Phil HarrisJun 10, 20191 minDual Diagnosis: Free Certified eLearningProgress are a consortium of consultant nurses who established a professional forum in supporting practitioners and services users experiencing Dual Diagnosi...
Phil HarrisApr 8, 20192 minPoverty Written into Your Genes?A new Northwestern University study challenges prevailing understandings of genes as immutable features of biology that are fixed at conception. Previous re...
Phil HarrisDec 2, 20181 minThe Magic Cure for Alcoholism: EmpathyA great privilege of running this blog is to share some of the work of practitioners who have inspired me but whose work is not often as well known as it sho...
Phil HarrisNov 29, 20182 minParietal Brain Protects Kids from Neighborhood Violence StressesNeighborhood violence has been associated with adverse health effects on youth, including sleep loss, asthma and metabolic syndrome. Yet some youth living in...
Phil HarrisNov 5, 20183 minAdversity: Growing Up FastIn previous blog entries I shared research that showed that children and young people who were exposed to childhood trauma demonstrated biological changes wi...
Phil HarrisSep 10, 20181 minAverse Childhood Experiences and the Aging ProcessTh Conversation has published a fascinating review of the research in how early averse childhood experiences can accelerate the aging process. To read the r...
Phil HarrisAug 17, 20184 minAdolescent Mental Health & SpiritualityShifts in values is vital for recovery in both mental health and addictions, especially for those who experience the most complex problems. Values do not ha...
Phil HarrisJul 4, 20181 minPsychologically Informed Environments: Pilot with Bristol City CouncilI am pleased to be involved in the pilot with Bristol City Council's Community Housing team's PIE pilot. I will be working with the teams over the next 12 m...
Phil HarrisNov 28, 20171 minNew Psychological Therapist Post at Second StepI am very excited to announce that I will be covering the Psychological Therapist for Reflective Practice for two days a week with Second Step. Second Step ...
Phil HarrisOct 9, 20172 minGrowing Up On Easy StreetIn lectures I often examine research that suggests that social economic positions influences child development dramatically. A new study supports this idea....
Phil HarrisAug 25, 20172 minHard Edges: Mapping Severe and Multiple Disadvantage Report.I am very interested in the life time studies of the impact of negative childhood experiences and how they shape the adult life. I have developed clinical t...
Phil HarrisJul 11, 20171 minWhat is Right with Kids Growing Up Under Stress?Studies of children growing in stressful environments always views them from a deficit lens. However, many of the behaviors that are termed problematic may ...
Phil HarrisMay 17, 20171 minSmall Difference, Big ImpactA recent study found that the more days a child missed of pre-school created greater disparities in their educational attainment across school life.On avera...
Phil HarrisDec 13, 20162 minChild and Adolescent Trajectories: More Evidence EmergesA great deal of my recent work in addiction and mental health has been focused on understanding and addressing divergent patterns of drug and alcohol involve...
