Rochelle A. Burgess PhD
@thewrittenro.bsky.social
Professor of Global Mental Health and Social Justice, UCL
Scholar activist
Communities
Global Mental Health
Deputy Director UCL centre for Global NCDs
Scholar activist
Communities
Global Mental Health
Deputy Director UCL centre for Global NCDs
Pinned
I have not advertised the publication my book, because more important things are happening. But if I had to pick one accomplishment for 2023 it’s this. I hope the world finds some use for it.
taylorfrancis.com/books/oa-mon...
Also: Free Palestine, and Ceasefire now.
taylorfrancis.com/books/oa-mon...
Also: Free Palestine, and Ceasefire now.
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🎙️ “The point of public health is to create a place where people can live life in their fullest extent…” @admbriggs.bsky.social @healthfoundation.bsky.social
In our latest episode of #PublicHealthDisrupted, we are reminded that public health is about enabling life, not restricting it.
In our latest episode of #PublicHealthDisrupted, we are reminded that public health is about enabling life, not restricting it.
July 15, 2025 at 8:46 AM
🎙️ “The point of public health is to create a place where people can live life in their fullest extent…” @admbriggs.bsky.social @healthfoundation.bsky.social
In our latest episode of #PublicHealthDisrupted, we are reminded that public health is about enabling life, not restricting it.
In our latest episode of #PublicHealthDisrupted, we are reminded that public health is about enabling life, not restricting it.
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Our event is today - a research symposium exploring Indigenous people's health and wellbeing in the context of anthropogenic climate change, hosted at @ucl.ac.uk
![A screenshot of a PowerPoint slide that reads 'exploring Iindigenous health and wellbeing in the context of climate change' and features a drawing by Indigenous artist Elisapee Ishulutaq. "In her oil stick drawing Climate Change (2012) Ishulutaq depicted a lone Inuk in a parka, an igloo and a tree on either side. The figure faces the tree, which has begun to bloom despite being rooted in a patch of icy ground [1]. Behind them is a melting igloo, which seems to slump towards the figure, the impact of the heat warping its shape into an uncomfortable bend." https://www.inuitartfoundation.org/profiles/artist/Elisapee-Ishulutaq](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ekpepumklwxsxyq4hdzcikgp/bafkreifnbr6megz6hnylp2u2hsh6hm3mbbqei7rhzkygwdivx7ujevyshy@jpeg)
July 14, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Our event is today - a research symposium exploring Indigenous people's health and wellbeing in the context of anthropogenic climate change, hosted at @ucl.ac.uk
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We're looking for UK men aged 40-65 to give us some paid feedback on a video featuring 2 men talking about experiences of #suicidal thoughts. We want to know if it will be helpful for other men, even if they have never felt suicidal. Up to 1 hour of your time to help in our #suicideprevention work.
May 6, 2025 at 4:56 PM
We're looking for UK men aged 40-65 to give us some paid feedback on a video featuring 2 men talking about experiences of #suicidal thoughts. We want to know if it will be helpful for other men, even if they have never felt suicidal. Up to 1 hour of your time to help in our #suicideprevention work.
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As it's in the news again - this is the post I wrote a few months ago on why the disability benefits bill has been going up.
Essentially, you can't remove need by removing support - it just pops up as a cost somewhere else.
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/t...
Essentially, you can't remove need by removing support - it just pops up as a cost somewhere else.
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/t...
The definition of madness
Governments need to stop making the same incredibly expensive mistake over and over again
open.substack.com
June 24, 2025 at 8:33 AM
As it's in the news again - this is the post I wrote a few months ago on why the disability benefits bill has been going up.
Essentially, you can't remove need by removing support - it just pops up as a cost somewhere else.
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/t...
Essentially, you can't remove need by removing support - it just pops up as a cost somewhere else.
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/t...
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While the world watches Israel's war with Iran, Netanyahu's extremist government continues to starve and massacre Palestinians in Gaza.
Today, Israeli forces again opened fire on people desperately trying to collect food aid, killing dozens. Over 56,000 have been killed so far.
Today, Israeli forces again opened fire on people desperately trying to collect food aid, killing dozens. Over 56,000 have been killed so far.
BREAKING: Palestinian witnesses and hospitals say Israeli forces opened fire toward hundreds of people waiting for aid trucks in central Gaza, killing at least 25 people.
Israeli forces fire on people waiting for aid in Gaza, killing 25, witnesses and hospitals say
Palestinian witnesses say Israeli forces and drones opened fire toward hundreds of people waiting for aid trucks in central Gaza.
bit.ly
June 24, 2025 at 4:41 PM
While the world watches Israel's war with Iran, Netanyahu's extremist government continues to starve and massacre Palestinians in Gaza.
