INPP Guiding Mission, Aims and Activities

INPP is a collaborative forum supporting educational, research and service development initiatives in the cross-disciplinary field of philosophy and mental health.

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  1. Guiding Mission of INPP
  2. Aims of INPP
  3. Key Activities of INPP
    • Publication
    • Meetings
    • Impact
    • Resources
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Guiding Mission of INPP

As a co-ordinating and support organization INPP’s guiding mission is to provide a collaborative forum for educational, research and service development initiatives across the diversity of approaches to mental health and well-being adopted by different traditions around the world

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Aims of INPP

The principal aims of INPP are:

  • To support educational, research, policy and service development initiatives in mental health that are based on valuing individual and cultural differences and respecting diversity
  • To contribute to such initiatives through rigorous philosophical and cross-disciplinary work on the concepts guiding mental health practice
  • To facilitate collaborative learning through exchange of ideas, experience, knowledge and skills across and between different traditions of thought and practice
  • To work with national, local and subject-based organisations with appropriate aims, in developing and strengthening their unique identities within a collaborative community of equals
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Key Activites of INPP

Through its mailing list and other web-based resources INPP’s key support and co-ordinating activities include:

Publication

INPP supports a journal (PPP – Philosophy, Psychiatry and Psychology) and a book series (IPPP – International Perspectives in Philosophy and Psychiatry)

INPP also promotes other journals, books and book series through its mailing list and by way of a Register of Other Publications

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Meetings

INPP co-ordinates a series of international conferences organised and hosted by member organizations. INPP also promotes other meetings through its mailing list

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Impact

INPP supports educational, research and policy and service development activities in philosophy and mental health particularly where these have the potential to translate into improvements in clinical care

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Resources

INPP provides access to resources for the development of educational, research and policy and service development activities in philosophy and mental health.

To this end INPP

  • Announces new resources through its mailing list as these become available
  • Maintains a Searchable Archive of past announcements
  • Provides links to resources developed by its members and others
  • Hosts free downloadable materials (including selected readings) from the Oxford Textbook of Philosophy and Psychiatry
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