JAY PERKINS
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Maybe something feels stuck; in your life, your work, or yourself. Maybe you’re leading something and the weight of it is getting heavier. Maybe you’re building something and you need someone to think alongside you. Maybe you’re a practitioner who needs a space with someone that really gets the kind of work you do. Maybe you’re an organisation that knows something needs to change but isn’t sure where to start. Maybe you’re looking to bridge the gap between your values and your practice.
[ IN PRACTICE ]
This is where the thinking becomes visible.
Over two decades of work; alongside communities, in therapy rooms, within and outside of organisations, and on the streets. I have been writing, speaking, building, and reflecting, and this section brings that together.
It is not a portfolio, it’s a body of practice in motion.
When you’re deep in practice and leadership, it’s hard to find the time and space to document, share, and publish your thinking. I’m hoping to build on this now.
This is where the thinking becomes visible.
Over two decades of work; alongside communities, in therapy rooms, within and outside of organisations, and on the streets. I have been writing, speaking, building, and reflecting, and this section brings that together.
It is not a portfolio, it’s a body of practice in motion.
When you’re deep in practice and leadership, it’s hard to find the time and space to document, share, and publish your thinking. I’m hoping to build on this now.
[ IN PRACTICE]
[ IN PRACTICE]
We are currently living inside someone else’s imagination. And we have to imagine our way out.
— ALEXIS PAULINE GUMBS
We are currently living inside someone else’s imagination.
And we have to imagine our way out.
— ALEXIS PAULINE GUMBS
We are currently living inside someone else’s imagination. And we have to
imagine our way out.
— ALEXIS PAULINE GUMBS
We are currently living inside someone else’s imagination.
And we have to imagine our way out.
— ALEXIS PAULINE GUMBS
Maybe something feels stuck; in your life, your work, or yourself. Maybe you’re leading something and the weight of it is getting heavier. Maybe you’re building something and you need someone to think alongside you. Maybe you’re a practitioner who needs a space with someone that really gets the kind of work you do. Maybe you’re an organisation that knows something needs to change but isn’t sure where to start. Maybe you’re looking to bridge the gap between your values and your practice.
[ IN PRACTICE ]
This is where the thinking becomes visible.
Over two decades of work; alongside communities, in therapy rooms, within and outside of organisations, and on the streets. I have been writing, speaking, building, and reflecting, and this section brings that together.
It is not a portfolio, it’s a body of practice in motion.
When you’re deep in practice and leadership, it’s hard to find the time and space to document, share, and publish your thinking. I’m hoping to build on this now.
I have recently signed a publishing deal for an anthology I am co-editing with Dr Yansie Rolston called Roots, Rhythm and Resistance: Young Black Voices on Mental Health, Wellbeing, Culture and Care. The book brings together contributions from Black children and young people across the UK; sharing their lived experiences of mental health, identity, culture, and the systems they navigate — alongside voices from practitioners, community organisations, and professionals who are part of creating change. A publication date will be shared here when confirmed.
[Coming soon]
I have recently signed a publishing deal for an anthology I am co-editing with Dr Yansie Rolston called Roots, Rhythm and Resistance: Young Black Voices on Mental Health, Wellbeing, Culture and Care. The book brings together contributions from Black children and young people across the UK; sharing their lived experiences of mental health, identity, culture, and the systems they navigate — alongside voices from practitioners, community organisations, and professionals who are part of creating change. A publication date will be shared here when confirmed.
[Coming soon]
Partisan was a Black-led Community Interest Company I founded in 2020. For five and a half years we designed alternative help systems alongside Black and minoritised communities across South London and beyond. The website remains live as a record of that work.
Visit partisanuk.org
Partisan was a Black-led Community Interest Company I founded in 2020. For five and a half years we designed alternative help systems alongside Black and minoritised communities across South London and beyond. The website remains live as a record of that work.
Visit partisanuk.org
In 2026 I was awarded a Winston Churchill Fellowship to explore community-led approaches to mental health and healing in the Caribbean. Each country holds a different relationship to slavery and colonialism and has developed distinct ways of building care in resistance to what was imposed on them. I want to learn from that in a genuine, non-extractive way; exchanging learning bi-directionally, because both the Caribbean and the UK have things to offer each other. The alternative help systems that Black communities need don’t yet exist at scale in the UK, but the Caribbean has been building them for generations. The learning from this journey will be shared here.
Visit my Fellowship profile
In 2026 I was awarded a Winston Churchill Fellowship to explore community-led approaches to mental health and healing in the Caribbean. Each country holds a different relationship to slavery and colonialism and has developed distinct ways of building care in resistance to what was imposed on them. I want to learn from that in a genuine, non-extractive way; exchanging learning bi-directionally, because both the Caribbean and the UK have things to offer each other. The alternative help systems that Black communities need don’t yet exist at scale in the UK, but the Caribbean has been building them for generations. The learning from this journey will be shared here.
Visit my Fellowship profile
In 2026 I was awarded a Winston Churchill Fellowship to explore community-led approaches to mental health and healing in the Caribbean. Each country holds a different relationship to slavery and colonialism and has developed distinct ways of building care in resistance to what was imposed on them. I want to learn from that in a genuine, non-extractive way; exchanging learning bi-directionally, because both the Caribbean and the UK have things to offer each other. The alternative help systems that Black communities need don’t yet exist at scale in the UK, but the Caribbean has been building them for generations. The learning from this journey will be shared here.
