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Growing Through Grief Conference

October 16th, 2019

We are delighted to announce that we will be holding a conference to celebrate our 25th Anniversary Year.  You can find out the full details and apply here.

Our keynote speaker is

Dr Pooky Knightsmith – Mental Health Educator, Speaker, Author & Advisor

An internationally respected face of child and adolescent mental health, Pooky works tirelessly to ‘be the change she wants to see’. A prolific keynote speaker, lecturer, trainer and author, she develops and shares practical, evidence-informed approaches to promoting mental health – arming health and education staff with the skills, information and knowledge they need to support the children in their care; whilst also working hard to drive collaboration and change at a national and international level amongst politicians and charity, business and service leads.  Pooky has a PhD in child mental health from the Institute of Psychiatry, is the author of five books and is the current vice chair of the Children and Young People’s Mental Health Coalition.  She’s also a Mum of two who works hard every day to win her own battles against PTSD, anorexia, self-harm and depression.