Associate Professor London School of Economics & Political Science. Mental health, suicide, public health, economic research & policy analysis.Keen(slow) runner
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7 Sep 2025
That was a tough 20 mile run at Bedford Festival today. Going well for the first 13 miles in very not conditions. Managing tight calf muscles for last miles. Big shout out to emergency services and first aiders today in the hot weather.
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21 Jul 2025
#CPGlobalMentalHealth study explores the context, implementation, and impact of a WHO #psychologicalintervention for #migrants experiencing psychological distress.
Check out the findings here: bit.ly/456sK1P
#MentalHealth @mariannapurgato @SijbrandijMarit @dmcdaid
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9 Jun 2025
A chance to take part in Kralinge Bos parkrun. Beautiful course and beautiful day and surprisingly my best ever age graded time and fourth fastest ever. Not that time important of course
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24 May 2025
Lovely to run the Wezenlanden parkrun in Zwolle for first time today. Another friendly well organised run - and Zwolle is a lovely little city.
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17 May 2025
Investigation good; but there needs to be a moratorium now on these debt collection processes. Why are local councils
@LGAcomms organisations responsible for #publichealth including #mentalhealth and #wellbeing allowed to do something that is so wrong?
17 May 2025
V important @MartinSLewis Councils in England responsibe for public health; unmanageable debt major risk factor 4 poor #mentalhealth & ppl w mentalhealth conditions high risk of debt. Councils use rapid punitive measures & bailiffs; totally unacceptable needs to be stopped now
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17 May 2025
V important @MartinSLewis Councils in England responsibe for public health; unmanageable debt major risk factor 4 poor #mentalhealth & ppl w mentalhealth conditions high risk of debt. Councils use rapid punitive measures & bailiffs; totally unacceptable needs to be stopped now
14 May 2025
Brilliant news. I'm quite emotional. Govt has agreed to investigate Council Tax rapid debt collection escalation that is catastrophic for millions. Miss one MONTH'S payment and within six weeks you can have baliffs forcing you to pay for the YEAR plus £100s admin charges.
Thanks so much to @mmhpi and @gmb
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David McDaid retweeted
21 Apr 2025
"Let us learn to live with kindness, to love everyone, even when they do not love us."
- Pope Francis. (1936-2025)
#PopeFrancis @Pontifex
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7 Apr 2025
Good to speak #epa2025 Madrid today on strengthening economic case for #mentalhealth Great talks also @CALDirector Laura Maria Sevilla Cermeño on mental health liaison in general and special needs schools; @drjackandrews on potential harms of universal prevention in schools.
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David McDaid retweeted
7 Apr 2025
Join us for a thought-provoking session in 5 minutes as experts debate: Do we need psychiatric asylums again?
The role of psychiatric asylums in modern mental health care. Are they a relic of the past or a necessary solution for today’s challenges?
#EPA2025
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David McDaid retweeted
6 Apr 2025
Full house to discuss how to improve mental health services in Europe with the WPA President @WPA_Psychiatry, the EPA President @Euro_Psychiatry and the ECNP President @ecnptweets among many other stakeholders and speakers such as Silvana Galderisi and López-Moríñigo. #epa2025
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16 Mar 2025
Good to run first half-marathon of the year at the Milton Keynes Festival of Running today in just over 2hrs and 3 mins. Enjoyed the run; should have worn gloves though, was really quite bitter weather. Really contrast from warm weather at parkrun in Northampton on Saturday.
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7 Mar 2025
In Bodø Norway to see my friend and colleague @ipsnor Beate Brinchmann defend her PhD Thesis 'Can Individual Placement and Support (IPS)(supported employment) contribute to changing life of individuals experiencing mentalhealth problems?' Been a pleasure to collaborate with her
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6 Mar 2025
Good to be in Dublin today to launch of our @CPEC_LSE report for @MHReform on the economic case for scaling up early access to support for children and young people in Ireland with 'mild to moderate' levels of #mentalhealth conditions including anxiety and depression
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2 Mar 2025
Hmm US National Library of Medicine and US National Institutes of Health websites all down at the moment.........
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7 Feb 2025
Great to take part in @FPH @rcpsych event on #publicmentalhealth Important to work across boundaries/disciplines to implement effectively. Also heard much more use can be made of routine health and other data to make case e.g. help ensure experience and voices of all are heard
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David McDaid retweeted
7 Feb 2025
An outstanding morning session
Thanks to Prof @subodhdave1 @rcpsych & Prof @ProfKevinFenton @FPH
Prof @ProfAnnJohn Prof @dmcdaid Prof @JayDasMunshi
Public Mental Health Conference
Talks on data,strengths,gaps, challenges,investing in prevention,research priorities &much more
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1 Feb 2025
Great to have done my 300th parkrun @bedfordparkrun today. As ever very well organised and big turnout today with Great Denham flooded this morning.
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25 Jan 2025
Lovely to be at 400th @BDownparkrun today. Getting up that never ending hill twice takes some doing but then there is a long downhill. Big turnout well organised and group photo before start!
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David McDaid retweeted
23 Jan 2025
Only 2 weeks to go until the joint RCPsych and @FPH Public Mental Health Conference 2025. Hear from @subodhdave1 @ProfKevinFenton @JayDasMunshi @petticrewmark @dmcdaid @DrSusannaMills and many more!
View the full programme and register: bit.ly/pmh2025
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