<b>Community-Centred Approaches</b> <b>for Infants, Children, & Young People</b> <b>Mental Health Prevention</b>A visual report of the project’s initial Collaborative Conversation

<p dir="ltr">A visual report of the first Collaborative Conversation shaping our research project on Community-Centred Approaches for Infants, Children, & Young People Mental Health Prevention. The Collaborative Conversation was organised in a partnership between OHID London and the NIHR ARC North Thames MH-ALL programme and with the support of the UCL Policy Lab.</p><p dir="ltr">The report offers a summary of the discussions held at a stakeholder engagement events in April 2025. The event brought together researchers, mental health workers, public health professionals, third sector professionals, organisers and young people for a Collaborative Conversation to explore how community-centred approaches can effectively foster mental health prevention with infants, children and young people.</p><p dir="ltr">During the event we captured shared insights on</p><ul><li>principles and opportunities to facilitate community-centred prevention </li><li>aligning goals and resources for community-centred prevention</li><li>fostering collaboration for better community-centred prevention</li></ul><p dir="ltr">Each of these points was explored through presentations of case studies, also included in the report, and through small group, collaborative conversations. </p><p dir="ltr">The report follows Chatham House rules and represent a collective view. Participants were invited to contribute to and review the report prior to publication. Participants were invited to participate also as named authors in the report. </p>