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There are a lot of problems that immigrants face in the UK. This is in addition to the struggles that they experience from moving to a completely new location, one that they may not know a lot about, and they may be alone or with family. Immigrants across the globe can experience similar challenges and… Read more »
Parenting after divorce, what is best for the children? Going through a divorce is hard for everyone involved, especially if there are children. While the actual process of the divorce is a big part of your child’s life, what is even bigger is how the parents cope after this. We have heard all the horror… Read more »
Here are some stories where the capacity for one to make a decision has been questioned. Do you agree with the judgments that have been made? In a commentary of the UK perspective on Competency to Stand Trial written by Tim Exworthy, he discussed a Court of Appeal case which concerned a woman who… Read more »
How to identify if someone has post-traumatic stress disorder? And are post-traumatic stress disorder signs easy to identify? Post-traumatic stress disorders (PTSD) occurs when a person experiences or witnesses a traumatic event that leaves a strong impact on their memory and psyche. There is not a list of definable events that can lead to PTSD… Read more »
Considerations for fitness to stand trial Fitness to stand trial is also known as fitness to plead. This refers to whether a person: Has the capacity to understand criminal proceedings in court. Can understand what they are charged with. Can understand the court process. Can actively participate in a trial. Can understand and know when… Read more »
So he we are; 3 years ago I was so busy doing family court reports I could not stop to think. Now I do hardly any. Quite a lot of enquiries; quite a lot of ‘beauty parades’. Some litigants in person, some private law work but the public law stuff is down to a trickle…. Read more »
From the point of view of an expert, the legal aid cuts are affecting us in a number of different ways. Firstly 10% of the Consortium of Expert Witnesses to the Family Courts have closed down their offices already. Secondly we can expect a significant number of experienced experts to cease work over the next… Read more »
The short answer is that the vast majority of people who suffer from schizophrenia pose absolutely no danger to anyone. However, as we all know from reading the papers, the very few who do harm people get huge amounts of publicity. So why do people with schizophrenia sometimes harm others (or indeed themselves)? Very often… Read more »
Allen Associates has been around since 1992 in one form or another. But did you know that we have a ‘sister’ treatment service? Formed in 2009, Phoenix Mental Health Services, www.phoenix-mhs.com operates out of the same premises and has over 20 practitioners across the entire field of mental health. As well as traditional outpatient psychiatric… Read more »
One person’s stress is another person’s reason for getting up in the morning. In other words stress is a very personal thing. Some people we know seem to thrive on tight deadlines, last minute meetings and the like yet that same person might find a visit to their mother-in-law terribly stressful. In order to try… Read more »