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Rob Poole
Catherine Robinson, Murad Khan and I have edited a new book on suicide prevention. Does the world need it when there already loads of books on suicide? We think so. Many academics in mental health are aware of the ‘basic facts’ of suicide prevention. Reducing access to means of harming oneself works. Male suicide fluctuates […]
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Owen Bowden-Jones
After nearly thirty years working as an addiction psychiatrist with people with drug related problems, I have met many young people experiencing often severe challenges including dependence and associated mental health issues. Some are desperate for support to stop using substances, while others want to continue using drugs but reduce their risk of further harm. […]
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Anna Brytek-Matera
In one of my favourite books by Haruki Miyazaki, Killing Commendatore, the protagonist emphasises that "if you want something with all your heart, you can achieve it". I completely identify with this statement.
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Julia Nelki, Chris Maloney, Alison Summers
Our new publication with CUP, ‘Seeking Asylum and Mental Health is a practical guide to working with people seeking asylum. It is aimed at professionals and services in a range of statutory and voluntary sector roles, including social care, public policy, and the law, as well as health.
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Alison Summers, Julia Nelki, Chris Maloney
Whilst writing the book ‘Seeking Asylum and Mental Health’, we had to think a lot about words.
At the outset we decided to avoid the term ‘asylum seeker’.
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Alison Summers, Julia Nelki, Chris Maloney
Often ‘refugees’ and ‘asylum seekers’ are spoken of together, as if they are almost the same. But they aren’t.
If you’re a ‘refugee’, it has been accepted that you can’t go back to the country that you fled, that you need safety, protection, and a chance to build a life somewhere else, at least for the time being.
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Christine Yu Moutier
When I became chief medical officer of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) eight years ago, after treating people with severe mental illness, teaching, and then co-leading a suicide prevention program for medical faculty, residents and students in my role as a dean in the University of California, San Diego medical school, I was […]
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Keh-Ming Lin
Who could have predicted so many “unprecedented” catastrophes would descend upon us in just one year? On top of the seemingly never-ending wars and recurrent natural disasters, we have been ambushed by a stealthy and deadly virus, forced to confront deep-rooted racial tension and social inequity, and paralyzed by divisive, contesting ideologies threatening to tear […]
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Rob Poole
Catherine Robinson, Murad Khan and I have edited a new book on suicide prevention. Does the world need it when there already loads of books on suicide? We think so. Many academics in mental health are aware of the ‘basic facts’ of suicide prevention. Reducing access to means of harming oneself works. Male suicide fluctuates […]
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Owen Bowden-Jones
After nearly thirty years working as an addiction psychiatrist with people with drug related problems, I have met many young people experiencing often severe challenges including dependence and associated mental health issues. Some are desperate for support to stop using substances, while others want to continue using drugs but reduce their risk of further harm. […]
Read More
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Anna Brytek-Matera
In one of my favourite books by Haruki Miyazaki, Killing Commendatore, the protagonist emphasises that "if you want something with all your heart, you can achieve it". I completely identify with this statement.
Read More
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Julia Nelki, Chris Maloney, Alison Summers
Our new publication with CUP, ‘Seeking Asylum and Mental Health is a practical guide to working with people seeking asylum. It is aimed at professionals and services in a range of statutory and voluntary sector roles, including social care, public policy, and the law, as well as health.
Read More
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Alison Summers, Julia Nelki, Chris Maloney
Whilst writing the book ‘Seeking Asylum and Mental Health’, we had to think a lot about words.
At the outset we decided to avoid the term ‘asylum seeker’.
Read More
-
Alison Summers, Julia Nelki, Chris Maloney
Often ‘refugees’ and ‘asylum seekers’ are spoken of together, as if they are almost the same. But they aren’t.
If you’re a ‘refugee’, it has been accepted that you can’t go back to the country that you fled, that you need safety, protection, and a chance to build a life somewhere else, at least for the time being.
Read More
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Christine Yu Moutier
When I became chief medical officer of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) eight years ago, after treating people with severe mental illness, teaching, and then co-leading a suicide prevention program for medical faculty, residents and students in my role as a dean in the University of California, San Diego medical school, I was […]
Read More
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Keh-Ming Lin
Who could have predicted so many “unprecedented” catastrophes would descend upon us in just one year? On top of the seemingly never-ending wars and recurrent natural disasters, we have been ambushed by a stealthy and deadly virus, forced to confront deep-rooted racial tension and social inequity, and paralyzed by divisive, contesting ideologies threatening to tear […]
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