Dr Lucy Johnstone was pleased to be invited to deliver workshops for the psychosis service and for a day on trauma-informed practice to NHS Maudsley and Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience. More training days to follow. #PTMF ramework #PTMF

Our CEO Eileen Murphy and Sarah Christie left Mark Carruthers
with their call to action for our Northern Ireland Assembly
'Think long-term, Think prevention' & 'Be brave, see the big picture'

Sunday Politics Northern Ireland, 28/04/2024: bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episod… via @bbciplayer

Today’s mood #Dexter … we all need something soft to rest with💙

Congrats to NI Mental Health Arts Festival on the launch of their 2024 Festival! We were delighted to share our #NewScript Travelling Poetry Apothecary with everyone.

Looking forward to being part of this year’s exciting programme!

Register for our workshop here 👉 bit.ly/4aU6Cbz

In our next workshop, Dr Lucy Johnstone will discuss how the Power Threat Meaning Framework (PTMF) can offer an alternative to models of mental health based on psychiatric diagnosis.

🗓️ Wednesday 15th May
⏰ 9.30am - 1pm
📍 Conway Mill

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Happiness is 🥰 … Dexter wishes everyone a week with even little moments to pause, breathe & remember being enough is not dependent on how much we do!

Lisa Morrison angie phillips Cecilia Daly Barra Best Geoff Maskell BBC NI Weather Hello Dexter I’m so tired being a good boy all the time!! (he’s not!)

Upon finding out our son was being restrained mechanically, it wasn't merely a matter of taking away the chair. He became reliant on it, & removing it entirely caused prolonged distress. It was necessary to gradually reduce his dependence, like weaning off an addiction #HarrysLaw

If you want to learn more about the campaign, click here 👉 nlb.ie/campaigns/ment…

We chatted to people about the need for better approach to mental health, using the apothecary as a way to open up conversations about how we as a society can respond better to emotional distress and trauma.

The #NewScript for Mental Health campaign brought their Travelling Poetry Apothecary to @kennedycentrebelfast this afternoon for #poetrydayireland 🖋️

Anytime #Trigemiocardiac Reflex is stimulated, risks outweigh benefits--esp using electrical dose 'without any clincial or scientific rationale.'
Patients told ECT safe & effective: double standard in #MedEthics . Kathy Flaherty Dr John Read National Disability Rights Network
twitter.com/PsychRecovery/…

This is what needs to change. PPR Lisa Morrison #PTMFramework

Thank you Lisa Morrison for sharing this.

Sending love &solidarity ❤️ 🔥

A deluge of drugs & disorders and precious little else 😢

People absolutely deserve more!

#NewScript for Mental Health is campaigning for a better approach.

Email [email protected] to find out more

NHS Whistleblower reveals thousands die under community mental health services. 👉🏼bit.ly/3Uc4TXI

A shocking story that has alarm bells ringing here!

RQIA failed to inspect these services for 14 yrs

.. and still NO inspections last yr.

Robin Swann must act!

One of the activists PPR drew this for me. All the medications I’ve been on, often many at one time. And 96 #ECT . Drowning in drugs & disorders! Too unwell 4 psychological therapies apparently, over 8 years? People deserve more than this! #NewScript

‘Are Chapman’s misrepresentations calculated and deliberate, or careless and accidental?’ The case against ‘antipsychiatry’ is built on false foundations, according to this review of ‘Empire of Normality.’

Children in more deprived areas are more likely to be prescribed antidepressants.

This is the medicalisation of poverty.

#WednesdayThoughts

Harrowing reading! I've tabled several Assembly Questions to better understand the picture in NI . Not only is the current system not fit for purpose but community mental health services here aren't being properly regulated.

Change is needed urgently, lives depend on it.