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PPR @ppr-org.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The Department for Communities recently published their updated housing statistics this summer, for the first time counting the number of homeless individuals as well as households. The numbers were shocking…

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PPR @ppr-org.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Individual actions like being active and taking notice of the world around you can be so important for your mental wellbeing, but we think there might be more to it than that… What do you think is missing? 👀 #Give5

Those who have fled war and persecution live in destitution. Our climate is changing radically, while people experience increased poverty and marginalisation leaving them unable to access adequate food. These are the people Inez fought for.

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33,500 families are facing homelessness, thanks to a lack of social housing supply. People in distress are unable to secure support for mental health, with suicide a particular issue for young men. Communities of colour fear racially motivated attacks daily.

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She said "When you accord the same understanding of human rights to those with whom you find you disagree, you have the right to classify yourself as a human rights activist...you have to trust your own courage, trust your own humanity and trust your own capacity to be more than you are."

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She was critical in securing those commitments, and critical of the manner in which they were implemented in the years that followed, particularly of the primacy good relations were given over equality, and the effective veto to progress that this handed bad actors.

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PPR @ppr-org.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

On this day in 1943, PPR's founder, trade unionist, women's rights and human rights activist Inez McCormack was born. Along with many others, Inez fought relentlessly to secure commitments to human rights and equality in the Good Friday Agreement.

Inez McCormack looks up and to the left. Caption reads "Attempting to build 'good relations' on the basis of denying the needs, frustrating the rights and silencing the voices of the poorest is wrong in itself as much as it is destructive to the goal of building a shared future."

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In August, NISRA & the PSNI published their hate crime stats for the year 2025/26. 📈 Racially motivated hate incidents rose by 503 to 2,561, while crimes rose by 268 to 1,615. But how do these numbers break down in your local area? Visit werisetogether.ie

PPR @ppr-org.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

The #Give5 Framework provides government with ideas for how they can tackle our broken mental health system. Step 1 is ‘Connect’: connect the symptoms of mental ill-health to their roots. Find out more about Give 5, and endorse the framework, here 👉 www.nlb.ie/take-action/...

Take Action | Let's fix the system - not the person! | PPR

Take action to support our campaigns -- Let's fix the system - not the person!

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PPR @ppr-org.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Structural factors like inequality, poverty, discrimination, unemployment, and homelessness all affect our mental health. In recent years, global organisations like the UN and WHO have urged governments to pay more attention to these social drivers of mental distress.

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PPR @ppr-org.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The Executive Office has the opportunity to move away from this problematic use of good relations towards a framework that focuses on real equality. To try and convince them, we told them the story of Girdwood… Read our full response here 👉 www.nlb.ie/investigatio...

Policy Brief | PPR’s response to the Executive Office’s ‘call for views’ on a new good relations framework

Keeping an eye on policy changes in Ireland

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PPR @ppr-org.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Good relations. A useful framework to help the state promote equality between different groups? Or a problematic, ambiguous term that can be used as an excuse to avoid tackling inequality?

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But while we all have different housing issues, or landlords, we all have one issue in common: a broken system that prioritises profit over safe, secure homes for all. 🏠

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At our recent housing support drop-ins, we’ve had people with a huge range of issues, and have helped people to send complaints to the Housing Executive, Mears, housing associations and private landlords…

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The conversation is growing. If you want to be part of creating a different approach to mental health, one rooted in connection, compassion and choice, come and join us. 💙 Want to be part of New Script? Find out how you can join the movement 👉 www.nlb.ie/campaigns/me...

Mental Health Rights | A New Script for Mental Health | PPR

Learn about our campaigns -- Mental Health Rights

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What really stood out was the appetite for a different approach, one that starts with connection, compassion and choice, and looks beyond a narrow, medication-only approach to mental health. Thank you to everyone who stopped, chatted, shared their thoughts and spent time with us.

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PPR @ppr-org.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

A huge thank you to the staff at Central Library for welcoming us so warmly for Culture Night #CNB26 💛 There was a great buzz throughout the evening, with so many people stopping by to choose some healing words, listen to poems read aloud by Maxi & Maura, and have conversations about mental health.

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‘Words Strong Enough to Heal’ We’re bringing the New Script Travelling Apothecary to Culture Night! 🎭 Come find our stall at Belfast Central Library tomorrow, Friday 18th September from 4-8pm 📍

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Congratulations to the Women’s Regional Consortium and to all the women whose voices make this research so powerful! Read about the research here 👉 www.womensregionalconsortiumni.org.uk/wp-content/u...

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Other important recommendations include the need for sustainable funding for Women’s Centres, gender-informed data, a Women’s Health Strategy and the development of a fully funded Mother and Baby Unit without any further delays.

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A key message from women interviewed was that medication is too often the first and only response, with women calling for more alternatives, community-based support, better understanding and continuity of care. We’re particularly pleased to see Give 5 included in the full report.

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PPR @ppr-org.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

New Script warmly welcomes Mental Health Matters for Women from the Women's Regional Consortium. This research powerfully highlights the gendered nature of emotional distress and trauma and why we must connect the symptoms to their root causes. www.womensregionalconsortiumni.org.uk/wp-content/u...

