The mental health conference that felt more like a festival

Student-led conference on mental health nursing incorporated yoga, dance and social media

• Students in Scotland organised a conference on the future of mental health nursing
• The line-up included poetry, music, dance, yoga, mindfulness and speakers with direct experience of mental health issues
• The event was an invaluable experience for the students who helped run it and there were many networking opportunities for the 500-plus attendees

‘Mental health affects everyone, in every walk of life,’ says third-year nursing student Sean Prendergast of Abertay University in Dundee. Mr Prendergast was co-chair of a one-day conference in Scotland on 13 May, focusing on the future of mental