NOTES ON A CARER To lunch in cool Queens Park with friends. It’s a relief to be invited somewhere – anywhere - leaving the neighbourhood, going in a taxi, looking at the world after a year, noticing what’s changed. But I can’t just take off on my own. My carer will have to

"We must have looked like an old, white, Public Enemy tribute act. We were not so much fighting the power as struggling for meaning." In case this slipped through the politics and football cracks... theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/a…

I was lucky to do a photo shoot with excellent French photographer Simon Torlotin for a The Guardian serialisation of 'Home Is Where We Start: Growing Up In the Fallout of The Utopian Dream' Fig Tree The extracts from my book can be read here : theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/a…

💡 How do politics, place, and people shape policy? In our new blog, we unpack insights from our July 'Policy Projects Showcase' events, exploring how different contexts impact policymaking. Read more 👉medium.com/policy-leeds/h…

⚡️ Warning: it is illegal to view sexual images of children. Our latest #FaithfullPaper looks at how our innovative chatbot and warning messages fight against child sexual abuse. Read our blog for more: lucyfaithfull.org.uk/featured-news/… #StopItNow #Chatbot

It's been a while, but I am back with John Pitchers 💙💛💚🖤❤️ to talk about what it means to 'respect' the dead. This is a musing blog and reflects the early stages of a collaboration. We're keen to engage with others on this and to get your thoughts: deadbodiesandthelaw.wordpress.com/2024/09/16/res…

"Paediatricians regularly see children with poor oral health presenting with consistent pain, infections, altered sleep and eating patterns and decreased wellbeing." Helen Stewart 💙 in Daily Mail Online mol.im/a/13857637

The Locally Unlocking Culture through Inclusive Access (LUCIA) pilot call is now live! LUCIA will work with communities to support inclusion and equity through co-created policy design. Apply now: orlo.uk/xVkey

🚶‍♀️We’re excited to share the Dock Branch Park Regeneration: Evaluability Assessment Report! 🌳 This project in Birkenhead is turning a disused railway into vibrant green space. Get in touch to explore health impacts of your UGBS projects! 👉tinyurl.com/k97bs7ph

LA SPARC placement - Question of the week: What does ‘research ready authorities and communities’ realistically translate to? What is the target? Blackpool Researching Together Empowerment Mike Crowther Paula Hawley-Evans Pauline Wigglesworth Dr. Sakthi Karunanithi 🌎🧘🏽‍♂️❤️☮️ We are NIHR ARC North West Coast

Unlawful care homes ‘profiteering’ from at-risk children - BBC News #ChildCriminalExploitation I truly have no words 👇👇 bbc.com/news/articles/…

Attending this conference today - so interesting & seems to really be capturing the unspoken difficulties that parents face in society today - useful blog post summarising Ruth’s work here ihv.org.uk/news-and-views… #perinatal #loneliness

For the first time, scientists have graphically illustrated air pollution trends of a major air pollutant known to affect human health, across every capital city of each nation worldwide. Geographical reports on the research project by Jim McQuaid 🇺🇦 🇪🇺, EPCC and Met Office 👇

Psychedelics and schizophrenia: a double-edged sword nature.com/articles/s4138…

The opacity of academic prose arises from the epistemological imperative to operationalize disciplinary jargon, facilitating intra-specialized discourse while obfuscating heterogenous interpretive accessibility and perpetuating a recursive dialectic of erudition and exclusion.

'The findings demonstrate that govt policy texts consistently refer to a negative public perception of social workers and the need to address this. Most of these assertions are made with limited or no evidence. Despite this, they are frequently used to justify major reforms...'

What does it mean to listen to young people? In this blog, Gemma Copsey reflects on working alongside communities to address the underlying drivers of mental health and shares the importance of putting young people in the driving seat of service change: arc-nt.nihr.ac.uk/news-and-event…

We're committed to listening to #YoungCarers and raising their voices. 📢 Across the country, as many as 120,000 young carers look after a family member or friend. Their responsibilities at home can be difficult to deal with, and right now, these young people aren’t being heard.

Just over 2 weeks to go until our NW Beach School Network conference day at the Ainsdale Discovery Centre. We have some fantastic sessions to look forward to, you get to go on the Beach and it's free for all educators! Sign up here: forms.office.com/e/r29m7feAFY cait_talbot #EcoMermaid 🧜‍♀️🐬🐚🌊🌏

In her latest article, M-RIC Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement Lead Jahanara Miah explains why partnering with community groups in Liverpool City Region is vital to help increase mental health research participation. Read it now: ow.ly/yzn250TqNFV SAVERA UK