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So many parallels with what New Script is campaigning for around emotional pain and distress — looking beyond symptoms to the circumstances in which people live. And the need to offer people wider healing options beyond medication alone. Want to add your voice? 👉 www.nlb.ie/take-action/...

Take Action | Let's fix the system - not the person! | PPR

Take action to support our campaigns -- Let's fix the system - not the person!

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PPR @ppr-org.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

The research found that people living in the most deprived communities experience significantly greater pain-related distress, and are three times more likely to face pain-related depression.

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PPR @ppr-org.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

A huge thank you to Professor Kevin Vowles, QUB - School of Psychology for meeting with New Script activists — and for endorsing #Give5. His research into pain rehabilitation shows just how closely pain, distress and social circumstances are connected.

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PPR @ppr-org.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

In May 2026, as part of Féile na gCloigíní Gorma, CATU and Take Back the City took part in a conversation about the impact the housing crisis in Gaeltacht areas was having on the Irish language. The most recent guest blog on our website is taken from this talk 👉 www.nlb.ie/blog/296/dat...

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If the Department doesn't know how many children are arriving at Emergency Departments in mental health crisis, how can it know the scale of the problem or whether services are meeting the need? This isn't just a data issue. It's an accountability issue.

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We asked the Department of Health for Northern Ireland-wide data on children aged 6–17 attending A&E because of mental health concerns. It could not provide it. The Department said it holds data on overall A&E attendances, but not the mental-health-related information we requested.

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One of its top three calls to action is for a data-informed child health system, one that can identify need early, expose gaps and inform decisions about services and resources. But a recent FOI request by New Script highlights how far away we are from this.

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The Royal College of Pediatrics and Child Health new report estimates that 45.2% of 16-year-olds in Northern Ireland have a probable ‘mental illness’. It also reports that wellbeing among 11-year-olds is at its lowest recorded level since 2010 👉 www.rcpch.ac.uk/work-we-do/s...

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PPR @ppr-org.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

We had a great planning meeting with our #TakeBacktheCity activism team yesterday! 🏠 Loads of passion and energy in this group, who have been affected by the housing crisis in so many different ways. Keep an eye out to see what we get up to over the next few months… 👀 takebackthecity.ie

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You can endorse Give 5 as an individual or an organisation, and send a message to those in power that we need to adopt this framework to fix our broken mental health system. Find the link to endorse here 👉 www.nlb.ie/campaigns/me...

PPR @ppr-org.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

The Public Health Agency #Take5 campaign focuses on how individuals can look after their own mental health and wellbeing. The New Script #Give5 Framework focuses on what governments can do at a system level to tackle the mental health crisis. We can’t have one without the other.

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PPR @ppr-org.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

When Daniel McCrossan MLA asked the Minister for Health why 1 in 4 women in NI are on antidepressants, the Minister replied with a dismissive, “we dont have the information.” If he doesn’t have this information, we have some questions we think his department should be urgently asking…

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PPR @ppr-org.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Have you visited the Anaka Archives blog on Substack yet? 👩‍💻 The Anaka Women's Collective team have been writing about some of their amazing work on education equality, art projects, as well as some personal stories from the community. Find it here 👉 anakaarchives.substack.com

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PPR @ppr-org.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

The study found that women are being given ECT at far higher rates than men, and are more likely to suffer long-term memory loss and other harmful effects. Read the story here 👉 www.belfastlive.co.uk/news/norther...

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Belfast woman tells how her electroshock therapy 'felt like rape'

The controversial treatment is still being used on around 2,500 people a year in the UK but a huge new survey of patients worldwide has reignited fears over consent and memory loss

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PPR @ppr-org.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Former New Script organiser Lisa Morrison talked to @belfastlive.co.uk about her experience of Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) and how it informed a new international study on the treatment which she authored.

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PPR @ppr-org.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Our housing crisis is a political and economic choice by those in power to consistently fail to build social homes while public money is funnelled into the pockets of private landlords and hotel owners. Build homes now.

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PPR @ppr-org.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Many thanks to Diane Forsythe MLA for her parliamentary question that helped us to establish that refugees have accounted for less than 1% of all social homes allocated across NI over the past 5 years 🏠 Read our full investigation here 👉 www.nlb.ie/investigatio...

Legitimate concerns? Since 2023 less than 1% of social homes allocated to homeless refugees | Freedom of Information Archive | PPR

Freedom of Information -- Department for Communities -- Legitimate concerns? Since 2023 less than 1% of social homes allocated to homeless refugees

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Our Areeg & Michaela talked to Tara Mills for this BBC Radio 4 story about the emergency response to the racist violence this June, alongside other legends from Mornington Community Project and elsewhere 💛 You can listen to the full episode here 👉 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

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There is a pressing need to ensure people experiencing both physical and mental pain have access to a much wider range of healing options — beyond medication alone. New Script's Give 5 framework is about linking symptoms to causes, and investing in wider options for healing, connection and support.

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Researchers were genuinely shocked by how stark the differences were. The pattern is similar when it comes to antidepressant prescribing: people in the most deprived communities are more than one-and-a-half times as likely to receive antidepressants as those in the least deprived areas.

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