Roos
@roospotkolder.bsky.social
Dr Roos Pot-Kolder is a psychologist and research fellow specialised in Virtual Reality therapies. Dutch & Aussie.
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The U.S. is mirroring a pattern that has happened in authoritarian regimes around the world. When a government erects barriers to reproductive care, it doesn’t just cause death and suffering for women and their families. Such policies are often a first step in the gradual decline of democracies.
Opinion | Banning Abortion a Hallmark of Authoritarian Regimes
Seda Saluk writes about how U.S. policy on abortion rights has started to mirror patterns seen in authoritarian regimes around the world.
www.mississippifreepress.org
December 8, 2025 at 9:41 PM
The U.S. is mirroring a pattern that has happened in authoritarian regimes around the world. When a government erects barriers to reproductive care, it doesn’t just cause death and suffering for women and their families. Such policies are often a first step in the gradual decline of democracies.
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They're using the confinement box, one of the most horrific methods of CIA torture in the post-9/11 black sites, against migrants now. This is the direct result of the lack of consequences for the architects of the torture program. Either there will be criminal penalties for this or it will expand.
Torture Techniques from CIA Black Sites Were Used at Alligator Alcatraz
Amnesty International, interviewing migrant detainees, identifies use of the confinement box. There can be no denying it is a torture prison
www.forever-wars.com
December 8, 2025 at 9:40 PM
They're using the confinement box, one of the most horrific methods of CIA torture in the post-9/11 black sites, against migrants now. This is the direct result of the lack of consequences for the architects of the torture program. Either there will be criminal penalties for this or it will expand.
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We were also pleased to host the inaugural Orygen Early- to Mid-Career Awards Showcase last week, with presentations from Orygen researchers including Dr @roospotkolder.bsky.social, Dr @stephmiles.bsky.social, Dr @scotttags.bsky.social, Dr Eleanor Bailey, Dr Shayden Bryce and Dr Elise Carrotte.
December 3, 2025 at 6:05 AM
We were also pleased to host the inaugural Orygen Early- to Mid-Career Awards Showcase last week, with presentations from Orygen researchers including Dr @roospotkolder.bsky.social, Dr @stephmiles.bsky.social, Dr @scotttags.bsky.social, Dr Eleanor Bailey, Dr Shayden Bryce and Dr Elise Carrotte.
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A consortium of 13 expert organisations, led by Orygen, has handed down advice on models of youth mental health care in Australia.
It's a significant piece of work that we hope sets a clear path forward.
Summary + full reports: bit.ly/3LPI6Rd
It's a significant piece of work that we hope sets a clear path forward.
Summary + full reports: bit.ly/3LPI6Rd
November 20, 2025 at 2:36 AM
A consortium of 13 expert organisations, led by Orygen, has handed down advice on models of youth mental health care in Australia.
It's a significant piece of work that we hope sets a clear path forward.
Summary + full reports: bit.ly/3LPI6Rd
It's a significant piece of work that we hope sets a clear path forward.
Summary + full reports: bit.ly/3LPI6Rd
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As the most effective evidence-based supported employment program used in mental health services worldwide, IPS is all about supporting young people into meaningful work and study – and so is Orygen's Youth IPS Centre of Excellence 🧵
#InclusionAtWorkWeek
#InclusionAtWorkWeek
November 20, 2025 at 5:57 AM
As the most effective evidence-based supported employment program used in mental health services worldwide, IPS is all about supporting young people into meaningful work and study – and so is Orygen's Youth IPS Centre of Excellence 🧵
#InclusionAtWorkWeek
#InclusionAtWorkWeek
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3 days left to apply for the ASEAN-Pacific Youth Mental Health Fellowship!
This innovative program supports Fellows to develop a youth mental health advocacy project plan, designed around the needs of their communities in the ASEAN-Pacific region: bit.ly/4hDNWRt
This innovative program supports Fellows to develop a youth mental health advocacy project plan, designed around the needs of their communities in the ASEAN-Pacific region: bit.ly/4hDNWRt
Applications are open for the ASEAN-Pacific Youth Mental Health Fellowship!
This opportunity is open to people aged 18 to 30, from Australia or the ASEAN-Pacific region, who are passionate about creating positive change in youth mental health: bit.ly/3LcnAGH
This opportunity is open to people aged 18 to 30, from Australia or the ASEAN-Pacific region, who are passionate about creating positive change in youth mental health: bit.ly/3LcnAGH
November 17, 2025 at 5:45 AM
3 days left to apply for the ASEAN-Pacific Youth Mental Health Fellowship!
