Two Harvard economists forecast the impact of the administration’s proposed NIH budget cuts- stunning losses in new therapies, life expectancy, and economic output with a “social cost 16 times greater than the savings the administration is attempting to achieve." jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Cutting the NIH—The $8 Trillion Health Care Catastrophe

This JAMA Forum discusses the recent budget cuts to National Institutes of Health (NIH), the effects of these cuts on scientific research and health of individuals in the US, and the prospects for cha...

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“She’s only telling us what we want to hear”. No-one’s compliance is more disguised than our own. #socialwork socialworkcatsandrocketscience.com/2019/05/05/t...

Telling us what we want to hear

A guest blog by @DickyBiscuit In this blog post, I will consider a particular phrase I’ve come across, which is used sometimes by a minority of professionals in assessment records.  When used…

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"I'm slimming!" (in my best Denise voice). So it's Greek yoghurt and fruit for brunch. Would love something a bit more unhealthy. Future me better be grateful! #TheRoyaleFamily 😅

If you haven't been looking recently at the Open Encyclopedia of Cognitive Science (oecs.mit.edu), here's your reminder that we are a free, open access resource for learning about the science of mind. Today we are launching our new Thematic Collections to organize our growing set of articles!

Psychological distress over 30 years in Great Britain: the times they are a changin’ (or are they?) buff.ly/qpu4p0f 🧵 THREAD #MentalHealth #PsychologicalDistress #Surveys #GB #30years

Is #FollowFriday still a thing, or has it become a relic of the past?

Want a 3yr quali postdoc job leading the UK fieldwork for an amazing international project on how it feels to claim benefits? And also to do important work on benefits and mental health? Then see this job ad! Closing date being changed to 8th June www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/114985-...

Postdoctoral Research Associate in Welfare Experiences & Mental Health

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People with both #SubstanceUse & #MentalHealth difficulties face profound barriers to care - including fragmented services, stigma, and a lack of culturally responsive support 👇 Our roundtable with Prof Dame Carol Black explored how we can deliver integrated, effective care: tinyurl.com/yeynkxba

Tonight’s read: Phantoms in the Brain looks at the effects of brain damage and what they reveal about human identity and perception.

🗣️ "Drugs made me feel connected to the world and to people in ways I had never experienced, easing the sadness I had always known." @davidwoodhead.bsky.social shares his reflections on a decade of sobriety, the impact of substance use, and the support that enabled his recovery: tinyurl.com/5n8erfjr

Just finished listening to this podcast. Found it really interesting and would love to learn more if anyone has any recommendations. cc: @carolinejbald.bsky.social @katemellor.bsky.social.

British Association of Social Workers@basw-uk.bsky.social · last yr.

🧠 To mark #ActionForBrainInjuryWeek we're re-sharing a recent episode of Let's Talk Social Work exploring how social workers can best support people with a brain injury to ensure their rights are upheld. 🔗 Listen here: shows.acast.com/lets-talk-so... #ABIWeek | #BrainHealth

Interesting article about what ABI rehab services need to do/need to be. Particularly theme 3) "well-connected and having a central coordinating role" this is logical and is the antithesis of silo services with no one overall coordination role over the long term www.publish.csiro.au/IB/IB24056

🧠 To mark #ActionForBrainInjuryWeek we're re-sharing a recent episode of Let's Talk Social Work exploring how social workers can best support people with a brain injury to ensure their rights are upheld. 🔗 Listen here: shows.acast.com/lets-talk-so... #ABIWeek | #BrainHealth

"The case law and legal precedents quoted were poor analogies for a social work investigation. I was particularly struck by the reference to the fifth report of the Shipman Inquiry a doctor estimated to have killed more than 200 people over three decades" www.communitycare.co.uk/2025/05/16/r...

‘I represented a social worker in a fitness to practise hearing - at times it felt like a criminal court’ - Community Care

A social worker's representative reflects on the repercussions of a six-year wait for a fitness to practise hearing

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Be proud. Proud of whom you love. Proud of who you are. Proud of who you are becoming. Because your journey is your power. Always remember: Europe is your ally. I am your ally. This week and every week. Be proud. Always.

Coffee first. Everything else can wait. #TGIF

Expectant mothers will receive safer maternity care as a new NHS programme to help prevent brain injury during childbirth is rolled out across the country.

New NHS programme to reduce brain injury in childbirth

Government to roll out the Avoiding Brain Injuries in Childbirth (ABC) programme nationally

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Fascinating book on Chemical Concepts of Psychosis from the Second International Congress of Psychiatry in 1957, complete with an interesting note from honorary president Carl G. Jung.

Schizophrenia Is the Price We Pay for Minds Poised Near the Edge of a Cliff A post discussing @randynesse.bsky.social ‘s hypothesis of cliff-edged fitness functions and the evolution of schizophrenia www.psychiatrymargins.com/p/schizophre...

Schizophrenia Is the Price We Pay for Minds Poised Near the Edge of a Cliff

Cliff-edged fitness functions and the evolution of schizophrenia

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