Bristol Greens showing the way to a better approach to drugs www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Bristol declared ‘city of harm reduction’ as Greens seek less punitive drug policy
Councillors pass motion that paves way to setting up drugs-consumption facility where users can be helped and treated
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If someone wants to buy a tank, telling them it’s dangerous doesn’t dissuade them?? www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
SUV buyers undeterred by warnings of risk to pedestrians, UK study finds
Exclusive: Research suggests financial penalties necessary if number of large vehicles on roads is to be reduced
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A win-win-win-win-win situation. “Police forces now have an opportunity to reduce their costs – and pressure on the courts – by making more use of diversion,” said @profalexstevens.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Drug diversion schemes cut reoffending rates more than prosecution, study says
Exclusive: Research in England shows people a third less likely to reoffend under decriminalisation-style schemes
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Trying to find a song by searching lyrics and Google AI takes it as a personal compliment. Imagine the self-esteem boost if you just gobbled up every good thing uttered in the near vicinity as if it were a personal compliment directed at you
This exploration of causes of the current NEETS situation and possible ways forward offers so much valuable detail and nuance that was missing in a lot of the news coverage this week 👏 @nyecominetti.bsky.social @resolutionfoundation.org open.spotify.com/episode/6ECX...
Closer to work: How to tackle Britain’s NEETs challenge
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Headline figure that less than half of Americans believe Earth is warming due to human activity is shocking. But what’s even weirder is only 62% of Americans with postgrad education believe it. Surely you learn some critical thinking skills? www.forbes.com/sites/maryro...
Americans Are Still Skeptical Humans Are Causing Climate Change
Scientists have reached a consensus that human behavior is a big driver of climate change—but Americans aren't buying it.
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If this analysis is correct, this is insane. Indexation of prices to inflation in the UK (e.g. mobile, broadband, rail etc.), often inflation + X, might be baking in inflation feedback loops @benzaranko.bsky.social observer.co.uk/news/busines...
This is an important and fascinating review. It captures the wide and nuanced array of factors involved in the science-to-practice gap. By @ninaschwarzbach.bsky.social “When theory and therapy part ways—A scoping review of the science-to-practice gap” www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/...
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Our meta-ethnography was just published. It looks at clinician experiences of identity change when implementing or training in Open Dialogue. There were lots of rich qualitative studies to include, which made the review such a pleasure to conduct www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
“What if the effects that underlie so much of our understanding and practice are not so predictable, leading to interventions that are ineffective, or even harmful to some?” www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...
Psychology needs a… heterogeneity revolution | BPS
Audrey Linden argues we should drop the assumption that interventions will have a single, underlying effect size.
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I used @ianhussey.mmmdata.io's SCED package for this CBT for tinnitus SCED. Highly recommend it. User friendly, solid visualisation and has some nice non-parametric tests. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/....
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Fear of losing control research is out. Thank you to everyone who participated and made it possible, and to supervisors & co-authors @psalkovskis.bsky.social, Adam Radomsky and Victoria Edwards link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Disorder Relevant or Disorder Specific: Measuring Fear of Losing Control in Relation To the Experience of Anxiety and Related Issues - Cognitive Therapy and Research
Objectives Research suggests fear of losing control may play a role in multiple anxiety disorders. However, the question of disorder specificity versus disorder relevance has not been examined in fear...
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Studying languages gives young people so much more than just language skills. The cultural curiosity is invaluable. www.thetimes.com/article/5332...
Failure to study languages ‘damages Britain’s reputation’
The former schools minister says it may be time to return to make the study of a foreign language compulsory at GCSE
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(1/6) New pre-print alert! 🤩🚨 We provide new evidence for contra-hedonic functions of NSSI & ED behaviors in adolescents. See 🧵 for a brief summary 👇 osf.io/preprints/ps...
Creatine + CBT!? Sending all those brain training metaphors into overdrive pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39488067/
Efficacy and safety profile of oral creatine monohydrate in add-on to cognitive-behavioural therapy in depression: An 8-week pilot, double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled feasibility and explora...
Pre-clinical and clinical evidence proposes that creatine monohydrate, an affordable nutraceutical, could be a useful adjunct to conventional antidepressant treatments. In this pilot feasibility and e...
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Yes, I am one of those horrible people who submit during the season. New preprint, 1st paper from my #ERCStG DECOMPOSE www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1... The goals of DECOMPOSE are break-down psychological interventions into components, integrate these in a taxonomy and evaluate incremental efficacy
Accessibility and public availability of treatment protocols and manuals for evidence-based psychological interventions for severe mental disorders: A survey of randomized trials
Background: Psychological interventions are developed and tested as packages of multiple components. Identifying active ingredients requires access to detailed intervention descriptions, such as from ...
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This is great news, but a tragedy it took so long. So many more lives could have been saved. www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
UK to open its first safe drug consumption room amid soaring deaths
The Thistle in Glasgow aims to save lives by providing a supervised environment in ‘Europe’s drug deaths capital’
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I can’t argue with this. Such a beautiful film www.theguardian.com/film/2024/dec/20/best-films-of-2024-in-the-uk-no-1-all-of-us-strangers
Best films of 2024 in the UK: No 1 – All of Us Strangers
Andrew Haigh’s devastating metaphysical drama follows a lonely gay writer as he interacts with the ghosts of his parents
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I love the way family therapies have drawn on Bakhtin. Polyphony is such a vivid way to conceptualise making space for all voices, both between and within individuals
I just submitted the last systemic family therapy intermediate assignment. It’s been invigorating to dive into such a different way of thinking about therapy and mental health. And I’ve gorged on some amazing books along the way. Some of my favourites…
