Ok, so you’ve seen the cute robot. It’s called TIMBY and he is the official mascot of the TheMHS Conference 2025. TIMBY, however, is much more than that….
TIMBY stands for TheMHS in My Backyard. This is a new idea that we have developed, and we would love to tell you more about it.
We recognise that attending the TheMHS Conference is a significant investment of both your time and money. We know there can be an additional investment for travel and accommodation which, for many, is prohibitive.
TheMHS exists to make a difference in the mental health sector and beyond and, as such, we deliberately move our conference every year to promote equity of access. However, we think we can do more to make the amazing content at a TheMHS Conference more easily accessible for you, and that’s where the idea of TIMBY comes in.
TIMBY is a new TheMHS offering where we bring highly regarded TheMHS content to your local area. We do this by working with you to design an affordable, bespoke educational event that incorporates a theme that has a focus on your current priorities.
A TIMBY event might be co-hosted with TheMHS and/or a State Department of Health, or Mental Health Commission, or it could be developed with a single provider or collection of providers in a geographical location. It would be designed as a more affordable event requiring less travel for the intended audience. The content would be curated by TheMHS in collaboration with the key co-hosting partners and would draw on, where relevant, recent TheMHS Conference and Forum content. This would be supplemented by content that highlights key priority areas at a local level and showcases local examples of excellence and innovation.
TheMHS would manage the curation, convening and operation of the event. There is no expectation of a financial commitment from a co-host but there is opportunity to contribute ‘in kind’ value (such as a suitable event space) which will help to lower costs.
So, if you think there is value in having TheMHS conduct an event in your backyard, and you believe that you have a large enough audience, then we would love to hear from you. We are now taking enquiries for 2026 and beyond.
To start a conversation and learn more please contact TheMHS by filling out the expression of interest form below.