FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                Contact: Elizabeth Berger, MD USA PalMHN Phone:   (215) 740-3090 Email:     bergerusapalmhn@gmail.com Psychoanalytic organization IARPP attempts to squelch NYC meeting on mental health in Palestine New York, NY May 20, 2018 The International Association for Relational Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy (IARPP) unsuccessfully attempted to prevent a meeting of the USA-Palestine Mental Health Network (USA-P … Continue reading IARPP attempts TWICE to squelch NYC meeting on Palestine

1. Palestine On The Thames Mark the 70th anniversary of the Nakba by exploring its meaning - celebrating Palestine – at Palestine on the Thames in Hammersmith 12th and 13th May 2018. The Network will be there. Art, culture, talks... free entry. Full details below. 2. The Maiming Fields of Gaza Derek Summerfield et al describe how Gazans are deprived of the right … Continue reading Palestine On Thames – May 12th and 13th, plus “Prisoners of Narcissism” and other papers

Dear Friend, Please find below a statement by the UKPMHN Steering Group conveying our support to the peaceful demonstrations in Gaza and our horror at the violent response of the Israeli authorities. We suggest a number of actions that we can urge UK Government to take. In addition, please write to your local MP, urging … Continue reading UKPMHN Statement: The Great March of Return, Gaza 30th March – 15th May 2018

We're hosting "Voices on Palestine" on June 15th from 11:30 AM - 2:00 PM in New York City. For more information about this special forum for mental health workers, see https://ukpalmhn.com/usa-palestine-mental-health-network/usa-trips-and-events/

1. 'Reframing public health in wartime: from the Biochemical Model to the “Wounds Inside”' by Rita Giacaman A fascinating insight into the evolution of the Institute of Community and Public Health (ICPH) at Birzeit University, led by Professor Rita Giacaman, which has devised new research measures and approaches that challenge Western biomedical approaches to social … Continue reading The ‘Wounds Inside’: Giacaman, Jabr, Ziv And Others Explore The Mental Health/Politics Interface

To the Board of the International Association for Relational Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy We the undersigned respectfully protest the decision by the Board of the IARPP to hold its 2019 international conference in Israel. Samah Jabr MD Psychiatrist, East Jerusalem Elizabeth Berger MD MPhil Child Psychiatrist, New York Rebecca Fadil, LCSW Social Worker, Washington D.C. Christine … Continue reading Petition protesting IARPP decision to hold 2019 conference in Israel

The 2019 annual IARPP conference, due to be held in Israel, has become a matter of fierce controversy following a call to the IARPP board by a group of mental health professionals, headed by psychiatrist Dr Samah Jabr (henceforth, “the Reconsideration Call”). The Reconsideration Call protested the decision to hold the conference in Tel Aviv, … Continue reading Statement by Israeli Mental Health Professionals