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Operation Blue Monday is the first Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Conference led by Northumbria Police and the North-East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board. The North-East has the highest suicide rate in England (Office for National Statistics), highlighting the need for coordinated action.

The event will bring together key partners from emergency services and the health and social care system. There will be expert speakers from a range of backgrounds, as well as lived experience contributions.

The agenda for the day will be as follows:

TimeAgenda item
9.00Registration and refreshments
9.30Welcome and opening speeches from senior leaders within Northumbria Police and North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board
10.00Guest speaker:
Steve Phillip from The Jordan Legacy

Theme: Joining the Dots
10.30Guest speaker:
Dr Sharon McDonnell (Suicide Bereavement UK)

Title: Understanding and Meeting the Needs of Emergency Services Personnel Responding to Those Bereaved by Suicide.
11.00Guest speaker:
Spencer Wragg

Theme: Suicide Trauma Education Prevention (STEP) App
11.15Break and refreshments
11.30Guest speaker:
Dr Catherine Richardson

Theme: North-East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board Suicide Prevention
12.00Guest speakers:
Josie Brookes & Carmen Marcus

Theme: Near Miss Project – Creative Exhibition
12.30Panel Discussion
13.00Lunch

Stalls for organisations – browse and network
14.00Guest speaker:
Helen Kingston

Theme: Mental Health Legislation
14.30Theme 1:
Children and Young People – Dr Jonathan Campion

Theme: Addressing the mental health implementation gap for children and young people across North-East England
15.00Refreshment Break
15.15Theme 2:
Working Age Adults – Dr Jon Rees

Theme: Men who die by suicide: what we know and what we need to know
15.45Theme 3:
Older People – Dr Charlotte Deasy

Theme: Mental Health and Older People
16.15Panel Discussion
16.45Closing speech
17.05Event close
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