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alternatives to coercion
3rd November 2018

Alternatives to Coercion in mental health settings – new report

A Melbourne Social Equity Institute research team has  undertaken a systematic review of global practices that aim to reduce, prevent...
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Keeping control
12th October 2018

Keeping Control – Animation

This animation was commissioned to disseminate the findings from a research project carried out at Middlesex University. (more…)
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Mad in the UK
11th September 2018

Mad in the UK launches

MITUK’s mission is to serve as a catalyst for fundamentally re-thinking theory and practice in the field of mental health...
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mental health unit
9th September 2018

More than 200 suicides recorded at mental health units over seven years

More than 200 patients killed themselves in mental health units over seven years, new figures have revealed, prompting concern about...
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9th September 2018

Challenging narratives: What is The Power Threat Meaning Framework?

How should we understand our mental health needs? A new approach has been unveiled this year: the Power, Threat, Meaning...
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9th September 2018

Call for submissions – poverty evidence.

Between 6 and 18 November, Professor Philip Alston, the United Nations Special Rapporteur for extreme poverty and human rights, will...
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Women in Crisis
14th August 2018

Women in Crisis: how women and girls are being failed by the Mental Health Act

Women and girls detained under the Mental Health Act are taking their lives at “appalling” rates, according to a report from Agenda,...
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IPS
14th August 2018

Intentional Peer Support – 5 day training, Manchester

Intentional Peer Support is a way of thinking about and inviting transformative relationships. (more…)
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14th August 2018

Art and Liberation – exhibition

More than 100 artists raise mental health awareness through art & activism. (more…)
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14th August 2018

Turn up the Volume – WMHN campaign

Women’s experiences have to be understood in the context of a social world where we are still far from achieving...
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