Attention parents and carers of students off to uni! There's much to prepare for such a big transition and new stage of life. With the new university term on the horizon, now is the perfect time to explore the #StudentWellbeingSeries - available online: www.amazon.co.uk/stores/Dr-Do...

Creativity, critical thinking and communication will ALWAYS be valued human skills, so encourage your child to develop these. 🤝 With clear family agreements and a school that teaches critical AI literacy, your child can be safe and prepared for what’s next. My latest blog explores teens and AI 👇

🤖 NEW BLOG: Teens, AI and #MentalHealth, a field-guide for parents. I’m increasingly asked two questions at when I’m chatting with parents: “Is AI bad for my teen?” and “What should I be doing about it?” My blog provides a clear, parent-friendly guide: www.growingagrownup.com/blog/teens-a...

📧 The latest #GrowingAGrownUp e-newsletter is out today! With the excitement, and of course challenges and anxieties, that September can bring for young people, a new newsletter feels very timely. Read it here: bit.ly/4g9K9dY and sign-up to receive future editions at www.growingagrownup.com!

For parents/carers of students off to uni! The #StudentWellbeingSeries is the ultimate companion for school-leavers planning ahead for uni. I love this new Reel with so many friendly faces showing you the different books on offer, available from Trigger: triggerpublishing.com/book-series/...

A recommended listen! 🎧

(2/2)📚Stay Calm by Dominique Thompson 📚The Art of Feeling Better by Matilda Heindow 📚Stay Hopeful by Dominique Thompson

Thank you this was lovely to discover by accident😃

Inside the Teen Brain round table latest evidence about adolescent development. acamhlearn.org/Learning/Ins... With an amazing lie-up; @drjanegilmour.bsky.social @peteetchells.bsky.social @drdomthompson.bsky.social y.social @rosiemeek1.bsky.social Eileen Kennedy Moore & Prof Deborah Christie

This made me very happy ☺️ our latest 5 star review of How to Grow a Grown up🌟

Book me for a talk! My new talk 'Motivating your Teen (whilst channelling your inner Ted Lasso!)’ has gone down well, and I'm now taking bookings from schools for the final half term of the year, INSET days, and for the next academic year! Get in touch: www.buzzconsulting.co.uk

🎧 NEW BLOG: ‘Learning to look after their health - what should teens focus on?’ Some recent survey results made me think hard about what we need to do to improve our support for the next generation. What do we need to know? Find out in my latest blog: www.growingagrownup.com/blog/learnin...

I am now taking bookings from schools for the final half term of the year, INSET days, and for the next academic year! My talk for Sixth Formers about being ready for life after school has proved especially popular recently. Send me a DM if you are interested in booking me for a talk!

The latest edition of the Growing a Grown Up e-newsletter is out now! It's packed with news and resources about supporting your young person with their #mentalhealth. View it here: view.flodesk.com/emails/68270... and sign up to get future editions straight to your inbox: www.growingagrownup.com

Over 8k views/listens to our 'Inside the Teen Brain' series bit.ly/426xIcr Check out drjanegilmour.bsky.social interviews with Prof Deborah Christie, Bella Plows, @drdomthompson.bsky.social hompson.bsky.social Prof Rosie Meek, & Dr. Eileen Kennedy-Moore #MentalHealth #ACAMHlearn

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📣 Amazing! 1030 people have listened to this podcast about teens and risk taking, with me & Jane Gilmour for Association for Child & Adolescent Mental Health (@ACAMH) 😲 Check it out if you live or work with young people! acamhlearn.org/Learning/Ins...

My talks prove popular at schools with parents/carers and staff bodies alike, including themes such as: 5️⃣ ‘Proactive support: 5 things every person living or working with young people needs to know' 👦 'Teen mental health and wellbeing - with a focus on boys' Find out more: www.buzzconsulting.co.uk

🎧 NEW PODCAST: ‘Inside the teen brain - risky business’ ⚠️ Are our youngest generation still taking enough risks? 🤔 Are they 'Generation Sensible'? 👐 How can we support good risks? I was a guest alongside Dr. Jane Gilmour discussing risk taking (or the lack of it!) in teens:

I've been sent this lovely video of the fabulous Channel 4 #BigBoys event last week - it captures some of the buzz in the room! Read more about this event in my latest newsletter: view.flodesk.com/emails/67bb9...

📧 The latest #GrowingAGrownUp e-newsletter is out NOW! In this edition I share a round-up of the fab Channel 4 #BigBoys event (alongside CALM & Student Minds) as well as new podcast and blog recommendations centred around young people's #mentalhealth. Read it here view.flodesk.com/emails/67bb9... 🙌

We've set up our most watched talks 'Inside the Teen Brain' as a Learning Series on #ACAMHlearn bit.ly/Inside-The-T... @drjanegilmour.bsky.social talks to Prof Deborah Christie, Bella Plows, @drdomthompson.bsky.social Prof Rosie Meek, & Dr. Eileen Kennedy-Moore

Calling all mental health researchers! Do you need some #ElfHelp from The Mental Elf? 🌳🌤️🍄 This year we have been commissioned by many mental health research groups to help them disseminate their new research. We know how difficult it can be for researchers to get their work out there. 🧵 THREAD

On Thursday, Empoword joined a roundtable interview with: - the creator of Big Boys @jackrooke.bsky.social, - young person’s mental health expert @drdomthompson.bsky.social - the CEOs of CALM and @studentmindsorg.bsky.social Keep an eye out for the article coming soon! #UniMentalHealthDay

Very sad. So many good doctors driven to either leaving the NHS or taking their own lives.

