PhD student at Northumbria University investigating moral injury. Senior Research Assistant in the Northern Hub for Veterans and Military Families Research.
Newcastle Upon Tyne, England
Joined March 2020
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Shannon Allen retweeted
Our paper on LGBT+ veterans' experiences of discrimination and oppression through the gay ban is now available in Sexuality Research and Social Policy! @GillMcGill2 @SAllen_psy
Read it here: rdcu.be/dYDNd
@fightingwpride @caz_paige @CraigJonesMBE
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Delighted our second paper from "Lost and Found" study has been accepted for publication. Reviewers comments were incredible. Continuing to amplify the voices of LGBT+ veterans who took part in the research @AlisonKOsborne @SAllen_psy @fightingwpride
Thank you to everyone who attended our research workshop yesterday. Our widowhood survey is still open, so follow the link if you would like to take part:
app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk…
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With the aim of developing recommendations to influence future policy while informing the development of support services, our researchers are investigating how navigating widowhood during the pandemic had an impact on health & wellbeing.
Discover more: northumbria.ac.uk/about-us/n…
Our survey investigating the impact of widowhood during Covid-19 closes on July 1st so please follow the link below if you would like to take part:
app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk…
#widowsupport #griefsupport #covid19 @CruseSupport @WidowedAndYoung
We are recruiting individuals (50+ years) who were widowed during Covid-19 (2020-2022) to take part in a brief online survey.
Complete the survey here:
app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk…
#widows #widowsupport #covid19
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The #CallforPapers for our next conference is open! We warmly welcome proposals from all academic disciplines and from those with experience of caring for people with moral injury.
🗓️Deadline: 15 December
durham.ac.uk/research/instit…
Please do retweet – thank you.
#moralinjury
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We are recruiting UK Military Veterans for a Brain Health study based in the North East! If interested please contact Elliott: [email protected]
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Our team is looking forward to speaking at this event and sharing the findings of our work with #bereaved #military families focusing on how to identify, understand and prevent #suicide
*Free digital event*
Join us via Zoom at our One Is Too Many Suicide Prevention Conference - our flagship event for 2023.
Full details, including how to register your attendance, on our website covenantfund.org.uk/2023/09/…
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With this important first step of a public apology, comes the publication of the @LGBTVetReview.
We once again give our thanks to those Veterans who bravely shared their stories in order to see a brighter future for all LGBT+ Veterans. Thank you. 🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🇬🇧
gov.uk/government/publicatio…
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It is @AlisonKOsborne's last week in the Northern Hub! We wish her every success and a huge thank you from all of us for all of her hard work and dedication over the last 8 years as a Senior Research Assistant in the Hub.
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“It took away my career, it took away my pension, it took away my future.”
Today, @NorthumbriaUni has published it’s findings on the shocking toll of ‘The Ban’ on LGBT+ Veterans’ lives & wellbeing.
@JohnnyMercerUK @DanCardenMP @CovenantTrust
thetimes.co.uk/article/repar…
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Press release from @NorthumbriaUni on our research report with @fightingwpride shining a light on the lifelong impact of the ‘gay ban’ in the Armed Forces 🏳️🌈
Read it here👉newsroom.northumbria.ac.uk/p…
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The research undertaken & launched today by @Northern_Hub @NorthumbriaUni is a shocking but vital read. The lasting impact of ‘The Ban’ on our community of LGBT+ Veterans is both clear and stark.
Thank you to all who courageously took part. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
Today we have launched our report 'Lost and Found: The LGBT+ Veteran Community and the Impacts of the Gay Ban'🏳️🌈
Thank you to all the veterans who took part in this research!
Read it here👉 researchportal.northumbria.a…
@fightingwpride @NorthumbriaUni
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Today we have launched our report 'Lost and Found: The LGBT+ Veteran Community and the Impacts of the Gay Ban'🏳️🌈
Thank you to all the veterans who took part in this research!
Read it here👉 researchportal.northumbria.a…
@fightingwpride @NorthumbriaUni
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Pride in Armed Forces Day at @Durham_Pride 🌈
@GillMcGill2 @AlisonKOsborne @caz_paige @fightingwpride
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Fantastic day in London at @TheInandOutClub for the Westminster roundtable event on LGBT+ Veterans with @fightingwpride and @HelpforHeroes
Thank you for inviting @GillMcGill2 and @AlisonKOsborne!
Shannon Allen retweeted
And that’s a wrap! Thank you to Rita Brock @VOAShayCenter for closing reflections and thank you to everyone for taking part in this #icmiconf on #moralinjury - you made it a very interesting 3 days! Lots to take away and new connections formed. Watch this space for next steps!
Another great day of thought provoking #moralinjury presentations and discussions at the #icmiconf. Thank you @ic_moralinjury for the opportunity to present our work on UK service police veterans.
Full article:
doi.org/10.21061/jvs.v9i1.40…
@gavin_oxburgh @mattkiernan95 @Northern_Hub
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The first paper of #icmiconf Day 2 is a discussion of Moral Challenges Experienced by UK Service Police Veterans, by @SAllen_psy @gavin_oxburgh @mattkiernan95 @Northern_Hub Rich information from this empirical qualitative study #moralinjury
