Ian Dinsmore

Digital Communications Officer with leading Social Justice Charity @ExternCharity

[Ian Dinsmore @dinsmore_ian]

Rather than making nitrous oxide illegal, we should focus on providing support & resources to help young people make informed decisions about drug use including education and harm reduction strategies that aim to reduce the risks associated with drug use

https://t.co/tw1YFj0uqu

[Ian Dinsmore @dinsmore_ian]

My goodness! The @spicegirls have let themselves go a bit.

#spicegirls

[Kelly Bonner @KellyBonner]

There is huge concern that the street drugs “blues and yellows” in Belfast are now laced with fentanyl, an extremely dangerous opioid. The BBC understands that there has been multiple overdoses among people taking "benzos” in recent days. More on @bbcnewsline @BBCNewsNI

[Public Health Agency @publichealthni]

“If they see somebody on the street try not to judge them because I was there at one point.”

Watch Neil’s story, his work with @ExternCharity & completing a Postgraduate Diploma in Substance Use & Substance Use Disorders @QUBelfast with the help of PHA-funded bursary programme.

[Ian Dinsmore @dinsmore_ian]

🎙️ Dele Ali's interview is an eye-opener!👏

Sharing his struggles and mental health journey, he's encouraging us to be more understanding and compassionate towards each other. Let's break the stigma, support one another, and create a kinder world.

https://t.co/Z0UVFjhOdg

[Ian Dinsmore @dinsmore_ian]

When you first try #ceilidh dancing.

[Kristine Langhoff @kehickle]

There is no formula for writing/recording/communicating info about young people in a trauma-informed way but @InnovateProj research helped us identify some helpful things to consider. Check out this amazing graphic @MichiMathias created to help us share our learning 👇

[Ian Dinsmore @dinsmore_ian]

A brilliant film from Frank Barry

I would encourage anyone to get involved during #RefugeeWeek to understand more about displaced people and the ways in which together, we can engage and enrich our local communities culturally and creatively through their experiences
#SimpleActs

[Ian Dinsmore @dinsmore_ian]

Each person was special to someone and each person died in a way that is entirely preventable

One of the greatest things we could do when we're talking about the devastating impacts of overdoses is actually for Belfast to move forwards in creating an overdose prevention facility

[Sharon Hearty @Heartytweeter]

#emptyshoeslostlives this image speaks more than words. Drug addiction is a health matter-drugs take hold, ruin lives & lives are lost to this cruel addiction. We walked in solidarity to Stormont, remembered in silence. Drug deaths are rising in Belfast. We need Stormont back

[Ian Dinsmore @dinsmore_ian]

Larne under attack!

#ArmedForcesDay

[Ian Dinsmore @dinsmore_ian]

A great day celebrating #ArmedForcesDay in Larne.

[Ian Dinsmore @dinsmore_ian]

1 in 4 Twitter users 🤔

[Susie Dent @susie_dent]

Word of the day, again, is ‘ultracrepidarian’ (19th century): one who loves to give their opinion on matters they know nothing about.

[Ian Dinsmore @dinsmore_ian]

Instead of treating welfare as a drain on state finances, politicians should see it as an investment in people’s capabilities.

The safety net is supposed to catch people as they fall.

That more and more are falling so far should be a wake-up call.

#cliffedge

[Cliff Edge Coalition NI @CliffEdgeNI]

Harsh impacts of new welfare challenges, as well as the ongoing cost-of-living crisis are increasingly affecting households throughout Northern Ireland.

Read more about the Cliff Edge Coalition's new key asks⤵️:

https://t.co/yJC5og1UHs

[Cliff Edge Coalition NI @CliffEdgeNI]

Harsh impacts of new welfare challenges, as well as the ongoing cost-of-living crisis are increasingly affecting households throughout Northern Ireland.

Read more about the Cliff Edge Coalition's new key asks⤵️:

https://t.co/yJC5og1UHs

[Extern Ireland @ExternIrl]

Harry is now gambling free for three years thanks to the EU-funded @EUErasmusPlus Experts by Experience programme

By looking at his addiction & recovery in a very different way it helped him understand how his addiction developed and how he can use this experience to help others

[Ian Dinsmore @dinsmore_ian]

@dmcbfs Five in Sixmilewater

[Supporting People NI @KeepSP_NI]

Very worrying news about huge cuts at ⁦@CommunitiesNI⁩. #SupportingPeople funding for 19,000 of NI’s most vulnerable must be preserved. It’s already faced 15yrs of inflationary cuts. It can’t survive any more. #keepspni https://t.co/E75hzYeJOv

[Ian Dinsmore @dinsmore_ian]

He's coming on well for a four year old.

Next stop #CarnegieHall

[Ian Dinsmore @dinsmore_ian]

@Danny_McQ2022 @Start360org @healthdpt Absolutely Danny.

We urgently need a plan across the whole of government to help to create a mentally healthier society, to tackle the inequalities and injustices that create mental ill-health and to support services to meet people’s needs more effectively

[Extern Ireland @ExternIrl]

We are delighted to announce @LeslieA_Extern has been appointed as Chief Operating Officer for Extern.

This new role is pivotal at a time when the need for our services has never been greater.

We all wish Leslie every success in her new role.

https://t.co/mcWe5k0lxu