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Great story in @theguardian.com sharing the latest @beewelluk.bsky.social @uomseed.bsky.social research looking at prevalence & impact of isolation in schools.

More detail in here 👉 tinyurl.com/yffvjp4x

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Join the conversation #PsychologyintheClassroom where @olademk.bsky.social explores adolescent girls’ mental health challenges, social media’s role in coping, and how schools can be part of the solution. A conversation you shouldn't miss! 💬👧📱
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Hi Danny, sure! I’ve added you to the second starter pack ☺️

A photo of a chapter heading from bell hooks’ “feminism is for everybody” overlooking a local park

Returning from leave to officially start my sabbatical!

Mostly working on paper edits today to get in before a deadline, but also starting the day with some bell hooks in the sun…

… and a grant rejection to really kick things off on the right note 🫠

Special Issue Call at Developmental Psychology!

From Stress to Strength: Emotion Regulation, Adaptive Development and Resilience in the Face of Adversity

Led by Assaf Oshri, Amanda Morris, Amanda Guyer

This issue explores when, how, and for whom regulatory processes promote resilience.

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What are we up to right now?
We are recruiting university mental health counsellors for interviews! We want to hear your thoughts on digital interventions like Togetherall in third-level education - What works, what doesn't and how can it be improved?

SO good!!

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As of today I am officially on research sabbatical for a year! I’ll miss teaching but am excited to have a year to read, write, and think…

Psychologists & related fields: what is a big methods question that you believe remains somewhat unanswered & that you'd love to see adressed? There may be an opportunity for a large-scale meta-science project with many teams trying to figure out a question.

Any thoughts welcome! #psychscisky

What if they were ours? | BPS Aneeza Pervez on moral failure and the lives of Palestinian children.

A critical call to integrity for psychologists by @aneezapervez.bsky.social on the lives of Palestinian children:

“Our journals, our classrooms, and our professional statements will remain as evidence of what we chose to confront, and what we chose to ignore.”

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We're still thinking about the discussion and insights gleamed from our recent webinar on Advancing Mixed Methods.

Missed the webinar? Don't worry, @olademk.bsky.social published a great reflective piece that shares some of the main themes & points from the session!

Check it out now👇

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NEW PAPER!

Thrilled to share this piece on early career perspectives on the future of child and youth mental health research, envisioning a field that continues strides in embracing complexity, centring diverse voices, and facilitating sustainable environments and systems

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I’ll repost now!

Sorry - I’ll repost now!

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Potentially that’s what’s happening for at least young people. I think not experiencing school for a big chunk of time for so many may have led to a shift on return in perspective. But we definitely need to look at it further from a lot of angles to assess what it is and why that’s a turning point!

I think there’s a lot of learning we can do from the pandemic about our education system Interestingly we found that YP’s school satisfaction has dropped considerably year on year since 2020 and while we can’t say for sure that’s definitely COVID related, this does need looking at critically.

… the last timepoint was from 2018. That’s important given MH declines pre-date 2018, but I think we need to look at more recent trends again. We generally need more statistical evidence in this area; our analysis showed school satisfaction has dropped a lot since 2020, which raises many questions!

After consulting experts and theory (and guided by feasibility/scale), we looked at academic pressure. Though there’s concern about how post-Gove changes impact YP, the (limited) most robust data suggests YP are not reporting greater pressure than before. BUT… 1/

New report on understanding the drivers of declining youth mental health

To effectively respond to worsening mental health, we need to understand not just what is happening, but *why*

We used an evidence-based approach to unpack common explanations

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Half of black women in UK who raise concerns during labour did not receive suitable help, study finds Maternity experiences of more than 1,000 pregnant people found black women up to four times more likely to die in childbirth

“Black women continue to face systemic inequalities in maternity care, from discrimination and unmet pain relief to dismissed concerns. These shocking figures expose a healthcare system that too often fails black mothers and puts lives at risk,” www.theguardian.com/...
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This paper looks SUPER interesting and helpful. Can’t wait to read it!

Internalizing disorders as shape-shifters: Understanding individual and cultural heterogeneity in the presentation of symptoms.

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Are you interested in how we can advance mixed methods in mental health research?🧩

We’ve shared reflections on our recent paper on this issue and on our linked webinar/panel 🧑‍💻

Check out the link below (where you can also find a link to our paper, some key guidance, and a webinar recording) ⛓️‍💥

New paper!! Excited to share our new piece outlining an ECR perspective on children and young people's mental health research. We offer suggestions around funding, research practice, and institutional governance and processes to support a more socially just, equitable, and rigorous science.

Did you catch our recent webinar on advancing mixed methods? Our panel of researchers, colleagues @bmj.com , @mqmentalhealth.bsky.social & @nihr.bsky.social had a rich & wide-ranging discussion - check out @olademk.bsky.social reflections here

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📣 New job alert! I'm looking for a 2-year research assistant for a project on word learning from childhood to adulthood. Come and join us in lovely York! Please RT 🙏 @yorkpsychology.bsky.social jobs.york.ac.uk/vacancy/rese...

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Our findings offer important insights in thinking about how we understand and respond to these trends. There is obviously a lot more complexity than I can sum up here, but the bottom line is that we should meet this as a genuine issue affecting YP that requires systemic solutions

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