Mental health services – A New Vision for Mental Health

Do adult mental health services identify child abuse and neglect? A systematic review

Author: Editorial 13th October 2022 0 Comments

This review – by John Read, David Harper, Ian Tucker, and Angela Kennedy – has been published on the PubMed website. The abstract says: “Child abuse and neglect play a causal role in many mental health problems. Knowing whether users of…
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a coherent system

Angela Kennedy, child abuse, child neglect, children and adolescents, David Harper, Ian Tucker, John Read, Mental health services, PubMed

Stop Hurting, Start Helping

Author: Editorial 22nd August 2019 0 Comments

This 2 minute video clip points to the need for services to provide compassionate and thoughtful responses to people suffering the burden of trauma, and to be wary of perpetuating or recreating trauma through coercion, control and force. It features Indigo Daya,…
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collaborative practice

Childhood trauma, coercion, coercive psychiatry, Indigo Daya, Mental health services, psychiatry, trauma, videos

Trauma-informed mental healthcare in the UK

Author: Editorial 2nd May 2018 0 Comments

The abstract of this 2015 research paper – Trauma-informed mental healthcare in the UK: what is it and how can we further its development? – says: “Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to describe and explain trauma-informed approaches (TIAs) to mental health. It outlines evidence on the link between trauma and mental health, explains the…
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emotion-focused care

Angela Kennedy, Angela Sweeney, Beth Filson, Childhood trauma, Mental health services, Research, retraumatisation, Sarah Clement, TIA, TIC, Trauma survivors, Trauma-informed