Risk work doesn’t always share a common language.
This review tracks how “extreme”, “overvalued” & “delusion-like” beliefs are used across fields—and argues for clearer consensus. New from @kkristinsdottir.bsky.social
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#RiskAssessment
The UK’s main domestic abuse risk assessment tool is not fit for purpose
Jess Phillips has criticised DASH, and rightly so says charity Hourglass - as the data shows domestic abuse survivors are being failed.
But will Labour act?
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Great to see #stalked in the list of nominations for British podcast awards. Great work Hannah, @georgiajcatt.bsky.social @carolecadwalla.bsky.social a great piece of work
Our full day workshop on #treating #stalking was held by Troy McEwan, Michele Galietta and Alan Underwood! #iafmhsconference2025
Thank you v much to @theguardian.com for this pick of the week. Also for referring to me as a ‘Guardian & Observer journalist’ something @theguardian.com is currently denying. And illustrating it with a pic of me on the picket line outside the office 😂
A venn diagram. The three circles are labelled: The Archaeologist The Pirate The Dog The area where all threel overlap is labelled: Loves digging things up Dog/Archaeologist overlap is labelled: Gets excited by bones Pirate/Archaeologist overlap is labelled: Good with maps Dog/Pirate overlap is labelled: Buries things for later
My latest cartoon for @newscientist.bsky.social
In our paper on misinformation about CBT for trauma, this book camp up a lot
The commencement of leave means a cold all weekend
Disinformation and Misinformation shared by Steven Bartlett in his so-called health podcast has multiple dubious claims, debunked ‘experts’ including Malhotra and people with stakes in wellness including the host who also makes £££ from the podcasts. 😡😡😡🧪
It’s welcome news from @ukhomeoffice today. I hope the drive toward national standards for perpetrators interventions will meet with academic & practice experts who have been at the front of developing the responses in the U.K. and Internationally
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Tough week
Overwhelmed with gratitude to receive the Outstanding Contribution award at #ARTawards2024! This isn't just about me, it's about the tireless efforts of all those working to end stalking. Thanks to @ACR_Trust for this recognition #StalkingAwareness #ARTconf2024
Interesting day speaking to health trusts in developing stalking policies for staff, writing conference presentations and weekend finishing a lecture on extremism for end of month
Looking forward to reading it
Treating stalking book cover
Publication January 2024, first comprehensive guide for practitioners working with those who #stalk
New book by Caroline Logan & Paul Gill on risk assessment and management of violent extremism and it’s free here. A really useful resource and looking forward to getting stuck into it. discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10...
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Intro post: clinical psy working in threat assessment and forensic mental health. Working in multiagency #stalking unit in the U.K. #clinpsy #forensics #dclinpsy #psych
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