Beyond Talking: Using Entertainment to Improve Mental Health
This OKRE Salon explores how content creators, researchers and those with lived experience can work together to create tools to improve mental health through entertainment.
Especially since the urgency of how to protect and improve our mental health has taken centre stage during the recent world, political, social and pandemic upheaval.
- Posted: 19 Oct 2020
What is an OKRE Salon?
The OKRE Salons bring together creative minds from across research, social impact and entertainment sectors, exploring fresh approaches to social and cultural challenges.
Speakers:
Kelechi Okafor – Say Your Mind Podcaster, Actor, Director and Personal Trainer @kelechnekoff
Susie Braun – Head of Strategy and Communications for Social Purpose, ITV @ITVPurpose
Professor Paul Fletcher – Consultant Psychiatrist & Bernard Wolfe Professor of Health Neuroscience, University of Cambridge @PaulPcf22
Dr Kate Martin – Lived Experience and Engagement Lead, Wellcome Trust @katemartin_says
Eugen Tunick – Executive Producer & Writer, Early Birds @tunick
Adeel Amini – Freelance Producer and Founder, The TV Mindset. @the_tv_mindset
Clip Credits:
The Insight Project, Ninja Theory
Britain’s Got Talent, ITV
Britain Get Talking, ITV, creative agency: Uncommon Creative Studios
Harry’s Heroes: Euro Having a Laugh, ITV
Production credits:
Producers: Carmen Thompson & Caroline O’Neill
Editor: Chris Crookall
Technical Coordination: Virtual Umbrella
Animation: Snafu Pictures
OKRE Network Producers: Jenna Al-Ansari, Denzel Dome
OKRE Communications: Dave Hudson
OKRE Office Manager: Bridie Rollins
Curator: Elizabeth McIntyre
Executive Producer: Iain Dodgeon
Speakers:
Kelechi Okafor – Say Your Mind Podcaster, Actor, Director and Personal Trainer @kelechnekoff
Susie Braun – Head of Strategy and Communications for Social Purpose, ITV @ITVPurpose
Professor Paul Fletcher – Consultant Psychiatrist & Bernard Wolfe Professor of Health Neuroscience, University of Cambridge @PaulPcf22
Dr Kate Martin – Lived Experience and Engagement Lead, Wellcome Trust @katemartin_says
Eugen Tunick – Executive Producer & Writer, Early Birds @tunick
Adeel Amini – Freelance Producer and Founder, The TV Mindset. @the_tv_mindset
Clip Credits:
The Insight Project, Ninja Theory
Britain’s Got Talent, ITV
Britain Get Talking, ITV, creative agency: Uncommon Creative Studios
Harry’s Heroes: Euro Having a Laugh, ITV
Production credits:
Producers: Carmen Thompson & Caroline O’Neill
Editor: Chris Crookall
Technical Coordination: Virtual Umbrella
Animation: Snafu Pictures
OKRE Network Producers: Jenna Al-Ansari, Denzel Dome
OKRE Communications: Dave Hudson
OKRE Office Manager: Bridie Rollins
Curator: Elizabeth McIntyre
Executive Producer: Iain Dodgeon