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Launch of 2021’s centenary programme
The Tavistock and Portman has launched an exciting new series of public lectures or talks as part of its centenary festival programme. Details of...
The Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust and Foundation of Nursing Studies win Burdett Trust for Nursing funding
The Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust and Foundation of Nursing Studies win the Burdett Trust for Nursing funding to deliver Resilience...
Update on GIDS Judicial Review and timetable for clinical reviews, 22 December 2020
The Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust, together with University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Leeds Teaching Hospitals...
“The unconscious is a foreign country we are training to get to know”
Jenifer Wakelyn reflects on our talk on infant observation this week. In case you missed the talk, you can watch talk it again on our YouTube...
Update on the Judicial Review, Tuesday 1 December 2020
The Trust is disappointed by today’s judgment and we understand that the outcome is likely to cause anxiety for patients and their families. Our...
Issues with our online Complaints and PALS form – 1 December 2020
The online forms for our complaints form and our Patient Advice and Liason Service (PALS) are currently experiencing IT issues. We are working to...
Teens in AI to pitch to industry leaders
Teams of teen tech entrepreneurs will set out to impress industry heavyweights and mental health leaders at a special Teens in AI Pitchfest event,...
"The baby who is born pink learns to become white"
Helen Morgan provided a psychoanalytic framework to understand racism in our online seminar Tavistock Policy Seminar: Whiteness – A problem for our...
Attend our Annual General Meeting
Our AGM will take place Wednesday 18 November (4.30pm) as a special online event.
Welcome our new Governors
We are delighted to announce three new governors have joined our council.
Stuart Hall Foundation scholar to train as a Child and Adolescent Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist
Stuart Hall Foundation Scholar Sagal Adam Hassan has been accepted to train as a Child and Adolescent Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist at the...
How two wars shaped the Tavistock
Sebastian Kraemer, Sarah Helps and Glenn Gossling gave a whirlwind tour of the history of our ideas as part of our online festival ‘100 years of...
“Nobody thought they were doing anything wrong”
Last week was the launch of 100 years of the Tavistock and Portman with award-winning poet, playwright and broadcaster Lemn Sissay. Sheena Webb...
Introducing our Digital Academy’s first Trust Certificate – and you can apply now
The Tavistock and Portman Digital Academy launched early last month with five new online courses of varying format, level and duration – including...
Lemn Sissay to launch 100 years of the Tavistock and Portman
Award-winning poet, playwright and broadcaster Lemn Sissay will launch the Tavistock and Portman’s festival of events online this Wednesday with...
Marking our centenary – Looking back, looking forward
27th September marks the 100th anniversary of when the first patient, a child, was seen at the Tavistock Clinic. While inevitably more muted than...
The Tavistock welcomes independent review of the care of gender diverse young people
The care of gender diverse children and young people is a complex and highly specialised field. As referrals have risen, the service has struggled...
Council of Governors – Statement of Persons Nominated, September 2020
See which candidates have been nominated for our Council of Governors election.
World Suicide Prevention Day 2020
Thoughts on World Suicide Prevention Day.
The Tavistock and Portman Digital Academy is now live!
The Digital Academy website will be the portal through which UK and international learners will access our new portfolio of online courses. This...
Supporting your children as they return to school
As children return to school this week, we’re aware that parents and carers have questions about how to best support their children during this...
National Fraud Initiative
This Trust is required by law to protect the public funds it administers. It may share information provided to it with other bodies responsible for...
Applicant and student portal maintenance: Monday 7 September
Our application and student portal (MyTAP) will not be available from 8pm on Monday 7 September 2020 for approximately 30 minutes while the system...
Shape the future of our Trust - put your name forward for a Governor position today!
The Council of Governor Elections are now open to members.
“It gets rid of the butterflies in your tummy” – Congratulations to our Level Up graduates on starting secondary school
A huge ‘CONGRATULATIONS!’ to the young people who took part in our Level Up programme as they graduate to their new secondary schools this week...
Natalie Nurse joins Florence Nightingale Mental Health Nurses Leadership Programme
The Trust congratulates Natalie Nurse for successfully applying to the Florence Nightingale Mental Health Nurses Leadership programme.
NOW RESOLVED: Issues with Zoom, our online appointment provider
This issue has now been resolved by the providers of Zoom. Please accept our apologies if you were not able to join your appointment during the...
‘Change needs to happen on a real systemic level’
In the latest issue of The Psychologist, Dr Tosin Bowen-Wright, Clinical Psychologist and a manager within the Camden CAMHS service, is in...
FCAMHS nominated for 2020 RCPsych Awards
We're proud to announce our Forensic Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (FCAHMS) has been nominated in the 2020 RCPsych Awards.
Laverne Antrobus on parenting through the pandemic
Laverne Antrobus, child and educational psychologist is among the experts who spoke with the Guardian about parenting through a pandemic.
"How I escaped the Children of God cult that destroyed my childhood"
Sharon Hendry, journalist and current M7 student explored the issue of sexual abuse in religious cults in a recent Sunday Times feature.
