Meinou Simmons (@meinous) 's Twitter Profile
Meinou Simmons

@meinous

Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, Oxford; Training Programme Director, Thames Valley; Mum; author; runner. Views are my own

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ESCAP (@escaponline) 's Twitter Profile Photo

This week is #LonelinessAwarenessWeek. The Random Acts of Connection campaign by Marmalade Trust encourages everyone to increase those simple, everyday moments of connection which help us feel happier and less lonely. Visit: lonelinessawarenessweek.org #RandomActsOfConnection

This week is #LonelinessAwarenessWeek. The Random Acts of Connection campaign by <a href="/marmaladetrust/">Marmalade Trust</a> encourages everyone to increase those simple, everyday moments of connection which help us feel happier and less lonely.  Visit: lonelinessawarenessweek.org #RandomActsOfConnection
Child Outcomes Research Consortium (CORC) (@corccentral) 's Twitter Profile Photo

If your #education setting would like a report on your staff's #wellbeing before this final term ends, please note that the deadline for registering for our staff survey is 15 July. Providing you with data to end the year/inform the new #school year. ⬇️ orlo.uk/1Vanu

If your #education setting would like a report on your staff's #wellbeing before this final term ends, please note that the deadline for registering for our staff survey is 15 July.  Providing you with data to end the year/inform the new #school year. 
⬇️ 
orlo.uk/1Vanu
Children & Young People's Mental Health Coalition (@cypmentalhealth) 's Twitter Profile Photo

We’re calling for: 🟣Increased investment in CYP mental health services 🟣Greater support in the community and schools 🟣Mental Health Act reforms And these have wide support amongst voters🗳️ cypmhc.org.uk/publications/s…

Anna Freud (@afnccf) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Storytelling can be a powerful tool to support the mental wellbeing of children. Come to our free webinar to hear about how to support children to develop positive wellbeing and our early years storybook, ‘Sometimes Happy, Sometimes Sad’: orlo.uk/wv5aT

Storytelling can be a powerful tool to support the mental wellbeing of children.

Come to our free webinar to hear about how to support children to develop positive wellbeing and our early years storybook, ‘Sometimes Happy, Sometimes Sad’:
orlo.uk/wv5aT
Child Outcomes Research Consortium (CORC) (@corccentral) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Anna Freud King's College London & UCL are collaborating on the RE-STAR programme, aiming to understand what priorities, enablers & barriers are important to secondary #school staff when promoting the #mentalhealth of autistic & ADHD students. Can you take part? orlo.uk/yUm48

<a href="/AFNCCF/">Anna Freud</a> <a href="/KingsCollegeLon/">King's College London</a> &amp; <a href="/ucl/">UCL</a> are collaborating on the RE-STAR programme, aiming to understand what priorities, enablers &amp; barriers are important to secondary #school staff when promoting the #mentalhealth of autistic &amp; ADHD students. Can you take part? orlo.uk/yUm48
The Neurodiversity Charity ADHD Foundation (@adhdfoundation) 's Twitter Profile Photo

In partnership with NHS London LDNMayor Health & young people, we have produced a strength-based guide to living successfully with ADHD. Staying well, achieving in education, managing relationships - free to download: @CNWLCAMHS NewhamCAMHS ⭐️✨💙CAMHS Network💙✨⭐️ ☂️ adhdfoundation.org.uk/wp-content/upl…

In partnership with NHS London <a href="/LDN_Health/">LDNMayor Health</a> &amp; young people, we have produced a strength-based guide to living successfully with ADHD. Staying well, achieving in education, managing relationships - free to download: @CNWLCAMHS <a href="/CamhsNewham/">NewhamCAMHS</a> <a href="/CAMHSNetwork/">⭐️✨💙CAMHS Network💙✨⭐️</a> ☂️ adhdfoundation.org.uk/wp-content/upl…
Children & Young People's Mental Health Coalition (@cypmentalhealth) 's Twitter Profile Photo

With poor mental health on the rise, the General Election is a pivotal moment for mental health. Ask your candidates to build #AMentallyHealthierNation by tagging them below⬇️ centreformentalhealth.org.uk/publications/m…

Cystic Fibrosis Trust (@cftrust) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Today, NICE have given approval for the life-changing #cysticfibrosis modulator drugs to be made available on the NHS in England. This follows many years of campaigning by Cystic Fibrosis Trust and people right across the CF community. ow.ly/XGMs50SmgJR

EFPT (@efptrainees) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The EFPT is proud to announce the 14th edition of the “EFPT Award for Excellence”. This annual award is for an excellent and innovative project in psychiatry of current relevance, carried out within the last 2 years, with the involvement of psychiatry trainees. [1/2]

