Paula Shiels
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Mum, wife, dog lover 🥰RMN Head of Clinical Services @FreedomFromTorture All views my own. #mhimprove #wellbeing #care #compassion #attachment
Scotland, United Kingdom
Joined November 2015
Loving watching the relationship between these two develop 🐶🥰🐶🥰
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🎉 Today we’re celebrating 2 years of our Hope Point Centre in Dundee! 💜 We’re joined by the Lord Provost of Dundee, our incredible staff, and members of the mental health community - with discussion, stories, music, and plenty of hope. ✨ #MentalHealthMatters #Dundee
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It’s #RefugeeWeek and the theme is #CommunityAsASuperpower. Community is vital for our mental health. Yet asylum seekers and refugees face unnecessary barriers to building connections. Find out how we can support their integration into communities. https://t.co/S1eEZMvSpp
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Join Dr. Stephen Drysdale and Gillian Neish to discuss the challenges and explore practical ways to have conversations that may, at times, feel difficult but will help our young people stay safe online and build healthy relationships. Register below https://t.co/1l0csUyqj4
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Interested in #MentalHealth? Consider coming to @UofGlasgow @UofGMVLS @UofGSHW and sign up for our #Global #MentalHealth course. Info here: https://t.co/ROxqQjHjZX Contributors to teaching come from a diverse range of disciplines e.g. clinical psychology/sociology/psychiatry
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Heading home from Edinburgh after representing @FreefromTorture at the @paristamen 40th anniversary celebration. Thank you for supporting the work of @FreefromTorture in 🏴 & for the opportunity to connect with others today to share the work we do
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This World Poetry Day we celebrate Write to Life - our creative writing group for survivors of torture - who come together to process their experiences and explore self expression through poetry, stories and performance. We are delighted that this group is being supported by
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Like many women fleeing war and torture, Zoya & Sofya came to the UK as refugees. But after leaving their home countries, like many others, the UK's hostile policies have meant their problems haven't ended. Show solidarity this International Women's Day - watch their message to
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From leading art classes, to educating each other about political issues; survivors in the Women's Group choose the direction. This builds the confidence and resilience they need to thrive after trauma, not just survive. Help keep the group running: https://t.co/9j4FrJGboN
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Ahlam, we couldn't have said it better ourselves✨ The Survivor Women's Group is an incredible space. Together, they transform their own lives and fight for a better world for other women just like them. Help us keep the group running: https://t.co/9j4FrJGJel
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This is why the Survivor Women’s Group exists: to help survivors to find their voice again. But we can't do this alone. The group is entirely funded by the public, and funds will run out soon. Donate now: https://t.co/9j4FrJGboN
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Looking for your culture fix? We're back for our 15th Annual Doctors' Orchestra Concert🎼 Join us for an evening of classical music performed by 75 musically gifted doctors in aid of our vital therapy work. Tickets start at £19, so grab them while you can:
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Until torture stops and until we have safe routes, refugees will always try and seek safety. Smuggling gangs will simply adapt to the new measures the govt is looking to introduce, as they have always done. Our Head of Asylum Advocacy @Sile79 explains👇 https://t.co/j7Sm5XvaII
morningstaronline.co.uk
REFUGEE experts rubbished new diplomatic and financial measures to tackle people-smuggling gangs today.Foreign Secretary David Lammy said his department, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development...
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Pssst, did you know it’s our birthday today?🥳️🎁 Freedom from Torture was founded on Christmas Eve in 1985 by Helen Bamber and Amnesty International volunteers for the Care of Victims of Torture. And for 39 years we’ve been supporting survivors of torture through our
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Excellent fun filled Panto @ByreTheatre Great way to spend #PantoDay 🤩 Enjoy the rest of the run 👏👏👏
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Did you know just £3.80 can help a survivor on their journey of recovery this Christmas? Something as simple as travel fare to a vital therapy appointment could be life-changing for a survivor of torture. Cover the travel cost for a survivor now: https://t.co/3zwmisFQiT
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Women across the world are being tortured for standing up for their rights. We see women in our therapy rooms from Iran to Afghanistan. This International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women we stand against ALL violence against women.
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WARNING: Young torture survivors are being put at risk due to this government's age assessment policies. Their voices are often left out of the conversation, so this #WorldChildrensDay hear our Young Outspoken Survivors important message to this government. @YoungSurvivors3
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