Amazing series #Adolescence

Very much had tears during the screening of the #BigBoys finale, interesting panel discussion afterwards with @drdomthompson.bsky.social @calmzone.bsky.social @studentmindsorg.bsky.social

On #unimentalhealthday I am excited to be off to London to join the panel for this fab event! Big Boys is one of my fave programmes, & talking about mental health is one of my fave activities... so I was thrilled to be invited along. ❤️ @channel4tv.bsky.social www.channel4.com/press/news/c...

Thank you for asking me to contribute. We need compassionate Postvention support in all universities ❤️

"Medical students shouldn't be faced with decisions about whether to disrupt their course, or abandon their medical career entirely, because they cannot afford to live while at university." @georgeawebster.bsky.social on why medical students need more financial support www.bmj.com/content/388/...

The superb @drdomthompson.bsky.social talks about #risk ⚠️- she offers actionable takeaways for working with #yp who find it hard to take a chance ....watch ⬇️ & find out why a paddle boarding 🏄‍♀️disaster was such a gift 🎯

What an honour to be a guest on this fascinating podcast series😊 thank you! Do listen🎧 here👇

Super busy yesterday so didn't get time to shout out to my team and colleagues who have added data on drinking in the last week at age 15, vaping at age 15 and higher risk drinking to Health trends in England fingertips.phe.org.uk/static-repor...

New #beewell open access registered report on the longitudinal links between sleep, physical activity and wellbeing in adolescence: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Supervised by Dr Ellie Dommett and the ADHD Research Lab, we're looking for prospective students for a new PhD studentship to research the relationship between #ADHD and #menopause, and better support processes. #MedSky #AcademicSky Apply now by 19 Feb: www.kcl.ac.uk/study-legacy...

If you work with students, take a look at these refreshed (post-COVID) Student Wellbeing books, which I wrote especially for them! 📚 From more than 20 years of supporting students, I have brought together all my top tips to help them thrive. Find out more/Purchase:

Looking ahead to 2025, I have some availability for talks, which prove popular at schools with parents/carers and staff bodies alike. 🗣 If you would like to book me for talks to parents/teachers of teens (or Year 6), you can visit https://buff.ly/344l5Ph for contact info.

How can we reduce the incidence and (sometimes devastating) impact of social ostracism? “You’re not my friend anymore!” is possibly one of the most stressful things a person can hear - whether aged 5 or a middle-aged adult. My new blog explores this topic:

📧 The latest #GrowingAGrownUp enewsletter is out NOW! This edition includes updates on speaking in LA, a new blog on cutting off friendships, my 2025 availability for talks and much more. ⚡️ Read it here: https://buff.ly/4i18tiG / Subscribe at https://buff.ly/33nx3p4 to receive future newsletters!

Some of my talks can now be booked through Trigger Publishing😃 Take a look if you work in a school or would like a talk for parents of teens 🙏 #parenting training.triggerhub.com/courses/navi...

Gave my talk at the European Universities Conference today! 'We're gonna need a bigger (life)boat; preventing student suicide in the UK'- really engaged and interested audience from Europe, USA and South Africa. All of us keen to improve things for students. #Euca2024 #student #mentalhealth

One of my most popular blogs ever- shared here now❤️ Learning from independent student suicide reviews... how can we better support students? heprofessional.co.uk/edition/key-...

Getting ready for my talk at the European Conference for Students Affairs & Services this week! Also on a quest to discover if Maltesers come from Malta! 🧐Searching for a Malteser tree... #student #wellbeing #mentalhealth #university

I've created a Black In Psychology Starter Pack to highlight the excellence of Black psychologists, #psychology trainees, psych organizations, & prospective students. Let me know, if you'd like to be added! 👨🏾‍🏫👩🏾‍🏫🧠 Help me spread the word by reposting 🙏🏽 go.bsky.app/KbrZvB8 #BlackSky #PsychSky #SciSky

My free blog- For parents and teachers of teens😃 Moods/ sleep/ risk taking/ ADHD- you name it- I cover it☺️ ‘Chatty but evidence based’ practical advice 👇 www.growingagrownup.com

👋 I’m new! If you’re interested in young people’s mental health then we will be friends😄 I post about parenting/ student life/ university/ teens and all things related 😊 It feels like the beginning of something new and exciting over here 🦋 ❤️ Nice to meet you🤩 this is me & my teen 😍