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From their Conference on 30th March have a look at these videos and get a taste of what is going on in the Bipolar community.
Videos
Welcome from Channel 4’s “A Place in the Sun” Leah Charles- King and a charity update from Simon Kitchen, Bipolar UK CEO
Update about the new Bipolar Commission Report from Dr Clare Dolman, Prof Guy Goodwin and Simon Kitchen
5 Breakout Sessions
Creativity and bipolar: experiences of Black and Ethnic Minorities
Prof Femi Oyebode, Georgina Bobb, Keido Bond, Leah Charles-King
Global Action on bipolar
led by Prof Allan Young, Prof Bruno Etain, Monty Ghitter, Susana Bluwol
What does self-care look like for men who have bipolar?
Session led by Ben Sewell, Dr Nick Prior, James Harrop and Jeremy Clark
Women with bipolar in TV drama
Led by Naomi Stringer, Natasha Naomi Rea and Sarah Owen
Coming out: is it easier to tell people you’ve got bipolar or that you’re LGBTQ+?
Session led by April Kelley, Dana Eagle and Dylan Holloway
Centre stage interview and wrap up
International author and researcher, Prof Kay Redfield Jamison interviewed by Emma Belle
Closing remarks from Simon Kitchen and Leah Charles-King
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