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Statement on Ukraine

Please see below the statement made by me at the closing of the Annual Forensic Conference:

“As the horrific scenes continue to unfold in Ukraine, I am sure I am not alone in condemning the invasion of Ukraine. The war is having and will continue to have a devastating effect on the physical and mental health of those involved. As psychiatrists, we recognise the long-lasting impact of war and mass migration and we will all be thinking of what we can do to show our support and help.

“The Forensic Faculty stands in solidarity with the people of Ukraine and with all those including in Russia who are expressing their abhorrence to the war sometimes at great danger to themselves.”

The faculty is donating to the Red Cross Ukrainian Crises Appeal and we encourage you to support this or other similar appeals including for example directly to the Disasters Emergency Committee.

The faculty is setting up a working group to coordinate our activities in support of all those affected by the invasion of Ukraine. We will be supporting the college initiatives addressing this humanitarian crisis. Please let us know by emailing myself (drjosanneholloway@gmail.com), our administrative support Hayley Shaw (hayley.shaw@rcpsych.ac.uk) or any executive committee member if you have any thoughts on what the faculty can do to help.

We have asked the college treasurer to allow us to donate to the Red Cross Ukrainian Crises Appeal.

Josanne Holloway
Chair Forensic Faculty

Faculty of Forensic Psychiatry Conference 2023

1-3 March 2023 at The Grand Hotel, Brighton

Booking now open to attend.

• Forensic care pathways for adults with intellectual disability involved with the criminal justice system
• Working with MAPPA: guidance for psychiatrists in England and Wales

• Spring 2023
• Summer 2022
• Spring 2022
• Winter 2021
• Summer 2021
• Spring 2021
• Autumn 2020
• Summer 2020
• Autumn 2019
• Summer 2019
• Spring 2019

Summer 2020 extras

• A high secure Nightingale Ward, article by Jason Holdcroft-Long
• Pandemic in a Low Secure Unit, article by Cosmina Cross
• Training in Forensic Psychiatry during the uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic, article by Irene Hadjioannou
• Leadership and training in a time of COVID-19, article by Phoebe Lyons

A patient’s journey part one – admission to hospital

Dr Claire Dillon, consultant forensic psychiatrist talks to Alain, former patient, about his experience of being admitted to hospital.

A patient’s journey 1 – experience of being admitted to hospital

A patient’s journey part two – living in a medium secure hospital

Professor Pamela Taylor, forensic psychiatrist talks to Alain, former patient, about his experience of living in a medium secure hospital.

A patient’s journey 2 – experience of living in a medium secure hospital

A patient's journey part three - experience of rehabilitation

Professor Pamela Taylor, forensic psychiatrist talks to Alain, former patient, about his experience of rehabilitation.

A patient’s journey 3 – experience of rehabilitation