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The Bridge Issue 36

Bridging the gap between research and practice

This edition of The Bridge, rather than focussing on one of our research programmes, is a general update on some developments in the mental health field generally and RCOMH in particular. In the Northern hemisphere we are experiencing the change in seasons from summer to autumn; we have just had the autumn equinox. It is a powerful reminder that we are moving towards the end of another year but we are moving forward with great plans for the next three years…

‘Community Psychology, Critical Issues’ - 8th European Congress of Community Psychology, York

ECCP I recently had the privilege of attending this congress at York St John University; it was a fantastic occasion to hear some cutting edge thinking and taught me the value of transdisciplinary working; an important concept when thinking about occupation and mental health. It was wonderful to hear how a group of people are striving to give a voice to inequality, to transform civic life and use their power to a political good.

Read more here

New postgraduate research student representative on the College of Occupational Therapists Research & Development Board

Mary Birken, one of RCOMH’s supporters is now the postgraduate research student representative on COT R&D board.

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Useful information source –

The mental elf Available at http://www.thementalelf.net/

The Mental Health

Update on RCOMH

Regretfully, the steering group has had to say goodbye to Sarah Cook, who is standing down from the steering group and the Arts & Creativity research programme, because she is moving to part time working. We are sorry to say goodbye to Sarah who has been a loyal supporter of, and advocate for, RCOMH.

Dr Crystal Glass has also stood down as the co-lead of the ‘Occupation and mental health in forensic and prison services research programme’; we are grateful to her for her support in the formative stages of RCOMH’s development. Dr Jane Cronin-Davis will now co-lead the programme with Dr Lou Farnworth. Dr Hazel Mackey, Research Facilitator (West Midlands Primary Care Research Network), has agreed to join the RCOMH steering group.

Find out more about our future plans

Spotlight on Research

Recently Nature published its paper ‘Grand challenges in global mental health’ (Collins, Patel and Joestl, 2011).

Read Katrina Bannigan’s reflections

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