iheart, the mental health education charity, is hosting a free virtual conference on March 1st. Unlocking Resilience – Your Psychological Vaccine is aimed at helping parents navigate the mental health impact of these times on their children and families.

The innovative one-day event features global thought leaders, best-selling authors and subject matter experts addressing the uncertainty, fear and anxiety which, exactly one year on from the start of the pandemic, is more prevalent than ever. Keynote speakers include Dr James Davies, best-selling author of the revolutionary book Cracked and founder of the Council for Evidence-based Psychiatry, and Dr Marilyn Bowman, a pioneering academic researcher and author.

In addition to keynote talks and practical topic-based workshops, the conference will also feature a series of interactive panels including an Educational Leaders panel and a Next Gen panel featuring young people aged 18-22. An expected highlight is a panel of children speaking about how they have learned to unlock their own resilience despite the pandemic, and how this knowledge has helped them.

As a non-profit dedicated to helping young people and families uncover their innate mental wellbeing and resilience, this conference is a natural extension of iheart’s ground-breaking work in the field of preventative mental health education.