Meet the team! Pebble Autism is just the two of us. Chris and Sue. Chris is potty about his beautiful dog Izzy and Sue can usually be found in the garden talking to her plants 🐶 🌱

Moving, powerful and important findings being discussed today - with crucial implications for our practice in crisis mental healthcare #NCISH2023 NCISH

Some people are upset by this and argue that it is ableist 'gatekeeping' of diagnosis. We have to understand somthing here. There is no objective or essential autism (or any other MH diagnosis). Who gets diagnosed with it is directly related to how people decide to define it.

Boris Johnson (Con, Uxbridge and South Ruislip) has resigned as an MP.

New approaches to delivering crisis care intended to be flexible and compassionate, including through peer support - thank you very much Freddie Johansson for this very interesting talk on our UCL Mental Health Sciences MScs alumni day

*Please share* MH professionals & service users, I work in a crisis team and I’m looking at ways we can use more helpful language in meeting with individuals / clinical notes. What are some stigmatising or unhelpful phrases clinicians use and what are helpful alternatives?

Crisis Resolution & Home Treatment Team (CRHTT) staff are at high risk of burnout. Our paper shows that Reflective Practice Groups (RPGs) delivered in this setting are experienced as acceptable and beneficial. Safety and operational support is key. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

New paper - review led by Lucy Maconick of research evidence on crisis & acute care for people who have received a "personality disorder" diagnosis. Sparse literature with minimal co-production, not much evidence for view admission is inherently harmful, crisis-focused

Please consider participating and help us make both mental health services and online spaces safer and more welcoming! Participation is anonymous. RTs appreciated!

Wrote to The Times and The Sunday Times responding to Suella saying that only *some* homeless people should be allowed tents. Glad they published it.

This is a great step forward - we see so many people in crisis who’s MH deteriorated around the menopause 👏🗣️ bbc.co.uk/news/health-67…

We are reviewing our crisis team assessment templates and discharge summaries today… #MadTwitter, what should we be adding? Removing? What are the most important topics for us to ask about?

The Tories don’t want you to vote, because they know your vote seals their defeat. It takes 5 minutes to register and make sure we don’t have another 5 years of the Tories. Register to vote today and tell a friend to do the same: gov.uk/register-to-vo…

📍🧬 When your postcode is a better predictor of mental illness than your genes, mental health is a political issue. 🗳️ That’s why as a Crisis Team clinician, I’ll be voting for change on July 4th. If you care about the future of the NHS… #VoteLabour 🌹 Wes Streeting

As if my face doesn’t say it all… I couldn’t be prouder of my dad, who has been elected MP for Camborne and Redruth. So well deserved after an unbelievable amount of hard work. He will make a wonderful MP 🌹 Perran Moon MP 〓〓🌹 🇺🇦 cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-…

Thrilled to have been part of this study exploring experiences and attitudes among MH clinicians about suicide-related internet use. Congratulations Lana Bojanić 💪 More fantastic NCISH work!

A wonderful psychology colleague is recruiting for her Clinical Psychology Doctorate project. Please share!