Call for Papers: Pre Notification
The 8th European Congress on Mental Health and Deafness will be held in Cambridge, United Kingdom on 2nd - 5th November 2010. The theme of the Congress, 'Healthy Deaf Minds in Europe', will serve as the agenda for an exciting scientific programme providing a forum for addressing mental health issues and developing links between all of the various professionals working in the field of deafness, such as psychiatrists, psychologists, psychotherapists, counsellors, therapists, nurses, social workers, interpreters, educationists, deaf people, carers and the community.
The underlying theme of the Congress will be preventing mental ill health in the deaf community and promoting healthy deaf minds. The Congress will take the form of a collection of Symposia each focusing on a specific area of expertise within mental health and deafness including: Deaf Children, Young People and Families; Deaf Adults; Deaf Elders; Forensic Services; Multiple Disabilities; Service Development; Language Deprivation and Communication; Primary Care and Community Services; Mental Health Promotion and Education. Within these Symposia and the Congress programme there will be an opportunity to include papers on a wide range of topics including Safeguarding Children and Vulnerable Adults, Addiction, Sexual Abuse, Domestic Violence, Suicide, Asylum Seekers, Education policy, Audiology, Genetics etc.
The Congress will be a collection of keynote speakers, plenary presentations, debates, films, parallel workshops, exhibits and posters. Alongside the Congress there will be a Jobs Fair for Deaf Professionals to promote the employment and training of deaf people in mental health services.
Look out for the full details of the Call for Papers for the Congress which will be announced in March 2010. Start preparing your paper now!
Invitation from the congress organising committee
Dear Colleagues and Friends,
We would like to extend you a warm invitation to join us on 2 - 5 November 2010 to celebrate together an ESMHD Congress in the historic city of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. On behalf of the organising committee, I invite you to be part of this exciting event, which will focus European attention on the mental health of deaf people and their families.
These regular meetings are the main events of ESMHD. The theme of the 2010 congress 'Healthy Deaf Minds in Europe' will serve as the agenda for an exciting scientific programme. We look forward to greeting you personally in Cambridge for what will be an unforgettable international meeting.
The congress provides a forum for addressing mental health issues and developing links between all of the various professionals working in the field of deafness, such as psychiatrists, psychologists, psychotherapists, counsellors, therapists, nurses, social workers, interpreters, educationists, deaf people, carers and the community.
Further information will appear on the website shortly.
You can register for further information by emailing the Congress Organiser: Jonathan Isaac, General Secretary of BSMHD
We look forward to seeing you in Cambridge, United Kingdom, in 2010!
Kind regards,
Ines Sleeboom
Chair, Congress Organising Committee
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