Unpacking Colonial Trauma

Collaborating Centre Partner Dr Vitor Pordeus will be speaking at the 6th Global Mental Health Conference hosted by Carimesnsa and the Jamaica Psychiatric Association entitled Unpacking Colonial Trauma: Negating the Negation of Black Power. For further details inlcuding how to register please click here.

Veryan Richards

We are delighted to announce that Project Partner Veryan Richards has been awarded the prestigious President’s Medal by The Royal College of Psychiatrists, London, for her work on values and person-centred care in mental health – to view the award ceremony (including Veryan’s acceptance speech) please CLICK HERE

A reflection on the impact of COVID-19 on primary care in the United Kingdom

Collaborating Centre Partner Dr Richard Gray is co-author of a timely new paper on the impact of COVID 19 on Primary Care in the UK.  Gray, R and Sanders, C (2020) A reflection on the impact of COVID-19 on primary care in the United Kingdom. Journal of Interprofessional Care, vol.34, 2020, issue 5. The COVID-19 pandemic has presented […]

New publication from Veryan Richards

On the importance of shaping language as a constructive tool in mental heath care. See – Richards, Veryan (2018). The importance of language in mental health care. The Lancet Psychiatry 5(6):460-461. and at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2215-0366(18)30042-7 (053018).

Blog from MIND

Read the new blog from Colin King about his experiences in the mental health system: My experiences on both sides of the Mental Health Act at: https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/your-stories/my-experiences-on-both-sides-of-the-mental-health-act/#.WwWDomLTXYV Colin is the convener of the Whiteness and Race Equality Network  Next conference – Is my Mental Illness an Act – June 4th London – places are free but you do need to register – for details please […]

New Publication from Vitor Pordeus

A review article in EC Psychology and Psychiatry on Hippocrates Betrayed? Attributing Classifications to Patients Instead of Investigating their Histories (Anamnesis) Full text available under Open Access at: https://www.ecronicon.com/ecpp/pdf/ECPP-07-00235.pdf

ANNOUNCEMENT

Susan Weeks has recently published on inter-professional education – see: http://dc.etsu.edu/ijhse/vol4/iss1/2/ .