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- The Angel of History: #mentalhealth and technology at #mindthegap2017
- “The future of #mentalhealth is as yet unwritten”: The Marion Beeforth Memorial Lectures 2017
- Winter is coming: moral duty in digital mental health #mhqt
- In defence of frugal innovation in public sector space #pddigital16
- New research beginning into safety in mental health inpatient spaces
- Mental Health and Brexit: there is no new normal
- Provocation for innovation 3: Frugal innovation – making good stuff happen with eff-all cash
- Provocation for innovation 2: In mental health communication is flakey
- Provocation for innovation 1: Payment by Results – outcome measures – getting data – arranging payment
- Just what *is* the role of digital tech in health and social care? #EHWK16
- Just what is the point of health professionals in social media? #wgt16
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“The first rule of CAMHS club is that no one knows anything about CAMHS club”: Helping young people to prepare for their time in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
Everyone wants to sort out child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS), but where to begin? Mark Brown looks at the way that the web app Doc Ready is being developed to help young people with their journey through mental … Continue reading
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“Your policy is my life” – What could clinical psychology do to change the world?
The following is the text of a speech given by Mark Brown to the ‘Clinical Psychology: Beyond the Therapy Room’ conference in London on Friday 12th June 2015. A video of this speech can be found here. I’d like to … Continue reading
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Mental health activism: who speaks and who listens?
The following is the extended text of a talk given to a session on activism and empowerment in mental health by Mark Brown at the Rights for Life: supporting Recovery and Ending Discrimination conference in Glasgow on 2nd June 2015. … Continue reading
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At the mercy of prevailing winds: people with mental health difficulties and austerity policies
Mental health isn’t just something that is about treatment. For those of us that experience difficulties with our mental health, they’re something that tend to seep into all areas of our lives. In common with other disabilities, mental health difficulties … Continue reading
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People driven digital health: solving problems people actually have
The below is the text of a talk by Mark Brown given at the mhealth Habitat event ‘People-driven health and wellbeing’ on Thursday 14th May 2015 at Open Data Institute, Leeds. I’ve been asked to be a little provocative about … Continue reading
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No time for breathing space: the voluntary and community sector in #mentalhealth
The below is the text of a speech given by Mark Brown to The Mental Health Providers Forum Conference Lunch 2015 at the Kia Oval, London on 22nd April 2015 I’ve been given the job this afternoon of presenting some … Continue reading
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Observations from a rooftop in 2012: mental health, technology, innovation and why we’re tit awful at it sometimes
By way of an introduction from Mark Brown: The below is a blog post written March 2012 after attending a mental health and technology ‘unconference’ organised by the Young Foundation which details the results of what, for me, was probably … Continue reading
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People, design, tech, mental health and avoiding shovelling money in a hole #EHWK15
Text of talk given by Mark Brown in the session ‘Co-design for Mental Health – Patients, Clinicians and Minecraft: How We Need to Work Together in the Digital World’ at UK Health Week 2015 on 4th March 2015 at London’s … Continue reading
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Is #mentalhealth anti-stigma work a drive for acceptance or a driver for change?
The below is the original draft of an article by Mark Brown which appeared in a different form at BBC Ouch under the title ‘Viewpoint: Talking about mental health is just the first step’ More people in the UK than … Continue reading
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The best effing lonely – social media and #mentalhealth
The following is the text of a talk given by Mark Brown as part of a panel discussion at London’s Dragon Cafe on February 2nd 2015 addressing the topic ‘We need to talk about… The impact of of technology and digital culture … Continue reading
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