One in four children in England need social care services by 18, study reveals New research shows scale of crisis, sparking fears over impact of poverty and funding cuts on young people

My new research with Matt Jay shows 1 in 4 of all children require services because they do not achieve a basi level of wellbeing
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Only?!?

Mind you, "emotional and behavioural" is fast becoming the children's version of CEN

Research: Recovery can be an empty concept that leads to experiences of surveillance from society - Mad in Ireland When we talk about personal recovery, it should involve participation, agency, and a sense of belonging. Reflections from an Irish context suggests that perhaps recovery is an empty concept, one which...

By @calvinswords.bsky.social -
"Neoliberalism is a significant influence on why service delivery and society continue to fail many stakeholders, especially individuals and families seeking help and support for their mental health challenges."
madinireland.com/2024/12/rese...

How bizarre!

Expressing a negative opinion about someone is not defamation

We are very quick to pathologise disagreement sometimes though. Assuming it means "doesn't understand" or "is being difficult".

Niche post but the man who wrote the blog below was entrusted to complete a review of children and families social work in the UK ⬇️

NHS worker filmed and shared patient's mental health breakdown - BBC News Julie Trafford says she feels "dirty and angry" after the video was shared in an online group.

‘A hospital worker WhatsApped my mental breakdown’. This is one of the main reasons we must #StopOxevision. There is a significant history of statutory workers, from mental health staff to police, recording people—predominantly traumatised women—in vulnerable states. #StopOxevision

Our cost of a child calculations show, for the first time, all family types on low and modest incomes can't meet their costs or minimum living standards. Work alone isn’t the answer to child poverty—we need investment in social security. cpag.org.uk/sites/defaul...

Read, it's very interesting (I did my masters dissertation on trauma informed practice so I would say that - the lit review was eye opening and lots about dissociation in the history)

Some of what is described about "hysterics" decades before that sounds similar though - childlike presentation, inability to feel pain. Disorganised attachment is necessary but not sufficient maybe? (I realise disorganised attachment is a contested concept now too)

In fairness your posts are interesting and not rude so I think probably less upsetting to peeps...it would be helpful to know at which developmental stage this happens (or is it across several?)

That is...unusual

Just debating this on another thread - totally with you on your second point, isn't it harmful to people with these symptoms how it's so often publicly debated though?

Organised Sexual Abuse Organised Sexual Abuse offers a comprehensive, interdisciplinary investigation of this phenomenon. Since the early 1980s, social workers and mental health professionals around the globe have encounter...

Must be a side effect of the name! www.routledge.com/Organised--S... this book is amazing if you haven't already read

a penguin wearing a grey hat is laying in a bed ALT: a penguin wearing a grey hat is laying in a bed

When you slept all day trying to heal from your evil winter cold

Me too now I am wondering if he has Bluesky 😅

I swear there is something good written about this. Might be in Michael Salter's book on organised abuse actually.

Professionals who are doubtful about dissociation- read @chloeapter.bsky.social thread

And yes, debate, but don't take too much pleasure in disbelief

The likes from professionals bother me though. Say it's contested and complex yes, but "a load of crap" isn't valid scientific enquiry

I read the posts and I just think it's symptomatic of not having taken time to think about it with an open mind. The idea that you would "not know" makes sense for about 5 minutes until you realise that people would tell you and amnesia isn't always complete

I suppose it's not surprising that many patients absorb this thinking seeing as so many professionals buy into it

My experience supporting rape crisis callers will always trump what psychiatry doesn't know yet

Does this person have any knowledge on the subject or can their opinion be swiftly discarded 🙂

Does my baby forget me when I go to work? It’s a common question among new parents.

To answer we need to explore the distinction between the complex narrative memory we have as adults and the earlier forms of recognition common to babies.

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Thank you! Hoping to be back in work tomorrow if the stars align 💫

Very poorly today. Thought I was doing well surviving winter with no time off for horrible colds but spoke too soon 😪 🤧

Those of us who support child victims could do with being up to date on key issues for adult survivors ⬇️