UK Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, working in the NHS and Private Sector. www.connectedchildhealth.com (jumping ship from Twitter - @roryconn)https://bsky.app/profile/roryconn.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/roryconn.bsky.social/post/3ljwiszit7k2r".....it is unrealistic to expect doctors to provide a solution for all that ails them, and that medicine is not a sticking plaster for every behavioural and social problem" The Age of Diagnosis by Suzanne O’Sullivan review – are we really getting sicker? https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/mar/09/the-age-of-diagnosis-by-suzanne-o-sullivan-review-lyme-disease-adhd-autism?CMP=share_btn_url09 Mar 2025 07:20 +0000at://did:plc:vklnlenensvsrt6o6yczkrws/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljwiszit7k2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/roryconn.bsky.social/post/3ljov27siek2gBBC News - Doctors back total ban on smacking children in England - BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9q4x9d9xgpo06 Mar 2025 06:38 +0000at://did:plc:vklnlenensvsrt6o6yczkrws/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljov27siek2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/roryconn.bsky.social/post/3ljmer5e4ek2xBBC News - Most areas cut eating-disorder help for under-18s https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3rn998ydl2o05 Mar 2025 06:41 +0000at://did:plc:vklnlenensvsrt6o6yczkrws/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljmer5e4ek2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/roryconn.bsky.social/post/3lhnnb6hcz22qhttps://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/feb/08/children-sent-far-from-home-mental-health-care-nhs-england?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other08 Feb 2025 07:55 +0000at://did:plc:vklnlenensvsrt6o6yczkrws/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhnnb6hcz22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/roryconn.bsky.social/post/3lhfxsrtstc2hUK childhood mental health crisis to cost £1.1tn in lost pay, study finds https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/feb/05/uk-childhood-mental-health-crisis-to-cost-1tn-in-lost-pay-study-finds?CMP=share_btn_url05 Feb 2025 06:43 +0000at://did:plc:vklnlenensvsrt6o6yczkrws/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhfxsrtstc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/roryconn.bsky.social/post/3lgfbzlsxss2iChild mental health admissions to acute wards in England rise 65% in a decade https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/jan/22/child-mental-health-admissions-to-acute-wards-in-england-rise-65-in-a-decade?CMP=share_btn_url23 Jan 2025 06:48 +0000at://did:plc:vklnlenensvsrt6o6yczkrws/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgfbzlsxss2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/roryconn.bsky.social/post/3lfx6ox6e4c2ahttps://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/jan/12/no-filters-mother-teenage-daughter-love-story-christie-watson-rowan-egberongbe-extract?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other Superb piece. Captures many important and topical CAMHS themes!17 Jan 2025 16:11 +0000at://did:plc:vklnlenensvsrt6o6yczkrws/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfx6ox6e4c2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/roryconn.bsky.social/post/3lfsvbuuhek2iSome really poor journalism around SSRi risks in The Times newspaper today. I've already had a family tell me they want their child's medication stopped due to the risk of suicide.....15 Jan 2025 23:12 +0000at://did:plc:vklnlenensvsrt6o6yczkrws/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfsvbuuhek2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/roryconn.bsky.social/post/3lf6sco62gk22https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gp19n111vo07 Jan 2025 23:25 +0000at://did:plc:vklnlenensvsrt6o6yczkrws/app.bsky.feed.post/3lf6sco62gk22https://bsky.app/profile/roryconn.bsky.social/post/3leopkilmes2uhttps://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/dec/30/tiktok-online-influencers-medical-misinformation?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other01 Jan 2025 13:54 +0000at://did:plc:vklnlenensvsrt6o6yczkrws/app.bsky.feed.post/3leopkilmes2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/roryconn.bsky.social/post/3ldwcymu42c2i£100m spent in England on failed efforts to block children’s Send support https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/dec/22/100m-spent-in-england-on-failed-efforts-to-block-childrens-send-support?CMP=share_btn_url22 Dec 2024 21:05 +0000at://did:plc:vklnlenensvsrt6o6yczkrws/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldwcymu42c2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/roryconn.bsky.social/post/3ldmc6d2bxs2eBBC News - Threat against UK 'smouldering', top counter terror officer warns https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cqjzy590zdno18 Dec 2024 21:24 +0000at://did:plc:vklnlenensvsrt6o6yczkrws/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldmc6d2bxs2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/roryconn.bsky.social/post/3ld5avfyfw222In the UK, half of children under 12 use social media. Most content is designed to be addictive. This is how the companies make their money. Teens spend an average of 4.8 hours a day on social media. Anxiety, depression, self harm - all UP. We are sleepwalking.12 Dec 2024 21:51 +0000at://did:plc:vklnlenensvsrt6o6yczkrws/app.bsky.feed.post/3ld5avfyfw222https://bsky.app/profile/roryconn.bsky.social/post/3lcu3plftqk2v"Trump said he thinks "somebody has to find out" if there is a link between autism and childhood vaccines - an idea that has been ruled out by multiple studies around the world....." BBC