Report cover. Blue textured background with faint image of a woman wearing a hijab. Cover is designed to look like a folder with multiple pages and tabs in it. Bold black text with a red streak of ink circling around it. Text reads: 'The Violence of Liberal Racism. What Palestine Reveals About British Mental Health Care. An original research report by Dr. Tarek Younis.

The Violence of Liberal Racism

A report examining what the genocide in Palestine has revealed about the racist logics of British mental healthcare, by exploring the experiences of those who have been managed, silenced or disciplined for Palestine solidarity.

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Strategy

Sensemaking & Storytelling

Changing public narratives.

The Violence of Liberal Racism: What Palestine Reveals About British Mental Health Care is a report examining what the genocide in Palestine has revealed about the racist logics of British mental healthcare. It does so by exploring the experiences of those who have been managed, silenced or disciplined for Palestine solidarity.

Report cover: The Violence of Liberal Racism: What Palestine Reveals About British Mental Health Care. An original research report by Dr Tarek Younis

Sharing the sensitive and underrepresented stories, and exposing the underlying politics and bureaucracy, that demonstrate racism’s presence inside our health care institutions, training spaces and the therapy room.

The politics of violence and healing are inseparable. We interviewed 30 practitioners and trainees in British mental health care who self-censored or were disciplined for Palestine solidarity. This detailed examination of the ways Palestine erasure is legitimised in British mental health care is based on narrative-based and community-grounded qualitative research, led by Dr Tarek Younis.

Editor: Hil Aked. Design: Sabba Khan & Beth Robb.

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Past events

Launch event: The Myth of Anti-Racism in British Mental Health Care

Watch the recording of the report launch event (July 2025). Hear from the project lead, Racial Justice Researcher Dr. Tarek Younis, as well as Layla & Maya – two mental health professionals who have been disciplined for their Palestinian solidarity.

As we co-create a future with life-affirming health infrastructures, it is our responsibility to witness the harms in our existing systems.

Resources

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  • Report cover. Blue textured background with faint image of a woman wearing a hijab. Cover is designed to look like a folder with multiple pages and tabs in it. Bold black text with a red streak of ink circling around it. Text reads: 'The Violence of Liberal Racism. What Palestine Reveals About British Mental Health Care. An original research report by Dr. Tarek Younis.
    Insight palestine, racial justice

    The Violence of Liberal Racism: What Palestine Reveals About British Mental Health Care

    The Violence of Liberal Racism: What Palestine Reveals About British Mental Health Care is a new report examining what the genocide in Palestine has revealed about the racist logics of British mental healthcare. It does so by exploring the experiences…

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