Gavin Davidson
@gavindavidson.bsky.social
Professor of Social Care, interested in mental health
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🌱 What does the research say?
Bryn Lloyd-Evans highlights evidence that peer support helps recovery, including in perinatal care. But more research is needed on the best models and roles.
🎥 Watch Bryn (from 10:05): buff.ly/HrVP60j
#PeerSupport #MentalHealth #MentalHealthResearch
Bryn Lloyd-Evans highlights evidence that peer support helps recovery, including in perinatal care. But more research is needed on the best models and roles.
🎥 Watch Bryn (from 10:05): buff.ly/HrVP60j
#PeerSupport #MentalHealth #MentalHealthResearch
September 30, 2025 at 4:07 PM
🌱 What does the research say?
Bryn Lloyd-Evans highlights evidence that peer support helps recovery, including in perinatal care. But more research is needed on the best models and roles.
🎥 Watch Bryn (from 10:05): buff.ly/HrVP60j
#PeerSupport #MentalHealth #MentalHealthResearch
Bryn Lloyd-Evans highlights evidence that peer support helps recovery, including in perinatal care. But more research is needed on the best models and roles.
🎥 Watch Bryn (from 10:05): buff.ly/HrVP60j
#PeerSupport #MentalHealth #MentalHealthResearch
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Revisiting Cheshire West - my thoughts on the upcoming Supreme Court case about 'valid consent' and deprivation of liberty thesmallplaces.wordpress.com/2025/09/30/r...
Revisiting Cheshire West
As you may have heard, in October the UK Supreme Court will her a case that will re-open consideration of what it means to be ‘deprived of your liberty’ if you may lack the mental capacity to conse…
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September 30, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Revisiting Cheshire West - my thoughts on the upcoming Supreme Court case about 'valid consent' and deprivation of liberty thesmallplaces.wordpress.com/2025/09/30/r...
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Tackling social determinants will reduce the global mental health burden: mega-blog by Xiaolin Guo & @nhigsonsweeney.bsky.social of current prevention strategies buff.ly/niIxj5p
Summarising a recent review by @kirkbride.bsky.social et al
#SocialDeterminants #MentalHealth #Prevention
🧵 THREAD
Summarising a recent review by @kirkbride.bsky.social et al
#SocialDeterminants #MentalHealth #Prevention
🧵 THREAD
June 27, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Tackling social determinants will reduce the global mental health burden: mega-blog by Xiaolin Guo & @nhigsonsweeney.bsky.social of current prevention strategies buff.ly/niIxj5p
Summarising a recent review by @kirkbride.bsky.social et al
#SocialDeterminants #MentalHealth #Prevention
🧵 THREAD
Summarising a recent review by @kirkbride.bsky.social et al
#SocialDeterminants #MentalHealth #Prevention
🧵 THREAD
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CHOICE brings together local people, projects, and groups across Northern Ireland to connect you with opportunities in your area that support better health and wellbeing. To find out more, take a look at our new leaflet!
June 6, 2025 at 2:11 PM
CHOICE brings together local people, projects, and groups across Northern Ireland to connect you with opportunities in your area that support better health and wellbeing. To find out more, take a look at our new leaflet!
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Cross-border capacity cases within the UK: a new judicial protocol and handbook: www.mentalcapacitylawandpolicy.org.uk/cross-border...
Cross-border capacity cases within the UK: a new judicial protocol and handbook
A new protocol regulating communications between judges in Scotland, England & Wales, and Northern Ireland has been agreed for cases involving adults who lack capacity. Published on 7 May 2025,…
www.mentalcapacitylawandpolicy.org.uk
May 7, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Cross-border capacity cases within the UK: a new judicial protocol and handbook: www.mentalcapacitylawandpolicy.org.uk/cross-border...
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The Health Minister has launched the #LostFutures research from Samaritans NI highlighting how poverty, unemployment, and social inequality contribute to suicidal behaviour in Northern Ireland.
Minister Nesbitt thanked Samaritans for its work in relation to suicide prevention.
Minister Nesbitt thanked Samaritans for its work in relation to suicide prevention.
April 1, 2025 at 5:33 PM
The Health Minister has launched the #LostFutures research from Samaritans NI highlighting how poverty, unemployment, and social inequality contribute to suicidal behaviour in Northern Ireland.
Minister Nesbitt thanked Samaritans for its work in relation to suicide prevention.
Minister Nesbitt thanked Samaritans for its work in relation to suicide prevention.
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The impact of Social Security cuts will be worse in NI.
