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Gillian Shorter PhD
@gwshorter.bsky.social
1.9K followers 1.4K following 200 posts
Reader in Psychology @QUBelfast
President @kettilbruunsociety.bsky.social
Alcohol/other drugs, #HarmReduction, drug consumption rooms, OPCs, SCS #AddictionSci
Loves: dogs, dance, run, sea, joy
Views own (she/her) bi #BeMoreLyra
In my own time and space
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Waiting for the awesome Leo Jefferys. Out on outreach research with UISCE in Dublin
Blonde Woman sitting in some steps outside a big red/brown brick townhouse in north Dublin. Wearing a blue coat with sunglasses. There is a white door in the background.
July 30, 2025 at 8:58 AM
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Amazing partnership and coproduction in the room.
Tall male performance artist wearing a black plastic bin bag and describing the significance of this to the homelessness community. Behind him is a white projector screen with the words object story :the bag
June 18, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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Delighted to be in the company of the legendary @ourmoh.bsky.social in Belfast sharing knowledge, stories, and art #homelessness #HarmReduction
Woman from the museum of homelessness with fabulous curly blonde hair standing at a clear podium in a white room in a museum. On the wall behind her is pictures in black and white of historic Belfast and on the projector screen us an outline of today's event including the topics of welcome and grounding, how the museum was made, introduction to the dying homeless project, client stories, memorial practices and call to action.
June 18, 2025 at 9:52 AM
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Heartbroken to hear about Peter Krykant. We had many adventures, scientific and ridiculous, here and far away. It was an honour to evaluate your van, the first UK drug consumption room, and I'll never stop talking about it. Thinking of his boys whom he loved so very much and all who loved him
Woman with sunglasses on her head and a devil pitchfork along with man holding fusilli pasta and gluten free spaghetti Blonde woman in colorful dress with navy jacket standing next to man with sharp Grey suit, pink shirt and dark tie. The are standing in front of a converted yellow ambulance that was the UK's first drug consumption room based in Glasgow from 2020 - 1, and in front of an art installation representing the drug related deaths, where each beautifully painted flower represents a beautiful soul no longer with us. The woman and man are good friends and now the woman misses her pal.
June 15, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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Honored to spend yesterday discussing the evidence on drug consumption rooms with Scottish Affairs committee with brilliant Scottish experts @arjmcauley.bsky.social @catrionamath.bsky.social @vkatikireddi.bsky.social including our @drugscience.bsky.social review parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/...
White woman wearing blonde colored beanie hat with blonde/purple hair, colorful scarf, and checked coat. The person is in the foreground. In the background is the palace of Westminster. It's early morning and cold.
February 13, 2025 at 8:27 AM
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Yesterday was Christmas Cracker run, fav race of year. Course is surprise every year - about 9 miles, in the mourne mountains, with lots of hills and mud. Pure #cheeseweek joy and doing it in pairs is just the best craic #runsky - first day felt slightly human since we lost Leon #grateful
December 29, 2024 at 12:31 PM
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Happy heavenly birthday to my Dad. Eight years and we still miss you
A man with a beard and a santa hat with his, daughter who has a purple paper crown. We both knew this was our last Christmas together.
December 25, 2024 at 10:35 PM
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Christmas Run Directing at Bangor #parkrun & a record turnout of 471 folks! Happy Christmas #RunSky
White woman with Santa hat and a defibrillator rucksack standing outside a white building with green fencing (bowling Pavillion). There are lots of volunteers in the background wearing fluorescent pink hi-vis vests setting up and getting ready for runners joggers and walkers
December 25, 2024 at 11:42 AM
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Happy Christmas everyone. Here is a picture of our two, we are missing Leon very much today (left). Harry sends his love and hopes you get lots of cheeses today.
Two golden/red dogs sitting on some grass with a silver Christmas star behind them. The left dog is Leon a fox red Labrador who we had to say goodbye to very recently. He has tilted his head. The right dog is Harry, a mastiff Labrador cross, he is a bit bigger than Leon and has a serious expression. Dogs are the best ♥️
December 25, 2024 at 8:16 AM
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Yesterday we said goodbye to the best dog ever. Our hearts are broken; the house is empty without our Leon. Lover of apples, strawberries, cheese and snacks, sniffer dog school graduate, sea swimmer, little bro to Harry, champion snuggler, and best work colleague he was always in my home office.
