From Being Heard to Being Involved: Lived Experience in Psychiatry | World Mental Health Day 2026

Watch the recording of “From Being Heard to Being Involved: Lived Experience in Psychiatry,” held on 10 October 2026 for World Mental Health Day, as part of the 49th Intergenerational Meeting. The event focuses on the involvement of people with lived experience in psychiatry and brings together expert perspectives and voices from the mental health community. Programme: • Expert presentations by Mr Peter Varnum and Dr Michaela Amering • Moderated discussion with people with lived experience and the mental health community • Open discussion and Q&A Organizations featured in the event: • World Psychiatric Association (WPA) – Early Career Psychiatrists Section • SEED – Students’ Education, Empowerment & Development in Mental Health • Association for Community Mental Health Promotion • World Federation for Mental Health (WFMH) Event date: 10 October 2026 Theme: From Being Heard to Being Involved — Lived Experience in Psychiatry #WorldMentalHealthDay #LivedExperience #Psychiatry #MentalHealth #WPA