Today is World Suicide Prevention Day.
The links between deprivation, mental illness and suicide are undeniable. And if we're going to tackle the mental health crisis, we have to tackle the social injustices driving it. #WSPD2025

If Farage wins the next election, it will be down to one person. His name is Keir Starmer.
This thread explains why.
1. Destroying faith in democracy. The UK decisively voted out the Tories, only for Starmer to give us a Continuity Tory government, shamefully beholden to economic power.
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🗣️ "I learned that those who had been where I was could transmit life-saving hope in the darkest moments."

Peer support workers reflect on how their role has impacted mental health services, and how we can best mobilise & support this new workforce: tinyurl.com/rmfcc7u9 @mentalhealthpru.bsky.social

The Trump regime will arrest you in the middle of the night because you spoke your mind.

And federal agents in plain clothes who refuse to identify themselves will be the ones to do it.

If you think I'm being hyperbolic, watch this clip.

Holy crap. The DOJ is arguing that the President can unilaterally deport anyone he wants without ANY statutory authority, just on his inherent authority as President over national security.

That is a terrifying claim to make and not one that has ever been recognized before in US history.

If you haven’t already, please consider following @inequalitymedia.bsky.social and @imcivicaction.bsky.social — organizations I co-founded to help counter myths and disinformation about the economy and politics.

I expect our team to be posting here more actively in the coming months.

🧵 Voting is a fundamental right for citizens in a democracy. But many people with mental health difficulties face a range of barriers to exercising this right.
Commissioned by @electoralcommission.org.uk, we've explored how these challenges can be overcome 👇 tinyurl.com/2r4yxnjt

I’ve noticed a lot of caregivers worried about loved ones with dementia or Alzheimer’s still driving. We posted a new *human written* blog on the site with some tips to help out! There are also some helpful resources at the end. The blog image is ai though.
activityuplift.com/blog/helping...

Last few free tickets remaining for this weekend @OrchardOCD #ocd #research eventbrite.co.uk/e/orchard-ocd-…

X is now estimated to be worth around $500M, far from the $44B paid. Effectively, X investors donated $44B to Trump’s campaign. That’s a massive hole to climb out of. Good luck with the promised federal contracts boy.

IVF funding in the UK strongly favours heterosexual couples due to the inclusion criteria and burden of proof to meet them. Yet another inequity facing women whose life looks different to the NHS “norm” www.theguardian.com/society/2024...

Join me for a talk about #ocd #toc and its #treatment #tratamiento

Lucy Letby - An experienced Consultant Paediatrician friend asked me to circulate this video. What the jury didn’t know in the Lucy Letby case #LucyLetby

youtu.be/Wqe4dEuK128?...

Double says it's hard for Critical Psychiatry to get their message across and mainstream psychiatry isn't interested. He has yet to consider that the issue may be due to the "message" itself.

Astonishing paper. Pushes the Last Universal Common Ancestor to 4.2 billion y.a.; already had an immune system; & was a heterophage, consuming other organisms. It might be the last common ancestor, but *still* wasn't the first life, & part of an ecosystem. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Just joined - if read this and know me from X - Follow pls and I will FB 👍🏽 #psychiatrist #nhs #gaza #climatechange #votingrights #socialinclusion