International Women’s Day 2024 Special

The Royal College of Psychiatrists Podcast

In this bumper episode to mark International Women's Day, our Presidential Leads for Women and Mental Health Dr Philippa Greenfield and Dr Catherine Durkin host a conversation with Dr Amrit Sachar, Joint Presidential Lead for Equity and Equality, and Louise Howard, Professor of Women's Mental Health at Kings College London. The conversation looks over the specific determinants and risk factors that impact disproportionately on women’s mental health, and much more. Links to reports mentioned: https://www.england.nhs.uk/long-read/a-review-of-health-and-social-care-in-womens-prisons/ https://www.england.nhs.uk/about/equality/equality-hub/national-healthcare-inequalities-improvement-programme/core20plus5/ https://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/improving-care/nccmh/service-design-and-development/advancing-mental-health-equity https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpsy/article/PIIS2215-0366(23)00412-1/fulltext https://www.thelancet.com/commissions/intimate-partner-violence