As the next in our new series of public talks at the new Salomons Centre in Tunbridge Wells, we are delighted to welcome two speakers in September. On Thursday 13th September at 6.30-7.30pm, […]
The trouble with penalties
With England having a rare penalty win in the World Cup, John McGowan considers what shoot-outs tells us about national prowess . Though football is, perhaps briefly, looking like it’s […]
Award for our own Sue Holttum and her paper on mental health in the military
Dr Sue Holttum, senior lecturer in research at the Salomons Centre, has won an award for Outstanding Paper from the publishers Emerald Literati. Her winning publication is titled “Mental health of […]
Podcast: Understanding Your Teenagers
This week Alex Hassett discusses how brain research may help us understand the teenagers in our lives In this podcast we have the audio from our most recent public […]
New film released about service user and carer involvement in trainee placements
The clinical psychology programme team are proud of our pioneering ‘Placement Advising Scheme’ which we run in collaboration with our partner Trusts. For the first year of the programme, each trainee is matched […]
Book launch and poetry reading at Salomons: Thursday 12th July
For our next public event, we’re thrilled to host the launch of ‘The Ward’ by poet (& mental health nurse & former patient) Louisa Campbell (@Snugglebunks on Twitter). Thurs 12th […]
Guest Post: Fewer Conferences, More Conversations
Photo: Pushing Up Daisies Festival. Skull cake: Thyme for Tiffin Akiko Hart makes a plea for mental health to go outside mental health I am, for my sins, a […]
Podcast: Race and Mental Health
Rachel Terry, Laura Lea, John McGowan and guests discuss two recent high profile publications on the subject of race in mental health Though the effects of race and ethnicity on mental […]
Don’t turn Britain’s schools into mental health centres
Jennie Bristow argues that government plans for ‘Mental Health First Aid’ risk pathologising ordinary childhood while doing little for those with more serious difficulties Britain’s schools are changing: not just in terms of […]