Royal College of Psychiatrists divests gas, oil & coal! Congratulations to @rcpsych and to Fossil Free Psych campaigners for holding the fossil fuel industry to account for damages to mental and physical health. Now let’s fight for a Fossil Free #CoP26! wp.me/p6XZ8Q-53F
We need a health and wellbeing budget if we are going to change the damaging trends seen #Marmot2020 Sign this petition and take a stand!
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We're running a sandpit on digital platform use in relation to community assets in mental health for
@NetworkMARCH. Keen for a range of stakeholders to attend. bit.ly/30YGvNz. Please share widely @JacobDiggle@paul_radin @VictoriaBetton @RawsthorneMat @UELPsychLondon
Calling talented photographers - big focus on mental health next year, but you have only till Monday to submit your amazing work. Wellcome Photography Prize 2020 @wellcometrustwellcome.ac.uk/what-we-do/ou…
Imperative to think about ways to minimise harm and redesign systems so we see ‘co-benefits’ : better for the environment and for everyone, including and especially the most vulnerable
"What we found is that climate change and environmental stress are common factors that intensify pre-existing disadvantages or gender and developmental inequalities" ti.me/2QTWVU8
Smoke signals: without bold moves and a long-term plan, New Delhi won’t be the only Indian city with dangerous levels of air pollution — World Report from Dinesh Sharma
Lovely piece rediscovering Oliver Sacks and Rachel Carson on the profound importance of nature for wellbeing and recovery.brainpickings.org/2019/05/27…
Cultural participation carries clear benefits for preventing, and mitigating, #ChronicPain (controlling for all other factors)
Yet more astonishing/thrilling research from @Daisy_Fancourt at the @R_S_P_H’s #ArtsOnPrescription conference
Arts as multi-modal interventions. Nice overview here presented by @Daisy_Fancourt at #ArtsOnPrescription, including components, causal mechanisms and health outcomes. Which paper does this come from Daisy?
Economic value of protected areas via visitor mental health|Nature Communications|Direct link between protected area visits and individual human MENTAL HEALTH and WELLBEING which translates to a very substantial but previously unrecognised ECONOMIC VALUE🌳 nature.com/articles/s41467-0…
We want more roadside wildflowers for bees & butterflies. Road verges should be a part of a national Nature Recovery Network, joining up vital places for wildlife. 🚗🚗🚗🌸🌼🐝🐞🦋🌱🌱🌱