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Combatting Structural Racism and Classism in Psychiatry: An Interview with Helena Hansen

Author: Editorial 18th October 2021 0 Comments

In this interview , published on Mad in America (and relating more to an American context), Richard Sears talks to psychiatrist and anthropologist Helena Hansen about bringing structural competency to psychiatry while rebuilding communities through activism and mutual aid. Here is…
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audio, black people, gender, Helena Hansen, Mad in America, neuroscience, psychiatry, racism, Richard Sears, social prescribing, socio-economic class, stigma, structural competency, USA

‘Discriminatory’ mental health system overhauled

Author: Editorial 14th January 2021 0 Comments

“Plans have been announced to overhaul the mental health system – with the aim of making it less discriminatory towards black people.” Reporting for the BBC, Michael Buchanan writes : “Ministers say changes to how people are sectioned in England and…
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Combatting Structural Racism and Classism in Psychiatry: An Interview with Helena Hansen

‘Discriminatory’ mental health system overhauled