Speaker & Topic

IIMHL / IIDL Network Meeting
Program of Events

Welcome to the Network Meeting

Martin Rogan, CEO, Mental Health Ireland 

Taoiseach Micheál Martin, Prime Minister of Ireland (Live Link)

Indigenous Opening Presentation
Challenges and opportunities facing the Irish Traveller Community

Senator Eileen Flynn
Thomas McCann, Manager, Traveller Counselling Service
Mags Casey, Co-ordinator, Tipperary Rural Travellers Project
Trish Reilly, Traveller Community advocate Willzee Casey, Traveller Community advocate and artist

Inspirational Keynote

‘Supporting communities following large scale psychological trauma: case study from the UK, Manchester Arena Terrorist Attack’

Professor Alan Barrett, Consultant Clinical Psychologist Pennine Care NHSFT, Strategic Clinical Lead (Adults), Greater Manchester Resilience Hub

Plenary #1

Video from Right Honourable Jacinda Ardern, Prime Minister of New Zealand - speaking on Valuing Inclusion, Resilience and Growth

Address by Anne Rabbitte T.D., Minister of State at the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth and Department of Health with special responsibility for Disabilities

Facilitated by Ms. Yvonne O’Neill-National Director, Community Operations, HSE

Plenary #2

Beyond boxes: the need for flexibility, fluidity and critical thinking when it comes to children’s and adult’s mental health and disabilities

Fireside chat format with key leaders across IIMHL/IIDL

Facilitated by Martin Rogan

Panel -
Dr Pat Bracken (Former Clinical Director Mental Health Service West Cork)
Sarah Kerrigan (@troubleonapegleg)
Vivian Hemmelder (Network coordinator, Dutch International Mental Health Hub)

Developing Leadership, Best Practice across Europe
Young people and Disability

Led by Cameron Smith, Scottish Commission for People with Learning Disability

Elaine Crichton (Inspiring Scotland–OFL and a video from the OFL Graduates)

Sandy Stark (Person with Lived Experience and sits on the Scottish Government Human Rights Lived Experience board)

Fatima Awil, Policy and Knowledge Officer (Education, Youth and Vulnerable Situations), Mental Health Europe

Plenary #3

Christchurch Resilience and Growth Story

Video of a panel discussion

Table discussions and questions

Facilitated by Peter Molyneux, Chair of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and England Liaison, IIMHL

Plenary #4

Delivering regional trauma care for victims and survivors of the Troubles/Conflict in
Northern Ireland

Panel/presenters -
Peter Toogood, Director of Mental Health, Department of Health, Northern Ireland

Patrick Gallagher, Director of Victims and Survivors, The Executive Office, Northern Ireland

Andrew Walker, Interim Chief Executive, Victims and Survivors Service, Northern Ireland

Gavin Quinn, Head of Child and Adolescent Mental Health policy, Department of Health, Northern Ireland

Dr Ciaran Mulholland, Clinical Director, Regional Trauma Network, Northern Ireland

Dr Nicola Doherty, Psychology Lead, Regional Trauma Network, Northern Ireland

Table discussions led by Dept of Health Northern Ireland

Facilitated by John Meehan, Assistant National Director, HSE Mental Health Service

Day two

Welcome

Geoff Huggins, Director Digital at The Scottish Government and IIMHL/IIDL Board Member

Clenton Farquharson MBE, Chair, Think Local Act Personal and IIMHL/IIDL Board Member

Mary Butler TD, Minister for Mental Health and Older People

Plenary #5

The Social Crisis in the Climate Crisis

Gary Belkin, Director, Billion Minds Project, Columbia University

Facilitated by Martin Rogan, CEO, Mental Health Ireland and Sara Langeveld, Netherlands-Young climate activist

Developing Supported Employment
Building bridges across Mental Health and
Disability Employment


Claire Cookson, Chief Executive, DFN Foundation

Cameron Smith, Scottish Commission for People with Learning Disability

Emma Congreve, Deputy Director at the Fraser of Allander Institute

Facilitated by Gerard Tully, Assistant National Director (Stability and Sustainability),HSE

Developing and leading strategic policy change

Presentation and Panel Discussion led by HSE Ireland

Bernard O’Regan, Assistant National Director (Operations)  Disability Services, Health Service Executive

Colm O'Conaill, Assistant Secretary General in Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration, and Youth

Eithne Fitzgerald, Adjunct Professor of Disability Studies in UCD and Disability Advisor, Department of Health

The Power and Connection of Local Area Coordination - spanning across disability, mental health, and social care

Ralph Broad, Director, Inclusive Neighbourhoods Ltd

Closing Remarks

Martin Rogan, CEO, Mental Health Ireland and Catherine Brogan, Deputy CEO, Mental Health Ireland

Steve Appleton, President and Chief Executive, IIMHL/IIDL

Welcome to the Netherlands 2024!
Sabien Raams, Executive Director, Emergis–and Members of the Dutch International Hub