Our People & Culture focus this month has been racial equality. We asked members of Psychiatry to nominate people in the dept for their: - positive contributions to psychiatric research - efforts to improve race equality Our Race Equality Recognition Award winners are...👇 1/10

Anabelle Paulino Anabelle Paulino & Maya Ogonah @mayaogonah got the most nominations 👏 for "exceptional" work both in their forensic psychiatry research & in setting up the very impactful Race & Psychiatry Club. Maya: psych.ox.ac.uk/team/maya-ogon… Anabelle: psych.ox.ac.uk/team/anabelle-… 2/10

Our Oxford Psychiatry Race and Psychiatry Journal Club resumed today for the new academic year 👏 with UCL Psychiatry PhD India Francis-Crossley presenting her umbrella review of the association between racial/ethnic discrimination and psychosis risk.

Our Race & Psychiatry Journal Club resumed today, a year since being set up by @mayaogonah & Anabelle Paulino Oxford Race & Psychiatry JC aims to reflect on race in psychiatric research & the challenges faced by minoritised individuals in healthcare 🧵1/3 More 👇 psych.ox.ac.uk/news/introduci…

Supported by the Dept’s Race Equality Working Group, Oxford Race & Psychiatry JC meets each month, with a relevant paper presented - either by one of the authors or by a researcher not connected to the paper – followed by a discussion. 2/3 Find papers & resources 👇psych.ox.ac.uk/racepsychiatry

Oxford Race & Psychiatry JC Kevin A. Matlock @TanyaManchanda_ Brennan Delattre Emma Soneson Julia Lindsay If you are interested in establishing a similar group in your Department University of Oxford or institution there is a toolkit to help. Read Maya & Anabelle's 12 tips for setting up a special interest group like the Race and Psychiatry Journal Club 👇 3/3 psych.ox.ac.uk/news/toolkit-s…

Hopefully, you’ll be able to join for a few of the upcoming JC’s! Some very exciting presentations on the books…

Another vital report from Centre for Mental Health who have been talking about #racism & #mentalhealth for a long time. We need action, this report tells us what we need to do, we need the GOV.UK to truly listen & work to eradicate racism & the toxic impact it has on all of us.

Briana Applewhite - a DPhil student in our Dept - researches the use of creative arts therapies for Black racial minority groups experiencing psychiatric disorders. She's described as an "inspiration for how to conduct meaningful, human-centered research" tinyurl.com/yc4ac3p4

Stephani Hatch, Professor of Sociology & Epidemiology & Vice Dean for Culture, Diversity & Inclusion King's College London Professor Stephani Hatch, does fantastic work leading the health inequalities research group and is an "absolute powerhouse" - Amy Gillespie tinyurl.com/3s95acex

Maya Ogonah @mayaogonah is a DPhil student in our Department who also co-founded Oxford Race & Psychiatry JC Race & Psychiatry Journal Club. She was nominated for her "tireless work in promoting black researchers & research" & being "a brilliant emerging researcher.” tinyurl.com/3rwxvc6f

ICYMI: still a live issue. Race, ethnicity, and disparities in mental health experiences and outcomes #AntiRacistMHResearch nationalelfservice.net/populations-an…

We are committed to dismantling racism in healthcare. Today we’re launching our 7 Anti-Racism Principles, designed to drive real change and equity. #RHO_AntiRacism

Very proud of @mayaogonah and the work of the Oxford Race & Psychiatry JC JC!!

Applications are open for our Academic Futures scholarship. The scheme is aimed at addressing under-representation and help improve equality, diversity and inclusion in our graduate student body. Apply before 3 December 2024. More info: tinyurl.com/45js9u2t

🚨NEW! In our November Race & Psychiatry Journal Club, we had an inspiring conversation with Angela Kibia from Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience about the lived experiences of Black carers supporting a relative with psychosis 💡Learn more about the impactful work of the SAFE project: The SAFE project

Extremism, racism and riots: exploring the political, social and cultural determinants of poor mental health | BJPsych Open | Cambridge Core - bit.ly/4ipcDAY

Happy New Year! 🎉 We're thrilled to kick off 2025 with our next Race & Psychiatry Journal Club! Join us for an insightful talk by DPhil student Ed Penington Oxford Psychiatry 🕐 Wednesday, 15th January at 10:30 GMT 🔗 Join us virtually at teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/…

Today marks the start of Race Equality week, aimed at addressing the barriers to race equality in the workplace. In March, we explored moving from not racist to anti-racist. Read the blog. kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-an… #EveryActionCounts