"People didn't understand or support her." Jeremy Harris' autistic daughter, Bethany, was sectioned as a teenager. Her mental health has only improved since receiving specialist social care-something the current 'UK system lacks'. trib.al/Rx0iR33 📺 Sky 501 and YT

Horrifying news from Southport. If you're sitting at home wondering how you might be able to help the victims, donating blood is one way you could help. National blood stocks especially of group O blood are low, and whatever you can give will help.

There is palpable shock in the air today in Southport. Of course, our community is pulling together to support those affected and mourn. However, sometimes, things are just beyond platitudes, there is no light to be found - just grief.

Solidarity to this brave woman taking a stand against the racist thugs attacking a mosque in Southport tonight We need to spread the message of unity over division of Robinson and other far right instigators

Southport is a very scary place to be at the moment.

Dear media outlets , THIS is the picture from #Southport that needs sharing … the racist thugs brought in by the EDL and PA to whip up race hatred are NOT the focus. 3 children have been killed. These rioting morons neither respect that nor represent the grieving families

Southport locals, who had far right thugs rampage through their streets, trampling on their collective grief, come together to rebuild a damaged wall at the local Mosque. The thugs go low. The people of Southport go high.

This is Southport 💗

#Oliverscampaign One day, we will look back in history and hang our heads in shame at what we have done to autistic people, and learning disabled people. But until then, we fight on for acceptance, equality and inclusion bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0c…

If you want women and girls to stop talking about abuse, stop abusing them. Super quick solution.

All my coverage of Day 1 of Mia Gauci Lamport's inquest, Surrey Coroner's Court, Tuesday this week. Pen portrait of Mia georgejulian.co.uk/2024/07/31/mia… Mia had big hazel eyes that lit up the room, with a cute button nose, chubby checks and a pouty bottom lip that couldn’t be missed 1/

an emotional evening. #SouthportTogether

Today’s podcast! Yona Lunsky has a Cuppa Tea With Richard Richard Keagan-Bull at IASSIDD #iassidd2024, after they presented a symposium together about avoidable deaths Learning from Lives and Deaths - LeDeR researchers. Fascinating Canadian perspective on the Mortality Review Programme in England soundcloud.com/cuppa-tea-with…

Our latest paper 📑 BMJ_Open supports the acute hospital learning disability #liaison nurse role in improving care, though they appear to see only a minority of people who are admitted. With: Andre Strydom Umesh Learning from Lives and Deaths - LeDeR researchers Karina Marshall-Tate💙 Jonny Ding bmjopen.bmj.com/content/14/8/e…

An important publication relating to a very important topic... Something we'll be building upon with our Burdett Trust 💙 Project supporting people with a learning disability, from ethnic minority backgrounds, with their respiratory health to keep healthy 🫁 🫁 🫁 OliversLifeGoals

We’re not sure how criminalising an autistic person in a mental health crisis constitutes justice Shabana Mahmood MP Yvette Cooper.

uclan.ac.uk/jobs/arc-nwc-r… Vacancy in my team🙂 working for ARC North West Coast but based at The University of Central Lancashire - UCLan

We’re hosting the 21st Seattle Club Conference for Research in Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities King's College London on 12-13 December. Great opportunity to share your work & meet other researchers - submit abstracts by 20 Sept, bookings open Oct 📝🎟️ estore.kcl.ac.uk/conferences-an…