BBC World Service: The university course giving aid to aid workers
30 June ,2011Journalist David Lee reports on the new course at the University of East London, headed by the Tavistock and Portman's Dr. Sarah Davidson. The course aims to help aid workers understand and deal with the long-lasting psychological effects that working in this field can have on them.
Read moreBBC World Service: Mental first aid for aid workers
29 June ,2011Featured in the BBC World Service's 'Health Check' program, is the work of aid workers, who work in difficult conditions with long hours and repeatedly witness distressing situations. The program thus focuses on the psychological impact that aid workers can face as a result of such intensive work.
Read moreIslington Tribune: Learning therapists could be forced out of primary schools by cuts
23 June ,2011Journalist Tom Foot discusses the Tavistock Outreach in Primary Schools (TOPS) project; a "unique partnership between the health and education service," which has been hit by public sector cuts to the extent that from next year, the TOPS service will no longer be able to be funded by the five Camden primary schools with which it is affiliated.
Read moreChildren & Young People Now: Court scheme helps children avoid care
1 June ,2011Following from the Nuffield Foundation and the Home Office report, the article describes how the Family Drug and Alcohol Court has led to a reduction in parental substance misuse and children taken into care.
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