Dr Sarah Blower (she/her)

Absolutely fabulous! Such a brilliant day with much sharing of interesting ideas and research…. This graphic sums it up perfectly 👏🏻😍

What are the benefits of nature-based interventions in the early years? What are the future directions for research and practice? This amazing graphic summarises the reflections of 30 academics and practitioners who met at our conference! We will be sharing a blog soon, but enjoy this for now!

Having a fantastic day at our nature based interventions event in Sheffield and always a pleasure to catch up with the lovely Prof Louise Tracey #EYnature

We are looking forward to our #iHVEBP2025 Conference tomorrow! This year’s conference is very poignant, the challenges that our babies, children & families face have been laid bare – we are now collectively focused on delivering solutions. #HealthVisiting buff.ly/rHpdGKk

Yes! It was amazing! Come with me Ruth, I plan on going back regularly x

I’m not sure my life will ever be the same again! It was bliss! 💗 x

Guess where I have been this morning 🧐 🏊‍♀️🌳 ????@niktheearthling.bsky.social #wildswimming

I’m coming for you bank holiday weekend! Online exercise class this morning, washing in the machine and one very wild garden to now immerse myself in 💪🏻🏃‍♀️👩🏼‍🌾🪴🪏🌸🌷🌻🪻💪🏻

How about we start celebrating higher education as a nation? How about we start shouting, loudly, of the social good of higher education? How about we talk of the nurses, the doctors, the teachers, the social workers, educated at universities? How about we celebrate the artists, the writers, 1/

To check out Ready to Relate go here: readytorelate.bdct.nhs.uk

For more information about our research see: www.york.ac.uk/healthscienc...

Fun day today with one of my favourite collaborators @zoedarwin.bsky.social filming a piece about our research evaluating BDCT’s Ready to Relate intervention @familywellbeinguoy.bsky.social #parentinfantrelationships #infantmentalhealth #perinatalmentalhealth #readytorelate

Read more 👇🏻 about our quasi-experimental evaluations of early life interventions in partnership with Born in Bradford’s Better Start cohort #BIBBS

@katemorto.bsky.social this looks to be useful for some of our projects x

Ooooh going on my TBR pile! Thanks for sharing 🤗

How can nature make a difference for families with young children? We're working with parents/caregivers, Phoenix Wellbeing & Hull Museums to understand how nature-based groups like Tree Babies & Tots boost family wellbeing and parent-child connections. Exciting findings coming soon!

**New Policy Brief: @arc-yharc.bsky.social researchers at the University of York support practitioners in Hull to disseminate a new initiative to improve access to care for families with young children.

Read more: arc-yh.nihr.ac.uk/nihr-arc-yor...

This summer intensive on qualitative methods looks amazing! #qualitative #methods

Fantastic research job opportunity here 👇🏻 working with the lovely and brilliant @ruthndwrites.bsky.social jobs.york.ac.uk/vacancy/rese...

Trump officials cut billions in Harvard funds after university defies demands Education department says $2.3bn in funds to be frozen after university rejects slew of demands as political ploy

👏🏻 Harvard 👏🏻 www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Call for Evidence - Committees - UK Parliament Terms of Reference

Just 2 weeks left to share your views on @commonshealth.bsky.social's first 1000 days inquiry! This is a great opportunity to make the case for why compassionate #PerinatalMentalHealth care is vital for giving babies the best start in life. Find out more: committees.parliament.uk/call-for-evi...

I absolutely loved listening to this during lockdown and still recommend it to my team and students when we have writing weeks. Must confess I haven’t watched it so I had no idea about the Easter eggs!!! #legendsofUoYLibrary

Timeline graphic illustrating interventions to prevent mental ill health among children and young people. 1. Home: Parental training and support; Family therapy sessions; Creating a safe and nurturing environment. 2. Early years: Play therapy; Parent-child interaction therapy; Staff training on mental health and wellbeing. 3. School counselling programmes; Mindfulness and relaxation techniques; Teacher training on mental health; Anti-bullying programmes. 4. Outside school: Community-based programmes; Recreational activities and sports, youth clubs; Art and music therapy. 5. Online: Online counselling and support groups; Digital literacy and safety education; Telehealth services. 6. Colleges & universities: Mental health resources and workshops; Peer mentoring programmes; Access to counselling services. 7. Housing & employment: One to one support from peers and practitioners; Life skills programmes.

Mental health problems among young people have risen significantly in recent years. But a wide range of preventive measures could reverse the rise & reduce the risks.

We've set out evidence-based actions across childhood which could enable young people to thrive 👇
tinyurl.com/4dxsn69k

Mental health problems can cast a long shadow over a child's life. But this isn’t inevitable. We’re backing @centreformh.bsky.social advice to the Government so that every child has the best chance of good #MentalHealth
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#InvestInChildhood

Hey 👋🏻@kellyhollingsworth.bsky.social welcome to bluesky! X

👋 Meet the team... 👋 Our team is led by @sarah-blower.bsky.social. Sarah specialises in the design, implementation and evaluation of interventions to improve the health and wellbeing of children and their families, and works collaboratively with charities, local authorities and other organisations.

Poster inviting people to take part in a research project about the accessibility of CAMHS for autistic children and young people.

We are looking for autistic children & young people aged 11-18 to participate in a survey about improving the accessibility of CAMHS in the UK. Views can be shared by writing, recording a voice note, or drawing & labelling a picture. Link in QR code below or here: ljmu.questionpro.eu/a/TakeSurvey...

Today, OXPIP's founder Sue Gerhardt launches her new book "1001 days: How Our First Years Shape our Lifelong Health".

We're giving away one free copy chosen at random from the people who retweet one of our social media posts by 8th April.

Available to purchase from today.

Do executive functions and processing speed mediate the relationship between socioeconomic status and educational achievement? Analysis of an observational birth cohort study - BMC Psychology Background There are large and persistent social inequalities in children’s educational attainment, with children from more socioeconomically disadvantaged families consistently having lower attainmen...

Our paper now available looking at how executive function (inc #workingmemory) & processing speed mediate r/ship btw SES & educational attainment with Rachael Cheung @sarah-blower.bsky.social @richjallen.bsky.social & led by @kate-mooney.bsky.social #devsci #cogsci
link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Hello legends of @uoylibrary.bsky.social please could I be added to the UoY starter pack? Ta very muchly 👋🏻