“The term ‘asylum seeker’.. is problematic”. Here is a third blog linked to the book Seeking Asylum and Mental Health cambridgeblog.org/2022/10/a-prac…

#Balintgroups offer a regular space to reflect with a trusted small group. GP Andrew Wilson and I currently have places available in our monthly Wednesday evening on-line group - welcoming clinicians of diverse experience and background. DM me for more info #reflectivepractice

Thanks Joanna Harrison for sharing info about Seeking Asylum and Mental Health: a guide for practitioners. There is more information on our website about asylummentalhealth.uk including about obtaining discounted copies

Here are all three of the blogs linked to our book cambridgeblog.org/2022/10/out-of… cambridgeblog.org/2022/10/why-wo… cambridgeblog.org/2022/10/a-prac…

A really good brief introduction to effective primary care for refugees and people seeking asylum. gp-update.co.uk/SM4/Mutable/Up… Thanks @GP_update #asylum #refugees

The Migrant Solidarity Group's important recent report exploring the significant negative health impacts of contingency accommodation is highlighted in this The Independent article Report: link.medact.org/ContingencyAcc… independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-n…

Thank you to the #Squiggle Foundation for inviting @jnelki and me to discuss working with people seeking asylum, on-line this Thursday 12th January 1.30pm. squiggle-foundation.org/event/respondi…

Here is an article about a new government publication demonstrating the racist nature of its own hostile environment policies. theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/f…

Anyone else feeling horrified to belong to a country trying to treat desperate refugees as criminals? City of Sanctuary UK 🧡 are suggesting actions that individuals can take

Stand Up! Speak Out! Solidarity Knows No Borders Training Series: A Toolkit to Resist the Hostile Environment. Free online webinars March-June 2023 Over 1500 people already signed up ! firmcharter.org.uk/stand-up-speak… #SolidarityKnowsNoBorders

Just joined Doctors for XR Health for XR

Session on asylum seeking and mental health tomorrow with @jnelki in the free Stand Up Speak Out training series: firmcharter.org.uk/stand-up-speak…. It will be based on our book Seeking Asylum and Mental Health asylummentalhealth.org. #SolidarityKnowsNoBorders

Our chapter on working with people seeking asylum is now available as a free download. It would be great to get your feedback!asylummentalhealth.uk/working-with-p…

So sad. And especially tragic knowing how frequently negative asylum decisions are later shown to be wrong

On World Refugee Day, I'm sharing my humble journey from seeking safety to becoming a doctor: . 1999 - forced to leave family in Afghanistan to seek safety in UK aged 15 having lived childhood in war and camps . 2001 - started college (A-levels) with not much formal education or

More here from Greater Manchester Immigration Aid Unit about the conditions that people housed in hotels are living in

Seminar 18th October 14.00 by the authors of the book Groupwork with Refugees and Survivors of Human Rights Abuses: The Power of Togetherness routledge.com/Groupwork-with…. Link to register here: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

Clinicians working with people seeking asylum often see people who have experienced human rights abuses in their home country or on their journey. The charity TortureID are offering training on how to identify and document human rights abuses . tortureid.org/training-for-c…