MHANI Belfast Symposium

Schedule

Fri May 15 2026 at 02:00 pm to 05:00 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

The Duncairn | Belfast, NI

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Learn from speakers from a wide variety of fields about mental health and the arts.
About this Event

This year our MHANI Symposia return to Belfast and Derry-Londonderry. The Symposia take place at the Nerve Centre Derry-Londonderry on Friday 8th May and on Tuesday May 15th at the Duncairn, Belfast. We are indebted to the Mayors of Belfast and Derry-Londonderry for their support.

Our symposia feature keynote speakers from a diverse range of contexts including the arts, mental health, wellbeing, voluntary & community sector, and education, including significant learning from those with lived experience informing academic research. The symposia will provide challenging and enlightening presentations, forums for dialogue & creative exchange, challenge stigma, and celebrate the power of creativity, self-expression and the arts upon our mental health and wellbeing. Our symposia provide insights that deal compassionately and intelligently with the stigma associated with talking about our mental health. 

Full details of symposium and guest speakers available soon.

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Where is it happening?

The Duncairn, Duncairn Avenue, Belfast, United Kingdom

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Tickets

GBP 3.00 to GBP 7.00

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