Mental health, justice systems, meaning | Editor * Professor | Scotland, London, Cardiff, Latin America https://scholar.google.co.uk/citations?hl=en&user=81zO1MAAAAAJ&view_op=list_works&sortby=pubdate https://profiles.cardiff.ac.uk/staff/forrestera1https://bsky.app/profile/andrewspeaks.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/andrewspeaks.bsky.social/post/3lymoy5avwc2sMuchas gracias a los organizadores de la conferencia - XVIII Congresso Nacional de la Sociedad Boliviana de Psiquiatría - por invitarme a hablar hoy sobre Salud Mental y Justicia: Construyendo Estándares en Los Sistemas12 Sep 2025 07:02 +0000at://did:plc:rixth7n4x6gzfgudb7fugbb6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lymoy5avwc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/andrewspeaks.bsky.social/post/3lyiikvoadc2eEstoy muy contento de estar en Bolivia para el congreso nacional de la Sociedad Boliviana de Psiquiatria, en Sucre.10 Sep 2025 14:56 +0000at://did:plc:rixth7n4x6gzfgudb7fugbb6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyiikvoadc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/andrewspeaks.bsky.social/post/3ltjikzziv22cGreat to join with colleagues today in the #QNPMHS annual forum. Later today, we’ll be asking - are prison mental health teams fit for purpose? #RCPsych09 Jul 2025 09:23 +0000at://did:plc:rixth7n4x6gzfgudb7fugbb6/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltjikzziv22chttps://bsky.app/profile/andrewspeaks.bsky.social/post/3lraq6wadfk2wMental health challenges of enforced disappearances: a call for research and action https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/00258024251349373o10 Jun 2025 10:55 +0000at://did:plc:rixth7n4x6gzfgudb7fugbb6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lraq6wadfk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/andrewspeaks.bsky.social/post/3lqfjlw3l5c24Great to meet up with colleagues yesterday at the #RCPsych human rights special interest group. Very useful discussions.30 May 2025 15:15 +0000at://did:plc:rixth7n4x6gzfgudb7fugbb6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqfjlw3l5c24https://bsky.app/profile/andrewspeaks.bsky.social/post/3lpthep4mo22fDelighted to be leading the #Oxleas first Research and Innovation Conference today with great colleagues23 May 2025 10:48 +0000at://did:plc:rixth7n4x6gzfgudb7fugbb6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpthep4mo22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/andrewspeaks.bsky.social/post/3loom3l7zqc2cLa Estrella, hoy temprano08 May 2025 19:03 +0000at://did:plc:rixth7n4x6gzfgudb7fugbb6/app.bsky.feed.post/3loom3l7zqc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/andrewspeaks.bsky.social/post/3lon72pkros2hHow do mental disorders affect an individual’s moral responsibility? Do mental illnesses diminish capacity for moral agency, considering factors like rationality, autonomy, and control? Does the insanity defence now need major amendment? https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0025802425132918008 May 2025 05:38 +0000at://did:plc:rixth7n4x6gzfgudb7fugbb6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lon72pkros2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/andrewspeaks.bsky.social/post/3lojsw6sgdc2mMagnífico #Guatape, hoy temprano06 May 2025 21:22 +0000at://did:plc:rixth7n4x6gzfgudb7fugbb6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lojsw6sgdc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/andrewspeaks.bsky.social/post/3loivr6da2k2u#Poverty is a significant contributor to mental health issues in children, often intertwined with factors like maltreatment, family discord, and parental mental health. Unless we address poverty, the prevalence of child psychiatric disorders unlikely to decline. https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/bjpsych-bulletin/article/child-mental-health-problems-and-poverty/8585D2074ADBD4D73BD2DD5379F3136406 May 2025 12:41 +0000at://did:plc:rixth7n4x6gzfgudb7fugbb6/app.bsky.feed.post/3loivr6da2k2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/andrewspeaks.bsky.social/post/3lohg7xqe3c25Más imágenes de #Medellín hoy05 May 2025 22:30 +0000at://did:plc:rixth7n4x6gzfgudb7fugbb6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lohg7xqe3c25https://bsky.app/profile/andrewspeaks.bsky.social/post/3loeubqp3rs2wUn buen día en la temporada de lluvias en #Medellín04 May 2025 22:03 +0000at://did:plc:rixth7n4x6gzfgudb7fugbb6/app.bsky.feed.post/3loeubqp3rs2whttps://bsky.app/profile/andrewspeaks.bsky.social/post/3loedprj2sc2fA pilot study testing Trauma Sensitive Yoga with incarcerated women in Latin America - it reduced PTSD and depression symptoms and may be a helpful trauma intervention in prisons. #prisons #mentalhealth #yoga #Latinamerica https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0025802425132923704 May 2025 17:07 +0000at://did:plc:rixth7n4x6gzfgudb7fugbb6/app.bsky.feed.post/3loedprj2sc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/andrewspeaks.bsky.social/post/3loc6km4cik2rMedellín para la semana. Comuna 13, tarde en la noche, buenas conversaciones. Algunos lugares y personas se quedan contigo.03 May 2025 20:29 +0000at://did:plc:rixth7n4x6gzfgudb7fugbb6/app.bsky.feed.post/3loc6km4cik2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/andrewspeaks.bsky.social/post/3lobmgih7xs2bThis article calls for a coordinated UK response to chemsex-related harms, especially among #GBMSM. It recommends better training, standardised data collection, and a national network to support professionals across health, justice, and social care. https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/bjpsych-bulletin/article/developing-a-coordinated-response-to-chemsex-across-health-justice-and-social-care-settings-expert-consensus-statement/282F24B386B00ED78F9FE70A5153729F03 May 2025 15:05 +0000at://did:plc:rixth7n4x6gzfgudb7fugbb6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lobmgih7xs2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/andrewspeaks.bsky.social/post/3lo7xajh4qc2t“Engage? Disengage? Discharge? Ethical approaches to fraught questions” - practical framework for ethical complexities re patient engagement / disengagement. Structured questions guide decision-making in scenarios where patient care is uncertain or contested. https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/bjpsych-bulletin/article/engage-disengage-discharge-ethical-approaches-to-fraught-questions/B0245DAB8ADD33F8FFB8DCF19D5B0C6202 May 2025 23:13 +0000at://did:plc:rixth7n4x6gzfgudb7fugbb6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lo7xajh4qc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/andrewspeaks.bsky.social/post/3lo7723i6ec25Critical realism and #psychiatry - the brain disease vs. disorder debate in psychiatry is too simplistic - instead, a critical realist approach sees mental illness as arising from complex interactions between biological, psychological, and social mechanisms: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/bjpsych-bulletin/article/transcending-the-brain-disease-versus-disorder-dichotomy-a-critical-realist-perspective-on-psychiatric-disorders/A1C6CFA7B24E44C8D161F8B5BEA126EF02 May 2025 16:00 +0000at://did:plc:rixth7n4x6gzfgudb7fugbb6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lo7723i6ec25https://bsky.app/profile/andrewspeaks.bsky.social/post/3lo4tbgqedk2dHasta Medellín01 May 2025 17:24 +0000at://did:plc:rixth7n4x6gzfgudb7fugbb6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lo4tbgqedk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/andrewspeaks.bsky.social/post/3lo2vxoj2w22zUnos días estupendos en #HRI25 en Bogotá. Entre otros, una sesión muy conmovedora sobre cómo lidiar con el dolor después de la muerte por sobredosis. Para mí, la siguiente parada es Medellín.30 Apr 2025 23:07 +0000at://did:plc:rixth7n4x6gzfgudb7fugbb6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lo2vxoj2w22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/andrewspeaks.bsky.social/post/3lo2vu4bke22zA great few days at #HRI25 in Bogota. Amongst others, a very moving session on dealing with grief following death by overdose. For me, next stop Medellin.30 Apr 2025 23:05 +0000at://did:plc:rixth7n4x6gzfgudb7fugbb6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lo2vu4bke22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/andrewspeaks.bsky.social/post/3lo26y72p4c2qMás temas importantes y interesantes hoy @ #hri25 Bogotá30 Apr 2025 16:16 +0000at://did:plc:rixth7n4x6gzfgudb7fugbb6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lo26y72p4c2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/andrewspeaks.bsky.social/post/3lny6xdhk4c2tPresentaciones muy interesantes sobre el tema del sexo químico global en #hri25 #Bogota29 Apr 2025 21:10 +0000at://did:plc:rixth7n4x6gzfgudb7fugbb6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lny6xdhk4c2thttps://bsky.app/profile/andrewspeaks.bsky.social/post/3lnxzjjxdos2tAlgunos talleres de la conferencia #hri2529 Apr 2025 19:33 +0000at://did:plc:rixth7n4x6gzfgudb7fugbb6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnxzjjxdos2thttps://bsky.app/profile/andrewspeaks.bsky.social/post/3lnxze7lln22tEs genial estar en la Conferencia Internacional de Reducción de Daños, Bogotá. #hri25 Temas importantes que merecen exploración y reflexión.29 Apr 2025 19:30 +0000at://did:plc:rixth7n4x6gzfgudb7fugbb6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnxze7lln22thttps://bsky.app/profile/andrewspeaks.bsky.social/post/3lnxzaqcmhk2tGreat to be at the Harm Reduction International Conference, Bogota. #hri25 Important topics that deserve exploration and thought.29 Apr 2025 19:28 +0000at://did:plc:rixth7n4x6gzfgudb7fugbb6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnxzaqcmhk2t