Best dog ever. Fox red Labrador with a toy doughnut in this mouth looking at the camera whilst in a pool. Sadly now at rainbow bridge
December 16, 2024 at 1:36 PM
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Breakfast cuddles with Leon. He's the best dog ♥️ (they're all the best dogs)
The best dog. It's a fox red Labrador curled up into a little ball on a sofa. His name is Leon
December 12, 2024 at 8:12 AM
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Fascinating talks about the harm reduction efforts in Ukraine 🇺🇦 and to hear of the great things they are doing in exceptionally difficult conditions. An amazing panel Ievgen Kushnir, John Collins, Yehvhenia Kuvshynova, Yanina Stemkovska, Svitlana Bolsheva #EHRC2024
The final speaker of the session a white Ukranian male wearing a suit in front of a slide at the European Harm reduction conference. And it's his birthday
December 3, 2024 at 3:34 PM
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Dr Joe Janes outlining the innovative spike on a bike scheme to support rural communities to empower their health. Big health savings and improvement in quality of life and love for the amazing Dave Bewley-Taylor RIP to a friend, mentor, legend #EHRC2024
December 3, 2024 at 1:43 PM
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A terrifyjng talk from Lauren Porter on the consequences of closing needle exchange in Budapest (funding gone, hcv/hiv testing down and cases up, public opinion change, drug pattern change, health declines, increase in criminal sanctions in severity/#, increased marginalization)- horrific #EHRC2024
Types of drug policy frameworks slide with Lauren Porter in front of the screen. Lauren is a white female researcher from USA who worked in Hungary at the time A opening screen of a talk called Hungary's anti - drug strategy a public health evaluation This graph xeax
December 3, 2024 at 1:24 PM
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And definitely educating us!
Some of the challenges around innovating pipes with what's available to use crack. #EHRC2024 @pwud-pride.bsky.social folks are looking for better, safer options to support their health
December 3, 2024 at 1:00 PM
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Professor Magdalena Harris @pwud-pride.bsky.social inspiring change around equipment supplies for people who use crack, educating a range of interest holders to improve health and well-being #safepipe #EHRC2024
December 3, 2024 at 12:57 PM
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The magic of outreach services in building trust for healthcare and harm reduction expertly described by the brilliant Johanna Ranta from Tampere University. Kindness, compassion and crucially choice for people who use drugs #EHRC2024
December 3, 2024 at 10:17 AM
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Joachim Levy reminds us how essential involving people who use drugs in the operation of drug consumption rooms and we all hope for a change in Marseilles soon #EHRC2024
December 3, 2024 at 9:23 AM
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Susanna Ronconi telling us how to overcome legal challenges - there has been no legal barrier in international conventions since 2016, possession is the main legal concern and pilot programmes and legal exemptions supported implementation #EHRC2024
December 3, 2024 at 9:12 AM
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Always great to hear about the great #HarmReduction in Greek DCRs from Athanasios Theocharis from #OKANA, now with additional mobile DCRs coming to Athens and Attica. Commitments to evidence gathering and good quality data including with Ben Scher #EHRC2024
Athanasios Theocharis a white male presenter wearing a dark jumper, shirt and tie is opening the presentation on DCRs in Greece This slide summarizes the effectiveness of the DCRs in Greece across nine different indicators to show the multiple benefits of DCRs
December 3, 2024 at 8:53 AM
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Ingo Konen, head nurse at the amazing Abrigado in Luxembourg takes us through the service model, 64 staff speaking 20 languages maximize the health and well-being of their clients. #EHRC2024
December 3, 2024 at 8:34 AM
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The brilliant Hugo Faria talking about Ares do Pinhal in Lisbon and how it supports people who use drugs and their communities. Still in awe of their OST provision, sorted and started in 15/20 minutes to support their clients welfare and health. Inspirational services
December 3, 2024 at 8:25 AM
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Listening to @profalexstevens.bsky.social talking about why and how drug consumption rooms / overdose prevention centres work at #EHRC2024
White male professor wearing a black jumper starting their presentation in the palace of culture in Warsaw. There is a title slide on the screen reading overdose prevention centres as places of safety, trust and inclusion
December 3, 2024 at 8:13 AM
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Sir Harry Pierce (from the BBC series Spooks) and our Sir Harry
#DogsOfBluesky
Picture of a caramel coloured dog who is a cross between a Labrador and a Bull Mastiff. He looks serious with a wrinkled brow, brown eyes, and is lying down on a train carpet looking seriously at the camera. His name is Harry and he's a very good boy This is a still of the actor Peter Firth who played Sir Harry Pierce in the TV series Spooks. As a, spy, he has a serious and concerned expression and is wearing a black suit with a white shirt collar and a beige tie.
November 22, 2024 at 3:15 PM
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Out doing outreach data collection, found an awesome cat #catsofharmreduction
Beautiful white and black cat sleeping on its side
November 12, 2024 at 5:38 PM