News - Trump vows to end birthright citizenship and pardon US Capitol rioters https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj30er1d6mxo09 Dec 2024 06:24 +0000at://did:plc:vklnlenensvsrt6o6yczkrws/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcu3plftqk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/roryconn.bsky.social/post/3lcqtpsk4522gThere are so many subtexts to this. Where to begin? BBC News - Prince William and Trump meet after Notre-Dame reopening https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c05ppeym6jro07 Dec 2024 23:23 +0000at://did:plc:vklnlenensvsrt6o6yczkrws/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcqtpsk4522ghttps://bsky.app/profile/roryconn.bsky.social/post/3lcbpqpubgs23BBC News - 'It's so easy to lie': A fifth of children use fake age on social media https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn4v52ezx17o01 Dec 2024 23:02 +0000at://did:plc:vklnlenensvsrt6o6yczkrws/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcbpqpubgs23https://bsky.app/profile/roryconn.bsky.social/post/3lbzajb5n7k2mBBC News - Australian Senate approves social media ban on under-16s https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c89vjj0lxx9o28 Nov 2024 14:08 +0000at://did:plc:vklnlenensvsrt6o6yczkrws/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbzajb5n7k2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/roryconn.bsky.social/post/3lbyxno5qdk2mhttps://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/nov/28/one-in-three-consultant-child-psychiatrist-posts-in-england-are-vacant-analysis-shows?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other28 Nov 2024 11:30 +0000at://did:plc:vklnlenensvsrt6o6yczkrws/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbyxno5qdk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/roryconn.bsky.social/post/3lbv6blnbz22s"...young people have described how after using filters they found their real face ugly" https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/nov/26/tiktok-to-block-teenagers-from-beauty-filters-over-mental-health-concerns26 Nov 2024 23:17 +0000at://did:plc:vklnlenensvsrt6o6yczkrws/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbv6blnbz22shttps://bsky.app/profile/roryconn.bsky.social/post/3lbv2ml4qbc22BBC News - CCTV shows pupils abused and locked in padded room https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjw0e3zjx2lo26 Nov 2024 22:12 +0000at://did:plc:vklnlenensvsrt6o6yczkrws/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbv2ml4qbc22https://bsky.app/profile/roryconn.bsky.social/post/3lbm4xrvln22tChildren’s development ‘put back by years’ due to failure of special educational needs system https://www.theguardian.com/education/2024/nov/23/childrens-development-put-back-by-years-in-england-due-to-failure-of-special-educational-needs-system?CMP=share_btn_url23 Nov 2024 09:00 +0000at://did:plc:vklnlenensvsrt6o6yczkrws/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbm4xrvln22thttps://bsky.app/profile/roryconn.bsky.social/post/3lbjevkgzac2qSocial media ban for UK under-16s ‘not on the cards’ for now, says minister https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/nov/22/social-media-ban-for-uk-under-16s-not-on-the-cards-for-now-says-minister?CMP=share_btn_url22 Nov 2024 06:44 +0000at://did:plc:vklnlenensvsrt6o6yczkrws/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbjevkgzac2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/roryconn.bsky.social/post/3lbgw4eqw5s2sBBC News - Australia wants to ban kids from social media. Will it work? https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgl4dyjg57do21 Nov 2024 07:14 +0000at://did:plc:vklnlenensvsrt6o6yczkrws/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbgw4eqw5s2shttps://bsky.app/profile/roryconn.bsky.social/post/3lbbtn5of422zBBC News - Young adults leaving care system 'face challenges' https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gx8lqj8kzo19 Nov 2024 06:46 +0000at://did:plc:vklnlenensvsrt6o6yczkrws/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbbtn5of422zhttps://bsky.app/profile/roryconn.bsky.social/post/3lb4vx4ylpk2shttps://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/nov/16/fears-grow-over-uk-children-at-risk-placed-in-care-homes?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other17 Nov 2024 07:45 +0000at://did:plc:vklnlenensvsrt6o6yczkrws/app.bsky.feed.post/3lb4vx4ylpk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/roryconn.bsky.social/post/3lav7qnnh7c2pBBC News - Home education rises in Devon and Cornwall https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gz69n9jd9o14 Nov 2024 06:19 +0000at://did:plc:vklnlenensvsrt6o6yczkrws/app.bsky.feed.post/3lav7qnnh7c2phttps://bsky.app/profile/roryconn.bsky.social/post/3lav7hjfboc2pBBC News - 'I started home-schooling after anxiety caused by child to vomit' - BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c70zdv4r4kdo?xtor=AL-72-%5Bpartner%5D-%5Bbbc.news.twitter%5D-%5Bheadline%5D-%5Bnews%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D&at_campaign_type=owned&at_campaign=Social_Flow&at_format=link&at_link_id=0857A838-A24F-11EF-B8A7-F570AEF0AE57&at_link_origin=bbchealth&at_ptr_name=twitter&at_medium=social&at_bbc_team=editorial&at_link_type=web_link14 Nov 2024 06:13 +0000at://did:plc:vklnlenensvsrt6o6yczkrws/app.bsky.feed.post/3lav7hjfboc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/roryconn.bsky.social/post/3l2l5damedd22"There is a clear, consistent and sizeable link between heavy social media use and mental illness for GIRLS, but that relationship gets buried or minimised in studies that look at ALL digital activities for ALL teens" Johnathan Haidt, in 'The Anxious Generation'25 Aug 2024 21:37 +0000at://did:plc:vklnlenensvsrt6o6yczkrws/app.bsky.feed.post/3l2l5damedd22