The West Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership and the West Yorkshire Violence Reduction Partnership are inviting colleagues to the sixth annual Adversity, Trauma and Resilience (ATR) Knowledge Exchange.
Wednesday 18 March and Thursday 19 March 2026
9.30am to 4.00pm
Live virtual event
As system change continues across the Integrated Care Board and the West Yorkshire ATR Programme, this year’s Knowledge Exchange offers an important opportunity to pause, reflect and come together. It may be one of the final opportunities to gather in its current format.
The focus for 2026 is trauma-informed system change, alongside celebrating the progress, partnerships and collective impact achieved across West Yorkshire. From preconception through to adulthood, partners remain committed to acting early, building resilience and reducing adversity and trauma across the region.
What to expect
Across two days, the event will:
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Reflect on progress and learning to date
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Share evidence, insight and best practice
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Explore what it means to be a trauma-informed and trauma-responsive system
The event will run virtually and will include presentations, expert panels and live Q&A sessions.
Guest speakers include
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Rob Webster, Chief Executive, NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board
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Lee Wilson, Chief Executive, Outwood Grange Academies Trust
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Leanne Brown, Head of Health and Wellbeing, Vico Homes
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Brian Mynott, Lived Experience
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Usmaan Khan, Lived Experience
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Tracey Smith, Chief Psychological Professions Officer and Clinical Lead, SWYPFT Trauma Informed Programme
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Rebecca Elliott, Public Mental Health Manager, Kirklees Council
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Matthew Rees, National Management Graduate, Children’s Strategy and Innovation, Wakefield Council
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Penny Netherwood, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Compassionate Leeds
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Sophie Birkhead, Lloyds Banking Group
More speakers will be announced.
The event is open to everyone working across the West Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership and beyond.
Register
Registration is now live.
https://westyorkshireknowledgeexchange.co.uk/
