Next Wednesday- December 11 - I have secured an oral question in House of Lords on the failure to adequately warn about the dangerous side effects of some antidepressants on some people. Minister Gillian Merron will reply. David Healy Mark Horowitz @markhoro.bsky.social Syed Kamall

Asking again… Several NHS psychiatrists contributed to a paper in BJPsych Journals condemning Baroness Hollins’ report on long term segregation. It seeks only to defend poor practice, lacks evidence and dismisses the voice of lived experience. We need to know, Amanda Pritchard, if

Our statement regarding a paper published in the British Journal of Psychiatry. rightfullives.org.uk/blog/statement… Amanda Pritchard Claire Murdoch Wes Streeting BJPsych Journals Care Quality Commission Department of Health and Social Care Royal College of Psychiatrists Mencap National Autistic Society Bild Lord (David) Alton Baroness Keeley of Worsley (also on BlueSky) Jane Ramsey

Really proud of our new publication Cathy Harding on improving support and staff culture in supported living #PBS #PositiveBehaviourSupport #LearningDisability in Tizard Centre learning disability review emerald.com/insight/conten…

Locked up in a mental health hospital for 45 years - 25 in long term segregation: ‘Kasibba’s’ extraordinary story tonight 8pm BBC File On 4 produced by Ben Robinson Hundreds of other autistic people&/w learning disabilities&/non-verbal still trapped. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Read the RRN's response to today's BBC story sharing the experience of Kasibba, an autistic woman with a learning disability who was detained in hospital for 45 years, for no medical reason. restraintreductionnetwork.org/rrn-response-4…

Really pleased to have collaborated with such brilliant thought leaders to critique the idea that enforced isolation (LTS) can be therapeutic. Our new paper suggest solitary confinement has no place in modern health care. 1/4 #EndSolitaryConfinement cambridge.org/core/services/…