It's anti-bullying week so here's something from me about where it started! gusvassell.wordpress.com/2012/12/10/fin…

Arrived here gusvassell.wordpress.com/2013/05/07/bul…

I’m so pleased my new book Becoming a Social Work Manager has attracted attention from a number of local authorities wanting to collaborate - it’s an area of career progression that we rarely focus on

FFS & other bigger words✔️ This is basic stuff✔️ That the people being paid to write this stuff - should know✔️

Fantastic Afeeda 🙏❤️ Check out Mind's video! #TikTok vm.tiktok.com/ZNdegdyS8/

Using sweeping statements about 'overdiagnosis' risks discouraging those in need from seeking help and undermines trust between professionals & patients. Mental health is nuanced, & any oversimplification can do more harm than good. Wes Streeting, let's leave diagnoses to the

To celebrate the launch of my new website dominicwatters.com I give you this video featuring Her Royal Highness Princess Anne and me #ThankYouOFC #NewWebsite #FoodInsecurity #fypシviral

This is what is needed for human beings fight now but it is tough to be a rainbow in anyone's clouds. Life is complex and unequal, that has to change youtu.be/wtdffxj7pNE?si…

At last! A blog about the vital need for AMHP Services to collect&engage with feedback from people who receive our services. Greg Slay’s AMHP service has co-produced one of the first LA surveys into the AMHP contribution in MHA work. More LAs to follow? the-critical-amhp.com/blog/views-on-…

"Closed referral. Not engaging" 😡 When a service has offered one appointment at a location a person isn't comfortable going to, that's not the person who is not engaging #MentalHealth #SocialWork

NEW BLOG - "James Farley" Successful judicial review by the family of a man who died following police contact concerning a Coroner's decision not to hold an Article 2 inquest with a jury. mentalhealthcop.wordpress.com/2025/07/30/jam…

NEW PREVENTING FUTURE DEATHS REPORT - The second PFD after the death of Kaine Fletcher. Lays bear just how much policy, partnership and practice work there is to do in Nottingham on s136 MHA emergencies. Nothing here which shouldn't already be known. judiciary.uk/prevention-of-…

Just acknowledging the change of emphasis and tone in some of my posts. As you might imagine, I had less freedom whilst serving to post viewpoints about certain shortcomings, omissions or even failings or give dissenting opinions about programmes like street triage. 1/

Here’s a thing✔️ Most people who take their own life’s don’t have SMI✔️ They choose a permanent solution to a temporary problem✔️ They tend to sit with suicidal ideation for a while✔️>

AsifAMHP One for your collection!

NEW BLOG - “What Lessons Learned?” Bereaved families seek it, senior officials promise it - why the difficulty in ensuring “lessons learned”? mentalhealthcop.wordpress.com/2025/08/20/wha…

youtube.com/watch?v=atrtoM… Check in on your friends and then double check 🙏

See the point is… Those in charge of this stuff actually know ✔️

Important perspective here from Mental Health on the UK House of Commons select committee report from someone with real experience of community care. It often simply doesn't exist and not because of funding problems, but because care is just cut off.

Them is v smart (legal types) people Mithran Samuel ✔️ It’s #AMHPs that r mostly going to be expected to make this stuff work or not✔️ *U could/should a got one for a jolly day out in Manchester😉 **I am not convinced the “new” legislation will lead to the changes hoped for✔️