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Hannah Barnes' "Time to Think"
25 May 2023, 6:00 pm–9:00 pm
Join this event to hear Hannah Barnes introduce her book about the Tavistock Gender Identity Development Service for children.
This event is free.
Event Information
Open to
- All
Availability
- Yes
Cost
- Free
Organiser
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Alice Sullivan
Location
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Jeffery HallUCL IOE20 Bedford WayLondonWC1H 0AL
Hannah's book explores the history of the NHS' flagship gender service for children, the Gender Identity Development Service (GIDS). It meant to provide talking therapies to young people questioning their gender identity.
She will discuss the medical scandal surrounding GIDS, drawing from testimonies and reports. A panel discussion and some refreshments will follow.
This in-person event will be particularly useful for academics, policymakers, teachers, health professionals and parents.
This event is co-organised by the UCL Women’s Liberation Special Interest Group (SIG).
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Astrid Knie, SPO Presse und Kommunikation via Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0
About the Speakers
Hannah Barnes
Investigations Producer at Newsnight
She also was a daily programme editor at Radio 4’s Today programme and a reporter and producer on a range of BBC radio programmes and documentaries.
Dr David Bell (Panel)
Staff Representative at Council of Governors
He was a former Consultant Psychiatrist at the Tavistock Gender Clinic. He is also a psychiatric expert in asylum/human rights.
Dr Anna Hutchinson (Panel)
Clinical Psychologist
She specialises in adolescent mental health and embodied distress. She was a senior psychologist at the GIDS service between 2013 and 2017.