It’s tough out there in areas where poverty & inequalities are a fact of life. Violence reduction units (VRU’s) create community led interventions to support most vulnerable. HOPE HACKS are safe spaces where young people discuss what a fairer society could look like #TeamHope

The awesome Merseyside Violence Reduction Partnership are running a Hope Hack in Liverpool on March 4th and we’d love you guys to get involved with the hopefulness StreetDoctors StreetGames @iwill_movement UK Youth 😊 eventbrite.co.uk/e/merseyside-h… #TeamHope

People in mental distress will see the NHS as a place of coercion and pressure and disengage with services altogether. That’s what the government wants

I’m not buying this line of argument. Johnson knew, as everybody in the Conservative Party knew, that the Brexit referendum was about heading off the (over-stated) electoral threat from UKIP and simultaneously dealing with a fringe group of MPs in the party who were a distraction

"I don't want to lose my mum." Ten-year-old Phoebe made this emotional 999 call after her mum collapsed at home in Whetstone, Leicestershire. Read more: bbc.in/3NxDZqy

The Cure’s Robert Smith attack on inflated prices a reminder not all artists are parasites scotsman.com/news/opinion/c…

Today I sent an update to @Dicefm regarding @TheCure nontransferable tickets for Troxy that remain & NEW tkts up for purchase on @Viagogo today. I hope they can be cancelled & offered to true fans on the waitlist. ROBERT SMITH #TheCure #LeaveOutTheTout #FansForFairPrices

Always wondered how they got away with this video. Hilarious. #TheCure

Did you know that over 60% of donations accepted by the Health Secretary come from people and companies linked to private health? That’s a big chunk of the pie... Read more here: goodlaw.social/x7w8

If the rumours are right and the UK, almost unilaterally given current global trends, cuts R&D funding at this critical moment, we're going to drift even further behind in economic growth, soft power, education, science, research, engineering, you name it .....

Years of harmful social security policies and narratives have left millions in poverty and financial insecurity. We hope tomorrow’s #Budget2024 signals the government’s commitment to a more compassionate system that supports people to thrive. (1/4)

In Which Nadine Amuses a Dragon and Makes Autumn Happen - David Zinn

French sculptor Camille Claudel, The Psalm (The Prayer), 1889 #WomensArt

Thanks to the The National Lottery Community Fund We are able to grow our support services. Because of this we need more volunteers onboard to help with the charities aim and mission. We are currently looking for people to help in the following areas: Support group hosts ( various counties across the

A shame that Prof Monica Lakhanpaul, Lisa Gavin, The Magpie Project and The Queen's Nursing Institute homeless health programme (2000 members working on the frontline) were not invited to give evidence. A grave shortcoming that should be rectified.

#ShouldntBeShocking attitude.co.uk/life/queer-men…

I've got 6 handmade beanie hats, 3 handmade scarves & 6 pairs handmade fingerless gloves ready to be posted out. If you run or work for a homeless outreach project in UK I'm happy to send them free of charge if you can use them. Inbox me for more details. #KindnessCornerOfX

The former chair of the DSM-4 task force admits the “great mistake” of pushing a medical model of mental disorder, done largely to promote psych meds and tie psychiatry to medicine. Anyone claiming anything else is prob. an ideologue unwilling to let go of their schtick

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