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The fight for LGBTQ+ rights can take its toll, yet solidarity strengthens us. We build resilience together, honouring the past while forging a future of compassion and justice. In our communities, we find healing, courage, and the power to keep going. @centreformh.bsky.social @durhamimh.bsky.social

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Marching through time: Intersections of queer activism and mental wellbeing  To kick off #Pride month, @davidwoodhead.bsky.social thinks back to his first Pride march, and considers the importance of caring communities in confronting mental health injustice 👇 tinyurl.com/4vx5bx56 #Pride2025

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As @davidwoodhead.bsky.social marks a decade of sobriety, he reflects on the support that enabled his recovery from #SubstanceUse - including family and friends, therapy, writing, physical health services & support like @londonfriend.bsky.social 👇 www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/waterloo-sun...

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An incredibly powerful post by our fabulous colleague @davidwoodhead.bsky.social

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Writing about addiction invites judgement and stigma. Yet I hope my blog reminds us that even in the darkest days, there is always hope #LGBTQ+ #mentalhealthequity #recovery @centreformh.bsky.social @durhamimh.bsky.social @andybell-centremh.bsky.social @aldersonday.bsky.social @literarti.bsky.social

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Today at @centreformh.bsky.social we’re sharing our new briefing on the urgent need to improve support for people with both mental health and substance use difficulties. For too long, doors have been closed and people have been let down. It’s time to plan services with people’s real needs in mind.

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Writing about addiction invites judgement and stigma. Yet I hope my blog reminds us that even in the darkest days, there is always hope #LGBTQ+ #mentalhealthequity #recovery @centreformh.bsky.social @durhamimh.bsky.social @andybell-centremh.bsky.social @aldersonday.bsky.social @literarti.bsky.social

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Integrate drug and mental health services. Prioritise compassion over criminalisation, acceptance over stigma. A system rooted in care recognises that addiction is a health issue, not a crime—ensuring people receive support, not punishment. Change begins with humanity. @centreformh.bsky.social

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Hate and its impacts on LGBTQ+ mental health. 🌈 How to combat the negativity and foster wellbeing. My latest blog post #LGBTQ #MentalHealth #Wellbeing @centreformh.bsky.social @literarti.bsky.social @durhamimh.bsky.social @andybell-centremh.bsky.social @aldersonday.bsky.social

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Rainbows in the storm: Navigating hostility and hope in LGBTQ+ lives Following last week's Supreme Court ruling & new data on suicide deaths, @davidwoodhead.bsky.social explores how mental health inequalities are impacting LGBTQ+ people, and how we can tackle these injustices👇 tinyurl.com/mpu2a7px

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Facing up to the reality of being HIV positive is, without doubt, a challenge. But in the midst of the fear, uncertainty, and stigma, I found hope and friendship. And purpose. @centreformh.bsky.social #UequalsU #HIV #Hope #Stigma #HIVTestingWeek #LGBTQIA @durhamimh.bsky.social

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Here's Autism! #AutismAwareness #AutismAcceptance

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⚠️ Rates of mental health problems among children have risen significantly in recent years, and now cost the UK £1 trillion in lost lifetime earnings. How do we reverse the rise and reduce the risks? Keep a look out for our new report tomorrow, where we'll be exploring this in more detail 👀

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Join us for our next webinar on 1st May, 10 - 11 a.m Presenters Jess Carlisle from LSE and Tamsin Fisher from Keele University More details can be found sites.manchester.ac.uk/mhsci/2025/0... To register: zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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Thrilled and excited to be given this opportunity to build our partnership - @centreformh.bsky.social and @durhamimh.bsky.social - as well as explore important research questions. Thanks to @literarti.bsky.social and @andybell-centremh.bsky.social for helping make this happen. Dreams can come true.

