Fiona 💚🍋
@lemonade-fiona.bsky.social
Children and families social work, mental health, sexual and domestic abuse. Greater Manchester resident.
Also wild swimming, Ashtanga yoga, lifting heavy stuff 🍋🌈
Also wild swimming, Ashtanga yoga, lifting heavy stuff 🍋🌈
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My new research with Matt Jay shows 1 in 4 of all children require services because they do not achieve a basi level of wellbeing
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
One in four children in England need social care services by 18, study reveals
New research shows scale of crisis, sparking fears over impact of poverty and funding cuts on young people
www.theguardian.com
February 2, 2025 at 8:21 AM
My new research with Matt Jay shows 1 in 4 of all children require services because they do not achieve a basi level of wellbeing
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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By @calvinswords.bsky.social -
"Neoliberalism is a significant influence on why service delivery and society continue to fail many stakeholders, especially individuals and families seeking help and support for their mental health challenges."
madinireland.com/2024/12/rese...
"Neoliberalism is a significant influence on why service delivery and society continue to fail many stakeholders, especially individuals and families seeking help and support for their mental health challenges."
madinireland.com/2024/12/rese...
Research: Recovery can be an empty concept that leads to experiences of surveillance from society - Mad in Ireland
When we talk about personal recovery, it should involve participation, agency, and a sense of belonging. Reflections from an Irish context suggests that perhaps recovery is an empty concept, one which...
madinireland.com
December 20, 2024 at 10:38 AM
By @calvinswords.bsky.social -
"Neoliberalism is a significant influence on why service delivery and society continue to fail many stakeholders, especially individuals and families seeking help and support for their mental health challenges."
madinireland.com/2024/12/rese...
"Neoliberalism is a significant influence on why service delivery and society continue to fail many stakeholders, especially individuals and families seeking help and support for their mental health challenges."
madinireland.com/2024/12/rese...
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December 11, 2024 at 9:57 PM
Niche post but the man who wrote the blog below was entrusted to complete a review of children and families social work in the UK ⬇️
Frontline founder, Chair of #MacAlisterReview and Labour MP Josh MacAlister:
"It is not those coming here legally, playing by the rules... It’s those entering the UK illegally, mostly in small boats, who are skipping the queue".
www.whitehavennews.co.uk/news/2477130...
"It is not those coming here legally, playing by the rules... It’s those entering the UK illegally, mostly in small boats, who are skipping the queue".
www.whitehavennews.co.uk/news/2477130...
'Immigration is a huge issue on the doorstep - here's what we're doing to fix it'
Immigration is one of the top issues raised with me on doorsteps across West Cumbria week in, week out. I want to take this opportunity to update…
www.whitehavennews.co.uk
December 8, 2024 at 11:54 AM
Niche post but the man who wrote the blog below was entrusted to complete a review of children and families social work in the UK ⬇️
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‘A hospital worker WhatsApped my mental breakdown’. This is one of the main reasons we must #StopOxevision. There is a significant history of statutory workers, from mental health staff to police, recording people—predominantly traumatised women—in vulnerable states. #StopOxevision
NHS worker filmed and shared patient's mental health breakdown - BBC News
Julie Trafford says she feels "dirty and angry" after the video was shared in an online group.
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December 5, 2024 at 8:45 PM
‘A hospital worker WhatsApped my mental breakdown’. This is one of the main reasons we must #StopOxevision. There is a significant history of statutory workers, from mental health staff to police, recording people—predominantly traumatised women—in vulnerable states. #StopOxevision
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Our cost of a child calculations show, for the first time, all family types on low and modest incomes can't meet their costs or minimum living standards. Work alone isn’t the answer to child poverty—we need investment in social security. cpag.org.uk/sites/defaul...
December 4, 2024 at 2:12 PM
Our cost of a child calculations show, for the first time, all family types on low and modest incomes can't meet their costs or minimum living standards. Work alone isn’t the answer to child poverty—we need investment in social security. cpag.org.uk/sites/defaul...
When you slept all day trying to heal from your evil winter cold
a penguin wearing a grey hat is laying in a bed
ALT: a penguin wearing a grey hat is laying in a bed
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December 2, 2024 at 11:17 PM
When you slept all day trying to heal from your evil winter cold
Professionals who are doubtful about dissociation- read @chloeapter.bsky.social thread
And yes, debate, but don't take too much pleasure in disbelief
And yes, debate, but don't take too much pleasure in disbelief
I'm sick of people without dissociative identity disorder calling the diagnosis into question.
Today I've been told it's "a load of crap" by someone on here.
There is absolutely NOTHING desirable about the diagnosis.
The symptoms are hideous, as is the stigma & the exclusion from services.
Today I've been told it's "a load of crap" by someone on here.
There is absolutely NOTHING desirable about the diagnosis.
The symptoms are hideous, as is the stigma & the exclusion from services.
December 2, 2024 at 11:01 PM
Professionals who are doubtful about dissociation- read @chloeapter.bsky.social thread
And yes, debate, but don't take too much pleasure in disbelief
And yes, debate, but don't take too much pleasure in disbelief
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Does my baby forget me when I go to work? It’s a common question among new parents.
To answer we need to explore the distinction between the complex narrative memory we have as adults and the earlier forms of recognition common to babies.
