Hanged if you do… hanged if you don’t

Don’t worry – it’s not as bad as all that!

Duty, capacity and risk

Far too many people who really ought to know better think that mental health workers can’t intervene if a suicidal person “has capacity”.

THIS IS NONSENSE!

Therapeutic risk-taking

Without risk life becomes meaningless. Our whole quality of life depends upon a balance between risk and reward. This is as true for our patients and service-users as it is for us.

Genuinely helpful care must involve positive, therapeutic risk-taking.