Just out! Great collaboration from CNWL NHS FT and West London NHS Trust staff - and others - more to follow - Masum Khwaja Ryan Kemp Tim Kendall CBE The Prevention and Management of Violence: Guidance for Mental Healthcare Professionals cup.org/3BnuB2Q

New! the Prevention and Management of Violence: Guidance for Mental Health Professionals cup.org/3BnuB2Q great to contribute with Andrew Forrester on management of violence in prisons LSCFT Research Team Guild Lodge LSCFT Masum Khwaja

Essential reading for mental health staff working in a variety of settings (incl. inpatient, community & prisons) & sub-specialities (incl. #cahms #GAP #forensic #olderadults). cambridge.org/9781911623267 Enter code THPMV23 for a 20% discount. Cambridge UP - Psychology & Psychiatry Cambridge UP - Medicine & Health Sciences Royal College of Psychiatrists

Supporting people with immigration issues in the context of the MHA 1983 and MCA 2005 - our new paper journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/00…

Thank you for Hamad.qa for asking me to speak at the 9th Qatar International Mental Health Conference 2023 on prison mental health, and managing risk post sentence.

Recognising and responding to defendants with intellectual disability in court settings sciencedirect.com/science/articl… Eddie Chaplin

Thank you Rob Poole for organising a great Offender Health Research Network Cymru meeting today in Bangor. Very interesting presentations and discussion about a range of research / evaluations across criminal justice systems internationally.

Thank you for sharing @matthewrbroome Prof. Kamaldeep Bhui CBE Alexander Tsai, MD @drdrtsai.bsky.social Rachel Upthegrove MBE aileen o'brien

Mental health intervention research in Latin American correctional settings: A scoping review - our new paper journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/00…

I have been taking an extended break from social media. And not for the first time. But given the ebb and flow of it all, I'm back. And thanks for not unfollowing me while I was away for the last 10 months or so.

Mental health care provision for #segregated #prisoners in England - Andrew Forrester, 2024 journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11…

Protecting and promoting editorial independence | The British Journal of Psychiatry | Cambridge Core - bit.ly/4bavRGd

Variations in services and intervention pathways for traumatic stress in Welsh prisons: A national survey - Natasha Kalebic, Clare Crole-Rees, Jack Tomlin, Claudia Berrington, Isidora Popovic, Andrew Forrester, 2024 journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11…

Please stop punching down. Instead, why not protect vulnerable people. The UK's exportation of asylum obligations to Rwanda: A challenge to mental health, ethics and the law - 2022 journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11…

Jailing is failing: psychiatry can help | BJPsych Bulletin | Cambridge Core - bit.ly/3Jv4tqK

“The language that we use… even in the question ‘Do we have a sick note culture?’ It’s cruel” Chair of the NHS Confederation Victor Adebowale says the use of “performative” language needs to stop, and the government should show more "compassion" #bbcqt bbc.in/4b8DVY2

Thanks John Tully Danny Whiting for inviting me to speak Uni of Nottingham #WeAreUoN today on ‘Prisons are unfit for purpose: do mental health services help, or hinder?’.

Andrew Forrester John Tully Uni of Nottingham #WeAreUoN Many thanks, Andrew, both for such a stimulating talk and for bringing a bit of sunshine with you to The Institute of Mental Health

Andrew Forrester Danny Whiting Uni of Nottingham #WeAreUoN Refreshingly iconoclastic and evidence-informed! On to the next projects..

Our new article: An optimal trauma-informed pathway for PTSD, complex PTSD and other mental health and psychosocial impacts of trauma in prisons: an expert consensus statement tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…