This is an invitation worth taking. It is the title of a book just published by The Borough Press. Twelve stories have been brought together by Joanna Cannon, once a practising psychiatrist and now an author of fiction. Nothing in… Continue reading
By Dr Heidi Hales – Consultant Adolescent Forensic PsychiatristMedical Lead for Community Forensic Services This article appears in our latest newsletter (Summer 2023) which can be downloaded here. We are in exciting times for research into adolescent forensic mental health. The… Continue reading
FILICIDE – AN OVERVIEW AND THE CHALLENGES FACING TREATING CLINICIANS – 10 May 2023 Members of Crime In Mind have access to all recordings of our Seminars and Events. If you are interested in joining Crime In Mind please visit… Continue reading
When: Wednesday 10th May 2023 Time: 5pm to 7pm Platform: Zoom To book your space please visit our Eventbrite page here. Speakers: Overview: Filicide, or the killing of one’s child, can be traced back through the centuries. Under the Roman… Continue reading
CONSEQUENCES AND NEEDS AFTER MISCARRIAGES OF JUSTICE – 27 July 2022. Members of Crime In Mind have access to all recordings of our Seminars and Events. If you are interested in joining Crime In Mind please visit our website at Join Crime… Continue reading
When: 24 November 2022 17.00 – 19.00 – Zoom Platform Book your space via EventBrite here. This seminar will focus on adverse effects of imprisonment from several perspectives. Sophie Ellis will provide an update on the problems of IPP sentences… Continue reading
The House of Commons’ Justice Committee report on IPPs was published on 28th September 2022. This welcome report not only acknowledges their rightful abolition under the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 but also that as this… Continue reading
CIM SEMINAR – RESEARCH INTO SUPPORTING THOSE WITH ASD IN THE JUSTICE SYSTEM – Crime In Mind – 27 July 2022. Members of Crime In Mind have access to all recordings of our Seminars and Events. If you are interested… Continue reading
Our next online seminar will be held on Wednesday 27th July 2022, 5-7pm. Join us for an early evening webinar to consider the needs of people with ASD in the justice system and what further research is needed to inform… Continue reading
High rates of mental health problems among prisoners are recognised worldwide, with prevalence figures for major mental disorders and some related behaviours, such as self-harm and suicide, well researched. There is also some evidence on how mental state may change… Continue reading