Details of further action and future events will be listed on this page along with updates when the actions or events have been completed.
The full report of the PVP conference Living Through the Unimaginable: Witnessing and Responding to the Genocide in Gaza now available
This one-day conference brought together mental-health professionals and Palestinian colleagues to examine the realities of ongoing genocide, the collapse of services in Gaza, and the ethical challenges facing practitioners. The report summarises key themes from each section of the event, including the impact of colonisation on mental health, the limits of therapeutic work under conditions of mass violence, the silencing occurring within UK institutions, and the collective responsibilities of our professions.
FULL REPORT (plus section by section overview of the conference):
https://ukpalmhn.com/pvp/pvp-conference-living-through-the-unimaginable/
Living Through the Unimaginable:
Witnessing and Responding to the Genocide in Gaza
Source: Psychoanalytic Voices for Palestine
Date: Saturday 8 November from 9:30am to 4:30pm
Location: Birkbeck College, London
This hybrid event called by Psychoanalytic Voices for Palestine will focus on the mental health impacts of Israel’s brutal suppression of Gaza and will ask what should the response of UK mental health workers be? The morning will focus on first hand accounts of the psychological consequences of Israel’s genocidal attacks upon the Palestinians of Gaza. The afternoon will bring together allied UK mental health groups to develop a collective mental health response.
Morning speakers will include:
Dr Yasser Abu Jamei, Director General of the Gaza Community Health Programme
Dr Yoa’d Ghandry, Head of Therapy at the Palestine Counselling Centre, Jerusalem
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mental-health-conference-for-palestine-living-through-the-unimaginable-tickets-1744401304259
UPDATE JUNE 2025
Psychoanalytic Voices for Palestine: fostering dialogue and action
Psychoanalytic Voices for Palestine (PVP) continues to provide mutual support and collective advocacy, helping members speak out within their professional associations and beyond. Their recent conference on Palestine, Racism, and the Ethical Challenges Facing Psychoanalytic Practitioners drew over 300 participants and raised funds for Medical Aid for Palestine.
Recording from PVP Frontline Club event:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wlEsIDZEmE
PVP is now seeking to build dialogue with other UK mental health professionals, exploring how the sector can develop a united, principled response to genocide and human rights violations.
Psychoanalytic Voices for Palestine Update June 2025
The dialogue with other mental health professionals could take inspiration from the work/approach of Doctors against Genocide (DAG) in emphasising our duty as mental health workers to act to prevent genocide and crimes against humanity, in promoting a health perspective on the definition and impact of genocide, and on developing mechanisms by which we might be enabled to speak out. We would wish to give voice to Palestinian perspectives, to counter dehumanisation and promote inclusivity. Here are links to DAG resources that could provide useful templates.
Medical definition of Genocide:
https://doctorsagainstgenocide.org/medical-genocide-def
A report submitted to the UN on ”Healthcare workers as human rights defenders” https://doctorsagainstgenocide.org/genocide-un-health-report
“End Genocide Prescription”
https://doctorsagainstgenocide.org/end-genocide-prescription
Psychoanalysts Talk Back
Psychoanalysts Talk Back Instagram account:
https://www.instagram.com/psychoanalyststalkback/
Open Letter From “Psychoanalysts Talk Back” Opposing the Palestinian Genocide, Addressed to Psychoanalytic Societies, Institutes, and Organisations:
https://tinyurl.com/y5x9zh52
PVP members support UKPALMHN’s Statement for the 1 year anniversary of Israel’s onslaught on Gaza. The statement can be found here:
الشبكة البريطانية الفلسطينية للصحة النفسية 