It’s been fight, fight, fight for three years: Mental health provision and the experiences of parents of children with SEND in York
Or if you'd like to read the report of the York findings, you can find a brief report here: tinyurl.com/MFUoY
#mentalhealth #specialeducationalneeds #parentexperiences
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A flyer explaining the project with a QR code to the survey
A little while back, we carried out a super interesting project on parents' experiences of mental health services in and around York. We'd now love to hear people's experiences further afield, within the UK! More information on the flyer below, or you can access the survey here: lnkd.in/e7Tbedyb
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OSF
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📣 New pre-print alert! 📣 Our paper exploring the friendship experiences of late-diagnosed autistic women is now available. The paper explores the experiences with support during school and the impact women believe receiving a diagnosis had on not only their friendships but also their self-identity.
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Advancing mixed methods in mental health research
In the mental health research field, there is a need for effective and robust methodological approaches that are able to address complexity. In this article, we reassert the importance of mixed method...
NEW PAPER: How do we advance mixed methods in mental health research?
doi.org/10.1136/bmjm...
Mixed methods are widely recognised as valuable in mental health research, but aren’t as embedded as we’d hope and there are a lot of challenges that individual researchers and teams must navigate… 1/
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There was a clear need for services that were tailored, flexible, and understanding to the complexities of supporting a child with SEND.
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Parents told us that the main contributing factor to their own mental health difficulties was the lack of appropriate care and support for children, describing that they have to fight for the support their children deserve.
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It’s been fight, fight, fight for three years: Mental health provision and the experiences of parents of children with SEND in York
Our report exploring the experiences of mental health support available to parents of children with SEND in and around the York area is now available!
#mentalhealth #SEND #support @york.ac.uk @uoyeducation.bsky.social
tinyurl.com/MFUoY
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Word of the day is ‘apanthropy’ (18th century): a dislike of company and the desire to be left alone.
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I've just created a starter pack for Developmental Language Disorder. I am sure there will be lots of people I've missed so if you spot omissions (including yourself) then please let me know. #DevLangDis
go.bsky.app/FMV4dou
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Southend-on-Sea Educational Psychology Service
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Follow us for information on how psychology can help your school maximise the impact of the curriculum and school provision ensuring inclusion for all children- but most especially for SEND pupils. https://www.edpsychschool.com
Postdoctoral researcher at UCL. Interested in neurodiversity, mental health, healthcare, mixed methods #autistic #queer she/her
Postdoc in Student Loneliness @ KCL | FHEA | Interests: mental health, support and agency in young people | #firstgen | she/her
Award-winning science communicator, bestselling author, TV personality & co-founder of Scientists for XR - making STEM fun, fighting misinformation & advocating for diversity.
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Educational Psychologist | Additional role in children’s residential work | Peer Reviewer | Mum to a boy and his orange cat 🌟 | Can be found in the forest at lunchtime 🌳 | Based in Scotland
Child Orientated Mental Health Innovation Collaborative (COMIC). A team of NHS researchers developing research with children, young people and their families.
