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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...

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."

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Meraviglioso. ☺️

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…

“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...

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A glass bowl filled with creamy Greek yoghurt, surrounded by fresh punnets of strawberries, raspberries and blueberries. A colourful, healthy brunch!

"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 😅

OECS thematic collections.

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!

Ooh, I've added it to my to-be-read pile. Thanks for sharing!

Guess what's at the top of my discover feed...

Pancakes, bacon, and maple syrup = life. 🤤

A bowl of Greek yoghurt, blueberries, and strawberries.

Okay, you win.

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

It all comes down to the soffritto.

I've got my fingers crossed for you, Suzi. 🤞

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

Really looking forward to reading it!

Postdoctoral Research Associate in Welfare Experiences & Mental Health

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-...

That's sweet. When I was five, I wanted to be a mahout because I was fascinated by elephants. I still ask myself what I want to be when I grow up—and now I'm about to reincarnate into my second (or maybe third?) career change. Funny how things change.

Infographic illustrating barriers to support for mental health and substance use problems: a lack of integrated care means that people struggling on both fronts are turned away from services for being ‘too complex’; underinvestment in holistic services prevents people from getting support that meets their needs (e.g. Workforce shortages, Funding pressures on services, Compounded stigma & trauma); Fragmentation between NHS, local authority services and voluntary sector services leads to people falling through the gaps; Inequity means that people from LGBTQ+ and racialised communities, as well as people within the criminal justice system, face even greater challenges in getting support; a lack of access to secure housing means that people can find their wider support needs hidden by homelessness.

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

A kindle displaying the front cover of “Phantoms in the Brain” by V. S. Ramachandran.

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

Quote from David Woodhead: "Drugs made me feel connected to the world and to people in ways I had never experienced, easing the sadness I had always known. Stopping drugs was entirely different. There was no relief or certainty in my decision. During early recovery, I slept in my friend’s spare room, screaming in my sleep...  Progress was slow, but by day 99, I began to feel human again. "

Quote from David Woodhead: "A decade of sobriety. With love and support, a combination of services and opportunities, and a dogged and open-minded determination, a new life can be found, one of learning and self-discovery, and better mental health, proving that sometimes things don’t turn out as badly as we might once have feared."

🗣️ "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

Thank you, Caroline. 🙂

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.

I'm an honorary weegie, so when I read the first sentence I thought "Hang on, have I been saying it wrong all these years?" Then I read the second sentence and burst out laughing. 🤣

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

Thanks for sharing. I’m listening to it now.

🧠 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

That's a proper literary endurance test! 📚

‘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

"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...

Growing facial hair is a skill I sadly do not possess. I'm low key envious.

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.