Perinatal mental health (PMH) problems affect around 1 in 4 new or expectant mothers*, covering a wide range of conditions. The leading cause of direct maternal death in the UK is suicide, and 40% of deaths within the first year after pregnancy are related to mental health.

Despite significant increases in funding for specialised Perinatal Mental Health (PMH) services since 2016, clear gaps in services remain.

Westminster Insight’s Perinatal Mental Health digital conference will raise awareness of PMH and share best practice and the latest expertise. Leaders and expert practitioners across perinatal and maternity services, mental health, social services, and the third sector will focus on early intervention and the provision of holistic PMH support.

Chaired by Laura Seebohm, CEO, Maternal Mental Health Alliance, we’ll be joined by expert speakers including Dame Lesley Regan DBE, Women’s Health Ambassador at the Department of Health and Social Care, Catherine Barker, Head of Development at the Family Hubs Network, Sandra Igwe, founder of the Motherhood Group and many more.

We will spotlight how to prevent vulnerable mothers from falling through the gaps, including those facing multiple adversities. How can you provide individually tailored services and improve access to support?With clear disparities in access to services based on ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and age, hear how services can adopt anti-racist and culturally sensitive approaches to build trust with families in underserved communities.

Experts will share good practice for implementing compassionate trauma-informed care to improve outcomes for children and parents. Explore guidance for supporting families experiencing the loss of a baby or pregnancy. Understand the impact of child removal, and how to provide continuity in mental health support. We will spotlight ways to provide tailored and sensitive physical and mental support for mothers and babies experiencing domestic abuse.

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Digital Conference
Tuesday 21st February 2023
09:15 – 13:30

The challenges facing autistic adults or adults with learning disabilities are vast and pressures are mounting during the cost-of-living crisis. At this crucial time, we are pleased to announce our Improving Services for Adults with Learning Disabilities and Autistic People Digital Conference. With a particular focus on community-based services, we will address the priorities to improve support to enable people with learning disabilities or autistic people to live fulfilled and independent lives.

We will cover recent updates to policy, including the Building the Right Support Action Plan, and proposals to reform the Mental Health Act. Key commitments include:

• Reducing the number of people with a learning disability or autism in inpatient care by 50% by March 2024
• Proposed new duties on commissioners to ensure adequate community-based services
• Improved monitoring for the risk of crisis at a local level
• Speeding up the discharge process, with an additional targeted funding of £90m in 2022-23.

We will cover the government plans to reduce reliance on mental health inpatient care and ensure people can live independently in their communities. You will gain insights on funding and where investment should be targeted to best support people. You will hear best practice guidance to help you to provide meaningful, accessible, person-centred services.

Bringing together government, public services and charities, this half day digital conference will be an opportunity for sectors to come together, share insights and network. You will learn from leaders who have produced successful initiatives to create accessible and visible services for all. Crucially, you will hear from experts by lived experience, and how your services can be more valuable to those they serve.

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Date: Tuesday 21st February 2023

Time: 09:15 – 13:30

“Our ultimate goal is that, across England, people with a learning disability and autistic people are equal citizens able to fulfil their potential. They are supported to live full lives in their community, in their home, with access to the care that is right for them, when and where they need it. Just like everyone else.” *

The challenges facing adults with autism or learning disabilities are vast and pressures are mounting. At this crucial time, we are pleased to announce our Improving Services for Adults with Learning Disabilities and Autistic People Digital Conference. With a particular focus on community-based services, we will address the priorities to improve support to enable people with learning disabilities or autistic people to live fulfilled and independent lives.

Recent policy, including the Building the Right Support Action Plan, and proposals to the Mental Health Act, reaffirms the importance of good quality services in improving quality of life for autistic people or adults with learning difficulties. Key commitments include:

• Reducing the number of people with a learning disability or autistic people in inpatient care by 50% by March 2024
• Proposed new duties on commissioners to ensure adequate community-based services
• Improved monitoring for the risk of crisis at a local level
• Speeding up the discharge process, with an additional targeted funding of £90m in 2022-23.

We will cover the government plans to reduce reliance on mental health inpatient care and ensure people can live independently in their communities. You will gain insights on funding and where investment should be targeted to best support people. You will hear best practice guidance to help you to provide meaningful, accessible, person-centred services.

Bringing together government, public services and charities, this half day digital conference will be an opportunity for sectors to come together, share insights, network, and strengthen the support network for adults with learning disabilities and autistic people.

* Department of Health and Social Care, August 2022

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1 in 6 girls and 1 in 20 boys experience child sexual abuse by the age of 16. * The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) report highlights the ‘cruelty of perpetrators’ and organised networks. In the digital era, with the impact of the pandemic and the current cost-of-living crisis, children are more vulnerable to grooming and sexual abuse than ever before.

What happens following the recommendations of the IICSA’s final report? What will be the impact of the Online Safety Bill on patterns of child sexual abuse? Join Westminster Insight’s timely, cross-cutting Tackling Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation digital conference, chaired by Ian Dean, Director of the CSA Centre. Gain insights from Alexis Jay OBE, Chair, Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) as we look to  next steps following IICSA’s final report.

We will be joined by colleagues across police, schools, local authorities, and social services to discuss next steps for creating a safer future for all children. Working together as multi-agency partnerships, we will explore how to improve reporting processes and information sharing. Police representatives such as Richard Fewkes, Director of the NPCC Hydrant Programme will discuss how to tackle child sexual exploitation and next steps for ramping up disruption tactics.

Self-generated and coercively created content among children tripled from 2020-2021.** We will be joined by experts including Suzie Hargreaves OBE, chief executive of the IWF and David Wright, Director at the UK Safer Internet Centre. Learn how to keep children safe online, including training staff, teaching children on what to look out for and implementing new methods for disrupting perpetrators from online grooming.

Keeping victims and children safe is at the heart of the response to tackling CSE – Change to child sexual abuse. We will explore ways to better protect children from harm and support victims through recovery. Understand why different groups of children are more likely to be targeted and how you can you provide tailored support and protection. Gain insight on how to identify and improve knowledge of victims and perpetrators in your local area.

• Early Bird Discount – 20% off – available until Friday 16th Dec 2022 (Please enter the discount code EARLY3917in the payment section when you book online)
• Please email us for group bookings of 3 or more – info@westminsterinsight.com
• Pay online by credit card and receive a further 10% off (This will be automatically applied when you book online)