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Nationally representative cohort of 2232 same-sex twin children born in 1994-1995 across England & Wales. Aims to improve understanding of the aetiology of mental health and behavioural problems to inform prevention.

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BBC Radio 4 - Inside Health, Can we reverse rising drug deaths? We try to figure out why drug deaths are at an all-time high - and what can be done.

James Gallagher visited Professor Sir John Strang at the NIHR King's Clinical Research Facility to see how he is experimenting with new ways of tackling rising drug deaths for an episode of @BBCRadio4 's 'Inside Health'.

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05.08.2025 11:37 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I’m super excited to join E-Risk! π€ͺπ€ͺ I’m looking forward to gaining hands-on experience, and seeing how the data we work with can help us better understand different mental health disorders! πŸ“ŠπŸ§ 

- Sanaa, E-Risk Placement Student

@kingsioppn.bsky.social @kingscsmh.bsky.social

24.07.2025 13:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Our latest paper, tested he classic "Monday's Child" rhyme was E-Risk Study data 🧬 to see if the day of the week you're born predicts your personality or physical traits at age 18. @kingsioppn.bsky.social @kingscsmh.bsky.social

Paper πŸ“: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

17.07.2025 12:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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The E-Risk team are so grateful for all the personal and profound insights that the twins share with us. πŸ™βœ¨
Their commitment to sharing stories that can drive change and improve lives is truly inspiring. πŸ“–πŸ’ͺ @kingsioppn.bsky.social @kingscsmh.bsky.social

13.07.2025 19:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œIt's incredible to contribute to such a long-running, unique study that truly reflects the diversity of the UK population. This is a special team and we are here to go beyond the data and numbers to make a real impact.” πŸ“Š
- Stefan, E-Risk Data Manager @kingsioppn.bsky.social @kingscsmh.bsky.social

04.07.2025 13:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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E-Risk began in 1998 when the twins were age 5, and now we are following up the twins at age 30. Watching this study and our team evolve over the years has been an incredible journey! πŸ’ͺ❀️ @kingscsmh.bsky.social @kingsioppn.bsky.social

29.06.2025 18:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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"I have worked for E-Risk since the twins were 10 years old! πŸ§‘β€πŸ¦± I love being part of a team who are using this information to positively influence policies and services. πŸ’š" @kingsioppn.bsky.social @kingscsmh.bsky.social

- Jo, E-Risk Project Coordinator

19.06.2025 15:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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All in the Mind - All About Twins - BBC Sounds Delving into the fascinating world of twin psychology.

We were excited to hear that the E-Risk Study was featured on this week’s episode of BBC Radio 4’s All in the Mind 🧠, which focused on the role of twins in psychological research πŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘§β€πŸ‘§πŸ“ˆ @kingsioppn.bsky.social @kingscsmh.bsky.social

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12.06.2025 14:58 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Understanding and mitigating associations between childhood neighborhood deprivation and adolescent mental health in two UK birth cohorts | Development and Psychopathology | Cambridge Core Understanding and mitigating associations between childhood neighborhood deprivation and adolescent mental health in two UK birth cohorts

Recent paper using Millennium Cohort & E-Risk data finds that childhood neighbourhood deprivation is linked to mental health issues in late adolescence, and identifies key protective factors 🧠🏘️
πŸ“„ Read more: www.cambridge.org/core/journal... @kingsioppn.bsky.social @kingscsmh.bsky.social

05.06.2025 13:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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As the E-Risk Study PI, it’s a real honour to follow the twins’ lives over time. I’m excited to uncover how we enable young people to thrive🌱✨no matter what they were exposed to in the past and what they may bring to the situation genetically! @kingsioppn.bsky.social @kingscsmh.bsky.social

30.05.2025 14:05 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Parenting in childhood predicts personality in early adulthood: A longitudinal twin-differences study - PubMed Personality traits such as openness, conscientiousness, and agreeableness predict important life outcomes, and fostering them is therefore a major policy goal. A key modifiable factor that is thought ...

An E-Risk study paper led by Jasmin Wertz, showed that twins whose mothers were more affectionate in childhood grew up to be more open, conscientious, and agreeable, traits linked to greater success in adulthood. πŸŽ‰ @kingsioppn.bsky.social @kingscsmh.bsky.social

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40244963/

23.05.2025 13:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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"Being involved in this partnership between the E-Risk study and @inserm 🧬 allows us to explore protective factors in psychopathology 🧠 among poly-victimised children πŸ‘Ά, leveraging fantastic data πŸ“Š and working with excellent researchers πŸ‘©β€πŸ”¬πŸ‘¨β€πŸ”¬."

- E-Risk Postdoctoral Researcher, Dr Flora Blangis

20.05.2025 17:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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<em>Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry</em> | ACAMH Pediatric Journal | Wiley Online Library Background Despite the higher prevalence of childhood traumatic experiences and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in autistic adults, research on trauma-related psychopathology and autistic trai.....

Excited to share my second first-author paper from my PhD research, open access now in JCPP! πŸ“š

Autistic traits in childhood and post-traumatic stress disorder as young adults: a cohort study - doi.org/10.1111/jcpp...

Very grateful to @eriskstudy.bsky.social and TEDS for their collaboration!

28.03.2025 15:36 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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"I joined E-Risk as a research worker 25 years ago and have been privileged to be welcomed into families' homes since the twins were 5 πŸ‘πŸ‘ΆπŸ‘Ά. Without their stories with us, E-Risk wouldn't exist! Our twins (and their mums) are amazing!" πŸ“–πŸ’™
- Becky, E-Risk Project Coordinator
@kingsioppn.bsky.social

28.03.2025 10:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The E-Risk Study with Professor Helen Fisher & Rebecca Gray Podcast Episode Β· Behind the Stigma Β· 30/06/2023 Β· 1h 7m

Want to know more about what we do? Check out our podcast interview with Behind the Stigma, where Professor Helen Fisher & our Project Coordinator Rebecca Gray share key insights from the E-Risk study! 🎀✨
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20.03.2025 15:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

fantastic news!

Congratulations to the team and the Lived Experience Advisory Board for their win today at the SSPP Impact Prize Awards!

12.03.2025 14:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Environmental Risk (E-Risk) Longitudinal Twin Study Receives Β£2.3m Funding The Environmental Risk (E-Risk) Longitudinal Twin Study has been backed by Β£2.3 million funding from the UKRI Medical Research Council to collect new follow-up data from twin participants at age 30.

The Environmental Risk (E-Risk) Longitudinal Twin Study, co-led by @kingsioppn.bsky.social and @kingscsmh.bsky.social
have been funded to collect new follow-up data from twin participants πŸ‘­ It's been so exciting to see the twins at 30 & explore how their adult lives are taking shape! 🀩

13.03.2025 16:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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