ISPS UK are pleased to host a discussion with Bella Jackson, author of Fragile Minds. The event will start with a book reading by Bella, followed by a Q&A hosted by ISPS UK.
Fragile Minds is the story of the staff who believed they could make a difference, but were worn down by morally ambiguous tasks, impossible workloads and a systemic resistance to change. It is the story of the patients who are failed by hastily made diagnoses, overreliance on medication, coercion, stigma and inconsistency of care, and of the inspiring individuals struggling for justice and revolution. Fragile Minds documents Bella Jackson's time as a trainee mental health nurse, and the devastation and hope she encountered in winding corridors and behind locked doors. With compassion and care Bella introduces us to a vivid cast of staff and patients, prompting us to look closer, ask questions and demand more for them.
Further information about Fragile Minds can be found here: https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/463932/fragile-minds-by-jackson-bella/9781529939774
ISPS UK is the United Kingdom network of the International organisation ISPS – International Society for Psychological and Social Approaches to Psychosis: https://www.ispsuk.org/
