@epistemicjust.bsky.social
Researcher with an interest in public health, health Equity, mental health and lived experience research. Passion for wildlife conservation, ecological empathy and navigating alternative epistemological perspectives on being sane in a mad world.
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New analysis of Understanding Society data by @healthequals.bsky.social shows that the number of young people struggling with their mental health has more than doubled since 2009. Read more about the findings and hear from Kadra Abdinasir on the solutions 👇
healthequals.org.uk/data_insight...
healthequals.org.uk/data_insight...
October 20, 2025 at 4:21 PM
New analysis of Understanding Society data by @healthequals.bsky.social shows that the number of young people struggling with their mental health has more than doubled since 2009. Read more about the findings and hear from Kadra Abdinasir on the solutions 👇
healthequals.org.uk/data_insight...
healthequals.org.uk/data_insight...
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Important opportunity for those with lived experience of mental ill-health or distress - be part of an organisation working for change! 💥
Join NSUN as a trustee, chair or treasurer!
This is an exciting time to help lead the only lived experience-led national mental health charity. If you’re interested in social justice and bringing a critical perspective to the mental health sector, apply by 27/10/25.
www.nsun.org.uk/news/nsun-is...
This is an exciting time to help lead the only lived experience-led national mental health charity. If you’re interested in social justice and bringing a critical perspective to the mental health sector, apply by 27/10/25.
www.nsun.org.uk/news/nsun-is...
NSUN is recruiting: Trustees, including Chair and Treasurer
We are looking for trustees, including a Chair and Treasurer, to help lead the only lived experience-led national mental health charity.
www.nsun.org.uk
September 22, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Important opportunity for those with lived experience of mental ill-health or distress - be part of an organisation working for change! 💥
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One of the most important mental health books I've read in the last decade, Darren McGarvey's Trauma Industrial Complex is absolute 🔥
www.penguin.co.uk/books/439534...
Skip the subtitle, it's a much wider analysis of trauma and lived experience in mental health. Takes on lots of unquestioned dogmas
www.penguin.co.uk/books/439534...
Skip the subtitle, it's a much wider analysis of trauma and lived experience in mental health. Takes on lots of unquestioned dogmas
September 26, 2025 at 9:07 AM
One of the most important mental health books I've read in the last decade, Darren McGarvey's Trauma Industrial Complex is absolute 🔥
www.penguin.co.uk/books/439534...
Skip the subtitle, it's a much wider analysis of trauma and lived experience in mental health. Takes on lots of unquestioned dogmas
www.penguin.co.uk/books/439534...
Skip the subtitle, it's a much wider analysis of trauma and lived experience in mental health. Takes on lots of unquestioned dogmas
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Scientists have deployed drones and are using photogrammetry to determine how climate change is impacting the health of whale populations.
They are now able to track how environmental factors impact the growth and reproduction of right whales off the coast of New England and orcas in Alaska.
They are now able to track how environmental factors impact the growth and reproduction of right whales off the coast of New England and orcas in Alaska.
Drone surveys offer early warnings on whale health and survival
How are whale populations faring? Traditionally, getting an answer to that question involved counting whales by taking their photos and identifying them from their natural markings. However, a caveat…
news.mongabay.com
October 18, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Scientists have deployed drones and are using photogrammetry to determine how climate change is impacting the health of whale populations.
They are now able to track how environmental factors impact the growth and reproduction of right whales off the coast of New England and orcas in Alaska.
They are now able to track how environmental factors impact the growth and reproduction of right whales off the coast of New England and orcas in Alaska.
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Too rich. Too poor. Too many kids. Childless. There were many reasons a woman might find herself accused of being a witch in early America. #Halloween
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Most witches are women, because witch hunts were all about persecuting the powerless
Powerful men often proclaim baseless accusations to be a ‘witch hunt.’ But American witch trials have always targeted a persecuted minority: women.
