
David McDaid
@dmcdaid
Associate Professor London School of Economics & Political Science. Mental health, suicide, public health, economic research & policy analysis.Keen(slow) runner
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02-04-2009 23:36:10
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Only 2 weeks to go until the joint RCPsych and Faculty of Public Health Public Mental Health Conference 2025. Hear from Subodh Dave ☘️🌻🌞 Humanising Medicine Kevin Fenton Prof Jayati Das-Munshi Mark Petticrew @markpetticrew.bsky.social David McDaid Susanna Mills and many more! View the full programme and register: bit.ly/pmh2025


Lovely to be at 400th Bevendean Down parkrun 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!


Great to have done my 300th parkrun Bedford parkrun today. As ever very well organised and big turnout today with Great Denham flooded this morning.

An outstanding morning session Thanks to Prof Subodh Dave ☘️🌻🌞 Humanising Medicine Royal College of Psychiatrists & Prof Kevin Fenton Faculty of Public Health Prof AnnJohn💙 Prof David McDaid Prof Prof Jayati Das-Munshi Public Mental Health Conference Talks on data,strengths,gaps, challenges,investing in prevention,research priorities &much more


Great to take part in Faculty of Public Health Royal College of Psychiatrists 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


Good to be in Dublin today to launch of our Care Policy and Evaluation Centre report for Mental Health Reform 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



Full house to discuss how to improve mental health services in Europe with the WPA President World Psychiatric Association (WPA) wpanet.org, the EPA President European Psychiatric Association and the ECNP President ECNP among many other stakeholders and speakers such as Silvana Galderisi and López-Moríñigo. #epa2025



Good to speak #epa2025 Madrid today on strengthening economic case for #mentalhealth Great talks also Celso Arango Laura Maria Sevilla Cermeño on mental health liaison in general and special needs schools; Jack Andrews on potential harms of universal prevention in schools.


"Let us learn to live with kindness, to love everyone, even when they do not love us." - Pope Francis. (1936-2025) #PopeFrancis Pope Francis


V important Martin Lewis 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

Investigation good; but there needs to be a moratorium now on these debt collection processes. Why are local councils Local Government Association (LGA) organisations responsible for #publichealth including #mentalhealth and #wellbeing allowed to do something that is so wrong?



#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 marianna Marit Sijbrandij David McDaid
