Out this autumn with my fantastic co author Dr Yansie Rolston. Thanks to the contributors & foreword by Dr Stuart Lawrence Official and our publisher JKP Books Black Grief and Healing: Why We Need to Talk About Health Inequality, Trauma and Loss amzn.eu/d/dmx4jRF

Congrats to Rossi Griffin for being shortlisted for the 2024 National Diversity Awards! We already know what an amazing role model he is, it’s exciting the rest of the country is learning about his brilliance too! #MeAndMyFASD #LivingFASD #NDA #NDA24 #PositiveRoleModelAward #age

Coming soon: Black Grief and Healing With a foreword by Dr Stuart Lawrence Official, this source of strength and healing features a diverse range of voices, stories & poems exploring the unique ways loss affects the Black community. Pre-order: uk.jkp.com/products/black… Dr Yansie Rolston Patrick Vernon

Publishing 19 September, and available to preorder now #BlackGriefandHealing uk.jkp.com/products/black…

📣 Entry level role alert! JKP Books are looking for an Editorial Assistant to join their team. 📍 : London, Edinburgh or Sheffield Apply now: rebrand.ly/u9pwt5p

With the Grenfell Report out today we featured two powerful connected to this scandal. Damel Carayol writes about his cousin Khadija Saye and Isis regarding our mutual friend Amanda Beckles. Lack of mental health support and bereavement is a key recommendation in the report.

Its 4th anniversary of the funeral of Windrush campaigner Paulette Wilson & along with other deaths of Windrush victims we are still grieving. Please see my chapter on the impact of her death around grief in the community as still fight for justice around the compensation scheme

Patrick Vernon and Dr Yansie Rolston have compiled contributors from a range of backgrounds, professions, & identities to bring us insights into lives and losses which are all too often misunderstood & sidelined Pre-order your copy of Black Grief & Healing today: uk.jkp.com/products/black…

A brand new ‘Social Work, Cats & Rocket Science’ podcast with brilliant host Catherine Mawn alongside social work student Jodes and Social Worker & WPS/PE Rumbidzai Mashavave & Team Manager and AMHP Hamza Madni A Back to Skool Special. Please have a listen.

Watch this space for more on Rossi's book, which will be publishing in 2025! #FASD

Currently featuring on jkp.com - The Strange and Curious Guide to Anger - a brand new book by Sally Donovan OBE that takes a fun, off the wall look at that furious feeling, for kids aged 8-12

Through diverse case studies and international perspectives, the book highlights how restorative practices are creating accountability, fairness, and healing in schools, courts, and community programs. Get your copy today at JKP.com

Coming Soon: Out of My Shell by Natasha Daniels In this memoir, Natasha takes on the therapist's role with her past selves to drag her social anxiety into the open. Pre-order here: 2ly.link/1zMve #memoir #socialanxiety #anxiety

Diversifying school reading lists has 'life-changing' impact on pupils thebookseller.com/news/diversify… via The Bookseller

"Schools that take an approach of sharing lived experiences...provide children with an understanding that life events may happen to them, but they can be in control of how they manage these.." Why is sharing lived experience in the #classroom so powerful? buff.ly/4cktscn

Join JKP author Anna Reyner's FREE webinar with ECE Webinars to learn gross motor art activities that help #preschool children to get to zen! Tune in on September 18: bit.ly/3Z65rmj #traumainformed #freeseminar #ArtTherapy

5 weeks out from the release of my new book, "The Creative Cognitive Therapy Method". Order your book before Oct 21 and I'll send you a free mandala coloring book. a.co/d/cuO1C3U #arttherapy #art #mentalhealth #newbook #creativity #drawing #wellness #health JKP Books

Coming soon: A Doula's Guide to Improving Maternal Health for BIPOC Women by Jacquelyn Clemmons This invaluable guide equips birth workers with the training and knowledge to provide holistic, person-centred care for their clients of all backgrounds. 2ly.link/1zk6s

Are you autistic or supporting someone who is? This beautifully written book, co-authored by 11-year-old Rose and her mum Jodie, an autism specialist, breaks down the autistic experience in a way that truly makes sense. 💬💡 Get your copy now at JKP.com