BBC News - Snapchat most-used app for grooming, says NSPCC bbc.com/news/articles/…

America. Tucker Carlson claims that a demon attack left him bleeding in bed theguardian.com/us-news/2024/n…

Let's hope this all sounds like a bad dream in 48 hours or so. Trump indicates he is open to RFK Jr’s proposal to ban vaccines if elected theguardian.com/us-news/2024/n…

".. .a Trump administration would be the most anti-public health, anti-science administration in history" Trump’s queasy prescription to ‘make America healthy again’ takes shape theguardian.com/us-news/2024/n…

Word of the day is ‘recrudescence’ (17th century): the return of something terrible after a time of reprieve.

Competition for entering training in psychiatry (CT1) went from 3.9 applicants per post in 2022 to 9.5 per post in 2024. Reason for optimism on an otherwise bleak day!

Here's our statement on the results of the 2024 presidential election:

BBC News - Australia plans social media ban for under-16s bbc.com/news/articles/…

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1 million people have joined Bluesky in the last week. I'm keen to move over fully and am increasingly dipping my toe. How to leave Twitter without losing the connections?

BBC News - 'I started home-schooling after anxiety caused by child to vomit' - BBC News bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

BBC News - Home education rises in Devon and Cornwall bbc.com/news/articles/…

"Bluesky" is trending in the UK.... This feels really positive. Please show me if you are there: Rory Conn.bsky.social

Every day, BlueSky looks stronger and better. Lots of the medical community heading over. I log in to Twitter and all I see is adverts for "Temu"...

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BBC News - Australian Senate approves social media ban on under-16s bbc.com/news/articles/…

acamh.org/event/schwartz… I’m presenting on Schwartz Rounds at a free webinar next Tuesday 3 December at 5-6.30pm. Schwartz Rounds are a very powerful intervention in health and other organisations to support staff wellbeing. Do join us if you can Association for Child & Adolescent Mental Health

🚨 NEW: The Government has announced it is permanently banning puberty blockers for under-18s with gender dysphoria from January 2025

I put this slide in every talk I do. From not being able to fill our core training posts we have gone to nearly doubling our numbers. #choosepsychiatry #RCPsychIC

For females between 15 and 24 years old the death rate for Anorexia Nervosa is 12 times higher than for all other causes of death. A review concluded that lack of funding and research is influenced by the fact that majority of patients are female. #rcpsychic