So far, we have undertaken a range of actions which include:

• Developing a position statement with ACP-UK which supports the view that non-violent protest against climate breakdown should be seen as compatible with the values underpinning clinical psychology and healthcare.
• Professor Mike Wang, the Chair of ACP-UK has engaged with the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC) who are responsible for regulating various healthcare professionals, to encourage them to recognise that arrests for non-violent direct action undertaken on moral grounds should not constitute professional misconduct.
• ACP-UK has become a member of the UK Health Alliance on Climate Change (UKHACC) to support other health care organisations in working for changes in health care systems and services.
• We have hosted various seminars.
• We ran a social media campaign in the build up to COP-26 to promote engagement with the crisis within the profession.
• We have written ‘rapid responses’ to climate issues including
  • A challenge to the decision to expand Bristol Airport.
  • The importance of avoiding framing climate distress as a ‘problem; to be addressed at the individual level.
  • The outcome of COP26
• We made a banner and were a visible presence attending the Extinction Rebellion Protest in Central London, April 2022.

There are many ways of taking action and we are keen to do more with your help.

If you are interested in joining, please email [email protected]