Dr. Kate Mattocks

Whether they're blaming vaccines and Tylenol, or selling dubious "remedies," what they're really doing is promoting the perception that families (and especially mothers) can prevent and treat Autism. And thus also the perception that people with Autism and their families don't need social support.

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20-23 January 2026, COPPR, University of Bern

The Conference on Policy Process Research 2026 is in Bern, Switzerland, January 20-23. You can submit your paper or presentation ideas here - policyprocessresearch.org - and can attend in person or online.

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NHS facing ‘absolutely shocking’ £27bn bill for maternity failings in England Exclusive: Legal actions rise after death or injury of hundreds of babies and women in recent years

If arguments about care, ethics, morals, decency, humanity, dignity, etc do not make a difference, maybe ones about money will? www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Can policy experiments achieve policy change? The politics of experimentation in Canadian cultural policy - Policy Sciences This article examines the relationship between policy experiments, a form of policy innovation, and policy change. Despite a great deal of scholarship on experiments, little is known about how experim...

If you're wondering about the relationship between policy change and policy experiments....look no further 😆 I have a new article out in @policysciences.bsky.social link.springer.com/article/10.1... #policychange #policyexperiments

It’s Birth Trauma Awareness Week. This year, we focus on marginalised groups facing extra barriers in maternity care, from racial disparities to challenges faced by disabled and neurodivergent mothers. Let’s listen. Let’s learn. Let’s do better. #GoodMaternityCareforAll #BTAW25

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Calling all women: The IWK Foundation wants to hear your health stories www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... @maggiearchibald.bsky.social

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And do you even know if you're using it? Indexing on databases is being done by AI and results are sometimes wildly inaccurate, as I have recently found out...

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Very interesting & tallies with my findings on experimentation @ Cdn Heritage. I would put leadership at the top of the list; in my work I found that it was not enough for leaders to accept experimentation/innovation - they need to actively *champion* it

With a national inquiry people who have suffered immensely, including losing babies and partners and loved ones, will be compelled to share their experiences once again, with no promise of things changing. How many times can people expect to re-traumatize themselves by sharing?

My paper on the national birth trauma inquiry is titled "We do not need any more reports"

I no longer live in the UK but still follow updates relating to maternity services carefully. I have mixed opinions on @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social announcement of a national inquiry. +it will bring more resources & attention to a vital issue. -issues are *already known* ACTION is what is needed

Drowning Doesn’t Look Like Drowning Drowning is not the violent, splashing call for help that most people expect.

Thanks for the reminder @janemunday.bsky.social. Every summer, I repost this article DROWNING DOES NOT LOOK LIKE DROWNING. To date, I know of FOUR kids who were saved after someone who'd clicked on the link learnt how to spot actual drowning. Take time to read and pass on.

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Absolutely fascinating research. I've lived in 3/4 countries & seen how this plays out in diff contexts. I'm surprised choice is lowest in DE where the pathway chosen at 10 has potential huge implications for later in life. As a parent the main choice I face now in Canada (NS) is early FI or Engl.

1 in 5 Canadians don’t have access to a family doctor. We need to hear from you, so we can get that number down.

Help us rebuild #PrimaryCare by sharing your experience and participating in the OurCare survey, in partnership with @unityhealthto.bsky.social.

Take the survey: ourcare.ca/survey.

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This is essential reading

Agreed

I've never been to a conference with so many encouraging messages. 😊👏🏽

What is successful policy experimentation? This article discusses the concept of success in relation to policy experimentation, a type of policy innovation. Despite a growing literature on policy experiments, few studies define or explore what...

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"What is successful policy experimentation?" by @katemattocks.bsky.social is now available in Policy & Politics!

Curious about how governments can better design and learn from policy experiments? This article offers a new framework:

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Truly gigantic and terrible news re. the state of arts & humanities as well as Canadian university funding in general.

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Delighted to share that my new book 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘯 𝘈𝘳𝘵: 𝘊𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘋𝘪𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘤𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘍𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘕𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘩 𝘈𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢 is out today with @ubcpress.bsky.social!

Atlantic Canada enjoying the 2 hours when rest of Canada pays attention to it #CanadaVotes

Great piece on health care, childcare & care economy in this election

Canada’s next government must prioritize perinatal mental health - Healthy Debate Perinatal mental health should remain a political priority for the next government to help support people at risk.

Pleased to share a new piece on @healthydebate.bsky.social. This is a new research area for me: the politics of perinatal mental health. healthydebate.ca/2025/04/topi... Special thanks to @lucycbarker.bsky.social #perinatalmentalhealth #maternalmentalhealth

Fascinating paper