We have a significant history of trauma & high rts of PTSD (6.1% now, compared with 5.1% in 2005) (4.4% in England)
We spend a lower % of health budget on Mental Health than other UK regions - 5.7% in NI vs 14.1% in Eng
We have a significant history of trauma & high rts of PTSD (6.1% now, compared with 5.1% in 2005) (4.4% in England)
We spend a lower % of health budget on Mental Health than other UK regions - 5.7% in NI vs 14.1% in Eng
March 21, 2025 at 4:05 PM
The impact of Social Security cuts will be worse in NI.
We have a significant history of trauma & high rts of PTSD (6.1% now, compared with 5.1% in 2005) (4.4% in England)
We spend a lower % of health budget on Mental Health than other UK regions - 5.7% in NI vs 14.1% in Eng
We have a significant history of trauma & high rts of PTSD (6.1% now, compared with 5.1% in 2005) (4.4% in England)
We spend a lower % of health budget on Mental Health than other UK regions - 5.7% in NI vs 14.1% in Eng
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Excellent @ESRIDublin seminar on poverty in Ireland, comparing the levels and consequences in both parts of the island. The full report can be found here: www.esri.ie/publications...
Child poverty on the island of Ireland
The effects of poverty in childhood can last a lifetime. Research shows that children living in poverty have lower levels of health and wellbeing, attain lower levels of education, have lower levels o...
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January 16, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Excellent @ESRIDublin seminar on poverty in Ireland, comparing the levels and consequences in both parts of the island. The full report can be found here: www.esri.ie/publications...
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Really thorough study from @ox.ac.uk has demonstrated that outsourcing and privatisation of both adults and children's social care has led to decline in care quality for both, with profit directly linked to worse care standards than public or independent sector care www.spi.ox.ac.uk/evidencing-t...
Evidencing the outsourcing of social care provision in England
www.spi.ox.ac.uk
January 7, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Really thorough study from @ox.ac.uk has demonstrated that outsourcing and privatisation of both adults and children's social care has led to decline in care quality for both, with profit directly linked to worse care standards than public or independent sector care www.spi.ox.ac.uk/evidencing-t...
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If you're from Northern Ireland please consider signing these petittions petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
Petition: Ban fossil fuel advertising and sponsorship
Advertisements encourage the use of products and sponsorship promotes a positive reputation & creates a social licence of trust & acceptability. In 2003 a ban on all tobacco advertising was introduced...
petition.parliament.uk
December 9, 2024 at 3:37 PM
If you're from Northern Ireland please consider signing these petittions petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
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NEW BLOG - "Make It Make Sense!"
I keep hearing examples of mental health incidents which are not for the police, yet they all seem to contain elements which meet the so-called 'threshold' for the police. I can't make it make sense.
mentalhealthcop.wordpress.com/2024/12/01/m...
I keep hearing examples of mental health incidents which are not for the police, yet they all seem to contain elements which meet the so-called 'threshold' for the police. I can't make it make sense.
mentalhealthcop.wordpress.com/2024/12/01/m...
Make It Make Sense!
I had a meeting this week at a conference about healthcare security and took the opportunity to whilst there to hear an input about Right Care, Right Person – it’s important to stay up …
mentalhealthcop.wordpress.com
December 1, 2024 at 8:35 AM
NEW BLOG - "Make It Make Sense!"
I keep hearing examples of mental health incidents which are not for the police, yet they all seem to contain elements which meet the so-called 'threshold' for the police. I can't make it make sense.
mentalhealthcop.wordpress.com/2024/12/01/m...
I keep hearing examples of mental health incidents which are not for the police, yet they all seem to contain elements which meet the so-called 'threshold' for the police. I can't make it make sense.
mentalhealthcop.wordpress.com/2024/12/01/m...
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Social determinants increase depression risk: key findings from umbrella review https://buff.ly/4fWb3Vo
New review suggests that early life adversities, intimate partner violence, and food insecurity were the biggest risk factors for depression.
#Depression #SocialDeterminants #MentalHealth
New review suggests that early life adversities, intimate partner violence, and food insecurity were the biggest risk factors for depression.
#Depression #SocialDeterminants #MentalHealth
November 28, 2024 at 7:41 AM
Social determinants increase depression risk: key findings from umbrella review https://buff.ly/4fWb3Vo
New review suggests that early life adversities, intimate partner violence, and food insecurity were the biggest risk factors for depression.
#Depression #SocialDeterminants #MentalHealth
New review suggests that early life adversities, intimate partner violence, and food insecurity were the biggest risk factors for depression.
#Depression #SocialDeterminants #MentalHealth
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1/ Some observations on the NI suicide numbers in the Registrar General's report, which was reported on yesterday. As always, we remember that these numbers represent real lives & preventable suffering. It is important that the facts are reported.
November 26, 2024 at 4:02 PM
1/ Some observations on the NI suicide numbers in the Registrar General's report, which was reported on yesterday. As always, we remember that these numbers represent real lives & preventable suffering. It is important that the facts are reported.