Teens in AI – innovation for the future
Our Trust celebrates its centenary this year, but even as we reflect on our history, we know that the future will be led by innovation.
An honest reflection on the UK’s first virtual Group Relations Conference
As they emerge from new Group Relations Conference (GRC) territory, GRC directors Mel Mahadevan and Sarah Wynick give a personal account and...
Specialist mental health teaching now available to all through launch of Digital Academy
The Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust and world’s learning company, Pearson, are delighted to announce a partnership to develop and...
Trust supports range of projects thanks to NHS Charities Together
We’re delighted to announce several Trust projects will receive funding thanks to a generous grant from NHS Charities Together.A message from our Dean to our applicants and new students
Thank you for your interest in studying with us in the 2020-21 academic year. We look forward to welcoming you to study with us in the year of our...A message from our Dean to our current students
I am writing to you with an important update regarding the academic year 2020-21. Despite the uncertain times that we have all faced over the past...
Book Launch: Handbook of Black Community Mental Health
This month saw the launch of the first international handbook on Black community mental health.
Pioneering family therapist John Byng-Hall dies
We are sad to announce the death of John Byng-Hall on Friday 17 July 2020 after his health had been failing for some time. He is survived by his...
Laverne Antrobus on ITV Tonight & BBC Breakfast
Laverne Antrobus, Child & Educational Psychologist, appeared on both ITV Tonight’s special broadcast, Generation Covid: How coronavirus lockdown...
Free online summer school for budding tech entrepeneurs
The Tavistock and Portman has been offered ten free places for young people across north London to take part in an online digital programme and...
Our experts in the media
Our trust experts Laverne Antrobus and Stephen Blumenthal have made recent appearances in the media to discuss COVID-19.
#ThankYouTogether Podcasts
To celebrate the 72nd anniversary of the NHS on 5th July 2020, leaders from across North Central London have come together to share key moments...
Trust defence of GIDS
GIDS (Gender Identity Development Service) is a safe and caring service which supports a wide range of children and young people grappling with...
Media Mention: Laverne Antrobus on BBC
Laverne Antrobus, Child & Educational Psychologist, has made three appearances on the BBC recently.
Infant Mental Health Awareness Week blog: Observation and Attention
To mark Infant Mental Health Awareness Week 2020, Jenifer Wakelyn, Watch me play! Programme Lead, speaks on the importance of staying curious and...
Media mentions: Our experts on COVID-19
Our Trust experts have been active in the news media in recent weeks, discussing coronavirus and the mental health impact of the pandemic.
Black Lives Matter - A Trust Statement
A Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust statement on the Black Lives Matter movement from Paul Jenkins, our CEO, and Paul Burstow, our Chair.
Carrying on Caring: Paul Burstow on the impact of Covid-19 on social care professionals
Our Chair, Paul Burstow, shares his thoughts on how we make sense of the impact of the changes forced on upon us by Covid-19 and what we can do to...Upcoming Events
Past Events
Behind the camera: working, leading and following in organisation- An online Group Relations Conference
This 4-day online Group Relations Conference (GRC) will provide an opportunity to discover more about the challenges and rewards of organisational...
Trust Scientific Meeting: The THRIVE Framework: an approach to whole system transformation
Our Trust Scientific Meetings are for staff, students and alumni. The THRIVE Framework for system change (Wolpert et al., 2019) has gained traction...
Discovering Leadership: The Secret Life of Authority and Role
How can we better understand the informal structures and systems that form, inform, and distort our organizations and our places within them? How...
Back to the Future: Authority, vulnerability, continuity and change: A Group Relations Conference celebrating 100 years of Tavistock thinking
NB. This conference has been postponed. However, we are currently we're trying to collect views on how and when to reschedule it via this survey:...
Exploring the complex realities of inter-agency working: a Group Relations Conference
This is an applied 3 day group relations conference exploring complexities in caring for the emotional and psychological well-being of adults,...
Refugee Week event: Imagine
Refugee Week is a UK-wide festival celebrating the contributions, creativity and resilience of refugees. Founded in 1998 and held every year around...
On whose authority? - exploring leadership in contemporary organisation, Geneva group relations conference 2020
A Group Relations Conference in Geneva
COVID-19: Vulnerability and the Fear of Vulnerability
Join us for a special Tavistock Policy Seminar about the COVID-19 pandemic and its effect on vulnerable children, adults and older people. We are...
Trust Scientific Meeting: Group Relations at the Tavistock: Where from and where to?
Time: 11:30am to 12:50pm Date: 11 May 2020 Speaker: William Halton and Members of the GRC Steering Committee Chair: Tim LeLean, GRC Steering...
Trust Scientific Meeting: Under Fire in the Consulting Room
A slow match is a very slow-burning fuse presenting only a small glowing tip whereas a quick match is one - which once ignited - burns at top...
Tavistock Policy Series: The Consultant’s Act of Freedom: Isabel Menzies Lyth 60 years on
With our leading mental health experts, our Centenary Tavistock Policy Seminar series provides an opportunity to explore our latest thinking and...
Trust Scientific Meeting: Watch me play!
