Upcoming Events
EAMHID Congress, Helsinki, Finland, 21.-23.09.2023
Masterclass on ID and Autism, Thessaloniki, Greece, 31.03.-01.04.2023

CORTTEX
As part of the strategy to increase and strengthen its European network, since December 2020 EAMHID is part of an amazing EU funded project called CORTTEX. This initiative aims at exchanging know-how to develop a large-scale training programme on employing novel...
HERE you can download an information package for dealing with the SARS-CoV2 situation, including materials using easy language and pictograms for people with IDD.
The "My Diabetes & Me" study are looking for people with learning disabilities who have type 2 diabetes.
If you want to find out more information please email mydiabetesandme@uhl-tr.nhs.uk or call 01162588636
@LPTnhs @LDC_tweets
We wanted to kick off the week with the voices of some of our members and parents talking about the difference Down’s Syndrome Scotland has made to them https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YApepQELfk #TakeAStepForward #WDSD2023
Today is the start of Down’s Syndrome Awareness Week – we are so excited for everything that is going on this week and can’t wait to see all your photos! It’s not too late to get involved you can still head over to http://takeastepforward.org.uk to sign up. #TakeAStepForward #WDSD2023
"Dementia is a priority research area at UCL and in Japan, and we are benefitting from learning from each other to improve our research and care,” @atsommerlad following visit from @osaka_univ_e academics #UCLandJapan @Gill_Livingston @UCL_Global

While UCL's been in Japan this week, @UCLPsychiatry has been hosting researchers from @osaka_univ_e! #UCLandJapan
Learn how the visit, jointly funded by UCL and OU, has helped deepen a #dementia collaboration led by @atsommerlad & @Gill_Livingston.
Read: http://ucl.ac.uk/global/case-studies/2023/mar/understanding-and-treating-social-functioning-impairment-dementia
This #DownSyndromeAwarenessWeek theme is #WithUsNotForUs.
🗳️People with #LearningDisabilities & #Autistic people can vote, themselves or by proxy.
#HaveYourSay in our #MyVoteMyVoice survey.
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https://bit.ly/MyVoteMyVoiceSurvey
@Unitedresponse @Mencap @ambitiousaboutautism
I am happy to be sharing with @WHO_Europe and many stakeholders ideas about transforming health systems:
👉🏻 opportunities and risks of digitalisation
👉🏻 co-creation as a game changer
New publication! Neural Field Models: A mathematical overview and unifying framework. https://twitter.com/JT_Running/status/1637058733065793537
If you’re interested in the #math underpinning of neural field and mass models then our #OpenAccess review https://mna.episciences.org/9228/pdf is a great starting point
Last chance to apply for the research assistant position in the Neuronal Oscillations group @TheCHBH https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/CYD137/research-associate
🆕Organisational drivers of performance in mental health providers - new #openaccess article in JHOM
by Russell Mannion and Frederick Hassan Konteh from @UoBSocialPolicy @news_ub and Rowena Jacobs
@Jacobs__R @CHEyork
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https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/JHOM-01-2022-0017/full/html
Reminder, deadline this Wednesday for the open postdoc position in my lab examining the neural and computational mechanisms of motivation and decision-making: https://edzz.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_6001/job/537/?utm_medium=jobshare
Last week obviously damaged Union morale a lot but if you're still out on strike today give this an RT so we can all feel less like we're alone, withdrawing our labour into the void. #UCUstrike #ucuRISING
🚨Check out this new #openaccess commentary I co-authored with @matthewrbroome, where we respond to a paper by Patalay and Demkowicz on gender bias in #mentalhealth research! https://acamh.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/camh.12649
#Oliverscampaign
I keep seeing lots of 5s, just noticed that my followers had gone up to 35555 So I looked up what this could possibly mean YIKES!
📢In cooperation with UNICEF, the Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation is seeking a Fellow for placement in the UNICEF Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office (ESARO) in Nairobi, Kenya.
📅DDL to apply: March 31, 2023 at 5.00pm EST!
👉Find out more: https://bit.ly/42tAXd1
👉 Una jornada molt enriquidora per conèixer i compartir directament amb professionals que fan acompanyament a les persones en el seu dia a dia. @icscatcentral
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PADES Bages | La treballadora social, Marisa Peña, la infermera Marta Camprubí, i les doctores Carme Villanueva i Andrea Navarro; han participat en la XVI jornada sobre acompanyament al dol i a la malaltia que han organitzat la @udl i els Grups d'Acompanyament en el Dol.
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It was lovely to meet this young man & I hope he can be an inspiration to others 🧡 https://twitter.com/snowcat29/status/1637170410415423490

@LutonTown, @FredOnyedinma_ , absolute class act from a parent with a son who is autistic, this is one reason why the club is so special, no overrated egos, just a class act
Week 1 as the Research Assistant with a remarkable team @HPFT_NHS @RADiANTCRG #neurodevelopmentalstream
Learning about...
Is your organisation active in the area of #mentalhealth?
📌Register for our event on 21 April 2023
☝Share your proposed action via the poster template by 3 April
🙏Come & discuss your ideas with other stakeholders
For a comprehensive approach to mental health.
#HealthUnion
Barriers to help-seeking for eating disorders: which factors impact early intervention? https://www.nationalelfservice.net/?p=163360