Please find below details of our forthcoming conferences that maybe of interest to your members and networks to support their CPD.
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Eating Disorders & Disordered Eating in the Perinatal Period: Supporting Women with Eating Disorders and Pregnancy THURSDAY 25th SEPTEMBER 2025 VIRTUAL, Online This conference will update delegates on the important issue of Eating Disorders & Disordered Eating in the Perinatal Period, and how we can better Support Women with Eating Disorders and Pregnancy. The event will focus on learning from lived experience, understanding why pregnancy can be triggers for eating disorders and exploring how we can better identify women with first episode eating disorders or disordered eating during pregnancy and support those with existing eating disorders that may experience relapse during the perinatal period. The conference will learn from expert interactive sessions to identify strategies for improving practice in support and treatment. For further information and to book your place visit https://www.healthcareconferencesuk.co.uk/virtual-online-courses/eating-disorders-perinatal-period or click on the title above or email [email protected] Follow the conference on X @HCUK_Clare #PerinatalED
Safeguarding Adolescents and Young Adults THURSDAY 2nd OCTOBER 2025 VIRTUAL, Online We are pleased to announce the National Safeguarding Adolescents and Young Adults Conference which this year will focus on improving safeguarding practice: delivering a strengths based approach, trauma informed safeguarding, contextual safeguarding and complex safeguarding. There is a focus through the day on the need to address the gap in services supporting adolescents with transitional safeguarding as they transition into adulthood services. Through national expert sessions and practical case studies the conference aims to bring together safeguarding leads working with adolescents and young people to understand current issues and the national context, address risks faced by vulnerable adolescents and to debate and discuss key issues and areas you are facing in practice in supporting adolescents and young adults. For further information and to book your place visit https://www.healthcareconferencesuk.co.uk/virtual-online-courses/safeguarding-adolescents-and-young-adultsor click on the title above or email [email protected] Follow the conference on X @HCUK_Clare #SafeguardingYoungAdults
Eliminating Inappropriate Out of Area Placements in Mental Health THURSDAY 2nd OCTOBER 2025 VIRTUAL, Online In this conference we will hear the latest developments and challenges in reducing the use of out of area placements for people with mental health issues. There will be varied lineup of speakers from the NHS as well as case study examples of best practice and a lived experience perspective. Topics will include the latest initiatives, the use of data-driven decision making, and the ethical and legal considerations involved. Out of Area Placements are often challenging for people with mental health issues. There is evidence that they can be detrimental to treatment especially for children and young adults. For further information and to book your place visit https://www.healthcareconferencesuk.co.uk/virtual-online-courses/eliminating-inappropriate-out-of-area-placements-in-mental-healthor click on the title above or email [email protected]
Improving the Management of Co-occurring Mental Health and Substance Misuse TUESDAY 7th OCTOBER 2025 VIRTUAL, Online This conference focuses on improving the management and outcomes of people with co-occurring mental health and substance misuse conditions. The day will cover learning from lived experiences and organisations that have improved services, challenging stigmatisation, early intervention and prevention, adherence to the NICE Quality Standard for Co-occuring Severe Mental Health and Substance Misuse and implementing the update to the Quality Standard for Alcohol-use Disorders, effective assessment, assertive outreach and there will be specific case studies on making dual diagnosis services accessible and supporting people who are homeless. For further information and to book your place visit https://www.healthcareconferencesuk.co.uk/virtual-online-courses/substance-misuse-mhor click on the title above or email [email protected] Follow the conference on X @HCUK_Clare #DualDiagnosis
Person Centred Risk Assessments in Mental Health THURSDAY 9th OCTOBER 2025 VIRTUAL, Online In this conference we will learn from lived experience, research and national developments from leading experts about best practice in mental health risk assessment and safety planning. The focus of this conference will be on the findings of the recent ‘Assessment of suicide risk and safety planning’ HSSIB report which aims to highlight the need to move away from ineffective risk assessment tools in mental health services. For further information and to book your place visit https://www.healthcareconferencesuk.co.uk/virtual-online-courses/person-centred-risk-assessments-in-mental-healthor click on the title above or email [email protected] Follow the conference on X @HCUK_Clare #RiskAssesmentsMH
Eating Disorders Summit 2025: Improving Access, Treatment & Recovery Outcomes FRIDAY 10th OCTOBER 2025 VIRTUAL, Online This conference focuses on Eating Disorders: improving access, treatment and recovery outcomes, and meeting the national standards for children, young people and adults. We will hear from a lived experience speaker who co-authored a report on the state of eating disorder services and the challenges of accessing specialist care across the country. The conference will also update delegates on best practice and challenges in Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) following evidence of increased referrals. We will also hear from an expert addressing eating disorders in older individuals and the unique challenges and complexities in diagnosing for this age group. For further information and to book your place visit https://www.healthcareconferencesuk.co.uk/virtual-online-courses/eating-disordersor click on the title above or email aman@hc-uk.org.uk Follow this conference on X @HCUK_Clare #EatingDisorders2025