Survivors UK Statement on Strip Searches by The Met Police

A new investigation by the BBC highlights the deep fears about the quality of mental health care that children and young people are receiving in hospitals. We need urgent transformation to ensure every young person gets high quality and timely support. bbc.co.uk/news/uk-622946…

In one week my debut book about the art of conversation is published featuring conversations with Matthew Syed Tanya Byron @LizStokoe John Sutherland Lorraine Henry Hitchings Deeyah Khan Johaan Hari and Rick Haythornthwaite

Someone drugged my drink this weekend. Here’s are some symptoms of a spiked drink that I wish I knew beforehand (and was never told):

RIP to a woman of dignity and unflinching service to her country.

Whatever you're going through, you're not alone. We're here for you this #WorldMentalHealthDay and beyond. Please like and retweet this post so we can reach someone who really needs to see it 💙

If there is one message we could tell everyone this #WorldMentalHealthDay, it would be that having a mental health problem is nothing to be ashamed of. Anyone can struggle. Most of us will have to reach out for help at some point. And that’s ok.

Today is International Day of the Girl! Girls have a right: • To be educated • To be free from violence • To lead healthy lives • To not be married before age 18 #DayOfTheGirl

"Young women are fierce when changing the world." Diana Butler Bass #DayOfTheGirl

This is an update to a set of images I did a year ago, now with an inconsistent care cycle. I used to use this in Training a lot to thing about how behaviours we develop that are seen as maladaptive are actually highly adaptive. Retweet only, do not copy. Thanks 😊

So, as a clinical psychologist, I have a weekly column The Times and The Sunday Times, for the past 17 years, replying to letters sent in. This is a recent column. My columns are not about me… but thanks Katrina Scior for the kind words - which actually reflect what I suggested to the person who wrote in!

Interesting and thoughtful piece (paywalled) by ⁦Tanya Byron⁩ on dealing with the fallout from taking DNA test and discovering you are an NPE. #GeneticGenealogy “My daughter is furious after discovering my husband is not her biological father” thetimes.co.uk/article/4ff57e…

C’mon folks we are on 96K signatures just need 4K more to fe this important cause debated !!! The Charlie Waller Trust Prof Sarah-Jayne Blakemore Tanya Byron Prof Miranda Wolpert @PeterFonagy Geraldine Strathdee Prathiba Chitsabesan Wendy Minhinnett BEM please RT

Excellent about the increasingly common hijacking of actual lived experience via misuse of language (offensive to those with actual lived experience): The psychology terms you’re misusing, from gaslighting to narcissist - TIME apple.news/AgSSJxRflTpyG0…

❗Are you a male with a spare 10 minutes?❗ Please take part in our online study exploring the relationship between traditional masculinity, low mood and managing emotions via this survey link: psychiatryoxford.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cY… #MensMentalHealth #PsychologicalResearch #OxfordUniversity

Please kindly RT to help research on Men's Mental Health Ottie Gotley @AlexGotley ioramusic Rebecca Gordon @pollyhember Abi Hack Joanna 🌈 @holliejsaunders Fathers Mental Health UK Tanya Byron SteWeatherhead @OwenJones84 Joe Bryan

Have you ever lived in residential care? Are you 18-25 years old? Would you be willing to talk about your experience? Meryl would love to speak to you, and is offering a £20 voucher for your time. Email [email protected] for more information. *Please share*

It is with great sadness that we share news of the death of Tony Roth, our former Course Director. Tony died after a brief illness on 16 Nov. His dedication to clinical psychology training, generosity + kindness touched the lives of many.

still looking to support 15 applicants with their fees by Wednesday. if anyone has capacity please message or email us: [email protected]

A very happy publication day to @katbrown for the brilliant 'It's Not a Bloody Trend' which is essential for anyone living with ADHD or wanting to understand it better. Thank you to Tanya Byron for the endorsement. United Agents Little, Brown UK