Watch me Play! is an intervention to support vulnerable babies and young children. Dr Jenifer Wakelyn will explore the roots of this approach in...
Courage to Connect: Navigating the Complexities of Organisational Life - a Group Relations Conference
We live and work in complex formal and informal organisational contexts. The liveliness, energy, interest and respect that we can bring to each...
Trust Scientific Meeting: 'Oedipus Wrecked’ - Constructing the unconscious phantasy through its emergence in the analyst’s mind”
In most patients, classically recognisable Oedipal themes are present and dominant, emerging symbolically in dreams, phantasies and actions – and...
Medically Unexplained Symptoms / Somatic Symptom Disorder: Improving Practice 2019
A Joint Conference Healthcare Conferences UK & The Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation TrustResearched and produced in partnership with The...
On achieving a good enough work-life balance in General Practice
Thinking Space: On achieving a good enough work-life balance in General Practice
Trust Scientific Meeting: "Waiting Times: an exploration and update"
What does it mean to wait now? What does it mean to care now?
Fluidity – a retrospective of paintings by Dimitris Giannakopoulos
We are thrilled to be displaying a series of paintings from artist Dimitris Giannakopoulos in November at the Tavistock Centre.
Annual General Meeting 2019
We invite you to attend our 2019 Annual General Meeting
Trust Scientific Meeting “Strange meeting: the relevance of Tavistock history and methods to the Brexit crisis"
The Tavistock and Portman has a long tradition of democratically based working methods and management practices, which are in danger of being lost...
Discovering Leadership: The State we’re in and the State within - a group relations conference
Organizational life is more complex and difficult than ever. Globalisation, technology, and the rapid pace of environmental change sets us in a...
Identity, culture, and class in group and organisational life: a group relations conference
Join us in creating a three-day experiential learning institution, designed to explore ways in which groups, inter-groups and organisations...
Time-limited Adolescent Psychodynamic Psychotherapy: a developmentally focussed psychotherapy for young people by Stephen Briggs
There are drinks and light refreshments, and the opportunity to meet other guests. The contribution the book makes to current practice, and debates...
Trust Scientific Meeting: Mind your language: the vocabulary of higher education today
Universities have undergone dramatic changes in recent decades, especially since 2010. In this lecture, Stefan Collini discusses some of these...
Launch of 'New Discoveries in Child Psychotherapy: Findings from Qualitative Research'
The editors of the Tavistock Clinic/Routledge Book Series (Margot Waddell, Jocelyn Catty and Kate Stratton) are pleased to invite you to the launch...
The Projections Society presents: Ida
In 1962, Anna is about to take vows as a nun when she learns from her only relative that she is Jewish. Both women embark on a journey to discover...
BAME youth and their identity in hostile environments
Can psychoanalysis help adolescents from a BAME background negotiate positive identities and personality development in a hostile environment? A...
Beyond the Us and Them Conference
The Centre for Trauma, Asylum and Refugees (CTAR) of the University of Essex, UNHCR, the Tavistock Centre and the Refugee Council invite you to...
Family Origins: Childhood trauma in Harry Potter and the Clinic
The second in a new annual lecture series on “Identities in Transition”, in memory of Stephen Thomson.
Gender and Power: a Shakespearean Dialogue
Join us for an evening of dialogue about the links between psychotherapeutic approaches and Shakespeare's plays.
We welcome press enquiries on a broad range of subjects, not just those directly relating to mental health.
COVID-19 – changes to our services
The COVID-19 outbreak has changed many things about the way we live and work, but our mission and values remain the same. We will continue to deliver high quality clinical services, training and education to all those we support.
Latest changes to clinical services
Read about changes to how our clinical services work on our ‘Your care during COVID-19’ page »
New crisis line
If you live in Barnet, Enfield, Haringey, Camden or Islington and are aged between 0 and 18 years old, or care for someone that is, you can now access the a crisis line if you are in need of urgent mental health support or advice. Contact them on:
0800 151 0023
This line operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. If you are an existing patient you can also continue to contact your clinical team in the usual way.
Self-referrals for Open Minded
Camden Child and Young Person Mental Health Service (also known as Open Minded) is taking self-referrals. Read more on the Open Minded page »
Latest changes to education and training programmes
If you are thinking about studying with us, our student recruitment team are working as usual and course interviews are taking place online via Zoom, which is very easy and safe to use. We will be starting our next academic year in September 2020 and the first two terms will be delivered online. If you have any questions about our courses or our application process, please see our FAQ's here.
More resources
We are working with other NHS organisations to provide support in this difficult time.
Together In Mind
This project provides regular short podcasts from wellbeing and mental health practitioners within the network. They will be directly responding to what is coming out of out the ‘How Are You Today’ check in survey.
Visit the Together in Mind website »
Thriving Plus: Helping families at home
In the current climate the amount of content advising children, young people and families on how to manage their mental health and wellbeing may be overwhelming. Our new 'Thriving Plus' page contains reliable content, ranging from videos to activities for children, advice for parents/carers and Government guidance.
Head to the new Thriving Plus: Helping families at home page »