Helen Close

Health and Social Care Researcher #Newcastle Uni, #NIHR Research Support Service, Adoptive Mammy, wife, and reluctant stick insect handler. Views my own.

[Helen Close @DrHelenClose]

Excellent article written by @lisamainwaring for Adoption Today about our work on the hidden burden of poverty in adoption. Fabulous collaboration with @The_Belay_Fndn and @arcadoptionne funded by the Social Justice Team @UniofNewcastle led by Prof Rachel Pain

[Lisa Mainwaring 🎧 @lisamainwaring]

In Adoption Today, I talk about adoption poverty & the ripple effects of early trauma. It’s a deep dive into why we’re exhausted, broke & fighting endless paperwork. Teamed up with the amazing @DrHelenClose @UniofNewcastle & @The_Belay_Fndn, Please share to help others #Adoption

[Madlug™ @wearemadlug]

Spotted 🚨 Sun in the UK!!

A few weeks back our Madlugger Alice soaked up the English sun with her Roll Top backpack.

"What a comfy bag with plenty of room for all the layers needed when on holiday in Britain"

#madlug #rolltop #England #staycation #makeadifference

[Big Issue @BigIssue]

🏆 Thread: Football fever and domestic abuse

For many, the Euros has meant fans, friends and football excitement. But for those facing domestic abuse, it can be a dangerous time. 😔

Here’s a breakdown of the stats @womensaid has been raising awareness of this ⚽️ season. 🧵⬇️

[Dr Phil Hammond 💙 @drphilhammond]

The NHS may be broken, according to @UKLabour @wesstreeting, but here’s how to fix it.

Prevention, Prevention, Prevention, Prevention….

1. Prevent poverty. It’s the single biggest determinant of ill health, and health and social care demand, both now and in the future. Blair and Brown made good progress in reducing it. So it can be done.

2. Prevent illness, with a relentless focus on living well, self-care, mental health support and tackling the commercial determinants of illness. Dental disease is the commonest cause of childhood operations, and yet it’s almost 100% preventable.

3. Prevent existing risks and diseases getting worse, with evidence-based screening and a substantial shift in resources to primary, community and social care

4. Preventing waste and medical harm, by ensuring patients receive the right care, in the right place, from the right people at the right time. This is the toughest nut to crack, as it requires adequate numbers of well trained and well rested staff working in safe, clean environments with the right equipment. We currently spent three times as much litigating harms from maternity care than we do on maternity care. This is a permanent disaster and would be a very good place to start. Instead of repeating our mistakes, we need to learn from them.

For more detail see @PrivateEyeNews and come to the shows @edfringe @theSpaceUK Aug 2-17

https://t.co/CGMa3R91W3

https://t.co/q982NBcjF6

[Joseph Rowntree Foundation @jrf_uk]

📢 "Destitution and hardship cannot be a part of a decent society."

📦 Foodbank usage soaring
🚸 Children turning up to school hungry
🏥 Malnutrition and ill health growing

What should politicians be doing about this?

🗣️ Our CEO, @PaulKissack answers below 👇

#OurEssentials

[Become @BecomeCharity]

��� "It is also deeply concerning that #CareExperienced young people are more likely to be restrained or separated from others. This is no way to treat children who have experienced significant trauma." - @KatharineSJ, our CEO in @cypnow

⬇️ Read more here: https://t.co/NYElIXaSPL

[Joe Lycett @joelycett]

Thx @SuellaBraverman 😍

[Chris Wild @ccwild79]

At 16, I was placed in a bedsit with two older men who were both alcoholics. The place was dangerous and unsuitable for a 16 year old boy leaving care and starting an independent life. No one listened when I begged for somewhere safe to live. I ended up falling behind on my bills because I had no money or support, and before I knew it, I was homeless. That's how quickly it can happen, and you have no control over it whatsoever. It is not a lifestyle choice. @SuellaBraverman

[Crisis @crisis_uk]

Sleeping on the streets is not a lifestyle choice. We don’t have nearly enough affordable homes & rents are soaring, leaving people destitute and forced to sleep rough. [🧵1/4] https://t.co/cU6WG3kpMb

[ALASTAIR CAMPBELL @campbellclaret]

What a disgusting government we have. And she - deliberately - seeks to be the most disgusting of all of them. Because that is how to become leader when Sunak is gone. Awful awful people wrecking a once great country.

[Helen Close @DrHelenClose]

@NIHR_ARC_NENC @TheCatalystUK @NIHR_RSS @UniofNewcastle @pvandergraaf75 @dawn_craig @Emma_LGiles @angbroadbridge Insightful and inspiring presentation on facilitating practitioner research by Lesley Deacon

[Helen Close @DrHelenClose]

@angbroadbridge @ways2wellnessUK Great poster and fantastic work showing low cost, high benefit intervention!

[Terry Galloway @TerryGalloway]

Some updated comments from the survey. https://t.co/mESW17M6Bo

[Louise M Bomber @theyellowkite]

If you are on duty at the school gate you have the opportunity to be a safety anchor for children who have lived toxic stress. This transition is significant. Be mindfully present and focussed. Connect with each and every child as they go through. Neuroception matters. #Aces

[Al Coates @MrAlCoates]

If you're local and this is something you can help with then do get in touch with @ClaireLouPsych
#Adoption #AdoptionSupport #PostAdoptionSupport

[Carol Vorderman @carolvorders]

I've signed.

Rishi Sunak said this week that "nobody wants a general election".

Well it seems that more than 110,000 people do so far.

If you'd like to, then add your signature here ⏬️ to
CALL AN IMMEDIATE GENERAL ELECTION

And RT🙏🏼👍🏼 https://t.co/hKPUhwCcK3

[Terry Galloway @TerryGalloway]

BREAKING NEWS: Cornwall Council become 51st Council to pass Care Experience Motion.

I'm loving this.. from this wheel here they write in the report the impact in these areas... @CornwallCouncil

As part of their committee report they have actually done an equality impact assessment on making Care Experience a Protected Characteristic.

Check it out here https://t.co/VZ5YE5dFXH

[Helen Close @DrHelenClose]

#SSM2023 # insightful, thoughtful, moving sessions on coproduction this morning, expertly chaired by Emma Adams

[Trauma-Informed Approaches in Education @TIAinsight]

Please RT!

I am seeking teachers and support staff to participate in an online interview (under 1 hr) for my research.

I am looking for perspectives from education professionals all over the UK, particularly NI and Wales.

Please DM me if you are interested.