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      Community Psychology Section: Chair's message

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      Using Community Psychology approaches to reduce the impact of inequality through the Community Mental Health Framework

      This document is intended to support commissioners and service leads to invest effectively in the transformation of mental health services.

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      Community Psychology Section

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      Guidance for psychologists on working with community organisations

      There is widespread agreement on the need for community engagement to improve health outcomes.

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      Inequalities and mental health: Overview of evidence

      This paper summarises the evidence for informed recommendations to commissioners and providers of mental health services committed to the genuine improvement of community mental health.

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      The intersection of psychology and human rights: Why both matter more than ever

      On World Human Rights Day, clinical psychologist Dr Tony Wainwright and psychology lecturer Dr Shakiba Moghadam reflect on the ways psychology can continue to support human rights through healing, empowerment, and advocacy.

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      Its time to stop mopping and turn down the taps – taking prevention seriously in child mental health

      Next week is Children's Mental Health Week, and in recognition of this we are pleased to present the following post from Julia Faulconbridge, in which she discusses the importance of prevention and early intervention in ensuring that our children grow up in good mental health.

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      A golden opportunity at a precious time

      Dr Nicola Canale, Dr Abigail Wright and Dr Rebecca Stewart reflect on the role that Educational Psychologists play in supporting children 0-2 years old.

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      Covid-19 Coordinating Group

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      Good practice examples

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      Tackling social class inequalities: #Makeit10

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      Climate and Environmental Action

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    • Community Psychology Festival 2025
      In person
      Community Psychology Section

      9th Community Psychology Festival

      17 Oct 2025 - 19 Oct 2025

      Join us for the 9th Community Psychology Festival with our theme, Untold Stories: Tales of Community Strength.

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      • A festival of community psychology

        01 August 2022

        We mark the Community Psychology Festival with some archive links [now updated for 2024].

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      • Street45 women's soccer programme

        On the same team with community psychology

        04 September 2024

        Sharon-Lin Harwood watches ‘Same Team’, created with the women of Street Soccer Scotland, at the Edinburgh Fringe.

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        • Homelessness and rough-sleeping
        • Sport and Exercise
      • A baby is assessed by a worker helping refugees

        Can community psychology meet the needs of refugees?

        20 March 2007

        Adrian Webster and Mary Robertson look beyond the individual approach.

        • Crisis, disaster and trauma
      • Two people facing each other with speech bubbles

        Striving for a fairer society

        19 November 2015

        Ian Florance talks community psychology with Maggie Peake.

        • Community
      • Checklist on clipboard

        Diagnosis special issue - Part 5

        05 May 2007

        Rufus May on rethinking 'sanity', within a community psychology approach.

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        • Mental health

      • Psychology for social change

        10 January 2018

        Ella Rhodes talks to Sally Zlotowitz, Chair of the British Psychological Society’s Community Psychology Section.

        • Community

      • 'Being with people is key'

        01 December 2017

        Rebecca Lawthom, Professor of Community Psychology at Manchester Metropolitan University, on her working life.

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      • Getting involved, with a creative spirit

        24 November 2017

        Two perspectives on the annual festival of the British Psychological Society's Community Psychology Section; first from Dr Helen Molden, then Iain MacLeod.

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      • Mike Bender

        ‘Maybe more psychologists need to become outsiders’

        03 February 2025

        From Community Psychology to A New Understanding of ‘Dementia’ – Mike Bender describes the journey to Tony Wainwright.

        • Dementia
      • Megaphone with abstract design

        Forum, October 2009

        18 October 2009

        The narrowing focus of UK psychology; US healthcare reform; bias in testing; clinical terminology; proposal for a Community Psychology Section; and more

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      • A representation of Psyche, taken from the BPS logo

        Society, December 2010

        18 December 2010

        President’s column; new Community Psychology Section, and a call to support the formation of a Disaster, Crisis and Trauma Section; improving work–life balance; preserving our history; and psychology at the Science Museum

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      • Forum, January 2010

        18 January 2010

        ensuring course standards; dying at work; community psychology; statutory regulation; clinical training; psychology in Argentina; your boss and stress; and more

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