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Ewan Hilton @ewanhilton.bsky.social · 1h

#WorldMentalHealthDay 👇👇👇

Platfform @platfform.org · 2h

Over a third of us in the UK struggle with our mental health, so readily available, open-access support is essential.

Our Seibiant Sanctuary crisis support, and our Hangout drop-in for young people, are examples of this in action.

Seibiant Sanctuary: buff.ly/tfLfUmQ
The Hangout: buff.ly/efbl419

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Dr Jen Daffin @jendaffin.bsky.social · 22d

Community is a mental health intervention.

Which is why we’re exploring trauma informed community development work here at @platfform.org

The solutions to our mental health crisis are not within the NHS mental health systems gift to resolve. 💙

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Jonathan Portes @jdportes.bsky.social · 3d

The Sun corrects Katie Lam's numerous errors and lies about foreign nationals claiming benefits.

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Ewan Hilton @ewanhilton.bsky.social · 2d

Exciting- congratulations to everyone who has made as a finalist

Platfform @platfform.org · 3d

Congratulations to all our fellow finalists, we look forward to celebrating with everyone!

You can read more about the awards here cwmpas.coop/latest/socia...

Social Business Wales Award Finalists 2025 Announced - Cwmpas

Six weeks of publicity and a new online awards platform attracted an unprecedented 101 entries to the Social Business Wales...

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Ewan Hilton @ewanhilton.bsky.social · 3d

Hello Bluesky Friends -Platfform turned six this year - its flown by - so we are taking stock and asking people who know us to tell us a bit about how you experience us - I would really appreciate it if you could take five minutes to complete t a short survey via this link lnkd.in/eAztfcYR

This link will take you to a page that’s not on LinkedIn

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 6d

Keeping people in poverty is an expensive luxury.
My column on the false economies of austerity, which costs us all a fortune. Despite the government's claims, austerity continues under Labour. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

It hurt when I crashed my bike into a pothole – and it taught me the true price of austerity | George Monbiot

Fixing that hole could have cost under £100; the cost of not doing so is limitless. My prang highlights the neoliberal folly of false economies, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

www.theguardian.com

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Geneviève Doyle @gennerveevy.bsky.social · 15d

womensagenda.com.au/latest/when-...

When leaders blame mothers for autism, everyone loses

We're witnessing a dangerous pattern of harmful claims labelling the natural variability that comes with being human as maternal "failures".

womensagenda.com.au

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · Sep 7

If Farage wins the next election, it will be down to one person. His name is Keir Starmer.
This thread explains why.
1. Destroying faith in democracy. The UK decisively voted out the Tories, only for Starmer to give us a Continuity Tory government, shamefully beholden to economic power.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · Sep 1

Yet another capitulation to Reform, when all the evidence shows that following the far right agenda is a disaster for centrist parties. Politics 101, which Starmer has once again entirely failed to grasp.

Alasdair Mackenzie @alasdairmackenzie.bsky.social · Sep 1

Oh nothing, just the actual Prime Minister telling people they’re entirely correct to drive asylum seekers out of their communities

From BBC news website:

I 'completely get' concern over asylum hotels - Starmer

Starmer is asked how he would feel if a hotel housing asylum seekers was at the end of his street.
"I completely get it," Starmer says, adding: "Local people by and large do not want these hotels in their towns, in their place, and nor do I. I'm completely at one with them on that."
Starmer says he understands why people want the hotels closed and he wants that too "as quickly as possible".
Asked to put a date on it, Starmer reiterates his commitment to do so by the end of this Parliament.
When it's put to him that is four years away, he says he would like to bring that date forward, but does not commit to another date.

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HP 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🌱🐱🍂🎵 @ursusminimus.bsky.social · Aug 20

TW: transphobia, hatred
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Share with your MP.
Share with your union rep.
If you have any organisational influence, share with your HR team/Board/exec/head of dept.

We ALL deserve to feel safe and have dignity: in work, in a pub, in a shop.

And this report shows it affects cis people too!

Trans Legal Project @translegalproject.bsky.social · Aug 20

TW.
Needs to be widely shared with cisgender people, especially politicians. Utterly horrifying that Britain has come to this- that most of Britain is just looking the other way while a whole community is being eliminated from society because of lies and hatred. transactual.org.uk/wp-content/u...

Trans Actual's report entitled 'Trans Segregation in Practice. Experiences of trans segragation following the Supreme Court Ruling'.

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Ewan Hilton @ewanhilton.bsky.social · Aug 13

Such sad sad news to hear of Hefin David’s death today. He as a good person and a good politician - we will miss him

Platfform @platfform.org · Aug 13

We are sad to hear about the sudden death of Hefin David MS. Our thoughts and condolences go to the family and friends.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Hefin David, Welsh Labour politician and MS for Caerphilly, dies suddenly

Hefin David had been Member of the Senedd (MS) for Caerphilly since 2016.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Platfform @platfform.org · Aug 12

Hugely insightful commentary from Dr. Breaux Torres on how traditional charity structures interact with our ability to meaningfully be anti-racist. We’re honoured to be cited as a charity taking a deep-rooted approach. We believe this is how you break the cycle of spiralling poor mental health.

