A Place of Safety?

In this episode Vincenzo reviews a highly influential book in the history of current mental health care in the uk. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/a-place-of-safety--3410507/support .

Owen Spalding, a mental health nurse with experience of inpatient settings, joins Vincenzo in debating whether psychiatric hospitals should be reformed or destroyed. Let us know what you think! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/a-place-of-safety--3410507/support .

Today Vincenzo discusses the concept of mental illness. Does it exist? What are the implications of our evaluation? Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/a-place-of-safety--3410507/support .

The failings of the current mental health system have real consequences for people's lives. What Melanie has to say is relevant to all of us. There was no podcast episode due to come out today but we need to get as many people as possible to sign this petition below before Tuesday at midnight: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/255823 Other links you may find useful: http://www.curementalhea...

Matt and Vincenzo look into the reasons that are frequently brought up to justify why the "Trieste model", which is in itself a problematic definition, cannot be applied in the UK. Spoiler alert: they are not very convincing... let us know if you agree or not! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/a-place-of-safety--3410507/support .

Sonia talks to Vincenzo about how psychological support is seen in India and how it takes shape in the support offered to her students. We discuss similarities and differences with the UK. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/a-place-of-safety--3410507/support .

Vincenzo talks to Sam about the values that underpin sport nowadays. We discuss the implications of the current competitive culture for athletes and we question what it means for society to move in a direction where personal value is considered more and more an exclusive matter of good functioning and efficiency. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/a-place-of-safet...

On this podcast we have often said that the British vision of mental health care is not the only one in the world and we talked a lot about Democratic Psychiatry and the Basaglian movement. It is however not only Italy that has a different history from the UK; in France the "Institutional Psychotherapy" movement developed an analysis of illness and care that has many potential implications for men...

On this episode Vincenzo discusses why the fight to change things should happen within the system, what the obstacles to change are and how we could understand resistance by people in the system. To what extent do professionals see or not see that there are significant problems? and why... Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/a-place-of-safety--3410507/support .

On this episode we meet Jane and Lucy, who work with people who hear voices with a different approach from statutory services. We discuss the perspective of their two projects, the difference from a purely medical understanding of voices and the challenges that this represents. For contact details of the services we discuss, please read below: info@voicecollective.co.uk voicecollective.co.uk forum...

Matt and Vincenzo have a discussion on the concept of diagnosis in mental health. How does this concept determine our way of framing problems and how is this relevant? Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/a-place-of-safety--3410507/support .

Dr Porsanidou talks to Vincenzo about our podcast's partner Asylum Magazine and her reasearch on reducing violence on the wards. We discuss how violence is thought of in the system and try to make sense of what she observed on the wards. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/a-place-of-safety--3410507/support .

After having described the functioning of the Trieste mental health system in the previous episodes, on this episode we talk about Franco Basaglia and the history of the Italian mental health system, a system without psychiatric hospitals. NOTE: Maxwell Jones worked in a hospital called Dingleton, not Dingwall as we say.. Sorry for the mistake! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.sprea...

After Vincenzo's visit to Trieste, Matt shares his views on that system and we move on to talk about coercive care more broadly. How do we create a system without coercion? Why is the current British system so persuasive to some workers? Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/a-place-of-safety--3410507/support .

On this occasion Vincenzo is in Trieste, Italy, which has a system without psychiatric hospitals, to talk to Marilena and Arturo about their experience there. Both are service users and Arturo is also working for the system. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/a-place-of-safety--3410507/support .

We are joined by our friend Charlie to discuss the concept of PIE (Psychologically Informed Environments). We look at what this means in the current UK context and we have an interesting discussion on the strategy to change things! Vincenzo has published an article for the upcoming summer edition of "Asylum, the radical mental health magazine", with which we will start working closely. Please subs...

Vincenzo and Matt discuss how professionals in the care sector are faced with a conflict between their individual skills and values and the demands of the system. How do people measure themselves with this contradiction? Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/a-place-of-safety--3410507/support .

There is an ongoing public push to de-stigmatise or "end the stigma" of mental health in Britain. Matt and I are joined by our first guest Sam to discuss how the intrinsic bias of our mental health system affects the way we approach the concept of "stigma". Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/a-place-of-safety--3410507/support .

In previous episodes we discussed a number of controversial concepts that the mental health system asks professionals to work with. In episode four we discuss how training is used to prevent democratic debate and to persuade people to abandon critical thinking. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/a-place-of-safety--3410507/support .

There's a strong push in British mental health services for treatment to be evidence based. In this episode we look at the downsides and distortions of this approach. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/a-place-of-safety--3410507/support .

A focus on an effective risk management culture is an essential element to bring about safety in mental health care... or is it? Matt and Vincenzo discuss the downsides of this approach... Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/a-place-of-safety--3410507/support .

Our first episode discusses how the mental health system in Britain prevents an authentic debate on its bases through the concept of "Best Practice". For the Welsh presentation of Trieste services that we refer to in the podcast, follow this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zdk44vx9ra4 Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/a-place-of-safety--3410507/support .