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Only bumped into the facilitator of @durhamimh.bsky.social Queer Methodologies in Medical Humanities @davidwoodhead.bsky.social in Worthing! 8 trains later, and we are nearly at Durham. Lots of coffee and good conversation already. 🌈🎓

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A mentally healthier future if possible - if we fight for it now. For 40 years we’ve been working to end mental health injustice. Could you donate to get us closer to that reality? 👉 www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/support-us/d...

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📢 New report 📢 Living with a mental health difficulty can make it harder to exercise our voting rights. We heard from people with mental health problems about the barriers they face to voting – and how these can be overcome: www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/publications...

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We know that people with #MentalHealth conditions are often excluded from civic participation.This report highlights the barriers the barriers that they face when it comes to exercising their voting rights. Clinicians and mental health services have an important role to play in this process.

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🗳️ Commissioned by @electoralcommission.org.uk, we heard from 160 people living with a mental health difficulty about the barriers they face to voting and voter registration. Here's what they told us 👉 tinyurl.com/2r4yxnjt

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🧵 Voting is a fundamental right for citizens in a democracy. But many people with mental health difficulties face a range of barriers to exercising this right. Commissioned by @electoralcommission.org.uk, we've explored how these challenges can be overcome 👇 tinyurl.com/2r4yxnjt

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🗳️ A lack of support, lack of information, and lack of trust in politicians all make it harder for people with mental health difficulties to vote. Commissioned by @electoralcommission.org.uk, we've been exploring how to overcome the barriers: www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/publications...

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Stay focused

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📣 New report: Perinatal mental health problems can have a devastating impact on women and their families - and the risks are higher for those living in poverty. Targeted parenting support can boost parents' mental health, reduce safeguarding risks and deliver economic benefits: tinyurl.com/5b4bsa3y

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"There is something about that tethering for me and my mental health of knowing who I am" David Woodhead, our Associate Director of Research, sharing what #LGBTplusHM means to him on our podcast last year. Listen to the full episode: www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/podcast-davi...

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#TheResistance #StrongerTogether #FightFacism #Antifa #DoNotObeyInAdvance @davidwoodhead.bsky.social @personofinterest07.bsky.social @kayfultz.bsky.social @garci32.bsky.social @thomashsears.bsky.social @toddmhale1969.bsky.social @beowolf5548.bsky.social @tedebear55.bsky.social

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Stonewall memorial without reference to Q/T people, smhistorian's head 🗃️

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Facing up to the reality of being HIV positive is, without doubt, a challenge. But in the midst of the fear, uncertainty, and stigma, I found hope and friendship. And purpose. @centreformh.bsky.social #UequalsU #HIV #Hope #Stigma #HIVTestingWeek #LGBTQIA @durhamimh.bsky.social

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Hi Bluesky! Glad to be here.

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#FBaRMY @alisarm.bsky.social @pittsburghlady.bsky.social @smileonadog.bsky.social @qm-b.bsky.social @tamarainlincoln.bsky.social @fireeyebooks.bsky.social @blueresister.bsky.social @lhurtado.bsky.social @titanjake.bsky.social @dawn-a-musing.bsky.social @sassysister27.bsky.social

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LGBT+ History Month starts tomorrow! 🏳️‍🌈👇

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The skating team on AA flight 5342. 😢

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Yes, it can happen again. 👀

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This is truly devastating… am totally with @jonsparkes.bsky.social whilst there are terrible decisions on the table, this feels like a brutal and unsustainable approach bearing in mind the vulnerability of the communities being talked about here. There has to be another way…

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I’m telling everyone: Do not open the door or say a word unless you’re expecting someone and know exactly who it is. Know your rights. Pass these around…

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#HIV-related stigma prevent some people from accessing #healthcare and HIV services. For every one person who had a negative experience in healthcare related to their HIV status, there are even more people who will avoid it because of that.

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Four years since It's a Sin! The show didn't just tell the devastating story of those we lost in the 1980s, it helped us shared the story of how much HIV has changed, driving up testing and awareness. We're still grateful.

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