Two years after the Windrush Scandal, the independent report commissioned into the appalling failings that took place has finally been published. But with so much going on, we can’t let the lessons go unnoticed.

You can support the campaign for justice through the following website: https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/windrush-never-again

You can also access a podcast on Windrush (entitled: GENERATION WINDRUSH Part 2) reflecting on the last 2 years post-scandal by:

• Journalist, Amelia Gentleman,
• Immigrant lawyer, Jacqui McKenzie and;
• Social commentator and Windrush Campaigner, Patrick Vernon OBE .

See: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/your-broccoli-weekly/id1491172864

Catch this ‘Man Alive’ documentary on women in prison on YouTube.

Created from 100 possible scenes by director Maria Aberg, Alice Birch’s [BLANK] shines a light on the reality of women and their families when they are caught up in the criminal justice system.

The fifth edition of the Mental Wealth Festival returns this October 2019 to coincide with World Mental Health Day on 10 October 2019. This year there will be a focus on ‘tribe’ wealth, relationships, family, friendship and the importance of community and support networks.

The Mental Wealth Festival is produced by City Lit in partnership with Beyond Words, The National Gallery, The British Museum and Mad World.

For more information please see the following website:

https://www.citylit.ac.uk/mwf

SAVE THE DATE for the IAFP Christmas Seminar organised by Dr Gwen Adshead which will be held in Oxford on Friday 13th December 2019. The theme is “Safety in Numbers: Group Therapy with Parents”.

For further information and to book your place please see the following website:

https://www.forensicpsychotherapy.org/copy-of-seminars-1

Reclaim Holloway is a coalition backing the development of an independent women’s building on the old site of HMP Holloway.

For more information please see the following website:

http://reclaimholloway.mystrikingly.com/

Sally Challen expresses her appreciation for prison mental heath support on the day she learned there will not be a new trial over her husband’s murder and specifically spoke of the psychotherapy work she did in HMP Bronzefield and HMP Send.

A new (23 April 2019) report from Clinks sets out key principles and recommendations towards developing a whole prison approach to good mental health for people in contact with the criminal justice system, especially those with protected characteristics.

See: https://mailchi.mp/russellwebster/clinksholmh?e=63006cfc93 for further details