We’re running a new study exploring how young people use AI chatbots like ChatGPT for mental health support. If you’re aged 16-25, live in the UK, and have used AI chatbots for mental health, we’d love to hear from you!! @oxchildpsych.bsky.social @emmasoneson.bsky.social 👉 lnkd.in/eQSRzyej

🚨 Interested in a fully funded DPhil at Oxford? 🌏 We’re recruiting for an MRC iCASE studentship on conversational AI for youth mental health. Join an amazing team using youth voice to shape global digital health. ⏳ Deadline: 2 Dec 2025 💡 Get in touch to chat! 🔗 More info: tinyurl.com/4ua4j46h

📱 New paper out today in BJPsych Open asks: are financial incentives helping or hindering mental health app research? 📄 Read it here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal... @minafazeloxford.bsky.social @oxchildpsych.bsky.social @oxfordpsychiatry.bsky.social

Proud to be part of this work with @emmasoneson.bsky.social @minafazeloxford.bsky.social big thanks to BBC South Today & Radio Oxford for shining a light on young people’s mental health 💙

What teens see and do online matters. New research from our team looks at how digital experiences relate to mental health & what we can do about it. A must-read for parents, educators, and mental health researchers and policymakers.

Our latest paper is now out in Current Psychology: 🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1... Based on data from over 14,000 adolescents we found: It’s not just how much time young people spend online-it’s what they’re doing & what they’re exposed to that matters.

Lots of celebrations this week, incl.: 👉 a Secret Santa Sock Exchange 🔁🧦 👉 the Departmental Christmas Party (a screening of 'Paddington in Peru'!) 🐻🇬🇧 👉 a team murder mystery event at Oxford Castle 👀🏰 We also said 'bye for now' to Shona, our lovely group administrator who's off to go have a baby 👶