Children Head and Seen @childrenhands.bsky.social Charity supporting children & families with a parent in prison in their own communities.
https://www.justgiving.com/childrenheard-seen
David Cochrane @dlgcochrane.bsky.social MBE. Forensic Mental Health Social Worker based in London. Interested in Safeguarding Adults and Children, Patient Safety/Human Factors Ergonomics, MAPPA, S37/41 MHA and Social Supervision
#forensicsocialwork
LEAP Housing @leaphousing.bsky.social We are a registered charity helping to provide vulnerable people with support and quality, safe, homely housing.
📍 Lincoln & Gainsborough, United Kingdom
St Martin-in-the-Fields Charity @smitfcharity.bsky.social We work with frontline workers and organisations to ensure that everyone has a safe place to call home. Find out more: www.smitfc.org #homelessness
Waythrough @waythrough-uk.bsky.social We tackle poverty and disadvantage in communities, through mental health, drug and alcohol, housing and related support.
Jess Southgate @jesssouthgate.bsky.social Violence Against Young Women and Girls Lead at the Youth Endowment Fund
Natalie Broughton @nbroughton.bsky.social Young people’s substance use worker in NE England. Interested in drugs & harm reduction, prevention, festival welfare, mental health, veganism and greyhounds.
Shayla @shaylasue.bsky.social Harm reduction / SWer Rights / Revolution in our lifetimes
Change Grow Live @changegrowlive.bsky.social As a national health and social care charity, we support people with challenges including drugs and alcohol, housing, justice, employment, and smoking.
Our support is free and confidential 💜
Thistle Foundation @thistlefoundation.bsky.social We're a pioneering Scottish charity supporting people with long-term health conditions and disabilities to live the life they want 💜
https://www.thistle.org.uk
Open Research and Public Engagement Roadmap @engagedroadmap.bsky.social Co-Creating Ireland's Public Involvement in Open Research Roadmap
ENGAGED is building a national roadmap to shape public involvement in open research in Ireland. We believe that research can and does play an important role in tackling societal challenges.
REACH Advocacy @reachadvocacy.bsky.social Reach Advocacy is a grassroots charity and training centre focused on empowering people and communities through human rights and advocacy education.
Qualification Scotland accredited centre for training at SCQF Level 7.
Turning Point Scotland @turningpointsco.bsky.social We are a social care charity providing services to adults with complex needs. Because People Matter. Registered Charity SC028827. Company No: SC194639.
SafelyHome 💚 @getsafelyhome.bsky.social Not for profit app made to help you get safely home 🏡
Out now on iOS and Android!
https://safely-home.com/download
Emma Brennan @emmabrennan23.bsky.social Project worker for a children’s charity | Oversight Board member for The Promise Scotland | Passionate about improving the lives of Children & Young People ❤️
Euan Taylor Author @euantaylorauthor.bsky.social The Hard Times: Prison Diaries: A book about crime, punishment, rehabilitation, greed, and putting a newspaper to bed before the editorial team gets locked up: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hard-Times-Prison-Diaries-ebook/dp/B0DPVH8HFF/
Clinks @clinks-charity.bsky.social Supporting the voluntary sector working in the criminal justice system - https://www.clinks.org
Clinks is currently in the process of establishing its Blue Sky account and will be deactivating its X account in due course. Please do follow us here.
St Mungo's @stmungos.bsky.social Ending homelessness, rebuilding lives
🏡Supported 28,000 people last year
📢Use our clients' voices to influence change
www.mungos.org
Dr Catherine White @catherinewh1te.bsky.social www.betterdayspsychology.co.uk
Health Psychologist | Freelance Consultant | Unboxed Psychology | Interests: public health, behaviour change, cancer screening, women’s health (not-so-sciencey things: animals, music, horror)
Alcohol Justice (FKA Marin Institute) @alcoholjustice.bsky.social Advancing evidence-based policies that promote public health and safety.
https://www.alcoholjustice.org
Upside Throughcare @upsidescotland.bsky.social Upside is a national throughcare service, available in all parts of Scotland. Upside provides people in short-term custody, or remand with the practical and emotional support they need to transition to community life.
GamblingHarm.org @gamblingharm.org An educational platform to reduce gambling-related harm for people globally.
gamblingharm.org
Anyone's Child: Families For Safer Drug Control @anyoneschild.bsky.social Anyone's Child is an international network of families who know that we can better protect our children when drugs are regulated. A campaign by @transformdrugs.bsky.social
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
GlennH @glennharrold.bsky.social Hello, all views are my own …
Enjoying life and privileged to work as Director of People in voluntary sector heath & social care.
I love travelling, walking, eating and drinking, reading, cooking and baking!
Be kind, and positive, life’s too short.
