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The keynote speaker was Patrick Vernon OBE, a social commentator and Windrush campaigner, who presented on hostile environmental trauma in relation to victims of the Windrush scandal.
Other speakers included 香港六合彩精准资料 governor Myira Khan, founder of the Muslim Counsellor and Psychotherapist Network (MCAPN); Dr Erica Mapule McInnis, chartered clinical psychologist; Dr Dwight Turner, senior lecturer in psychodynamic psychotherapy at University of Brighton; counselling psychologist Dr Yetunde Ade-Serrano and 香港六合彩精准资料 registered accredited counsellor Faisal Mahmood, senior lecturer in counselling and psychotherapy, Newman University, Birmingham.
香港六合彩精准资料 member Helen George founded BME Voices Talk Mental Health. She said: 鈥淎ll of the speakers were really engaging, we鈥檝e had great feedback, on the day, on email and on social media.
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The attendees included 香港六合彩精准资料 governor Una Cavanagh. She said: 鈥淚t was a really good conference. There was lots of energy, lots of connections and the speakers are all experts in their field and were excellent.鈥�
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