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On 14th of April 2016, Mark Brown (@markoneinfour) ran a mental health minihack at Marmalade, the fringe of the Skoll World Forum in Oxford.  In preparation he prepared three provocations to put to attendees for areas where it would be … Continue reading →

On 14th of April 2016, Mark Brown (@markoneinfour) ran a mental health minihack at Marmalade, the fringe of the Skoll World Forum in Oxford.  In preparation he prepared three provocations to put to attendees for areas where it would be … Continue reading →

On 14th of April 2016, Mark Brown (@markoneinfour) ran a mental health minihack at Marmalade, the fringe of the Skoll World Forum in Oxford.  In preparation he prepared three provocations to put to attendees for areas where it would be … Continue reading →

The following is the text of a talk  “Why Digital Technology Might be our Best Ally Rather than our Worst Enemy” given at London’s Olympia by Mark Brown as part of UK e-health week 2016. Today I’ve been given the … Continue reading →

The following is the text of a talk given by Mark Brown at We Get Together 2016 at Salford University on 29th February 2016 I want to share a speech that I first made at NHS Expo in 2014 about … Continue reading →

Mark Brown reflects upon what the advent of a (Shadow) Minister for Mental Health means for mental health debate in England. On Sunday 7th of February 2016 I was lucky enough to be present at Changing Minds, a weekend long … Continue reading →

Personal budgets for people with mental health difficulties to use to find ways of meeting their own self defined needs are more often debated than seen in the wild. Mark Brown reflects on Scottish experiences of making personal, or self … Continue reading →

The below is a speech made by Mark Brown opposing the motion “This house believes that clinical research is essential to develop a good mental health app” at the Elfie Debate – Can research really tell you how to make a … Continue reading →

Text of keynote speech given my Mark Brown to the Royal College of Nursing 21st International Network for Psychiatric Nursing Research conference: “Building new relationships in mental health nursing: opportunities and challenges” in Manchester on 18th September 2015. The question I’m … Continue reading →

Text of a speech delivered by Mark Brown at NHS Innovation Expo 2015 as part of the pop up university session ‘Creating Conditions Digital Innovation’ in Manchester on September 2nd 2015. I’m betting that a number of you are here … Continue reading →