The UN ‘Sustainable Development Goals’ (SDGs), due to be launched later this year, will dominate the post-2015 UN development agenda. Given the increasing concerns from all quarters about continued…
Dear all,Efforts are being made to produce a list of practical suggestions on Psych Susnet to help encourage members to get involved and start being proactive to help our service be more sustainable.…
November's sustainability networking event at COT HQ has made the front page of the latest OTnews:http://www.cot.co.uk/latest-features-ot-news/otnews-january-2015I'll upload the slides from the day on…
We've been reading about what members of OT Susnet and others have accomplished around issues of sustainability and occupational therapy for some time, and we are pleased to have something to add to…
What do the possibilities of sustainability and the reality of climate change mean for occupational therapy? On the 21st November I had the privilege of spending the day with just some of the OTs who…
the event focussing on what Occupational Therapists could be doing to promote the Sustainable Strategy published in January 2014 was inspirational. there was plenty of fodder to help infrom future…
On the 17th November I visited Navigo, which really is a remarkable organisation. It is an NHS funded social enterprise that provides mental health care across north Lincolnshire. They have three…
The Growing Better Lives Project.Growing Better Lives is a social enterprise based in a yurt at an environmental centre near Uxbridge. Weekly therapy groups are based on principles of modified…
George Monbiot introduced this lively presentation by George Marshall of key points from his book. The presentation gives us plenty to think about in terms of communicating Climate Change and is worth…
The Summit Consensus statement from the Royal College of Psychiatrists' Sustainability Summit and videos of six of the speakers are now available to view. Speakers include RPsych President Professor…