The first conference theme is: Person Centred Approach

From how service users are referred, to how local context culture permeate the system and ramification on design for service users, families and staff? How other countries are dealing with similar issues and attitudes to ligature risk across the globe.

Any examples of great stakeholder engagement?  What made it work so well?  How was the feedback used to impact the outcome?  This could include feedback from patients, ward staff, and friends and family.

Golden threads required for all conference presentations:

• Promotion of Health and Wellbeing
• Equality
• Sustainable and Technological solutions

Please submit a 300-word abstract summarising the contents and main points of your proposed presentation. Presentations discussing a project or case study in a mental health setting should be submitted by the mental health provider, who should be the main speaker in the piece, with the contractor / architect / consultant etc., as the supporting speaker where required. This will be the key factor in presentations being accepted by the advisory group.

• All presentations must be presented in English.
• Presentations should be submitted under the name and with the contact details of the person intending to present them at Design in Mental Health 7-8 June 2023,Coventry Building Society Arena.
• More than one presentation may be submitted by companies or individuals, but each presentation should be a separate submission.
• Presentations will be selected on the basis of quality, originality and relevance to the Conference theme.
• The Conference Committee cannot accept marketing-derived presentations, or those seeking to promote an individual, company, product or service.