Addiction research and practice specialist interest group @mhiaddictionsig.bsky.social Helping bridge the gap between addiction research and integration into clinical practice.
Firm friend of @mhrincubator.bsky.social :)
Housing Diversity Network @hdnuk.bsky.social Inspiring and empowering people, promoting equality, diversity and inclusion for all
@goodmovesjobs.bsky.social @goodmovesjobs.bsky.social
Chris Lee @chrislee1972.bsky.social Director of Strategy and Partnerships, Change Grow Live
International Drug Policy Consortium (IDPC) @idpc.net The global network promoting drug policies grounded in social justice and human rights
The Center for Drug Use and HIV Research (CDUHR) @cduhr.bsky.social The Center for Drug Use & HIV Research is dedicated to increasing the understanding of the drug use-HIV epidemic, particularly among high-risk people -NIDA P30DA011041.
Institute for Policy Studies @ips-dc.org The Institute for Policy Studies has been the research arm of movements challenging inequality, corporate power, polluters, and militarism since 1963. www.ips-dc.org
Drugreporter @drugreporter.bsky.social News and films on drug policy reform and harm reduction since 2004! Drugreporter is the drug policy website of the Rights Reporter Foundation.
West Africa Drug Policy Network @wadpn.bsky.social 📍 West Africa
We believe in evidence-based drug policy grounded on public health and human rights. 💚
Aysel Sultan @drayselsultan.bsky.social STS, drug policy, harm reduction, digital health interventions |
Lecturer @Technical University of Munich |
Editor of @dhspolicy.bsky.social |
Associate Editor @Harm Reduction Journal
London Joint Working Group on Substance Use and Hepatitis C @ljwg.bsky.social A harm reduction group focused on the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of hepatitis C in people who use drugs in London.
We manage the Hackney-based SWERVE Harm Reduction Hub.
HCV Action @hcvaction.bsky.social The online home of the hepatitis C professional community, bringing together health professionals from across the patient pathway.
Visit our website: hepctrust.org.uk/hcps/hcv-action/
Correlation – European Harm Reduction Network @correlationnet.bsky.social www.correlation-net.org
We envision an inclusive and just Europe where people who use drugs and other marginalised & underserved communities have equitable and universal access to social & health care without being discriminated against and stigmatised.
Faculty of Public Health @fphuk.bsky.social The UK's professional membership body for #publichealth. We work with our members to protect and improve health for all. www.fph.org.uk
Marc A. Levin @marclevin.bsky.social Chief Policy Counsel, Council on Criminal Justice. Advancing public safety, individual liberty, and equal justice for all.
The Inverness Courier @invernesscourier.co.uk The Inverness Courier is the city’s main source for news, sport, features, and entertainment.
House of Lords @houseoflords.parliament.uk News & information from the UK Parliament’s second chamber. Produced by its staff to show how the Lords checks and challenges the UK government.
https://www.parliament.uk/business/lords/
House of Commons @houseofcommons.parliament.uk Where elected MPs represent the public, legislate, and scrutinise the Government. Find out more about their work and how Parliament happens.
UK Parliament @ukparliament.parliament.uk Where the House of Commons and the House of Lords scrutinise the work of the Government. Learn more about Parliament, its people and our unique heritage.
linktr.ee/ukparliament
Senedd Wales @senedd.wales Where voices from all communities are represented to make decisions for Wales. Your Senedd, Your Voice, Our future 🏴 Yn Gymraeg 👉 @senedd.cymru
The Scottish Parliament @parliament.scot The official account of The Scottish Parliament:
https://www.parliament.scot
Angela Constance @angelaconstance.bsky.social MSP Almond Valley - Promoted By Angela Constance, Unit 4, Ochil House, Beveridge Square, Livingston EH54 6QF
Channel 4 News @channel4news.bsky.social Stories that reveal and inspire, challenging expectations.
Weekdays 7-8pm on Channel 4.
Got a story? C4Nstories@itn.co.uk
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Substack: https://channel4news.substack.com
Website: www.channel4.com/news
YouTube: www.youtube.com/@Channel4News
The Robertson Trust @therobertsontrust.bsky.social We are here to prevent and reduce poverty and trauma in Scotland, funding, supporting, and influencing solutions to drive social change.
Shelter Scotland @shelterscotland.bsky.social Home is everything. Join the fight for home.
Chloé Bate @4lfch103.bsky.social RA at the Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, University of Glasgow.
Interests: drug use practices and cultures, drug policy, harm reduction.
Dot @dotrc1.bsky.social Wife, mother, Nana & Recovery Connections CEO. Lots to learn.