Today, Israeli forces again opened fire on people desperately trying to collect food aid, killing dozens. Over 56,000 have been killed so far.
Today, Israeli forces again opened fire on people desperately trying to collect food aid, killing dozens. Over 56,000 have been killed so far.
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The hijacking of the press conferences by right wing propagandists, at the leaders debates, tells you all you need to know about electing Poilievre.
He's already promised to limit access to legitimate news by defunding #CBC but is happy to answer Rebel Media questions.
#Canada
#cdnpoli
#elxn45
He's already promised to limit access to legitimate news by defunding #CBC but is happy to answer Rebel Media questions.
#Canada
#cdnpoli
#elxn45
April 18, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Come see me !
📅 Upcoming GHI lecture, May 15th at 6:00pm!
A future better than our past: rethinking global health
With UCL Professor of Global Mental Health and Social Justice Rochelle Burgess, @thewrittenro.bsky.social
On LSE Campus (Marshall Building, MAR 1.04)
For details and registration: bit.ly/4lh244A
A future better than our past: rethinking global health
With UCL Professor of Global Mental Health and Social Justice Rochelle Burgess, @thewrittenro.bsky.social
On LSE Campus (Marshall Building, MAR 1.04)
For details and registration: bit.ly/4lh244A
April 4, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Come see me !
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It's really not that hard. We understand that Labour had a difficult inheritance. It's more that, since taking office, Labour has (it sometimes feels deliberately) stuck its middle finger up at almost everything Labour voters care about. 🧵 www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
How did it come to this? Labour’s journey from landslide victory to ‘deep unhappiness’
Rachel Reeves’s speech next week is being crafted as a ‘re-education’ on Labour’s achievements amid gloominess and sinking poll ratings
www.theguardian.com
March 22, 2025 at 5:54 PM
It's really not that hard. We understand that Labour had a difficult inheritance. It's more that, since taking office, Labour has (it sometimes feels deliberately) stuck its middle finger up at almost everything Labour voters care about. 🧵 www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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We're in London today with a big old bus to tell our Govt this country cannot afford cuts. Instead they should tax us, the super rich. A 2% wealth tax alone could raise up to £460mln a week. @Keir_starmer - invest in a fairer economy. Patriotic Millionaires say Tax Our Wealth
March 18, 2025 at 9:51 AM
We're in London today with a big old bus to tell our Govt this country cannot afford cuts. Instead they should tax us, the super rich. A 2% wealth tax alone could raise up to £460mln a week. @Keir_starmer - invest in a fairer economy. Patriotic Millionaires say Tax Our Wealth
This kind of violence is sickening. The purposeful act of not seeing. It is vile. Designed to make us feel insane. We are not insane.
They got one thing right - it’s not war. It’s genocide. Israel is committing genocide.
They got one thing right - it’s not war. It’s genocide. Israel is committing genocide.
Amazing things happening to language and meaning over at @theguardian.com
March 16, 2025 at 9:01 PM
This kind of violence is sickening. The purposeful act of not seeing. It is vile. Designed to make us feel insane. We are not insane.
They got one thing right - it’s not war. It’s genocide. Israel is committing genocide.
They got one thing right - it’s not war. It’s genocide. Israel is committing genocide.
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The world's richest man stole food from the world's poorest children. Now they are beginning to die
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Opinion | Musk Said No One Has Died Since Aid Was Cut. That Isn’t True.
A journey through the front lines of global poverty shows that when the world’s richest men slash aid for the world’s poorest children, the result is sickness, starvation and death.
www.nytimes.com
March 15, 2025 at 9:34 PM
The world's richest man stole food from the world's poorest children. Now they are beginning to die
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Despite early concerns, research shows most “pandemic babies” are developing normally. What does this teach us about childhood resilience and the importance of support systems during global #crises?
'Pandemic babies' turn 5: Here’s what research tells us about their development and remarkable resilience
Our research has found that most pandemic-born children have been remarkably resilient to the disruptions caused by COVID.
bit.ly
March 14, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Despite early concerns, research shows most “pandemic babies” are developing normally. What does this teach us about childhood resilience and the importance of support systems during global #crises?
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Want to support civilian-led mutual aid networks in Sudan AND learn from and with amazing organizers, poets, scholars and artists? Sign up for our Workshops4Sudan at
sudansolidarity.com. The line up includes Ruthie Gilmore, @williamcson.bsky.social @raniawrites.bsky.social, Safia El Hillo…(1/2)
sudansolidarity.com. The line up includes Ruthie Gilmore, @williamcson.bsky.social @raniawrites.bsky.social, Safia El Hillo…(1/2)
Sudan Solidarity Collective
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March 8, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Want to support civilian-led mutual aid networks in Sudan AND learn from and with amazing organizers, poets, scholars and artists? Sign up for our Workshops4Sudan at
sudansolidarity.com. The line up includes Ruthie Gilmore, @williamcson.bsky.social @raniawrites.bsky.social, Safia El Hillo…(1/2)
sudansolidarity.com. The line up includes Ruthie Gilmore, @williamcson.bsky.social @raniawrites.bsky.social, Safia El Hillo…(1/2)
I’m creeping out from maternity leave, and really fighting the urge to creep back in.
