MENTAL HEALTH AND JUSTICE:
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THE PROJECT:
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MENTAL HEALTH AND JUSTICE IS A MULTI-DISCIPLINARY RESEARCH INITIATIVE, FUNDED BY THE WELLCOME TRUST, AND ADDRESSING A CLUSTER OF PUBLIC POLICY CHALLENGES THAT ARISE AT THE COMPLEX INTERFACE WHERE MENTAL HEALTH AND MENTAL HEALTHCARE INTERACT WITH PRINCIPLES OF HUMAN RIGHTS. THE PRINCIPAL AIM OF THE PROJECT IS TO DEVELOP CLINICAL, LEGAL, AND PUBLIC POLICY STRATEGIES FOR JOINTLY SATISFYING TWO FUNDAMENTAL IMPERATIVES: THE IMPERATIVE TO PROTECT PEOPLE IN CONTEXTS WHERE THEY CAN BE VULNERABLE, AND THE IMPERATIVE TO RESPECT THEIR AGENCY AND AUTONOMY. THE MENTAL HEALTH AND JUSTICE INITIATIVE TAKES PLACE AT A TIME OF ACTIVE REFORM IN THE AREA OF MENTAL HEALTH AND MENTAL CAPACITY LEGISLATION, ACROSS THE UK AND AROUND THE WORLD. THIS FIVE-YEAR PROJECT WILL SUPPORT THE REFORM AGENDA BY UNDERTAKING RESEARCH PERTAINING TO TWO CONCEPTS THAT HAVE BEEN CENTRAL TO THE REFORM MOVEMENT: THE CONCEPT OF SUPPORT IN DECISION-MAKING AND THE CONCEPT OF DECISION-MAKING ABILITY. THE COLLABORATION INVOLVES CLINICAL EXPERTS, LAWYERS, PHILOSOPHERS, NEURO-SCIENTISTS, SOCIAL SCIENTISTS AND SERVICE-USERS IN A RESEARCH NETWORK THAT WILL BE DELIVERING PRACTICAL GUIDELINES, ENHANCING POLICY ENGAGEMENT, AND ADVANCING INTERDISCIPLINARY WORKING AND INNOVATION IN SERVICE-USER INVOLVEMENT IN RESEARCH AND PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT. |
MY ROLE:
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I AM WORKING IN THE CAPACITY OF AN ARTIST RESEARCHER. MY MAIN AREA OF FOCUS IS METACOGNITION (THE ABILITY TO THINK ABOUT THINKING AND REGULATE YOUR OWN THOUGHTS) THIS RESEARCH STRAND USES COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE METHODS TO INFORM QUESTIONS AROUND DECISION-MAKING ABILITY AND SUPPORT. THE RESEARCH IS LED BY PROFESSOR ANTHONY DAVID. |
WIP:
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METACOGNITION IN CLAY
OPEN SKETCHBOOK: THINKING ABOUT THINKING
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