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October 18, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Too rich. Too poor. Too many kids. Childless. There were many reasons a woman might find herself accused of being a witch in early America. #Halloween
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I've just signed this petition calling on the government to pass Kelvin's Law. Will you sign too? my.uplift.ie/petitions/ke... @uplift.ie
Kelvins amendment
I've just signed this petition calling on the government to pass Kelvin's Law. Will you sign too?
my.uplift.ie
October 9, 2025 at 10:25 PM
I've just signed this petition calling on the government to pass Kelvin's Law. Will you sign too? my.uplift.ie/petitions/ke... @uplift.ie
I just signed this petition calling for a new admissions unit for people having a mental health emergency that's separate from A&E. Will you sign too? my.uplift.ie/petitions/ad... @uplift.ie
Adam's Protocols - Someone presenting as suicidal shouldn't have to go through A&E
I just signed this petition calling for a new admissions unit for people having a mental health emergency that's separate from A&E. Will you sign too?
my.uplift.ie
October 3, 2025 at 9:11 AM
I just signed this petition calling for a new admissions unit for people having a mental health emergency that's separate from A&E. Will you sign too? my.uplift.ie/petitions/ad... @uplift.ie
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We’re heartbroken to learn that Dr Jane Goodall has passed away, aged 91.
Dr Goodall was one of the true conservation giants of our time. Let’s honour her legacy by choosing to make a difference in the world - by protecting it.
Thank you, Jane, for everything you did for our planet. 💚
Dr Goodall was one of the true conservation giants of our time. Let’s honour her legacy by choosing to make a difference in the world - by protecting it.
Thank you, Jane, for everything you did for our planet. 💚
October 1, 2025 at 8:40 PM
We’re heartbroken to learn that Dr Jane Goodall has passed away, aged 91.
Dr Goodall was one of the true conservation giants of our time. Let’s honour her legacy by choosing to make a difference in the world - by protecting it.
Thank you, Jane, for everything you did for our planet. 💚
Dr Goodall was one of the true conservation giants of our time. Let’s honour her legacy by choosing to make a difference in the world - by protecting it.
Thank you, Jane, for everything you did for our planet. 💚
Absolutely horrified to hear about the ill treatment of vulnerable people who are supposed to be safe and cared for . This maltreatment of elderly people demonstrates an abuse of power and breach of trust.
#Oliverscampaign
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I also saw a female resident screaming in distress over male carers doing intimate personal care, due to chronic staff shortages.
The home was warned if it did not make improvements it could lose its registration & close
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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I also saw a female resident screaming in distress over male carers doing intimate personal care, due to chronic staff shortages.
The home was warned if it did not make improvements it could lose its registration & close
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Families accuse care home of 'neglect' and 'cruelty' after secret filming
A BBC Disclosure reporter saw vulnerable elderly people left sitting alone for hours in urine-soaked clothes.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 30, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Absolutely horrified to hear about the ill treatment of vulnerable people who are supposed to be safe and cared for . This maltreatment of elderly people demonstrates an abuse of power and breach of trust.
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#OliversCampaign
I am angry @NHSE_WTE have always been clear: people with a learning disability & autistic individuals delivering Oliver’s Training should be paid Band 5 rates
Yet many charities with contracts to deliver it are paying minimum wage
Not On My Watch
Please retweet
I am angry @NHSE_WTE have always been clear: people with a learning disability & autistic individuals delivering Oliver’s Training should be paid Band 5 rates
Yet many charities with contracts to deliver it are paying minimum wage
Not On My Watch
Please retweet
August 8, 2025 at 10:05 AM
#OliversCampaign
I am angry @NHSE_WTE have always been clear: people with a learning disability & autistic individuals delivering Oliver’s Training should be paid Band 5 rates
Yet many charities with contracts to deliver it are paying minimum wage
Not On My Watch
Please retweet
I am angry @NHSE_WTE have always been clear: people with a learning disability & autistic individuals delivering Oliver’s Training should be paid Band 5 rates
Yet many charities with contracts to deliver it are paying minimum wage
Not On My Watch
Please retweet
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Promoting optimism doesn’t mean ignoring burnout. It means refusing to build hope on denial.