Owen Bowden-Jones @owenbowdenjones.bsky.social CBE / Psychiatrist and Founder, Club Drug Clinic/ Hon Prof, UCL/ Registrar, Royal College of Psychiatrists/ President, Society for the Study of Addiction/ past-Chair, ACMD 2017-25 / past-Policy Fellow, CSaP, Uni of Cambridge 2023-25/ Personal views only
Luke Mitcheson @lukemitcheson.bsky.social Clinical psychologist working in NHS addiction services, researcher, and government advisor. Views are my own.
John Holmes @jholmessheff.bsky.social Professor of Alcohol Policy at the University of Sheffield. Co-Director of NIHR Policy Research Unit in Addictions. Research focuses on alcohol pricing and MUP, no/lo drinks, youth drinking, drinking guidelines and more. Occasionally rants about Everton.
Maitlis @maitlis.bsky.social Co host @thenewsagents .
Formerly @bbcNewsnight - interviews with Prince Andrew Donald Trump Bill Clinton Mark Zuckerberg etc etc .
Victoria Derbyshire @vicderbyshire.bsky.social Journalist, broadcaster, Mum of 2 boys, owner of 2 cocker spaniels
Unbelievable Britain - YouTube 🎧
BBC Newsnight 🎥 📱
And Then Came Breast Cancer 🎧
BAFTA RTS Sony Pink News AIB British Podcast Award winner
Prun Bijral @drbijral.bsky.social Medical Director | Change Grow Live
@caleybex.bsky.social @caleybex.bsky.social Mother, daughter, wife, friend, advocate. 22 years in recovery. All opinions expressed are my own. 💪👍👌
Joseph Rowntree Foundation @jrf-uk.bsky.social We work to speed up and support the transition to a future free from poverty, in which people and planet can flourish.
https://www.jrf.org.uk/
Nuffield Trust @nuffieldtrust.org.uk We are an independent health think tank aiming to improve the quality of health care in the UK by providing evidence-based research & policy analysis.
www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk
Institute for Public Policy Research @ippr.org IPPR is the UK’s leading progressive think tank.
Find out more here: linktr.ee/IPPR
Royal Society for Public Health @rsph.bsky.social We are an independent charity working to build a healthier future in the UK and across the world.
Visit our website: rsph.org.uk
Centre for Health Policy @centrehealthpolicy.bsky.social The new BlueSky home of The University of Strathclyde's Centre for Health Policy, led by ProfKatSmith.bsky.social and Lee Knifton
https://tinyurl.com/ynvf2hj8- eventbrite for book launch
www.strath.ac.uk/humanities/centreforhealthpolicy
Association of Directors of Public Health (ADPH) @adphuk.bsky.social Supporting Directors of Public Health (DsPH) across the UK to promote and protect good health and wellbeing, prevent ill-health and reduce inequalities.
Jess Phillips @jessphillipsmp.bsky.social MP for Birmingham Yardley
I-STARR @istarrproject.bsky.social The Infrastructure for Studying Treatment & Addiction Recovery Residences (I-STARR) project seeks to enhance infrastructure to conduct research on recovery housing for persons treated with MOUD
https://istarr.arg.org/
Harm Reduction UK @harmreductionuk.bsky.social A completely independent Harm Reduction education hub based out of Cardiff - UK. Connecting recreational and dependent drug partakers with essential information and education about the substances in circulation on the scene in the UK
www.harmreduction.uk
LBC @lbc.co.uk Leading Britain's Conversation.
Download the all-new LBC app: https://app.af.lbc.co.uk/btnc/thenewlbcapp
John Swinney @johnswinney.bsky.social 🏴 First Minister of Scotland and Leader of the SNP.
Promoted by John Swinney, 17-19 Leslie St, Blairgowrie, PH10 6AH
Stephen Murray, MPH, NRP @stephen-murray.com Husband & dad / Director of SafeSpot Overdose Hotline/ Paramedic from This American Life Ep809 The Call / Adjunct Assistant Clinical Professor Boston University School of Public Health / VIEWS MINE!
http://stephen-murray.com
Dr Louise Marryat @lmarryat.bsky.social UKRI Future Leaders Fellow, University of Glasgow. Lead for UK Opioids in Pregnancy Study: https://opioidsinpregnancy.gla.ac.uk/ . Interested in child development, parenting, mental health and substance use. Chair of Board @parentingscotland.bsky.social
CrossReach @crossreach.bsky.social
Blue Triangle @bluetriangleha.bsky.social We are a 50 year old homelessness charity & social care provider that supports 400 people across 12 local authorities in Scotland every day.
https://bluetriangle.org.uk/
Daniel Rolph Author @danielrolphauthor.bsky.social Daniel Rolph grew up in the UK foster care system, experiencing firsthand the challenges that come with it. Now, he's channelling those experiences into his debut novel, Shattered Paths
Buy Now: https://geni.us/OEi75Gh
@msbonimc.bsky.social @msbonimc.bsky.social Harm reduction, international health, and health equity.
