Youth in Mind 2024 – meet headliner Kay Rufai, the UK’s first ever police force, artist in residence

Join us at the King’s Centre, Oxford on June 25th to discover the remarkable Kay Rufai, the first ever artist in residence for a UK police force, who has been making waves with his innovative approach to youth engagement and mental wellbeing. Kay is an acclaimed social entrepreneur, poet, photographer, and mental health advocate. He is the powerhouse behind creative and impactful projects such as S.M.I.L.E-ing Boys, which uses art and positive psychology to address mental health issues among young people.

On a mission to cultivate joy, resilience, and a sense of purpose, Kay is the perfect speaker to inspire anyone working with children and young people. He recorded the video below especially for Youth in Mind 2024, explaining his eight pillars of happiness work and inviting you to come and meet him at the conference. Read about his life changing S.M.I.L.E.-ing Boys Project in this article from The Guardian and
book here to see him live. 

Kay is joined by our other keynote speakers…

Mina Fazel, Professor of Adolescent Psychiatry at The University of Oxford, Kadra Abdinasir, Policy Lead at the Centre for Mental Health and Peter Leonard who will be helping us all to create emotionally healthy spaces for children and is Chief Executive of The Centre for Emotional Health. 

Watch our short video to get a flavour of this great event. Immerse yourself and your staff team in the physical, digital, and emotional worlds of Oxfordshire’s young people! Click here to book and we’ll see you there…