(Thread 🧵)
To answer we need to explore the distinction between the complex narrative memory we have as adults and the earlier forms of recognition common to babies.
(Thread 🧵)
December 2, 2024 at 1:14 PM
Does my baby forget me when I go to work? It’s a common question among new parents.
To answer we need to explore the distinction between the complex narrative memory we have as adults and the earlier forms of recognition common to babies.
(Thread 🧵)
To answer we need to explore the distinction between the complex narrative memory we have as adults and the earlier forms of recognition common to babies.
(Thread 🧵)
Very poorly today. Thought I was doing well surviving winter with no time off for horrible colds but spoke too soon 😪 🤧
December 2, 2024 at 5:34 PM
Very poorly today. Thought I was doing well surviving winter with no time off for horrible colds but spoke too soon 😪 🤧
Those of us who support child victims could do with being up to date on key issues for adult survivors ⬇️
Telling someone who has and is surviving #CSA or sexual abuse that their personality is disordered, is wrong and unethical. #TraumaNotPD
This diagnosis is like a red flag to all mental health and social care workers - it means we are hated and suspected before we even get near a service.
This diagnosis is like a red flag to all mental health and social care workers - it means we are hated and suspected before we even get near a service.
December 2, 2024 at 5:32 PM
Those of us who support child victims could do with being up to date on key issues for adult survivors ⬇️
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details from the inquest here - www.irwinmitchell.com/news-and-ins... shocking disregard for the law by Newham children's services
December 1, 2024 at 9:01 AM
details from the inquest here - www.irwinmitchell.com/news-and-ins... shocking disregard for the law by Newham children's services
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Do read my latest paper out today on the nuances of “trauma informed care” that may be under-appreciated in mental health services: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Whose trauma is it anyway? Creating more equitable mental healthcare in a system that harms | BJPsych Bulletin | Cambridge Core
Whose trauma is it anyway? Creating more equitable mental healthcare in a system that harms
www.cambridge.org
November 28, 2024 at 11:40 AM
Do read my latest paper out today on the nuances of “trauma informed care” that may be under-appreciated in mental health services: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Spent Sunday doing squats and now spending Monday grabbing my lower back 🏋♀️🤕
Happy new week everyone! 👋
Happy new week everyone! 👋
November 25, 2024 at 7:43 AM
Spent Sunday doing squats and now spending Monday grabbing my lower back 🏋♀️🤕
Happy new week everyone! 👋
Happy new week everyone! 👋
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'Tiree Wave' by Beth Robertson Fiddes, contemporary painter of Western Scottish sea and landscapes
November 24, 2024 at 7:07 AM
'Tiree Wave' by Beth Robertson Fiddes, contemporary painter of Western Scottish sea and landscapes
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Echoing this - many of our practices in psychotherapy are just well-disguised forms of docility-making. If the best we can offer are ways to “cope” and “function” within a fucked-up society, then we are acting as tools of state oppression
I'm pretty tired of the narrative that psych medication "numbs", "dulls", "dampens down" and therapy is the real cure this week 🥱
Why assume therapy can never acclimatise a person to an unjust world? Why assume medication doesn't treat just because we don't know for sure?
Why assume therapy can never acclimatise a person to an unjust world? Why assume medication doesn't treat just because we don't know for sure?
November 23, 2024 at 12:08 PM
Echoing this - many of our practices in psychotherapy are just well-disguised forms of docility-making. If the best we can offer are ways to “cope” and “function” within a fucked-up society, then we are acting as tools of state oppression
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Yes, indeed. Lots of common modalities are about locating the problem in the individual, which can be deeply unhelpful.
The key, as always, if you're seeking treatment is having a knowledgeable professional/person guiding you through the pros & cons of each treatment angle/method.
The key, as always, if you're seeking treatment is having a knowledgeable professional/person guiding you through the pros & cons of each treatment angle/method.
November 23, 2024 at 12:00 PM
Yes, indeed. Lots of common modalities are about locating the problem in the individual, which can be deeply unhelpful.
The key, as always, if you're seeking treatment is having a knowledgeable professional/person guiding you through the pros & cons of each treatment angle/method.
The key, as always, if you're seeking treatment is having a knowledgeable professional/person guiding you through the pros & cons of each treatment angle/method.
I'm pretty tired of the narrative that psych medication "numbs", "dulls", "dampens down" and therapy is the real cure this week 🥱
Why assume therapy can never acclimatise a person to an unjust world? Why assume medication doesn't treat just because we don't know for sure?
Why assume therapy can never acclimatise a person to an unjust world? Why assume medication doesn't treat just because we don't know for sure?
November 23, 2024 at 11:48 AM
I'm pretty tired of the narrative that psych medication "numbs", "dulls", "dampens down" and therapy is the real cure this week 🥱
Why assume therapy can never acclimatise a person to an unjust world? Why assume medication doesn't treat just because we don't know for sure?
Why assume therapy can never acclimatise a person to an unjust world? Why assume medication doesn't treat just because we don't know for sure?
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There was some frightening evidence, never thought a push to get people out of institutions and prevent incarceration would so readily be weaponised against people who are ill and needing support.
November 23, 2024 at 11:44 AM
There was some frightening evidence, never thought a push to get people out of institutions and prevent incarceration would so readily be weaponised against people who are ill and needing support.