Its a new episode where we review the only UK documentary ever on 'BPD', applaud Joe Tracini for sharing his experience and lament that yet again people will talk about disordered personalities rather than understandable reactions to abuse.

open.spotify.com/episode/3bvz3a…

Pleased to have worked with Kathy Roberts & colleagues in VCSE mental health sector on this & grateful for insight & contributions of many other folk, inc. Fazeela Hafejee Sarah Maguire Ruth Allen Jason Brandon ADASS, who've informed its development.

Are you a parent or carer supporting a child (aged 0-25) who has experienced mental health difficulties?

Paid opportunity to steer a new network to involve parents and carers in mental health research.

Deadline - 12 June 2024

oxfordhealthbrc.nihr.ac.uk/join-the-paren…

Onwards and upwards for mental health social care research.

Great blog by Michael Clark, Catherine A Robinson & Duncan Tree MBE

You can follow the new Mental Health Social Care Research Incubator here:

🌻 Mental Health Social Care Research Incubator 🌻

socialworkwithadults.blog.gov.uk/2024/05/21/col…

1/. Today we publish our NIHR Research report on #WardSonar the 1st attempt to ask patients on acute mental health wards to measure and report changes in perceptions of safety in real-time. journalslibrary.nihr.ac.uk/hsdr/UDBQ8402/…

Eye-tracking to assess language and cognition in children with Rett Syndrome nationalelfservice.net/?p=187636

This is the first knowledge summary, published yesterday.

There's a really interesting bit about restorative and just learning cultures in healthcare.

Can healthcare organisations ever reach zero harm?
linkedin.com/pulse/can-heal…

In April was lucky enough to cover the International Forum on Quality & Safety in Healthcare for The Mental Elf writing six knowledge summaries. Here's the 2nd:

'What do healthcare systems need to truly work in partnership with the communities they serve?' linkedin.com/pulse/what-do-…

Policy Connect - MMU: ImprovE-ACT Policy Briefing
summarises recommended actions to be implemented to ensure improved experiences for black men detained under the MHA.
policyconnect.org.uk/news/policy-co…
Useful for #ForensicSocialWork

Full report from our NIHR Research project on MH services for children & young people (@BlueprintMH) now available doi.org/10.3310/DKRT62… pubmed ID 38767587. Open access summary paper also available doi.org/10.1186/s12913… ⭐️✨💙CAMHS Network💙✨⭐️ Greater Manchester Mental Health The Mental Elf CAMH-Crisis2

Is brief text messaging effective to reduce repeat hospital-treated self-harm? nationalelfservice.net/?p=194847