INEQUALITY AGENDA LTD

Our Broad Aim

is to support the development of services that are informed by knowledge and understanding of the harm that can be caused by gender and other inequalities, and where there is a shared understanding that healthy relationships between staff and patients/clients are at the heart of change

In the past we have mainly been concerned to make the vast literature on women’s mental health accessible and useful to staff working with, or on behalf of, women.

Although men’s mental health has never had a strong following, there is growing recognition from the Department of Health and elsewhere, e.g. Men’s Health Forum, that service responses to men also require equivalent attention.

Our Courses

work because we listen, both to the patients and clients you care for, and to you, as staff and managers in sectors which are always under pressure. One illustration of this is our work in Northern Iraq, where we successfully adapted our 3-day course ‘Working with Women’ to meet the needs of people working in grassroots services.

Each course is carefully researched, developed and regularly updated by key contributors to the literature in this field. We also select the best trainers and consultants.

We are always willing to help support services get the most out of our courses by e.g. helping you explore options and develop training strategies. Sometimes people find it useful to be put in touch with similar services that have commissioned our courses in the past.

We currently offer the following courses, delivered on-site for 16 participants; click on the title links below for details. Our Site Guidance Notes help these courses to run smoothly.

We have been providing this 3-day course since 2002; it is available in two versions (1) For staff working in secure services including prisons, and (2) For staff working in in-patient and community mental health services.