There are increasing references to the importance of developing ‘critical thinking’ to prevent the likelihood of vulnerable individuals falling victim to radicalisation. With this, there appears to be a greater pressure on those regularly in contact with young people such as, teachers and youth workers to help foster this. Undoubtedly, …

Last month, Micheal and I were warmly invited to Essex Prevent Development Day, organised by Essex local authority. Micheal was asked to deliver a presentation on his personal experiences, alongside three other practitioners within the field, Damian Terrill, consultant psychologist for the Ministry of Defence; Kevin Everard, ex-military and now …

“Dear Micheal – I’d like to give you a personal thank you on behalf of my organisation and partners from Essex County Council, Southend and Thurrock unitary organisations along with the wider group of Essex based safeguarding professionals who were at the recent prevent development day in Essex. I know …

The devastating and destabilising impact of terrorism is closer to home – literally. Fostering a more empathetic outlook and addressing the challenges experienced by families of perpetrators is a ‘taboo’ subject, but one that desperately needs confronting for the sake of these families and beyond. When we hear the latest …

The U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) has not received a request from any foreign government to hand over two British Islamic State militants in its custody but will study any such request if made, a senior SDF official told Reuters on Friday. “We have not received any official request from …

The support made available to families of individuals who travel abroad to join terrorist organisations is lamentable. We were concerned to hear from Konika Dhar that she received no support from the Government or statutory agencies. Our predecessor Committee previously recommended that there needs to be an easily accessible advice …

Foremost, we stand with all victims of terrorist attacks, those who have lost their lives and those who continue to be affected by the trauma of these atrocities. Our thoughts are with you. We hope that we can develop more acute strategies to ensure the future safety of our communities. …

A project looking at links between mental health and terrorism in three English cities has been expanded nationwide after it found a significant number of people referred to counter-radicalisation programmes suffer some form of mental illness. Studies have suggested the prevalence of mental health issues among militants working together on …