Good to see this excellent project profiled Sharon Prince (she/her) Dr Sara Munro (She/her) 👇🏼👇🏿👇🏽👇🏾👇🏻

Absolutely fantastic to have the work recognised in this way. Thanks to positivepracticeinmh and all our collaborators and Network members Words of Colour Forum Central Pip Goff Leeds & York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust Dr Sara Munro (She/her) Jim Barwick Ms Joy Francis

#YourVoiceYourPhoto, a new #photovoice project by us, @wordofcolour and Touchstone, is looking for 10 men of colour with lived experience, #carers + #mentalhealth advocates, to amplify their voices through their own lens. bit.ly/3JQrXqn

Congratulations Alison Lowe OBE you have worked incredibly hard for all our communities & especially women & girls. We are in good hands, thank you for all you do ♥️

"Young Black men don't talk about their emotions or traumatic experiences they've endured" 1. Are you making people feel physically and psychologically safe to even chat to you about these things? 2. How are you modeling and explaining these ideas? 3. How are you building

This #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek is a good time to remember the economic and social cost of mental ill health (£300bn) and the need for Government action to turn the tide on rising poor mental health centreformentalhealth.org.uk/publications/t…

UPDATE: #YourVoiceYourPhoto's deadline has been extended to 5th June 2024. A collab between Touchstone , Words of Colour + #SynergiLeeds there are 10 spaces for men of colour with lived experience, #carers and advocates. bit.ly/YourVoiceYourP…

Historian David Olusoga on inequality, the key challenge facing the next UK government after July’s election.

With mental ill health directly costing the UK economy £110 billion a year, investing in expanding and improving services is a decision that could pay massive dividends for a future government. For the data see our report with Centre for Mental Health: centreformentalhealth.org.uk/publications/t… #GE2024

If we want to create large scale, radical change, we need to shift from a "manager’s mindset" (building consensus & redesigning processes to make them more predictable & efficient) to a "changemaker’s mindset" (building coalitions & creating space for exploration & discovery).

A reminder of the potential of people, the power of diverse voices & how the next generation can inspire us Youth Futures Foundation Hamara Centre #inspiringfutures launch for #Bradford #Leeds. Current generation showed up too! Sabbiyah Pervez Alison Lowe OBE Tracy Brabin, Mayor of West Yorkshire Sharon Prince (she/her)

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We asked our members "what could health leaders do, working with a new government, to improve patient outcomes"❓💭 Our chair Victor Adebowale and chief executive Matthew Taylor have written to Wes Streeting MP setting out their answers. nhsconfed.org/publications/l…

So excited by this project and the potential for different expression and conversations in this space. Remembering Annette Morris ❤️ #RWF2024

NEWS ALERT: Our and SYNERGI Leeds's 8-week #poetry residency is taking applications for emerging black and #SouthAsian poets in #Leeds with lived experience who are keen to centre #mentalhealth and racial justice. bit.ly/RWFpoetinresid… #RWF2024

Deadline for applications is 5pm on Monday 12th August 2024. The selected poet will be announced on Wednesday 4th September 2024. bit.ly/RWFpoetinresid… #RWF2024

Day 2: Improving access and engagement with CBT for Muslims saiqa naz BABCP BABCP Anti Racism SIG Dr Nagina Khan Professor Ahmed Hankir CAMH Thank you Ghazala Mir د.أحمد الهادي Hind Alharbi for the amazing work you are doing for the Muslim population 🙏

Paris 2024 Olympics day eight: Alfred, Biles and Evenepoel win golds – as it happened. Proud St.Lucian 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾 theguardian.com/sport/live/202…

This week took me back to my childhood and the racial tensions in the 70s and 80s.. this article is spot on!

Really honoured to be nominated for this award. Congratulations to all the nominees.. especially to my colleagues from Leeds & York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust 🙌🏾🙌🏾