The Trent Study Day (TSD) is a well-established annual conference hosted by the Forensic Care Group of Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and the Institute of Mental Health (a partnership between the Trust and the University of Nottingham). It is aimed at a multi-professional audience and brings together  a number of  experts, researchers and practitioners  to share knowledge and understanding around a topic related to forensic mental health. 

The TSD also provides an opportunity for researchers and practioners to exhibit research posters on any topic related to mental health and/or forensic issues (this is not limited to the years main TSD theme).

This years TSD: "Trauma in secure care"

 Forensic mental health services play a vital role in supporting some of the most vulnerable people in our communities. Understanding the impact of trauma is essential to providing safe, compassionate, and effective care. This year's TSD offers an opportunity to explore the challenges and opportunities of trauma-informed practice in secure settings, share innovative approaches, and build stronger networks of support across disciplines.  Presentation topics include:  trauma-informed forensic practice, staff trauma, veterans and trauma, trauma informed physical healthcare, homelessness, the role of art psychotherapy and developing best practice guidelines.

Register to attend:

There is a limited number of funded places for NottsHC employees

All of the NottsHC employee spaces have now been filled.

External attendees can purchase a ticket online

Purchase a ticket here

Programme

Download the programme for this years TSD

09:00 - Registration and refreshments

09:30 - Welcome, Dr Simon Gibbon

09:35 - Opening comments, Ifti Majid, Chief Executive Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

09:40 - Trauma-Informed Forensic Care: Opportunities and challenges, Lawrence Jones and Dr Phil Willmot

10:20 - Well at Work Forensic Staff Study – Exploring facilitators and barriers to seeking mental wellbeing support at work in forensic NHS staff, Dr Elena Nixon, Dr Shireen Patel and Priya Patel

10:50 - Q&A

11:00 - Refreshments

11:20 - Can Secure Services be Trauma Informed? Guidance for the Development of Trauma Informed Care, Dr Matthew Penn

11:50 - Trauma-informed physical healthcare for women in secure inpatient services, Dr Róisín Galway, Dr Rachel Beryl and Dr James White

12:20 - Q&A

12:30 - Lunch and poster viewing

13:30 - 'The Way of The Warrior”: Recovering Self-Image in Trauma-Informed Forensic Art Psychotherapy, Emma Allen and Kate Lawrence

14:00 - Homelessness and trauma breaking the breaking the cycle: trauma-informed support for people facing multiple disadvantage and homelessness, Sam Chu

14:30 - Women at war: from barracks to battlefields and beyond, Dr Rebecca Bennett and Gemma Saunders

15:00 - Q&A

15:20 - Poster prize announcement

15:25 - Closing comments, Paul Devlin, Chair Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

15:30 - Close

Call for poster abstracts

The call for poster abstracts is now closed

Poster abstract details:

• We encourage you to send in your abstracts early!
• Abstract decisions will be sent to you after the closing date in October
• Abstracts will be accepted as long as they are relevant to mental health, so they do no have to strictly be around the conference theme
• There will be a prize for the best poster - attendee will be invited to vote on the day