Paul Crawford

Don't upset the apple cart Rachel Reeves celebrated a return to 'economic stability' in her spring statement. So has every chancellor for 30 years. The question is: stability for whom?

Does the political cry for stability mean anything?
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AI isn’t just coming for your job, it’s coming for your leverage! Check out this insightful essay.

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Frontiers | Mapping compassion in the general adult population: religious and secular compassionate acts in social relationships and organizational culture BackgroundCompassion, defined as recognizing suffering and acting to alleviate it, is increasingly acknowledged as a public health asset that enhances resili...

Consider compassion a public health asset. Read our latest research paper.
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Thanks Desmond! I love the lyrics for that song too!

Delighted that my daughter Ruby Aeron has been named as one of BBC Music Introducing's "Artist Hot For 2026" / "Ones to Watch" in the East Midlands. Check her songs out on all music platforms!

"WTF, this is so dangerous!" Social media influencers & youth mental health | André Tomlin ⚠️ What impact are social media influencers having on youth mental health? ⚠️ Why do young people describe some online mental health content as “dangerous”?  ⚠️ What do they actually want from adults ...

Join Andre Tomlin from National Elf Service and members of our team for a youth-led policy webinar on social media influencers and mental health.
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Delighted to flag up our Mental Health Influencer Showcase coming soon! A wonderful collaboration between the Universities of Birmingham, Aston, Nottingham alongside The McPin Foundation.
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Atlantic

A wonderful new track Atlantic from my singer-songwriter daughter Ruby Aeron! Check it out!

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World Mental Health Day 2025 - Cranthorpe Millner For World Mental Health Day, we’re proud to spotlight some of our authors who have championed mental health representation in their work.

What if your brain was not your own and you killed people? Would you deserve to go to prison or a hospital? Find my blog on World Mental Health Day here!
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Girl in the Mirror Listen to Girl in the Mirror

Daughter Ruby Aeron’s latest brilliant track! Check it out and pre-save!
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A wonderful evening speaking at Clifton Women’s Institute! Readers are the best royalties! @womensinstitute.bsky.social

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Empty Pavements Ruby Aeron · Single · 2025 · 2 songs

If you need a brighter day listen to daughter Ruby Aeron’s incredible new single Empty Pavements!!!
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We had a lovely afternoon hearing about health humanities, creative practice, and mental health from @paulcrawford.bsky.social. Our members enjoyed a reading from Paul’s new book The Wonders of Doctor Bent and a thoughtful Q&A session. 📚✍🏼🌟

Amazing first play of daughter Ruby Aeron's new track Empty Pavements - see at 33:34

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One of the joys of writing fiction alongside academic non-fiction is hearing back from my readers!

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Nottingham author Paul Crawford's new novel explores mental health inspired by Lord Byron's struggles Award-winning author, Professor Paul Crawford tells us about how his latest novel, The Wonders of Doctor Bent, drew on Nottingham locations and explores the impact of extreme mental states of the kind...

Nottingham author Paul Crawford's new novel explores mental health inspired by Lord Byron's struggles

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Manchester unlocks new novel's secrets.
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The Wonders of Doctor Bent: Tackling toxic cultures in secure hospitals Award-winning author, Professor Paul Crawford tells us how his latest novel, The Wonders of Doctor Bent, challenges toxic cultures in forensic care settings.

We need to tackle toxic cultures in secure hospitals.
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Amazing responses from readers! Thank you!!!

Aurora Amaryllis at LeftLion interviews me about my novel The Wonders of Doctor Bent.
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We all trained for going to Mars during lockdown Professor Paul Crawford asks whether we have learned enough about the mental impact of pandemic lockdowns

Let's give more consideration to the damaging impact of confined, isolated minds. #mentalhealth #lockdown #confinement #prison #Isolation
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What matters to any writer is every reader. Thanks to all who have read The Wonders of Doctor Bent, given reviews and spread the word!
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My conversation with podcaster Amul Pandya.

You can watch the conversation on X or wherever you get your podcasts (link here: buzzsprout.com/2260359).

You can find out more about Professor Crawford here: paulcrawfordauthor.com

Author R&R with Paul Crawford Paul Crawford is a British novelist and multi-genre author, who is also founder and the world's first professor of the field of health humanities, advancing creative wellbeing. He directs the Centre f...

Author R&R with Paul Crawford - 'In Reference to Murder' feature
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Killers with severe mental health issues are perceived as monsters - here’s why that’s a terrible failure of academics like me The cases of killers Valdo Calocane and Axel Rudakubana have sparked fierce debate over the place for people with severe mental health issues in wider society.

My new article in The Conversation on killers with severe mental health issues.
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What a great neighbour, Richard Osman! Let's hope he reads The Wonders of Doctor Bent!
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The Wonders of Doctor Bent is in the room! Get your copy anywhere!
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Launched today! So good to see my novel The Wonders of Doctor Bent out there!!!

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There's a little robin on the cover of my novel, The Wonders of Doctor Bent. But don't be fooled by prettiness! Thanks for the drawing Lisa!

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Three days to go! "The Wonders of Doctor Bent brilliantly draws us in to the suffering of his characters. It poignantly reveals the potential for recovery." Prof Gene Beresin MD @harvard.edu

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