Real optimism starts with honesty: this work is heavy, and people are hurting.
We can’t sustain a vision for a better ocean future if we don’t care for the people trying to build it.
#ConservationCare
Real optimism starts with honesty: this work is heavy, and people are hurting.
We can’t sustain a vision for a better ocean future if we don’t care for the people trying to build it.
#ConservationCare
May 20, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Promoting optimism doesn’t mean ignoring burnout. It means refusing to build hope on denial.
Real optimism starts with honesty: this work is heavy, and people are hurting.
We can’t sustain a vision for a better ocean future if we don’t care for the people trying to build it.
#ConservationCare
Real optimism starts with honesty: this work is heavy, and people are hurting.
We can’t sustain a vision for a better ocean future if we don’t care for the people trying to build it.
#ConservationCare
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"Even though I'm free, I ain't free." Formerly incarcerated Black men describe ongoing anxiety, hypervigilance, and feeling institutionalized years after release from prison. theconversation.com/i-just-could...
By @helenaaddiphd.bsky.social @yale.edu
By @helenaaddiphd.bsky.social @yale.edu
‘I just couldn’t stop crying’: How prison affects Black men’s mental health long after they’ve been released
Over 2 dozen Philadelphia men shared their experiences with trauma and psychological distress as they worked to rebuild their lives after release.
theconversation.com
July 20, 2025 at 12:07 PM
"Even though I'm free, I ain't free." Formerly incarcerated Black men describe ongoing anxiety, hypervigilance, and feeling institutionalized years after release from prison. theconversation.com/i-just-could...
By @helenaaddiphd.bsky.social @yale.edu
By @helenaaddiphd.bsky.social @yale.edu
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🏘️ Local councils play a pivotal role in creating the conditions for our mental health to thrive.
We've shared a range of examples from across the country of council projects and policies which are boosting mental health locally. Want to share yours? tinyurl.com/v9jdv7ue
We've shared a range of examples from across the country of council projects and policies which are boosting mental health locally. Want to share yours? tinyurl.com/v9jdv7ue
July 15, 2025 at 12:11 PM
🏘️ Local councils play a pivotal role in creating the conditions for our mental health to thrive.
We've shared a range of examples from across the country of council projects and policies which are boosting mental health locally. Want to share yours? tinyurl.com/v9jdv7ue
We've shared a range of examples from across the country of council projects and policies which are boosting mental health locally. Want to share yours? tinyurl.com/v9jdv7ue
The Oliver McGowan Code of practice has finally been published although it still says "draft" code of practice , final version due in September 2025:
I am so inspired by Paula McGowans relentless and painstaking work @oliverscampaign.bsky.social
www.gov.uk/government/p...
I am so inspired by Paula McGowans relentless and painstaking work @oliverscampaign.bsky.social
www.gov.uk/government/p...
Oliver McGowan code of practice
Sets out standards for training on learning disability and autism for Care Quality Commission (CQC)-registered health and social care providers and their staff.
www.gov.uk
June 26, 2025 at 11:59 PM
The Oliver McGowan Code of practice has finally been published although it still says "draft" code of practice , final version due in September 2025:
I am so inspired by Paula McGowans relentless and painstaking work @oliverscampaign.bsky.social
www.gov.uk/government/p...
I am so inspired by Paula McGowans relentless and painstaking work @oliverscampaign.bsky.social
www.gov.uk/government/p...
