A ‘VERY SHORT INTRODUCTION’ TO… MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES

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When:
June 30, 2016 @ 12:30 pm – 1:15 pm
2016-06-30T12:30:00+01:00
2016-06-30T13:15:00+01:00
Where:
Blackwells Bookshop
Broad St
Oxford, Oxfordshire OX1 3BQ
UK
Cost:
Free
Contact:
The Oxfordshire Science Festival
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Date/Time: Thursday 30 June 12:30-13:15
Venue: Blackwell’s Bookshop, Oxford
Admissions: Free, Drop-In
Suitability: 14+
Find out more: http://www.oxfordshiresciencefestival.com

Explore mental health questions with authors of the ‘A very short introduction’ series, and researchers and health practitioners from the Oxford Academic Health Science Network.

Today’s session: Mental health problems account for nearly 40% of all illness but only 13% of NHS funds are devoted to their treatment. How to best address the mental health challenge with limited resources? Get ‘a very short introduction’ to mental health services, and dive into a thought provoking discussion with psychiatrist David Clark.