This is a much bandied about word – criminalisation – meaning various things to different people and academics have argued for some while about extent to which society now seeks to criminalise the vulnerable in managing the ways in which we access care. Two US academics in particular have written about this: Professor Linda TEPLIN […]

A little post by way of signing off for a much-needed period of annual leave! I’ve had an absolutely frantic and fairly fraught six months since I last had some time off and I’m ready to fall into a long, deep and peaceful sleep sometime soon. I need to start finding a bit more time […]

This is my written submission to the Home Affairs Select Committee Inquiry into Policing and Mental Health.  Advance warning: it is much longer than a normal post, written differently and posted here mainly for reference; but feel free to wade through it if you wish! BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY 1.1 I am currently serving as a […]