Robin Barratt


Books & Publishing. 
Mental Health Support.

About me ...

I started working in the security industry way back in the late '80s. Firstly in the night time leisure industry, and then in close protection - both operations and training - in countries including Russia and the Balkans (during the conflict). I had a small international security training company which I sold in 2000, and began writing my first book Doing the Doors, which became a genre best-seller. I have been writing and publishing ever since.

I am now the author of a large number of books (over 60), including six non-fiction, true crime titles (publishers include Random House/Penguin, Mainstream, Constable Robinson and Milo), and two anthologies about the Kingdom of Bahrain, where I lived for four years. I have also written articles for magazines worldwide including; Signature, Sur La Terre, Gulf Insider, Time Out, Norfolk magazine, Absolute Lifestyle, T Qatar, Exotic Car magazine, and others, and help other writers and poets independently self-publish their own books via Amazon's global publishing platforms.

I am also mental health trained, and provide mental health & wellness support privately, to businesses, groups and organisations, as well as at events. I have also recently formed Safer Minds, an organisation promoting mental health awareness for the security industry, and I voluntarily run Poetry for Mental Health - inspiring thousands of people around the world to put pen to paper and transform their thoughts, feelings, and emotions into words.

Available mid June, 2025 ...

ANXIETY & DEPRESSION
A collection of interviews, personal stories, poetry and short prose from around the world on the themes of anxiety and depression.

Books & Publishing

From True Crime to Collections of Poetry, from Mental Health to the Kingdom of Bahrain, I have published almost 60 titles to-date, as well as over 100 for other people..

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Mental Health Support

Providing affordable one-to-one men's mental health and wellbeing support in Norwich and across the county of Norfolk.

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Safer Minds

Mental Health Awareness for the Security Industry.

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Poetry for Mental Health

Supporting people with mental health challenges by motivating and inspiring them to write poetry.

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Contact me

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