I am proud to be Runner Up for Role Model of the Year: Education at the #QueerStudentAwards2025! In a time of rising hostility, being recognised for uplifting queer students means everything. This fuels me to keep going, louder, prouder, bolder!🏳️‍🌈💪 #LGBTQinEducation #QSA2025

Super happy after another amazing #SWSexuality25 conference in Ljubljana! Huge thanks to Mojca, Ana & Anže and the Faculty of Social Work at the University of Ljubljana for hosting us so generously. Grateful for the radical care, joy & solidarity!

What an energising and inspiring start to #swsexuality25! After a fantastic first day, we’re thrilled to dive into day two, beginning with what promises to be a captivating opening keynote. Get ready!

Such an amazing and powerful start to the #SWSexuality25 conference! So great to be in Ljubljana, connecting duty colleagues and friends from across the world!

A powerful start of the #SWSexuality2025 Conference in #Ljubljana @swsexuality.bsky.social Social work is a political statement that either controls or empowers, and we ought to choose wisely. @alfpezzella.bsky.social

Not long to go now! Check out the full programme, packed with thought-provoking keynotes, critical conversations, bold research, and creative practice from around the world  #SWSexuality25

Another inspiring #ETNA2025! Held in beautiful Budapest, hosted by Semmelweis Univ. Exploring #transculturalnursing, #planetaryhealth, #LGBTinHealth, #EqualityInCare & more. A global gathering driving inclusive, culturally responsive care. @etnatrannursing.bsky.social

I'm proud to share that I’ve won the Middlesex University Teaching Excellence Award 2025 for Community Impact! 🏆 This means so much as it recognises my work on LGBTQ+ inclusion in health, social care, mental health & education. #TeachingExcellence #LGBTQinclusion

I am incredibly honoured to share that I have been shortlisted for the Middlesex University Teaching Excellence Award 2025 in the category of Community Impact. This recognition means a great deal to me, as it reflects the work I am deeply passionate about!

Happy Pride Month #PrideMonth #PrideForAll2025 #pridemonth2025

Today is IDAHOBIT – 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 IDAHOBIT marks the day 17th May 1990 when the WHO declassified homosexuality as a mental disorder. Let’s listen, learn, speak out, and take real action — today and every day — to create a world where everyone can live safely, openly, and proudly. #IDAHOBIT2025 #LGBTQIA

New Publication Alert 📢 I am proud to share my latest publication where we explored how school practices across 13 European countries impact the mental health of sexual and gender minority (SGM) youth. 🔗 Read the full article: link.springer.com/article/10.1... #lgbtqi #mentalhealth #inclusion

Poland has officially abolished its last remaining “LGBT-free” zone in the country, six years after the policy was first introduced. www.thepinknews.com/2025/04/29/p...

We now leave navigation to our phones. The result: more of us are getting hopelessly lost | John Harris

I am beyond proud to share that I am a finalist in the @queerstudentawards.bsky.social 2025! 🌈💫 Honoured to be recognised alongside so many inspiring LGBTQ+ changemakers. Let’s keep pushing for inclusion, visibility, and joy in every space we enter. #QueerStudentAwards #LGBTQ+ #QSA2025

‘I’m super worried’: fewer UK tourists visiting US amid Trump’s policies and rhetoric

‘I call it my mental health Monday’: how social workers look after their own wellbeing

#TransDayOfVisibility is important, not just today but every day of the year because #TransRightsAreHumanRights and we all need to join hands together to support each other and those who are victims of ignorance solely for being who they are! 🏳️‍⚧️ #lgbt🌈 #lgbt #trans

Half of UK professionals might quit if ordered back to the office full time, poll shows | Working from home | The Guardian

‘I have a passion for keeping children safe’: five social workers on why they love their job

Humans aren’t the only ones whose social circles shrink in old age | BPS

Patience is a coping strategy, not a virtue | BPS

Rachel Reeves accused of balancing books on back of UK’s poorest

So excited and looking forward to this amazing conference! #SWSexuality25

The move from Orban's conservative government is the latest in a crackdown on the LGBT community. Source: BBC News

A ‘back to work’ approach to mental illness is no panacea | Letters

Brexit a key factor in worst UK medicine shortages in four years, report says | Health | The Guardian

📣 Another excellent job opportunity to work with a fantastic team of mental health professionals within the School of Mental Health and Social Work at Middlesex University: For more information and to apply visit 🔗 jobs.mdx.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx... Please share widely!

📣 We are looking for an External Examiner for our MSc Mental Health and Substance Use (Dual Diagnosis) at Middlesex University. If you are interested, get in touch - see below. www.councilofdeans.org.uk/jobs/externa...

LGBT+ History month has never felt more important than this year, but as it draws to a close, we must remind ourselves that the work is not yet done. And I, in my little, will continue to champion LGBT+ rights particularly in Education, Health and Social Care! #LGBTplusMH25 🔗 iene-lgbt.com 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

📣 A great opportunity to join an amazing team of mental health nurses and mental health professionals at Middlesex University. Apply via the link below and share widely! 🔗 jobs.mdx.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx...

I delivered my last LGBT+ talk as part of LGBT+ History Month. February is always a busy month, but I feel this year is particularly important to talk about LGBT+ rights & work to raise awareness, improve equal opportunities, & to remember that support for LGBT+ must continue beyond February🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

BREAKING NEWS: CDC orders mass retraction and revision of submitted research across all science and medicine journals. Banned terms must be scrubbed.

Adults diagnosed with ADHD have shorter life expectancy, UK study shows

Thanks to previous generations, we have achieved so much in #LGBT+ rights. Today and tomorrow we must unite as LGBT+ rights, human rights, are standing on quicksand. Let’s stay united and defend our rights and celebrate diversity! Happy #LGBTHM25 and always be proud of who you are! 🌈 ‬#LGBTplusHM

The report from the Health Services Safety Investigations Body (HSSIB) revealed critical gaps in the safety and investigations process for patients who died bot… Source: Sky News

You don’t want to miss it! #SWSexuality25

Frontiers | The implementation of neo- and nonbinary pronouns: a review of current research and future challenges

With anxiety high after Meta’s rollback of community moderation and guidelines around hate speech, it’s important to understand young people's online communities TY YoungMinds https://buff.ly/40pdfhM

Mental Health UK's second annual Burnout Report shows that people are still at risk of #burnout. It's essential to prioritise mental health in the workplace! Read the report 👇

📣 Call for Abstracts Closing Soon : 6th International Sexuality & Social Work Conference #SWSexuality25 - sexualityandsocialwork.com/conference #socialwork #sexuality #lgbt

Understanding the crisis in young people’s mental health | @HealthFdn https://buff.ly/4hfpVPQ #mentalhealth

Just in time for the LGBT+ History Month starting in February! Really glad to see my latest article being published today! @nursingstandard.bsky.social 🔗 journals.rcni.com/nursing-stan...

Welcome to Bluesky @professorrena.bsky.social - so lovely to see you on here too! 😊

Join us in Ljubljana for an amazing conference in July! #SWSexuality25

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Celebrating the new year with a new publication on open access “Lived experiences of migrant and refugee parents: Challenges encountered during their journey and settlement in Europe” 🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...