Cas Lovelock delivering the third presentation

Our final speaker @drsoapsub.bsky.social discussed the extent to which lived experience is truly at the heart of research, policy and service design. “Lived experience is desired in more places than ever, but whose vulnerability is welcome?”

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Day 13 of #ResearchAdvent - Friends

Very fortunate to have lots of great friends at work but two of my faves are @harveyhumphrey.bsky.social & @drsoapsub.bsky.social ! We regularly have coffee + toast “meetings” where we unpack all of the weeks chaos. Always appreciate their insights!

The policy challenge of mental health and economic inactivity is not leaving the headlines, now with a new inquiry launched into the particular issues facing younger people. Here I am again, banging the drum for a more holistic approach: blogs.york.ac.uk/sbs-spotlight/
@drsoapsub.bsky.social

Mental health problems are real. But they’re rarely people’s only barrier to work. People with experience of mental distress describe a wide range of social, economic, relational and structural barriers to work – in addition to the challenges posed by symptoms. It’s more than a mental health issue 🧵

New in the Journal of Poverty & Social Justice: our colleague @drsoapsub.bsky.social and @annieirvine.bsky.social use qualitative analysis to question a narrow, medicalised framing of 'work capability', disclosing instead the broader range of structural factors that block access to fulfilling work.

Title slide: The role of 'Trouble identities' and Mixed Race erasure in the misdiagnosis of Borderline Personality Disorder among neurodivergent people

Cas begins their talk, The role of 'Trouble identities' and Mixed Race erasure in the misdiagnosis of Borderline Personality Disorder among neurodivergent people.