Prof Antony Hale gives an inspiring talk about Depression and advances in treatment at today’s Neuropshchiatry Research Event Research at KMPT #MentalHealthMatters

Please wish #kentpolicedog Vito a very happy second #birthday. Here he is off duty relaxing with his handler accepting his #present! Dog units are deployed 24/7, live at home alongside the handlers family and we love them to pieces. #welovedogs NM

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Our team have just opened "Diamonds Quest". We're looking for family members, close friends and carers of people who have both a mental health + physical health condition. Get in contact if you're interested!

this is not a joke- unbelievable!

“People actively tell heroic stories about how they broke a bone or got a scar. Why don’t we do that with mental health?” David Cousins, facilitator, KMPT’s Kent and Medway Recovery and Wellbeing College #TimeToTalk #parity #mentalhealth

Telling someone with ▫️Anxiety to ‘Stop worrying’ ▫️Depression to ‘Be happy’ ▫️Insomnia to ‘Go to sleep’ ▫️Anorexia to ‘Eat’ ▫️Bulimia to ‘Keep it in’ ▫️Self Harm issues to ‘Stop cutting’ Is like stabbing your self in the stomach & saying ‘Stop bleeding’ It’s DOESN’T work! 💚

#VaxFactsFebruary d15! In my 20+ yrs in pediatrics I have NEVER seen: Mumps Hflu Neonatal hep B Diphtheria Polio Tetanus OR Serious adverse reaction from a vaccine. I’ve RARELY see Chicken pox Shingles Measles Why? Because #VaccinesWork! #VaccinateYourKids

Why I'm wary about the 'mental health education' about to hit our schools mentalhealthtoday.co.uk/blog/teach-me-…

Petition: Revoke Article 50 and remain in the EU. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/2415…

Just riding through Bournville and spotted two kids, Mary and Matthew, protesting outside the police station by themselves. Figured I'd give them a boost. (made them call their mum for permission first) #BlackLivesMattterUK

Black lives matter. No, just a minute, I take that back. What I meant to sat was BLACK LIVES MATTER.

Important message for gay/chemsex/popper users. Mixing poppers with viagra can cause immediate heart failure and death. Many gay men died from this.

All drug treatment providers should read and act on this good Cochrane review showing that "stop smoking services" work for people in treatment or recovery from substance misuse disorders. This is likely to reduce deaths even more than OST. discover.dc.nihr.ac.uk/portal/article…

Prison staff struggling to cope as spice epidemic grows in UK's jails theguardian.com/society/2017/d…

I saw this on the BBC and thought you should see it: Fentanyl: Painkiller killed my son, says mother - bbc.co.uk/news/uk-429209…

💥 Big Announcement! 💥 Thank you for helping us reach the 50,000 download milestone! #StayAlive app has been installed onto 51,000 mobiles and tablets! We’re so pleased ppl are using the app to help keep themselves and others safe from #suicide. #Brighton

Oh how I miss Supervision with this awesome team #Pod4NHS @kmptnhs

The #NHS should shift its focus away from the medical model of care and place more emphasis on tackling social determinants of health, say experts Nuffield Trust #ntsummit bmj.com/content/360/bm… Gareth Iacobucci

Podcast interview with Duncan Double on being a critical psychiatrist madinamerica.com/2018/03/dr-dun…