Lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) people are more than twice as likely than their straight peers to experience suicidal thoughts or self-harming behaviours, finds a study led by UCL researchers. ucl.ac.uk/news/2023/jun/… #WorldMentalHealthDay

Life with kidney disease can be scary but we're here to support everyone living with CKD. However our vital services are only possible though the generosity of our incredible supporters so this #Halloween we're encouraging everyone to do their bit(e) to help our community (1/5)

Do you support an LGBTQ+ person living with dementia? If so, Simran would love to speak with you for her UCL Clinical Mental Health MSc project. You do not have to identify as LGBTQ+ to take part. Colleagues, please share widely and with anyone you think might be interested.

Delighted to share my first publication, a collaboration that I was part of during my placement on UCL Mental Health Sciences MScs ‘Brain stem death diagnosis: a systematic review of families experiences’ doi.org/10.1007/s44202…

Paper being presented today UCL Mental Health Sciences MScs Journal Club UCL Psychiatry #CruciformBuilding chaired by Liam Mackay (PhD student funded by the Michael King Prize Studentship)

Looking forward to this afternoons LGBTQ+ themed journal clubs for pride month as part of UCL Mental Health Sciences MScs UCL Psychiatry Alexandra Pitman

Our new Children of the 90s study 👇in SPPE: 📍Increased risk of psychotic like experiences in sexual minority compared with heterosexual adolescents, from ages 12-24 📍Findings support universal interventions to prevent this mental health inequality link.springer.com/article/10.100…

It was great working with the dream team on this bibliometric and content analysis of sexualised drug use and chemsex literature! Luke Muschialli (he/him) Jason Ferris (he/him) Teyl Engstrom Cheneal Puljevic Dr Dean Connolly (they/them) 🏳️‍⚧️ Edoardo Beltazar Emmanuel Beltazar Owais Siddique doi.org/10.1080/027910…

It’s here! So exciting after two years of hard work!

Who’s attending the National #LGBTQHealth conference? 🙋‍♂️🌈 Comment on this post and let’s connect!

Very excited to be in Atlanta for the National LGBTQ+ Health Conference!

My first PhD research paper is now out! Big thanks to my supervisors Dylan Kneale and Prof Praveetha Patalay for their support throughout the process! journals.plos.org/plosone/articl…

The key messages: ✨Sexual identity, behaviour and attraction measures are not interchangeable ✨How you handle these variables has big consequences for your research ✨Including more dimensions will improve the #LGBTQ and sexuality research we can do

⌛ 30 Years. Countless lives changed. #OrganDonationWeek (23-29 September) isn't just a commemoration, it's a mission. In 2 mins, your decision could save up to 9 lives: organdonation.nhs.uk/register-your-… 💛 6,250 people are waiting for a kidney. Find out more: kidneycareuk.org/news-from-kidn…

❗Did you realise, in the UK alone, around 1,000 people a year make the selfless act of donating a #Kidney or a section of their liver while still alive? #OrganDonationWeek 💬 Interested? Read more on our #KidneyTransplant hub: kidneycareuk.org/kidney-disease… #LiveDonor #GiftOfLife

❗During #OrganDonationWeek, join us in spreading this alarming statistic - 6,250 people in the UK are currently on the waiting list for a kidney transplant 👀 Learn about kidney transplantation: kidneycareuk.org/kidney-disease… ✅ Register your decision today: organdonation.nhs.uk/register-your-…

🚨New paper alert 🚨 Now out in Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, my first PhD paper is available for all to read! Read the full text here: link.springer.com/article/10.100…

Please share and consider taking part if relevant!

Here in the #JeremyBentham Room @UCL Merle Schlief is giving a lecture to the UCL Psychiatry UCL Mental Health Sciences MScs students on The mental health of #LGBTQ+ people. First key reading: King et al (2008) A SR of mental disorder, suicide & DSH in #LGB people bmcpsychiatry.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11…