The role of faith and faith communities in supporting mental well-being among refugees

• Date: Monday 2 April 2007
• Time: 10am - 4.30pm
• Venue: Docklands

One-day inter-faith conference on the role of faith and faith communities in building resilience and mental well-being with refugees.

Organised by UEL's Refugee Research Centre and School of Psychology in partnership with the Centre for Psychiatry at Barts and London Queen Mary School of Medicine.

The aims of the conference are:

• To bring together faith communities from across the UK who are working for the benefit of refugees.
• Identify solutions to some of the specific challenges faced by faith groups working with refugees and supporting mental health.
• Encourage partnership working.
• To promote positive practice.

The conference format will consist of a plenary session in the morning, lunch and workshops in the afternoon. There will be no fee for attendance or lunch, as these costs are being met by the Department of Health.

For further details, or to book a place, contact Sue Hearsum on suehearsum@aol.com.

For details and registration, call Marika Hooke on 020 8223 4609.

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