The EFPT is proud to announce the 14th edition of the “EFPT Award for Excellence”. This annual award is for an excellent and innovative project in psychiatry of current relevance, carried out within the last 2 years, with the involvement of psychiatry trainees. [1/2]
Children & Young People's Mental Health Coalition (@cypmentalhealth) 's Twitter Profile Photo

With the election fast approaching, we have written to the leaders of the political parties urging them to prioritise mental health.📩 With over half of voters saying political parties have failed on children's mental health, its time to act⬇️ cypmhc.org.uk/cypmhc-open-le…

Royal College of Psychiatrists (@rcpsych) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Mental health patients are more than twice as likely to spend 12-hours+ in A&E than other patients. If you have a medical emergency and you’re registered to vote, you can still apply for an emergency proxy vote until 5pm on election day. More details: shorturl.at/zY29Z

Royal College of Psychiatrists (@rcpsych) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Congratulations to Keir Starmer and The Labour Party. The next five years brings a real opportunity to reverse the mental health crisis. We look forward to working with you and all parties on tackling this. #NoHealthWithoutMentalHealth

Dr Sanil Rege FRANZCP | MRCPsych (@sanilrege) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Antidepressant Mechanisms of Exercise 🏃🏾🚀 1. Enhances Dopamine Transmission and Neural Reward Circuitry 2. Augments Effort Exertion and Mitigates Anhedonia 3. Improves Cognitive Control Enhances attention, memory, and executive function. 4. Anti-Inflammatory Effects

Antidepressant Mechanisms of Exercise 🏃🏾🚀

1. Enhances Dopamine Transmission and Neural Reward Circuitry

2. Augments Effort Exertion and Mitigates Anhedonia

3. Improves Cognitive Control

Enhances attention, memory, and executive function.

4.  Anti-Inflammatory Effects
Cystic Fibrosis Trust (@cftrust) 's Twitter Profile Photo

✨Join other children aged 10-14 with CF for an evening of laughs and mayhem with our comedy teacher Sam! Siblings are welcome to sign up and children are welcome to call in from hospital.✨ 👉Thursday 18th July from 4.30-6pm. 👉Email [email protected] to sign up.

✨Join other children aged 10-14 with CF for an evening of laughs and mayhem with our comedy teacher Sam! Siblings are welcome to sign up and children are welcome to call in from hospital.✨

👉Thursday 18th July from 4.30-6pm. 

👉Email cfyouth@cysticfibrosis.org.uk to sign up.
Rory O'Connor (@suicideresearch) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🗣️Free Suicide Prevention Resources We have developed 4 modules, the first one is aimed at anyone with an interest in understanding suicide, the other three modules go into more depth into the psychology of understanding and preventing suicide #Science2PreventSuicide

Mental Health Foundation (@mentalhealth) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Self-harm can affect anyone. Often the first step to break the cycle is talking to someone you trust. There is help available. 💜 Read our guide: bit.ly/3xQFTyd

Self-harm can affect anyone. Often the first step to break the cycle is talking to someone you trust.

There is help available. 💜

Read our guide: bit.ly/3xQFTyd
The Health Foundation (@healthfdn) 's Twitter Profile Photo

How much does UK spend on health care compared to Europe? In 2022, nine of the EU14 countries spent more on health care per head than UK. Six invested over 20% more, including France, the Netherlands and Germany. Analysis by Elaine Kelly and Toby Watt⬇️ health.org.uk/news-and-comme…

How much does UK spend on health care compared to Europe?

In 2022, nine of the EU14 countries spent more on health care per head than UK. Six invested over 20% more, including France, the Netherlands and Germany.

Analysis by <a href="/ElaineKTHF/">Elaine Kelly</a> and <a href="/tlswatt/">Toby Watt</a>⬇️

health.org.uk/news-and-comme…
The Neurodiversity Charity ADHD Foundation (@adhdfoundation) 's Twitter Profile Photo

1 in 5 ‘Think Differently’ ( at least ) There is an evolutionary purpose why we each have a brain as unique as our fingerprints. It is the ‘Universal Design’ that we all ‘Think Differently’ & ‘Learn Differently’ - intelligence is multiple, diverse & evolving… #Neurodiversity ☂️

1 in 5 ‘Think Differently’ ( at least ) There is an evolutionary purpose why we each have a brain as unique as our fingerprints. It is the ‘Universal Design’
that we all ‘Think Differently’ &amp; ‘Learn Differently’ - intelligence is multiple, diverse &amp; evolving… #Neurodiversity ☂️