# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Vital Skills Summit 2026 - Durham
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 02 Sep, 2026 at 09:00 am – Wed, 02 Sep, 2026 at 05:00 pm (+01:00)
- **Event Description**: What does it take to truly reach out? A CPD summit on mental health, wellbeing & help-seeking. Durham University, 2 Sept 2026.About this EventIMPORTANT TICKETING INFO: Tickets are NOT sold on Eventbrite. To purchase your tickets, please visit our official ticketing platform at: Understanding Human Experience: What Does It Take for a Human to Truly Reach Out? is a fully CPD-accredited summit held at the world-renowned Durham University, exploring the psychological, social and biological factors that influence whether people seek help, speak up, connect with others or remain silent.With contributions from Professor Fuschia Sirois, Dr Michael Priestley and Dr Marco Bocchio, the event will explore common humanity, self-compassion, procrastination, gender norms, wellbeing, help-seeking, and emerging research into psychedelic and non-psychedelic treatments for depression, anxiety and mental health conditions.Alongside academic insight, the summit will include lived experience of living with a mental health condition, offering a powerful human perspective on what it means to struggle, delay, withdraw, reach out and recover.This event is designed for professionals who work with, lead, care for or support people, offering a deeper understanding of the experiences that sit behind behaviour and the conditions that make genuine connection possible.Agenda🕑: 09:00 AM - 09:30 AMWelcome and HousekeepingInfo: Opening the summit, introducing the day’s theme, speakers, venue guidance, timings and key information to help delegates feel prepared, comfortable and ready to engage.🕑: 09:35 AM - 10:30 AMExploring how gender norms shape wellbeing, communication and help-seekingInfo: Dr Michael Priestley explores how gender norms shape wellbeing, communication and help-seeking, why people may stay silent, minimise distress, or avoid support, and how safer spaces can enable people to speak openly, sooner.🕑: 10:30 AM - 11:00 AMCoffee Break🕑: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PMExploring research into psychedelic and non-psychedelic drugs Info: Dr Marco Bocchio explores research into psychedelic and non-psychedelic drugs, their potential benefits for depression, anxiety and mental health, and what emerging science may mean for future support and treatment choices.🕑: 12:00 PM - 01:00 PMExploring common humanity, self-compassion and procrastinationInfo: Professor Fuschia Sirois explores common humanity, self-compassion and procrastination, helping delegates understand how self-criticism, shame and delay can affect wellbeing, coping and reaching out for support.🕑: 01:00 PM - 01:45 PMLunch🕑: 01:45 PM - 02:05 PMSkills in Action - ITU Psychosis and the lasting effectsInfo: This 20-minute talk explores ITU psychosis through lived experience, sharing what it can feel like to face confusion, fear and altered reality in critical care, and the lasting effects this can have after hospital discharge.🕑: 02:05 PM - 02:25 PMSkills in Action - Mental Health and Young PeopleInfo: Mental Health and Young People explores the pressures, identity challenges and emotional struggles young people face, and how trusted adults and services can better recognise distress, listen well and offer support.🕑: 02:25 PM - 02:45 PMSkills in Action - Resilience in a Changing WorldInfo: Resilience in a Changing World explores how connection, adaptability and purpose can help people navigate uncertainty, manage pressure and build sustainable strength in their personal and professional lives.🕑: 02:45 PM - 03:05 PMSkills in Action - The First ConversationInfo: The First Conversation explores how to respond when someone reaches out, including what to say, what to avoid, how to listen without rushing to fix, and how to help someone feel safe, heard and supported.🕑: 03:05 PM - 03:35 PMCoffee Break🕑: 03:35 PM - 04:15 PMLived Experience of Mental Health ConditionInfo: This lived experience talk explores what it feels like to live with a mental health condition, lose control to services trying to help, and navigate fear, vulnerability, identity and the need to be truly heard.🕑: 04:15 PM - 04:45 PMWhat do we do on Monday? Keynote Speakers Q & AInfo: A Q&A with all keynote speakers, offering delegates the opportunity to explore key themes, ask questions, reflect on the day’s learning and connect academic insight with lived experience and practice.🕑: 04:45 PM - 05:00 PMCPD and Final RemarksInfo: CPD and Closing Remarks brings the summit to a close, summarising key learning, reflecting on the day’s themes, and outlining how delegates can evidence their CPD and apply insights in practice.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/durham/vital-skills-summit-2026-durham/100001992759868410
- **Event Categories**: business, health-wellness, mental-health, nonprofit, science-fair
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 0
- **Event Highlights**: 
  - Duration: 8 hours
  - Location: Teaching and Learning Centre • Durham University
  - Languages: English

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket Price Range**: min: 150, max: 150, currency: GBP

## Event venue details

- **city**: Durham
- **state**: EN
- **country**: United Kingdom
- **location**: Teaching and Learning Centre • Durham University
- **lat**: 54.7672287
- **long**: -1.5757672
- **full address**: Teaching and Learning Centre • Durham University, South Road, Durham, United Kingdom

## Event gallery

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Vital Skills Summit 2026 - Durham being held?
  - **A:** Vital Skills Summit 2026 - Durham takes place on Wed, 02 Sep, 2026 at 09:00 am to Wed, 02 Sep, 2026 at 05:00 pm at Teaching and Learning Centre • Durham University, South Road, Durham, United Kingdom.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Vital Skills Summit 2026 - Durham?
  - **A:** Vital Skills Summit 2026 - Durham is organized by Life Vital Academy.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Vital Skills Summit 2026 - Durham is ideal for professionals, entrepreneurs, startup founders, and networking enthusiasts eager to grow their connections. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Durham, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Vital Skills Summit 2026 - Durham sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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