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How do we sustain #DEI efforts in #neuroscience amid rising challenges? 🌍 Join this ALBA-IBRO session at #MNS2025 on building resilience, avoiding burnout & embedding #inclusion in science with real-world examples & strategies
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@network-alba.bsky.social @francescacirulli.bsky.social
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May 26, 2025 at 12:02 PM
How do we sustain #DEI efforts in #neuroscience amid rising challenges? 🌍 Join this ALBA-IBRO session at #MNS2025 on building resilience, avoiding burnout & embedding #inclusion in science with real-world examples & strategies
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@network-alba.bsky.social @francescacirulli.bsky.social
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@network-alba.bsky.social @francescacirulli.bsky.social
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Men's mental health month. There is no shame in seeking help
June 6, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Men's mental health month. There is no shame in seeking help
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Men's Mental Health Month observed in June, aims to raise awareness about the unique challenges men face when it comes to mental health. This month encourages open conversations, breaks down stigma, and provides resources for men struggling with mental health issues.
www.nami.org/get-involved...
www.nami.org/get-involved...
Men's Health Month
June is Men’s Health Month — a time to break the silence around men’s mental health. Learn how to support, speak up, and fight stigma in your community.
www.nami.org
June 5, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Men's Mental Health Month observed in June, aims to raise awareness about the unique challenges men face when it comes to mental health. This month encourages open conversations, breaks down stigma, and provides resources for men struggling with mental health issues.
www.nami.org/get-involved...
www.nami.org/get-involved...
An ambitious manifesto summarising evidence of the exponential growth of mental health issues and disparities in the UK. With underpinning values : Prevention, Equality & Support. #MentalHealth
We're urging the Government to create a cross-government mental health strategy focusing on prevention, equality and support to tackle the growing mental health crisis: www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/publications...
May 10, 2025 at 3:38 PM
An ambitious manifesto summarising evidence of the exponential growth of mental health issues and disparities in the UK. With underpinning values : Prevention, Equality & Support. #MentalHealth
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🚨 Unless we see change, the mental health crisis across England is only going to get worse.
Alongside 36 other organisations, we have written an open letter to the PM calling for a strategy that addresses the causes of rising mental illness, suicide and people out of work.
👉 bit.ly/4jMgCb6
Alongside 36 other organisations, we have written an open letter to the PM calling for a strategy that addresses the causes of rising mental illness, suicide and people out of work.
👉 bit.ly/4jMgCb6
May 9, 2025 at 8:12 AM
🚨 Unless we see change, the mental health crisis across England is only going to get worse.
Alongside 36 other organisations, we have written an open letter to the PM calling for a strategy that addresses the causes of rising mental illness, suicide and people out of work.
👉 bit.ly/4jMgCb6
Alongside 36 other organisations, we have written an open letter to the PM calling for a strategy that addresses the causes of rising mental illness, suicide and people out of work.
👉 bit.ly/4jMgCb6
Weathering - useful insights on the impacts of discrimination on health:
www.theguardian.com/books/2023/m...
www.theguardian.com/books/2023/m...
Weathering by Arline Geronimus review – how discrimination makes you sick
A public health expert charts the cumulative effect of prejudice on peoples’ bodies, from heart disease to cancer
www.theguardian.com
May 10, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Weathering - useful insights on the impacts of discrimination on health:
www.theguardian.com/books/2023/m...
www.theguardian.com/books/2023/m...
A sad but sobering article highlighting the impacts of discrimination on health. Dr Geronimous' ground breaking book 'Weathering' highlights the additional baggage and subsequent chronic illnesses that emerge from the constant exposure to stress. #mentalhealth
www.theguardian.com/books/2023/m...
www.theguardian.com/books/2023/m...
Making The Case That Discrimination Is Bad For Your Health
The researcher who coined the term "weathering" talks with Gene Demby about health, hard data, and why it took so long for people to come around to the idea that discrimination hurts bodies.
www.npr.org
May 10, 2025 at 2:57 PM
A sad but sobering article highlighting the impacts of discrimination on health. Dr Geronimous' ground breaking book 'Weathering' highlights the additional baggage and subsequent chronic illnesses that emerge from the constant exposure to stress. #mentalhealth
www.theguardian.com/books/2023/m...
www.theguardian.com/books/2023/m...