Andrew M Bennett
@andrewmbennett.bsky.social
Purveyor of public health interventions | Merseyside Violence Reduction Partnership | Substance use | ACEs | Healthy weight | The 13th International Club Health Conference, Ghent-Belgium, 14-16 May 2025
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There are many shocking figures in this article.
If people had access to mental health services in Ireland, these figures would be a lot higher.
#SpeirGorm
#drugsky
www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41...
If people had access to mental health services in Ireland, these figures would be a lot higher.
#SpeirGorm
#drugsky
www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41...
Half of homeless women who died from drug-related causes had history of mental health issues
There were 128 drug-related deaths involving homeless people in 2021
www.irishexaminer.com
May 20, 2025 at 10:22 AM
There are many shocking figures in this article.
If people had access to mental health services in Ireland, these figures would be a lot higher.
#SpeirGorm
#drugsky
www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41...
If people had access to mental health services in Ireland, these figures would be a lot higher.
#SpeirGorm
#drugsky
www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41...
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If you've read Maybe I'm Amazed or are interested in neurodivergence & creativity, maybe worth a read. Big thanks to DH for doing this
Music and Autism. An extended interview with writer @johnharris1969.bsky.social about his fascinating account of how his son, James - who was diagnosed with autism at the age of three - develops an intense relationship with music. open.substack.com/pub/davehasl...
Music and Autism
A superb new book by John Harris
open.substack.com
May 20, 2025 at 12:33 PM
If you've read Maybe I'm Amazed or are interested in neurodivergence & creativity, maybe worth a read. Big thanks to DH for doing this
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47 years ago today
The Clash: Rock Against Racism London 1978
#punkrock #theclash #fightracism #fucknazis #history #punkrockhistory #otd
The Clash: Rock Against Racism London 1978
#punkrock #theclash #fightracism #fucknazis #history #punkrockhistory #otd
April 30, 2025 at 2:31 AM
47 years ago today
The Clash: Rock Against Racism London 1978
#punkrock #theclash #fightracism #fucknazis #history #punkrockhistory #otd
The Clash: Rock Against Racism London 1978
#punkrock #theclash #fightracism #fucknazis #history #punkrockhistory #otd
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We remember Ernest Drucker and Ulrich Kohler, two heroes of harm reduction who passed away this week.
Ernie Drucker was a founder of the International Harm Reduction Association and founding Editor in Chief of Harm Reduction Journal.
Ernie Drucker was a founder of the International Harm Reduction Association and founding Editor in Chief of Harm Reduction Journal.
January 31, 2025 at 12:39 PM
We remember Ernest Drucker and Ulrich Kohler, two heroes of harm reduction who passed away this week.
Ernie Drucker was a founder of the International Harm Reduction Association and founding Editor in Chief of Harm Reduction Journal.
Ernie Drucker was a founder of the International Harm Reduction Association and founding Editor in Chief of Harm Reduction Journal.
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📣Announcement: 📣 This year the #ISSDP2025 Franz Trautmann memorial lecture will be delivered by Mat Southwell - a harm reduction, drugs and HIV practitioner for 30 years & long time advocate for meaningful engagement of people who use drugs in #DrugPolicy research.
www.issdp.org
www.issdp.org
April 10, 2025 at 12:35 PM
📣Announcement: 📣 This year the #ISSDP2025 Franz Trautmann memorial lecture will be delivered by Mat Southwell - a harm reduction, drugs and HIV practitioner for 30 years & long time advocate for meaningful engagement of people who use drugs in #DrugPolicy research.
www.issdp.org
www.issdp.org
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♾️ Major Training Announcement – The Loop Launches 12 Online Sessions via Eventbrite ♾️
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April 10, 2025 at 1:48 PM
♾️ Major Training Announcement – The Loop Launches 12 Online Sessions via Eventbrite ♾️
www.eventbrite.com/cc/2025-even...
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Club Health Ghent-Belgium is accepting late-breaking abstracts for new research, policy initiatives or practical experience to make nightlife safer. Early bird tickets available. More information: www.theclubhealthconference.com
March 26, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Club Health Ghent-Belgium is accepting late-breaking abstracts for new research, policy initiatives or practical experience to make nightlife safer. Early bird tickets available. More information: www.theclubhealthconference.com
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Really interesting research here by @iainbrennan.bsky.social & Rosie Cornish on the links between school exclusion and engagement in serious crime www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Teenagers excluded from school ‘twice as likely’ to commit serious violence
Large-scale analysis of UK police and education records reveals link between expulsion and violence within year
www.theguardian.com
March 23, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Really interesting research here by @iainbrennan.bsky.social & Rosie Cornish on the links between school exclusion and engagement in serious crime www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Great book
Should anybody be interested, the paperback of Fierce Chemistry, my history of UK drug policy is now available here
www.amberley-books.com/fierce-chemi...
www.amberley-books.com/fierce-chemi...
Fierce Chemistry
New paperback edition - One hundred years on from the Dangerous Drugs Act of 1920, this book examines the money, politics and exploitation behind drugs and raises the question nobody asks: ‘What kind ...
www.amberley-books.com
March 24, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Great book
A hike, a swim, then a full-on rave: is this Britain’s most remote club night?
March 22, 2025 at 9:41 PM
A hike, a swim, then a full-on rave: is this Britain’s most remote club night?