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Beyond tokenism: Autistic people in autism research
Damian E.M. Milton on participatory research with autistic people, plus links to our content on this topic.
Schooling the good citizen
Our editor Jon Sutton introduces a special collection on psychological attempts to shift attitudes and behaviour amongst the next generation.
Teaching individuals gender equality and respect
Dan O’Hare is a Chartered Educational Psychologist working for an English Local Authority and as a Teaching Fellow at the University of Bristol. He currently volunteers with TIGER, a Bristol-based cooperative, mostly delivering workshops in schools.
Building resilience to radicalisation
Lynn Davies on efforts to create a world where ‘everyone is an insider’.
Breaking down barriers
Pooky Knightsmith on school-based approaches to mental health.

The notion of schooling the good citizen used to be simple; if schools were delivering on academic goals and pupils left with a basic notion of right and wrong, we’d consider it a job well...

‘Slowly, I established a connection…’
Forensic psychologist Dr Brendan O’Mahony on his work as a registered intermediary.
Civic and political engagement in young people
Martyn Barrett and Dimitra Pachi look beyond voting, at what schools can do to encourage active citizenship.
The outer limits
A collection of our oddest articles...
Election news from the BPS Annual General Meeting
Articles and interviews from new electees.
Imagine all the people
Siân Jones considers contact interventions and prejudice towards immigrants in schools.

In our increasingly globalised world, recent years have seen a sharp rise in anti-immigrant sentiment and in social exclusion of immigrants, including among children in schools. Research...

A recipe for taste connoisseurs
Can schools teach children lessons in healthy eating? Helen Coulthard looks at the evidence…
With poor diet being cited by Public Health England as the leading cause of death in the UK, learning the skill of healthy eating could save your life.
Time to rethink autism and communication
Dr Rebecca Wood argues for a greater appreciation of different communication styles.
Why we need to make birth better
To mark Birth Trauma Awareness Week, Dr Emma Svanberg outlines a model of birth trauma and efforts to raise awareness and share stories.
Featured job: Applied Psychologists
Employer: The Fens Service, HMP Whitemoor
‘It doesn’t have to be this way’
Michael West, Professor of Organisational Psychology (Lancaster University Management School) and Visiting Fellow with the King’s Fund, spoke with Ella Rhodes to outline three major projects he is involved with for one of the largest employers in the world – the NHS.
Shattering the self
Ella Rhodes on the contradictory nature of the self.

Your breath gently lilts, your vision scans the world in a seemingly smooth uninterrupted movement, your heart chugs away – sure and steady, and you barely notice. The feeling that you are you...

Resources for World Refugee Day
We dip into our archives, plus guidelines from the British Psychological Society.
Eating disorders
We bring together our top content on eating disorders and find the best from elsewhere.
A series of provocations
A round-up of our reports from the Society's Annual Conference on the psychological impact of inequality.
Featured Job: Forensic Psychologists
Employer: HM Prison & Probation Service
‘Everyone has something to add to this conversation'
Within this special collection, a range of articles explore different elements of alcohol use.

From the language we use, to digital interventions and considerations from those working on the frontline, this issue brings together authors from different backgrounds to share their insights...

Challenging the language of alcohol problems
James Morris and Claire Melia.

When harmful drinkers are asked about their relationship with alcohol, they are often quick to point out who the ‘real’ problem drinkers are… and it’s not them…

‘Your number one problem substance is alcohol’
Dr Michael Kelleher is a consultant addictions psychiatrist at the South London and Maudsley NHS Trust. He is the Clinical Lead for the Lambeth Addictions consortium, an innovative and effective collaboration between the NHS, Addaction, Phoenix, Blenheim and the local authority. James Morris spoke to him (with thanks to Claire Melia for transcribing and editing).
Finding moderation online
Emma L. Davies, Zarnie Khadjesari, Olga Perski and Claire Garnett on digital interventions to reduce alcohol consumption.
A threadbare patchwork of support
Will Haydock with a report from the bureaucratic frontline.

Perhaps more than any area of healthcare, treatment for alcohol-related issues can involve myriad funders and providers. How is this network of provision working, and what are the lessons for...

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