Kris Deering is a lecturer in mental health nursing at the University of the West of England in Bristol. He has 15 years experience working in practice over various sectors, including as a senior practitioner within an intensive team and specialising in care for adolescents experiencing psychosis in an Early Intervention team. A key area of interest is the various effects of neoliberalism on... Continue Reading →
Changing Mental Health Policy and Practice for Changing Times, by Peter Beresford
This post is one we are particularly delighted to share. We have said right from the start of the Network that ‘the critical is political’ and this is a highly political piece. It is a talk given by Professor Peter Beresford at the Mersey Care conference in Liverpool last Friday. The conference was called Service User's... Continue Reading →
Best wishes from the CMHNN to the 7th World Hearing Voices Congress
Dear 7th Hearing Voices World Congress, Warmest greetings from the Critical Mental Health Nurses' Network as you embark on the 7th World Hearing Voices Congress in Madrid. The 6th Congress in Thessaloniki produced a declaration which we hold in the highest regard and re-publish below. We eagerly anticipate all that you may teach us about your experiences... Continue Reading →
Critical Perspectives in Mental Health Nurse Education
This is the 3rd of the workshop reports from our recent conference. Here, Jim Chapman and Anne Felton summarise and reflect on the discussions that they facilitated in a workshop designed to help people think about MH nurse education. There were other parts of the day in which people considered education too, and as the... Continue Reading →
Critical Mental Health Nurses' Network 