March 6, 2025 at 2:51 PM
I’m creeping out from maternity leave, and really fighting the urge to creep back in.
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Fantastic news. More countries should do the same.
💥The Netherlands' largest pension fund, has sold its shares in Tesla, Meta, and Alphabet (Google). The fund with US $569 billion equivolent in assets is "directing more money to companies and projects that help to improve society and the environment." #Divest
www.reuters.com/markets/euro...
www.reuters.com/markets/euro...
Dutch pension fund ABP sells all Alphabet and Meta shares, CEO tells newspaper FD
ABP, the Netherlands' largest pension fund, has sold its shares in tech companies Meta and Alphabet , its CEO told Dutch newspaper FD in an interview published on Monday.
www.reuters.com
February 23, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Fantastic news. More countries should do the same.
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Roses are red,
RFK was confirmed,
Instead of setting policy
He should be dewormed 🪱
#HealthPolicyValentines
RFK was confirmed,
Instead of setting policy
He should be dewormed 🪱
#HealthPolicyValentines
February 14, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Roses are red,
RFK was confirmed,
Instead of setting policy
He should be dewormed 🪱
#HealthPolicyValentines
RFK was confirmed,
Instead of setting policy
He should be dewormed 🪱
#HealthPolicyValentines
What I would like to see, are all the countries that trump is bullying build a collective that excludes him entirely. because that is what he is. A bully. We have over relied on the US for too many things for too long.
February 14, 2025 at 6:11 PM
What I would like to see, are all the countries that trump is bullying build a collective that excludes him entirely. because that is what he is. A bully. We have over relied on the US for too many things for too long.
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Reminder to colleagues working in critical public health to submit to the community owned diamond OA journal when they can! We know not everyone has the academic capital to publish in new journals, but if you can, please do!
We are pleased to announce that Issue 1 (2) of the Journal is now published! Read, enjoy, let your colleagues know!
journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/jc...
journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/jc...
Vol. 1 No. 2 (2024)
| Journal of Critical Public Health
journalhosting.ucalgary.ca
February 13, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Reminder to colleagues working in critical public health to submit to the community owned diamond OA journal when they can! We know not everyone has the academic capital to publish in new journals, but if you can, please do!
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The Telegraph has now published not one but *three* separate corrections of its repeated false claims about "illegal immigrants in London".
The latest one is of Lord Frost's bizarre and ignorant rant here:
archive.ph/HBZLF
The latest one is of Lord Frost's bizarre and ignorant rant here:
archive.ph/HBZLF
February 12, 2025 at 8:06 AM
The Telegraph has now published not one but *three* separate corrections of its repeated false claims about "illegal immigrants in London".
The latest one is of Lord Frost's bizarre and ignorant rant here:
archive.ph/HBZLF
The latest one is of Lord Frost's bizarre and ignorant rant here:
archive.ph/HBZLF
The academy is full of people who think you must be hard, to be critical. A mentor, Suman Fernando passed away recently, and with him an era of kind, gentle deeply thoughtful scholar activism. I am honoured to have known him. If you are a race or mental health scholar his work is essential.
February 3, 2025 at 7:43 PM
The academy is full of people who think you must be hard, to be critical. A mentor, Suman Fernando passed away recently, and with him an era of kind, gentle deeply thoughtful scholar activism. I am honoured to have known him. If you are a race or mental health scholar his work is essential.
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Update.
The Telegraph has now corrected its entirely fabricated claim that 1 in 12 Londoners is an "illegal migrant" and has accepted that this claim was false in *four" separate respects.
However, this has not resolved my complaint to IPSO - I will continue to request a front-page correction.
The Telegraph has now corrected its entirely fabricated claim that 1 in 12 Londoners is an "illegal migrant" and has accepted that this claim was false in *four" separate respects.
However, this has not resolved my complaint to IPSO - I will continue to request a front-page correction.
January 31, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Update.
The Telegraph has now corrected its entirely fabricated claim that 1 in 12 Londoners is an "illegal migrant" and has accepted that this claim was false in *four" separate respects.
However, this has not resolved my complaint to IPSO - I will continue to request a front-page correction.
The Telegraph has now corrected its entirely fabricated claim that 1 in 12 Londoners is an "illegal migrant" and has accepted that this claim was false in *four" separate respects.
However, this has not resolved my complaint to IPSO - I will continue to request a front-page correction.