Ken McLaughlin

Ken McLaughlin has over 30 years of experience in social work and social care, working as a senior lecturer in social work and mental health, and in practice as an Approved Mental Health professional and team manager in a social services mental health team.

Articles

Ideas

Over-diagnosed Britain has forgotten about freedom

In 2004, I was asked to contribute to the Academy of Ideas Letters on Liberty series on the subject of mental health. Somewhat paradoxically, my argument was that while we must always err on the side of liberty, there are times when, due to mental disorder or incapacity, restricting someone’s freedom can be justified even […]