This innovative program supports Fellows to develop a youth mental health advocacy project plan, designed around the needs of their communities in the ASEAN-Pacific region: bit.ly/4hDNWRt
This innovative program supports Fellows to develop a youth mental health advocacy project plan, designed around the needs of their communities in the ASEAN-Pacific region: bit.ly/4hDNWRt
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Opinion | Right-wing populism will always and inevitably target women, because male anger — especially white male anger — is what fuels it. Bernard Keane writes.
Male resentment is driving right-wing populism. It will always default to a war on women
www.crikey.com.au
November 4, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Opinion | Right-wing populism will always and inevitably target women, because male anger — especially white male anger — is what fuels it. Bernard Keane writes.
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This is a must read by @timothysnyder.bsky.social.
The Next Terrorist Attack
And What Comes After (Updated)
open.substack.com
November 3, 2025 at 1:27 PM
This is a must read by @timothysnyder.bsky.social.
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It’s clear who the aggressors are. Keep remaining nonviolent, and record EVERYTHING. All of these masked ICE thugs will be held accountable.
November 3, 2025 at 2:04 PM
It’s clear who the aggressors are. Keep remaining nonviolent, and record EVERYTHING. All of these masked ICE thugs will be held accountable.
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RESOURCE | Used to treat psychotic spectrum disorders including schizophrenia, clozapine is a medication that comes with specific requirements such as regular physical health tests.
Explaining this and similar FAQs is the focus of a new guide, co-designed with lived experience: bit.ly/3L2Z3r0
Explaining this and similar FAQs is the focus of a new guide, co-designed with lived experience: bit.ly/3L2Z3r0
October 28, 2025 at 5:53 AM
RESOURCE | Used to treat psychotic spectrum disorders including schizophrenia, clozapine is a medication that comes with specific requirements such as regular physical health tests.
Explaining this and similar FAQs is the focus of a new guide, co-designed with lived experience: bit.ly/3L2Z3r0
Explaining this and similar FAQs is the focus of a new guide, co-designed with lived experience: bit.ly/3L2Z3r0
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Retired intelligence analysts confirm what the political scientists are telling us — and what the world outside is telling us — the goal of these people is the end of law, the end of democracy, and the end of a recognizable republic.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
US ‘on a trajectory’ toward authoritarian rule, ex-officials warn
A network of former intelligence and security officers says democratic decline is accelerating under Trump’s rule
www.theguardian.com
October 24, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Retired intelligence analysts confirm what the political scientists are telling us — and what the world outside is telling us — the goal of these people is the end of law, the end of democracy, and the end of a recognizable republic.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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RESOURCES | Schools and other educational settings are increasingly being recognised for the meaningful role they can play in supporting young people's mental health and wellbeing.
These free resources are designed to help schools, teachers + clinicians: bit.ly/4oaY99W
These free resources are designed to help schools, teachers + clinicians: bit.ly/4oaY99W
October 14, 2025 at 11:12 PM
RESOURCES | Schools and other educational settings are increasingly being recognised for the meaningful role they can play in supporting young people's mental health and wellbeing.
These free resources are designed to help schools, teachers + clinicians: bit.ly/4oaY99W
These free resources are designed to help schools, teachers + clinicians: bit.ly/4oaY99W
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Applications are open for the ASEAN-Pacific Youth Mental Health Fellowship!
This opportunity is open to people aged 18 to 30, from Australia or the ASEAN-Pacific region, who are passionate about creating positive change in youth mental health: bit.ly/3LcnAGH
This opportunity is open to people aged 18 to 30, from Australia or the ASEAN-Pacific region, who are passionate about creating positive change in youth mental health: bit.ly/3LcnAGH
October 14, 2025 at 5:46 AM
Applications are open for the ASEAN-Pacific Youth Mental Health Fellowship!
This opportunity is open to people aged 18 to 30, from Australia or the ASEAN-Pacific region, who are passionate about creating positive change in youth mental health: bit.ly/3LcnAGH
This opportunity is open to people aged 18 to 30, from Australia or the ASEAN-Pacific region, who are passionate about creating positive change in youth mental health: bit.ly/3LcnAGH
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This is absolutely right on every point and everyone who sits on a governing board or serves as president or provost or similar should please make the time to read it.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/o...
Opinion | Trump’s ‘Compact’ With Universities Is Just Extortion
www.nytimes.com
October 3, 2025 at 7:15 PM
This is absolutely right on every point and everyone who sits on a governing board or serves as president or provost or similar should please make the time to read it.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/o...
