders.