Dear Colleagues and friends Talks by Dr Yasser Abu Jamei in LondonLearn first hand of the conditions on the ground, the psychological impacts and the work being undertaken by Mental Health professionals in Gaza.‘In Gaza, the trauma continues’ is an article written by Yasser Abu Jamei in the immediate aftermath of the latest bombardment.Thursday 25 May at 5pm … Continue reading Dr Yasser Abu Jamei meetings in London: CHANGE OF VENUE FOR FRIDAY

Dear Colleagues and friends We are pleased to provide further details of events planned for Dr Yasser Abu Jamei's visit to the UK next week. We are delighted that he has agreed to speak at three different venues, offering us a rare and important opportunity, in the wake of yet another lethal bombardment of Gaza's citizens, to … Continue reading Dr Yasser Abu Jamei: hear him speak in Oxford and London next week

For those attending the NAKBA 75 national demonstration on Saturday 13th May, the UK-Palestine Mental Health Network (UKPALMHN) will be walking together, alongside supporters supporters of the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions – UK (ICAHD-UK).Our meeting place before the march is outside Café Nero at 273 Regent Street W1B 2EZ and at the corner of Great Castle Street; … Continue reading MARCH TOGETHER – LONDON ON SATURDAY: plus 75 Years of the Nakba this Friday and other links

Cafe Palestine 36Saturday May 6th 2023 at 16:00-17:30 (UK time) Get To Know Us! Our lives with mental illness in the Palestinian communityPresenters: Suzan Mitwalli and Dr Yoke Rabaia from Birzeit Universityand Professor Hanna Kienzler from Kings College, Londonhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/85488505462?pwd=RjlrVGIvYUhIK0txa1FneDQraHZMdz09What does it mean to live and participate in the community with severe mental illness? The presenters have researched this … Continue reading REMINDER: Cafe Palestine on Sat 6th May at 4pm UK time

Cafe Palestine 36Saturday May 6th 2023 15.45-17.30 (UK time)Get To Know Us! Our lives with mental illness in the Palestinian communityPresenters: Suzan Mitwalli and Dr Yoke Rabaia from Birzeit University and Professor Hanna Kienzler from Kings College, Londonhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/85488505462?pwd=RjlrVGIvYUhIK0txa1FneDQraHZMdz09What does it mean to live and participate in the community with severe mental illness? The presenters have … Continue reading Cafe Palestine is back! Sat 6th May at 15.45-17.30 (UK time). Plus: Dr Yasser Abu Jamei is coming to London

1. No more ‘business as usual’: a call to the NPSAThe International Neuropsychoanalytic Association (NPSA) has responded to requests not to hold its annual congress in Tel Aviv, defending their decision with an apologia for apartheid (‘Israel is a complex and multifaceted society’). The Mental Health Networks’ collective response states that:'To counterpose a day or two of … Continue reading NPSA congress in Tel Aviv; removal of Palestinian children’s art; plus other campaigns, papers and news

UK-Palestine Mental Health Network message of solidarity with Dr Lara SheehiThose who attended Café Palestine events during lockdown, or who enjoyed the other webinars that featured the authors of the ground-breaking and prize-winning ‘Psychoanalysis Under Occupation: Practising Resistance in Palestine’, will be shocked to learn that Professor Lara Sheehi has become the latest academic target … Continue reading UK-Palestine Mental Health Network message of solidarity with Dr Lara Sheehi

Dear friends,Colonial powers always claim the right to kill and plunder without consequences. They always label the resistance they encounter as ‘terrorism’. We see the results of this mindset in the wanton use of lethal force employed by Israeli occupation forces that has killed over 30 Palestinians this month and also led to seven Jewish … Continue reading Crisis in Palestine: News, actions, PCC Conference, webinars and research articles

Open letter to members of the International Neuropsychoanalytic Association (NPSA)from the UK-Palestine Mental Health NetworkWe write to protest the decision of the NPSA to locate its 2023 Conference in Tel Aviv.It is common knowledge that Palestinian civil society has courteously requested that the international community refrain from acts that collude in a denial of the … Continue reading Open letter to members of the International Neuropsychoanalytic Association (NPSA)

Here are details of a forthcoming webinar and details of a new book:Palestine Trauma Centre (UK) https://www.palestinetraumacentre.uk “Talk to Gaza” returns with a webinar devoted to Palestinian thoughts about Gaza’s future.Saturday 17th December 20227pm Gaza time / 5pm UK time. Our webinar discussion will introduce the recently publishedLight in Gaza Writings Born of FireEdited by Jehad Abusalim, Jennifer Bing, and Mike … Continue reading Gaza webinar and book discussion Sat 17 Dec 5pm (UK)