The Fathom Trust World Café Event

In October 2024, the Fathom Trust was asked by Dr Kathryn Speedy, a consultant child and adolescent psychiatrist, to help convene a two-day event in Brecon Beacons. The event brought together professionals who work in or around mental health and have a professional interest in the healing effects of nature. The 35 attendees comprised a core group of Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists with a common interest in sustainable healthcare and nature-based practice. This group had previously met in England and Scotland and was joined by a range of other psychiatrists, psychologists, other medical doctors and practitioners from across the UK. There were also five members of the local community, each of whom had personal experience of attending one of the Fathom Trust’s Making Well courses. The event provided an opportunity for attendees to learn from each other, build relationships and plan future collaborations. The World Café was one of several workshops at the event. It aimed to gather insights from the group’s varied experience of integrating nature-based practice into their work to inform future collaboration. A secondary aim was to give the group experience of the World Café method as an additional research tool. This report outlines the methodology and findings from World Café