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Jane Goodall understood better than most the impact humans have had on the planet. Having witnessed so much environmental deterioration during her lifetime, she was as much an activist as a scientist.
Read our piece from 2024 on the legendary primatologist. 💚
Read our piece from 2024 on the legendary primatologist. 💚
Jane Goodall Thinks It’s Not Too Late to Save the World
The world, the famed primatologist says, isn’t what it used to be—but there’s still time to save it, if we treat crises like climate change, biodiversity loss, and poverty as one.
www.wired.com
October 1, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Jane Goodall understood better than most the impact humans have had on the planet. Having witnessed so much environmental deterioration during her lifetime, she was as much an activist as a scientist.
Read our piece from 2024 on the legendary primatologist. 💚
Read our piece from 2024 on the legendary primatologist. 💚
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There is no clear evidence that paracetamol has any harmful effects on an unborn baby.
It’s OK to use paracetamol in pregnancy. Here’s what the science says about the link with autism
It’s safe for pregnant women to take paracetamol at any stage of pregnancy. Here’s what the research says about the risk of autism.
tcnv.link
September 23, 2025 at 10:06 AM
There is no clear evidence that paracetamol has any harmful effects on an unborn baby.
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RESEARCH | The challenges faced by families caring for a young person with mental ill-health can be significantly eased with the support of family peer workers, a new paper led by Orygen has argued – and more can be done to strengthen the field.
More: bit.ly/3JfsuoT
More: bit.ly/3JfsuoT
August 14, 2025 at 6:52 AM
RESEARCH | The challenges faced by families caring for a young person with mental ill-health can be significantly eased with the support of family peer workers, a new paper led by Orygen has argued – and more can be done to strengthen the field.
More: bit.ly/3JfsuoT
More: bit.ly/3JfsuoT
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Young people in Queensland are set to benefit from increased access to Orygen Digital's cutting-edge virtual reality tool, Mind VR, thanks to a $250k funding boost from the Queensland Mental Health Commission's Better Futures grant program.
More: bit.ly/3HdjYWO
More: bit.ly/3HdjYWO
August 7, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Young people in Queensland are set to benefit from increased access to Orygen Digital's cutting-edge virtual reality tool, Mind VR, thanks to a $250k funding boost from the Queensland Mental Health Commission's Better Futures grant program.
More: bit.ly/3HdjYWO
More: bit.ly/3HdjYWO
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‘1984’ is upon us
July 30, 2025 at 9:39 PM
‘1984’ is upon us
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"On Tyranny" free resources to use and to share, now or any time
snyder.substack.com/p/on-tyranny...
snyder.substack.com/p/on-tyranny...
On Tyranny free resources
To use and to share, now or any time
snyder.substack.com
July 4, 2025 at 4:05 PM
"On Tyranny" free resources to use and to share, now or any time
snyder.substack.com/p/on-tyranny...
snyder.substack.com/p/on-tyranny...
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Australia’s strategic elites have locked us into the foreign and strategic policies of an increasingly polarised, authoritarian and unpredictable regime.
Two essays rethink Australia’s alliance with Trump’s America
Emma Shortis and Hugh White offer compelling reasons why a reassessment of Australia's relationship with the United States is long overdue.
www.crikey.com.au
June 15, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Australia’s strategic elites have locked us into the foreign and strategic policies of an increasingly polarised, authoritarian and unpredictable regime.
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"On Tyranny" free resources to use and to share, now or any time
snyder.substack.com/p/on-tyranny...
snyder.substack.com/p/on-tyranny...
June 8, 2025 at 4:48 PM
"On Tyranny" free resources to use and to share, now or any time
snyder.substack.com/p/on-tyranny...
snyder.substack.com/p/on-tyranny...
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On May 23, President Trump signed an executive order he’s calling a “restoration of gold standard science.” But don’t be fooled, this is not about scientific integrity. It’s about political control.
The order gives Trump’s political appointees sweeping power over federal science. They can now:
The order gives Trump’s political appointees sweeping power over federal science. They can now:
June 3, 2025 at 5:40 PM
On May 23, President Trump signed an executive order he’s calling a “restoration of gold standard science.” But don’t be fooled, this is not about scientific integrity. It’s about political control.
The order gives Trump’s political appointees sweeping power over federal science. They can now:
The order gives Trump’s political appointees sweeping power over federal science. They can now: