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 Community Development Journal (CDJ)
        Public Launch of Special Issue on Mental Health
 and Community Development
       7 December 2012
CDJ announce the publication of its first ever Special Issue on this important topic, edited by Mick Carpenter and Thara Raj: http://cdj.oxfordjournals.org/content/current
Articles demonstrate how community development is central to tackling pressing mental health issues in the UK and across the globe, and must not be tokenistic add-ons. At a time when the Labour leader Ed Miliband has raised the political profile of mental health this Special Issue and launch conference will be of interest to educators, practitioners, campaigners and researchers across the mental health, health policy and community development fields:

-          Mick Carpenter and Thara Raj call for a paradigm shift from community care to community development

-          Patience Seebohm, Alison Gilchrist and David Morris show how community development contributes to mental health and inclusion

-          Gary Craig and Reg Walker critically review the UK Government's Delivering Race Equality Programme

-          Angus McCabe and Ann Davis link community development to mental health promotion

-          Lydia Lewis links the capabilities approach, adult learning and mental health
Free Launch Event  You are invited to a free Launch Conference to discuss these and other articles, and debate the policy and practice implications.  Special guest speaker is Lynne Friedli, author of WHO Report Mental Health, Resilience and Inequalities.
 Venue: the National Council of Voluntary Organisations (NCVO). 8 All Saints Street London, N1 9RL, 1230-430pm on Friday 7 December, 2012.  Lunch and refreshments will be provided free. Booking  essential on a first-come first-served basis, email:  [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>
Free Access to Journal and other materials From 26 November until 31 December, 2012, the CDJ Special Issue will be free to access and download.  A report of the event will be subsequently posted and made available on the CDJ Plus website, where you may currently find additional free content: http://www.oxfordjournals.org/cdjc




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