Psychologists The Streets Deserve (PTSD)

Clinical psychology exists in an ivory tower, which means that only a select few have access to our provision. Services, knowledge and provision are inaccessible to marginalised communities. Traditional mental health services can’t always or struggle to meet the needs of people who experience community violence directly or indirectly. Traditional mental health services are frequently staffed by professionals who lack the lived experience or cultural competence to fully understand the nuances of community violence, which ultimately leads to a disconnect between providers and the people they aim to help. So we’ve set up Psychologists the streets deserve because we strongly believe that we are clinical psychologists that communities can trust and relate to. We are psychologists that the streets deserve and feel that they can access. We specialise in trauma and PTSD and understand that trauma from community violence impacts not only individuals but families, communities and society.