Call for Papers and Presenters
This year, Community Trauma Conference UK will be shining a spotlight an intersectional lens on Black Men, Trauma and Mental Health.
Black men in the United Kingdom (UK) experience various forms of trauma. They are also over-represented in restrictive in-patient mental health settings, and underrepresented in mainstream services that offer community-based support.
Additionally, Black men in the UK are more likely to:
- Be diagnosed with a severe mental health problem, such as schizophrenia and psychosis.
- Be detained and sectioned under the Mental Health Act.
- Not be offered early community-based mental health support.
- Not ask for help in regards to their mental health.
- Not have their mental health needs met appropriately by mainstream mental health services, including NHS talking therapies.
- Experience various forms of trauma due to racism, discrimination and systemic inequalities.
We will also be shining a spotlight on the mental health and wellbeing of young Black men.
If you are a mental health practitioner, counsellor, psychotherapist, psychologist, PhD/Doctoral researcher, student or trainee and interested in sharing your good practice or research in relation to ‘Black Men, Trauma and Mental Health’ please send us a submission to present at our conference.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE MAIN CONFERENCE AUDIENCE YOU WILL BE PRESENTING TO WILL BE THE MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSION
Submission guidelines:
Submissions/abstracts may focus on, but not be limited to, the following:
- How mental health practitioners can help Black men (including young black men) to heal from their traumatic experiences.
- Therapeutic approaches and interventions that promote healing.
- Collective healing in our communities.
- Cultural healing practices.
- Healing through music, storytelling, poetry, movement or art.
- Intersectionality.
- Intergenerational and/or transgenerational understandings.
- The intersections of gender and race.
- The intersections of gender and sexuality.
- Trans and non-binary perspectives.
- Black mixed heritage/race perspectives.
- Any other topic or research related to our theme of Black Men, Trauma and Mental Health
Please include your:
Name
Professional Role
Submission Overview (max 500 words) - Including confirmation of ethical approval if your submission is related to a current research study/project.
All submissions to be sent via email to: [email protected]
Submission Deadline: Saturday 3rd June 2023
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Conference delegate 2023
Black Men, Trauma and Mental Health
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Conference delegate 2023
Black Men, Trauma and Mental Health
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Conference delegate 2022
Black Women, Trauma and Mental Health
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Conference delegate 2023
Black Men, Trauma and Mental Health
"Finding my own voice has taken time and being in the presence of such empowering role models, has and will have a positive impact on my personal growth"
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Black Women, Trauma and Mental Health'
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