The exclusion of transgender people from the ban on conversion therapy is deeply worrying, and leaves #trans people at risk of harm.
Hear from @DrAdamJowett @BPSSexualities : bps.org.uk/news-and-polic…
#BanConversionTherapy 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
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- "Systemic racism is real. Our research tells us this, and we should speak out loudly about it." We spoke to @JohnAmaechi following the racism suffered by the England football players this week.
00:00 - 'There is strong evidence that minorities experience greater levels of stress when their rights are being debated' @DrAdamJowett @BPSSexualities discusses the impact on #Trans people's mental health from the ongoing debate around a #ConversionTherapy ban: bit.ly/TransPeopleMH
- We reject recent comments made by the Education Secretary which described psychology as a 'low value' degree - read our full response here bps.org.uk/news-and-polic…
- The BPS stands in solidarity with all those who are feeling pain and expressing righteous anger about racial injustice and recommit to valuing diversity and fighting inequity. Statement: ow.ly/7mwp50zWVvO #GeorgeFloyd @ClinPsychDavid @DebbiHusbands
- "Telling somebody about your suicidal thoughts is really difficult to do" in light of recent events, we spoke to Professor Rory O'Connor @suicideresearch about the experience of, & advice for people with mental health difficulties. #mentalhealth #SuicidePrevention @samaritans
00:00 - Prof @SusanMichie is a distinguished clinical & health psychologist who has produced high quality research in the field of behaviour change relating to health issues. The BPS & @UKDCP are disappointed with the personal attacks on her in the media recently: bps.org.uk/news-and-polic…
- 'I Thought It Was Just a Part of Life', new report, found that out of 22,000 UK women who took part, 99.3% had been subjected to one or more acts of sexual violence, since birth: bit.ly/VictimFocusStu… @DrJessTaylor @Jaimi_Shrive
00:00 - We're calling for psychology to be placed at the centre of the nation’s recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic in response to the government 's planned #NHS reforms announced today. Read more: bps.org.uk/NHSwhitepaper
- We reject recent comments made by the Education Secretary which described psychology as a 'low value' degree. Read our full response ow.ly/wvw950usR6r
- Why do we become depressed & what can help? Our new report with @UKDCP 'Understanding Depression' brings together research from psychology and other disciplines and offers different perspectives. Read more: ow.ly/WOV650BOpwS
- NHS England has withdrawn funding for the mental health support provided by NHS Practitioner Health to secondary care staff. This is deeply concerning, at a time when "mental health support for NHS staff is needed now more than ever." @romanpsych 👉 bps.org.uk/news/bps-respo…
- 'It’s a travesty that society lets men be angry while silencing traumatised women for their fury' @DrJessTaylor Chartered psychologist, Dr Jessica Taylor discusses the acceptance of women's anger: bit.ly/DrJWmnsAnger
- 'Given the pressures they are under, health and social care staff need psychological help more than ever, and there is plenty of evidence of the strong link between staff wellbeing and patient safety.' Thank you to @campbellclaret for backing our #FundNHShubs campaign.BLOG: with @metpoliceuk ending all but “risk to life” mental health call outs and govt refusing to fund NHS staff mental health hubs, seems that with every step forward on mental health, the Tories are determined to take us two steps back alastaircampbell.org/2023/05/for-ev…