Visit my Fellowship profile
Black, African and Asian Therapy Network (BAATN)
A speaker at this BAATN conference ‘Therapy Outside: Beyond The Norm’; sharing his journey, speaking about Partisan’s work, whilst acknowledging it’s not a perfect solution.
9th International Community Psychology Conference, Naples
Presented on: ‘Dismantling whiteness in the community: designing and delivering community partnerships to tackle mental health’ with Partisan colleagues.
Black Thrive Roundtable
On the panel of a stop and search roundtable discussion with Lambeth community members, hosted.
Men and Boys Coalition Roundtable
Discussing ‘what issues impact on Black men’s mental health? How can services better support Black men?’ at the Men and Boys Coalition roundtable.
Link
Black, African and Asian Therapy Network (BAATN)
A speaker at this BAATN conference ‘Therapy Outside: Beyond The Norm’; sharing his journey, speaking about Partisan’s work, whilst acknowledging it’s not a perfect solution.
9th International Community Psychology Conference, Naples
Presented on: ‘Dismantling whiteness in the community: designing and delivering community partnerships to tackle mental health’ with Partisan colleagues.
Black Thrive Roundtable
On the panel of a stop and search roundtable discussion with Lambeth community members, hosted.
Men and Boys Coalition Roundtable
Discussing ‘what issues impact on Black men’s mental health? How can services better support Black men?’ at the Men and Boys Coalition roundtable.
Link
[ PODCASTS AND RADIO ]
[ PODCASTS AND RADIO ]
[ PODCASTS AND RADIO ]
[ PODCASTS AND RADIO ]
[ PROVOCATIONS ]
[ PROVOCATIONS ]
[ TALKS ]
[ TALKS ]
[ TALKS ]
Partisan
Working in the emergence: the Beginning, not a Blueprint
Link
Partisan
Standing in solidarity with Refugees
Link
Black @ Glasto
Tending to Ourselves, Tending to Each other at Glastonbury
Link
British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP)
Therapy Today: 'Taking Black mental health matters into their own hands’. October 2022 | Volume 33 | Issue 8.
[Link — TBC]
The Voice Newspaper
Mental Health Awareness Week: Leading Black mental health experts calling for more support for the young – who are suffering due to the surge in knife crime
Link
Mind in Mind
Why take therapy out of the clinic and into the heart of our marginalised communities?
Link
Partisan
Working in the emergence: the Beginning, not a Blueprint
Link
Partisan
Standing in solidarity with Refugees
Link
Black @ Glasto
Tending to Ourselves, Tending to Each other at Glastonbury
Link
British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP)
Therapy Today: 'Taking Black mental health matters into their own hands’. October 2022 | Volume 33 | Issue 8.
[Link — TBC]
The Voice Newspaper
Mental Health Awareness Week: Leading Black mental health experts calling for more support for the young – who are suffering due to the surge in knife crime
Link
Mind in Mind
Why take therapy out of the clinic and into the heart of our marginalised communities?
Link
Partisan
Working in the emergence: the Beginning, not a Blueprint
Link
Partisan
Standing in solidarity with Refugees
Link
Black @ Glasto
Tending to Ourselves, Tending to Each other at Glastonbury
Link
British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP)
Therapy Today: ‘Taking Black mental health matters into their own hands’. October 2022 | Volume 33 | Issue 8.
[Link — TBC]
The Voice Newspaper
Mental Health Awareness Week: Leading Black mental health experts calling for more support for the young – who are suffering due to the surge in knife crime
Link
Mind in Mind
Why take therapy out of the clinic and into the heart of our marginalised communities?
Link
The 4 R’s — Partisan x All Things Mental Health
A youth-led podcast series exploring mental health, justice and care through Partisan's four pillars: Relationships, Redistribution, Regeneration, and Repair. Made with and by young people from Lewisham, Lambeth and Southwark as part of Partisan’s legacy.
Link
Reach London Radio - Stelle Got It Talk Show
Bring Your Therapist to Work
Link
Mind in Mind
Why Take Therapy Out Of The Clinic And Into The Heart Of Our Marginalised Communities?
Link
The 4 R’s — Partisan x All Things Mental Health
A youth-led podcast series exploring mental health, justice and care through Partisan’s four pillars: Relationships, Redistribution, Regeneration, and Repair. Made with and by young people from Lewisham, Lambeth and Southwark as part of Partisan’s legacy.
Link
Reach London Radio - Stelle Got It Talk Show
Bring Your Therapist to Work
Link
Mind in Mind
Why Take Therapy Out Of The Clinic And Into The Heart Of Our Marginalised Communities?
Link
The 4 R’s — Partisan x All Things Mental Health
A youth-led podcast series exploring mental health, justice and care through Partisan’s four pillars: Relationships, Redistribution, Regeneration, and Repair. Made with and by young people from Lewisham, Lambeth and Southwark as part of Partisan’s legacy.
Link
Reach London Radio - Stelle Got It Talk Show
Bring Your Therapist to Work
Link
Mind in Mind
Why Take Therapy Out Of The Clinic And Into The Heart Of Our Marginalised Communities?
Link
The 4 R’s — Partisan x All Things Mental Health
A youth-led podcast series exploring mental health, justice and care through Partisan's four pillars: Relationships, Redistribution, Regeneration, and Repair. Made with and by young people from Lewisham, Lambeth and Southwark as part of Partisan’s legacy.
Link
Reach London Radio - Stelle Got It Talk Show
Bring Your Therapist to Work
Link
Mind in Mind
Why Take Therapy Out Of The Clinic And Into The Heart Of Our Marginalised Communities?
Link
