Will you tell the Prime Minister to get back on track on protecting LGBTQ+ people, so we can once again feel proud of the UK as a kind, inclusive place for everyone? Add your name to the open letter now.

Long delays in NHS care causing serious damage to children’s health across UK theguardian.com/society/articl…

A word about humiliation, as it’s making headlines. Suicide is complex - people’s lives are complex. But there are features that many tragic deaths have in common. Humiliation, a sense of injustice, nowhere to turn. Highly destructive & dangerous. #suicideprevention.

This is such an important thread and so true. We alienate families by using procedural approaches. How different would it be if we took relational approaches - families are generally the experts on their children- we could learn a lot by listening to them.

We are delighted to have Dr Georgia Pavlopoulou be our keynote speaker at #CORCForum2024

How about we grade how well they support our families and children?

One year ago today, I spent #WorldSuicidePreventionDay in a psychiatric ward after attempting to take my own life. One year on, I’m out of hospital & have started on my long path to recovery. Here is what I would have missed had my attempt succeeded 🧵:

Katie and other children are the reason Whole system transformation - with all the organisations that work with CYP and families not only collaborating but integrating. We need to identify and meet all infants/ children’s needs before the damage is done.

#youngpeople can participate in this research...

Today Oliver attended Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS FT EbE and volunteer celebration Event, alot of the work we do is inspired by work being done by Gloucestershire Health and care Expert By Experience team! ORAOK believes that there should be EbE teams across all counties.

"Relationships are key because we are social animals. Teacher-pupil relationships are a huge lever and so it’s important to try to have the most positive relationship you can with your trickiest customers." Thank you Professor Tamsin Ford 💙 tes.com/magazine/teach…

Well said ! If a child is scared, lonely and shamed they will react in a primitive way - defence. They are our orchids - they need exquisite care and attention but watching them bloom is the most rewarding ❤️

There is a case for a whole new neuro developmental workforce in schools those trained to help identify vulnerable children early and put in place create neuro affirmative environments before they are harmed #i-THRIVE

The Children & Young People’s Health Policy Influencing Group (HPIG), chaired by NCB, welcomes the Darzi review's focus on declining child NHS services & urges govt to make the health needs of babies, children & young people a priority in new 10 year plan buff.ly/3Zo2n5e

Do you work in a secondary school or college in a support or pastoral role? You may work with students at risk of self-harming. Join our pilot training on practical strategies to support a young person who's self-harming. 🔹 25 Sept on Zoom orlo.uk/p25Dm

There's a growing understanding of the importance of empathy (the ability to understand, share & respond to emotions/perspectives of others) for leaders. For every competency that helps a leader become more empathetic you can draw a line that connects it with a better way of

This is so important it’s a parallel process- compassion breeds compassion. Uncared for staff cannot care for children.

School nurses are an important part of creating healthy schools and thinking about the meeting the needs of Children and Young People.

I'm delighted to be involved in this partnership between UCL & YouTube, working to address shortage of high-quality mental health content available for children & young people by training clinical content creators UCL Psych & Lang Sci UCL Psychiatry UCL Institute of Mental Health bit.ly/3ZJD2Tx

Mental health really is everyone’s buisiness - you don’t have to be a mental health practitioner to save a life.