Calls for urgent discussion on psychiatric drugs – but who is listening?
The global consumption of psychiatric medication is increasing by 4% annually, with the greatest increase observed in antidepressant use. For people who wish to reduce...
Institute for Development of Human Arts host Mad Studies Symposium, 8th December, 2024.
2024 marks the publication of the Mad Studies Reader, a book that brings together writing and artwork from service users, daring activists, critical scholars, concerned...
New group ‘non-pathologising therapists of Ireland’ seeks members
Are you a counselling professional in Ireland? Are you concerned about the medicalisation of distress and its effects upon clients, counselling practice, and broader...
First do good: Conference to explore damage caused by treatment in mental health practice
On 8 and 9 November 2024, The Critical Voices Network Ireland (CVNI) looks forward to welcoming around 300 delegates to University College Cork for...
Research: The importance of social factors in mental health
A new article published in Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology offers a framework for shifting the psy-disciplines towards a fuller understanding of the role social environments play in...