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  • @miracletraining Sorry - here is the correct link! http://t.co/LeZ8M3vcVy
  • Are you having trouble accessing talking therapies? http://t.co/4D6LXX8txo #mentalhealth
  • Free workshop for brothers & sisters of people with mental illness - York, Sat 8 June http://t.co/Azj3FNh2m1 #mentalhealth #siblings
  • In case you missed it, we have made a #BigMHDebate @storify http://t.co/pZPXr1FrJQ
  • @black_heart_kim Welcome! Watch out for the next edition of Your Voice in June - its a good'un!
  • Talking therapies are just as effective as drugs for #anxiety says @PaulJRethink patients should be given a choice http://t.co/C6ubLUjnAF
  • Researchers @UniofSurrey want to know more about people's experience of visual hallucinations, can you help? -> http://t.co/DkjzBKA05t
  • @ravimendis Well spotted! Hi @IndyVoices can you fix?
  • @LollipopFran Can you ask him to tell us more via info@rethink.org?
  • Poster for Penguin book makes light of #mentalhealth help, "literature-induced psychosis"- what do you think? http://t.co/BjiNN2SfYP
  • New US manual for diagnosing mental disorders published http://t.co/53ewDY7GKz
  • Mental health and the new #NHS. Blog by @Jane_Harris77 about our new report out today http://t.co/2mW47hD9UE
  • New GP-led commissioners failing to listen to mental health patients, according to new Rethink Mental Illness report http://t.co/2mW47hD9UE
  • Atos benefit claimants face biased medical assessments, doctor alleges http://t.co/lcqwABaIXw via @guardian
  • @BBCr4today: LISTEN: Mental illness 'caused by chemistry' http://t.co/JEzFGpgG9J #r4today
  • Are you 14-25 years old, caring for a friend or family member? The Carers Trust would like to hear from you: http://t.co/5VDjzV9wKR
  • Look, over 3,000 mentions of #bigMHdebate yesterday - well done all! :) http://t.co/a0JfO67EK5
  • @jegsmi That's great - it's good to hear that your Uni has been supportive :)
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  • @LizzieAnne86: @pmreid86 Debate celebration cakes :) http://t.co/xZ10jJK9iF
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