Recognising excellence in a sporting setting

The presentation of eight awards celebrating creativity, teamwork, service-user engagement, product innovation, imaginative thinking, excellence in construction and refurbishment, and individual achievement, an entertaining after-dinner speech by doctor, journalist, broadcaster, and campaigner, Dr Phil Hammond, focusing on the importance of mental wellbeing in all aspects of life, and a collection which raised over £1,200 for a teenage mental health charity, were among the highlights of this year’s Design in Mental Health Awards Dinner on 21 May.

Held from 21-22 May, the Design in Mental Health 2019 conference, exhibition, and dinner took place for the first time at a new, larger venue – the Ricoh Arena in Coventry. Guests arriving for the 2019 DiMH Awards Dinner, held on the show’s first day within the Ricoh Arena, began their evening in relaxed style with a drinks reception. Once all were seated in the Premier Lounge, the Master of Ceremonies, Andy Powell, introduced the DiMHN’s chair, Jenny Gill, who thanked the Step Exhibitions team for their part in organising the dinner, the evening’s sponsors, Safehinge Primera, Kingsway Group, P+HS Architects, and Anti-Ligature Shop, and charity partner, stem4. The latter is a charity founded in June 2011 by consultant clinical psychologist, Dr Nihara Krause, which aims to encourage the early identification of, and intervention in, de-escalating teenage mental health conditions. 

Head of fundraising