Ian Hamilton @profianhamilton.bsky.social Addiction specialist, write for the Independent, BMJ, The Conversation, ByLine Times
HOWL @howl2025.bsky.social HOWL aims to create a welcoming online home for all oral, written and photographic memories of the Women's Liberation Movement 1969-1990s.
We invite all older feminists to contribute!
Visit our website to find out more >> https://howl-uk.org/about <<
Hannah Sinclair @hannahsinclairsdf.bsky.social Peer Research Development Officer @scottishdrugsforum.bsky.social. Views are my own.
Collective Voice @collective-voice.bsky.social The national alliance of charities that provide drug and alcohol treatment and recovery services in England. https://www.collectivevoice.org.uk/
MHM Wales @mhmwales.bsky.social Mental Health Matters Wales supports mental wellbeing through advocacy, counselling & community services. Donate at www.mhmwales.org.uk
Connect with us https://linktr.ee/mhmwales
Families Campaign for Change @fcfcscotland.bsky.social Families Campaign for Change #CompassionateDrugReform
Scottish Families in Inverclyde @sfadinverclydefss.bsky.social We support anyone aged over 16 in Inverclyde who is affected by someone else's alcohol or drug use, past or present.
Group & 1:1 Support Available.
Sandra Holmes @sandraholmes.bsky.social FOUNDER OF FAMILIES CAMPAIGN FOR CHANGE #COMPASSIONATE DRUG REFORM /FACILITATOR MIDLOTHIAN FAMILY SUPPORT GROUP FOR FAMILY'S AFFECTED BY SOMEONE ELSE'S DRUGS AND ALCOHOL USE
Grace Sumner @graceyoutreach.bsky.social Founder of Women's Inclusion Health Collective | VAWG & Homelessness | MPH student | intersectional feminist
Jan Mayor @janmayor.bsky.social Harm Reductionist, Social Justice Activist & Compassion Practitioner. Queer. Dog mum. Aspiring Triathlete. (She/her).
Views are my own
SUIT Wolverhampton @suitwolves.bsky.social We are Wolverhampton's Lived Experience Recovery Organisation (LERO), and a long-standing project of WVCA, working alongside the clinical treatment provider Recovery Near You to offer diverse peer-led drug & alcohol support.
Unlock Drama @unlockdrama.bsky.social Award Winning Unlock Drama delivers rehabilitation projects through Applied Theatre in prisons and the community: www.unlockdrama.com
#PrisonTheatre #Rehabilitation #AppliedTheatre #PrisonReform #ReducingReoffending #ArtsInPrison #UnlockDrama
Restoration Fife @restorationfife.bsky.social Lived Experience Recovery Organisation
A social activities community organisation for people in recovery from substance use
Community Housing & Therapy @cht-uk.bsky.social Community Housing and Therapy (CHT) is a not-for-profit 24/7 residential rehabilitation service in the UK for people experiencing acute and prolonged mental distress or the long-term impact of compound trauma.
SANE | Changing mental health for good @sane.org.uk Providing support, raising awareness, and hosting research ❤️
Need to talk? We support ANYONE affected by mental illness, including families, friends, and carers. Call SANEline 0300 304 7000 open 4-10pm daily http://sane.org.uk/support
Women's Institute @womensinstitute.bsky.social The WI is the largest voluntary women’s membership organisation in the UK, all about fun, friendship, & campaigning for change. 190,000+ members #InspiringWomen
https://linktr.ee/womensinstitute
www.thewi.org.uk
Mencap @mencap.org.uk Supporting people with a learning disability to live their lives to the full💜
Find out more: linktr.ee/mencap
Mind @mind.org.uk Fighting for mental health – for support, for respect, for you ✊
GCVS @glasgowcvs.bsky.social Glasgow's Council for the Voluntary Sector
💡Support, Training, Resources, News
🫶 Subscribe to our newsletter at gcvs.org.uk
Lynn Williams @formercarer.bsky.social Former unpaid carer for husband, widow, policy geek, vol sector, politics bore, animal lover - trying to get sorted.
Fiona McHardy @fionamchardy.bsky.social Research Fellow - Scottish Health Equity Research Unit .
Board of Parenting Across Scotland.
All views my own . Reposts indicate interest and not endorsement.
Sharon Grace @profsgrace.bsky.social Professor of Criminal Justice and Social Policy at the University of York. Interested in criminalized women, drug policy and practice. All views my own.
Murray's Initiative @murraysinitiative.bsky.social For 60 years, we have been providing support, education and training for alcohol. We have worked to prevent harm and promote recovery through trauma informed services, such as our counselling, wellbeing, employability and harm reduction services.
Abbeycare @abbeycare.bsky.social One of the UK’s leading addiction recovery clinics with approaching 20 years experience - we can help you beat your addiction.