Who Are the Experts? The Changing Landscape of Mental Health in the UK
- Date & time
- –
- Speaker
- Professor Ilina Singh (Chair), Dr David Crepaz-Keay, Professor Sir Simon Wessely, and one additional speaker to be announced
- Host
- Psychiatry (Department)
- Series
- ANTITHESES & NEUROSEC
- Location
- Assembly Room, Town Hall, St Aldate's, Oxford OX1 1BX
- Organisation
- Oxford
Topics
About this talk
A panel discussion on the future of expertise in mental health research and policy. Transformations in the concept and sources of mental health 'expertise' are impacting how we think about diagnosis, identity, need and treatment. At the same time, the UK is experiencing an unparalleled surge in people seeking mental health support, with lengthy waitlists and significant inequalities in access to services. The public event asks: What kinds of expertise should we trust to identify, support and treat mental health needs? Speakers will address some difficult challenges: Is traditional medical expertise still relevant in an age of self-diagnosis through social media? How should other forms of expertise, e.g. AI chatbots and lived experience, figure in how we design future mental health support and policy? Will a more liberal perspective on 'expertise' help tackle the problem of inequalities in mental health access and support? How should we handle disagreements among such experts? A panel of speakers representing different perspectives will discuss: "What role does 'mental health expertise' play in the future of psychiatry, mental health science and policy?" The floor will first be opened to questions and responses from the NeurOx Young People's Advisory Group (NeurOx YPAG), which will then be followed by an audience Q&A. This event is part of the ANTITHESES platform, funded by Wellcome. Doors open at 17:30.
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