The Limits of Abolition in the Charity Sector by Dr. Ariel Breaux Torres — JMB Consulting

Dr. Ariel Breaux Torres is US-licensed clinical and forensic psychologist, abolitionist, and passionate advocate for race equity and racial justice, taking a pro-Black approach to liberation. Prior…

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HP 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🌱🐱🍂🎵 @ursusminimus.bsky.social · Aug 10

We do indeed need more trans joy! Or any joy, really.

My joys from this wkend:
-having the best olives I've ever tasted from a fancy deli
-walking round Oxford in the sun
-beers by the river
-making friends with a cool trans guy (love meeting my boys!)
-chatting to wonderful friends
Share yours!

Ewan Hilton @ewanhilton.bsky.social · Aug 10

Yea we do. Trans joy and trans love 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️

Big Issue @bigissue.com · Aug 10

Trans Pride isn't just a celebration, it's about survival. Oscar Sharples reflects on how we all need a bit more trans joy in our lives.

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Ewan Hilton @ewanhilton.bsky.social · Aug 10

Yea we do. Trans joy and trans love 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️

Big Issue @bigissue.com · Aug 10

Trans Pride isn't just a celebration, it's about survival. Oscar Sharples reflects on how we all need a bit more trans joy in our lives.

At Trans Pride, I march for a future that teenage me didn't think I'd have

www.bigissue.com

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Big Issue @bigissue.com · Aug 10

Trans Pride isn't just a celebration, it's about survival. Oscar Sharples reflects on how we all need a bit more trans joy in our lives.

At Trans Pride, I march for a future that teenage me didn't think I'd have

www.bigissue.com

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Ewan Hilton @ewanhilton.bsky.social · Aug 2

www.cih.org/blogs/dispel...

Dispelling myths about migrants and housing | Chartered Institute of Housing

CIH’s John Perry dispels some common myths about migrants and housing.

www.cih.org

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Ewan Hilton @ewanhilton.bsky.social · Aug 2

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Language on immigration in UK news and politics found to have ‘shaped backlash against antiracism’

Pattern of ‘hostile language’ in media and debates likely to describe people of colour with less sympathy, report says

www.theguardian.com

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Ewan Hilton @ewanhilton.bsky.social · Jul 28

Toe curling and terrifying in equal measure

Ewan Hilton @ewanhilton.bsky.social · Jul 28

‘We live on a floating rock - just get on with it’. I couldn’t have said it better - love this woman

Lou Calvey @loucalvey.bsky.social · Jul 27

Skegness, one of your absolute finest people right here. Buy her a drink whenever you see her.

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Platfform @platfform.org · Jul 23

Read the BBC Wales article www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Children in Wales using screens for more than seven hours a day

Some children are taking part in a project to share their experiences about online safety.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Ewan Hilton @ewanhilton.bsky.social · Jul 23

platfform.org/young-people...

Young people must have a voice in online safety debate - Platfform

Too often decisions are made about young people without including them. At Platfform we provide young people with a space where their perspectives are heard and valued, so it can lead to more inclusiv...

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Ewan Hilton @ewanhilton.bsky.social · Jul 23

We’re hiring for our new UK wide Hope and Healing project. Funded by BiG Lottery - take a look and please share share share

Platfform @platfform.org · Jul 18

Wishing Seibiant Sanctuary Service Manager, Katie Mills, the best of luck tomorrow, Sat 19 July, as she embarks on the epic 50km Gower Peninsula Ultra Marathon to raise funds for mental health crisis sanctuary in Cardiff, open from 5pm-1am, 365 days.

buff.ly/qXi7AoR.

Good luck Katie! 🫶

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Platfform @platfform.org · Jul 21

The safeguards meant to protect minoritised ethnic communities from historically unequal treatment in the mental health system are currently still just a recommendation.

That’s not enough. The Patient and Carer Race Equality Framework must be made law.

UK mental health law is failing racialised communities

The Patient and Carer Race Equality Framework must be adopted into legislation to reduce harm that people can receive from 'helping systems.'

platfform.org

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Platfform @platfform.org · Jul 15

We need to understand the experiences and circumstances that sit at the root of people's distress - not label them as 'disordered' for how they respond to that distress.

The diagnosis of personality disorder does not help us understand what has happened to people.

Read more: buff.ly/iPHMcOx

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Platfform @platfform.org · Jul 9

The diagnosis of personality disorder carries stigma, and suggests that there is something 'wrong' with someone's personality. It doesn't tell someone's story, or explain the root of their distress.

We're collecting together people's stories so that they can be heard: buff.ly/TVrcpC2

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