We have a new paper now published, led by Dr Emily Stapley, exploring school staff members' experiences of implementing universal mental health interventions in primary and secondary schools, as part of two RCTs: doi.org/10.1007/s406...

New PhD scholarship available investigating the role and experiences of non-clinical staff in suicidal crisis care, led by @mollymccarthy.bsky.social and co-supervised by me, @emmaashworth.bsky.social and Prof. Pooja Saini: www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

New paper out today, exploring the experiences of parents supporting their autistic children with mental health difficulties: journals.plos.org/mentalhealth.... Thank you to the parents who trusted us with their stories and took the time to share them with us.

📣 New paper co-developing policy priorities for YP with SEND after the COVID-19 pandemic: www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/12.... Priorities highlight a need for structural reform to ensure YP with SEND receive the support they are entitled to in times of crisis but also as part of routine practice & policy.

Home after a fantastic few days in Vienna with team #SSHRG @ljmuofficial.bsky.social at the @iaspinfo.bsky.social conference! Lovely to meet and catch up with colleagues, share our research, and hear about the latest work in the field #iaspvienna2025

Whole-class #mentalhealth sessions in #schools can have a 'small but significant' impact on reducing depression & anxiety symptoms – with cognitive behavioural therapy approaches particularly effective. Useful new research led by @ucl.ac.uk & Anna Freud: buff.ly/srbwFG7

We’ll be walking & talking on Anglesey with 3 Dads Walking! 18th June 2-4pm at Llangefni Town Hall - we extend an open invite to all in the local community. We’ll be sharing progress from our MAPSS school suicide prevention trial & discussing next steps for policy in schools 🚶‍♀️

We have a new meta-analysis out today on the effectiveness of school-based interventions for anxiety & depression - link & thread below 👇

This is a brand new letter by “Not in Our Name - Women”, a collective group of cisgender women who support the transgender community and object to the false divide between women’s rights and transgender rights. If you’re a cis woman you can sign your support here ⤵️

When you time evening walkies just right… 😍

Smartphone bans in schools are not associated with better mental wellbeing or reduced screen-time out of school buff.ly/C8Zo4PQ #Smartphones #Screentime #PhoneBans #Schools #YouthMentalHealth 🧵 THREAD

Autistic children and young people, aged 11-18 please share your views about CAMHS by writing, recording a voice note or by drawing and labelling a picture in a short survey ⬇️ ljmu.questionpro.eu/ImprovingAcc... @jopavlopoulou.bsky.social @emmaashworth.bsky.social @putchildrenfirst.info

Please share! 🆕 Fully funded PhD scholarship by Scottish charity Men Matter Scotland Social inequality and male suicide: Risk factors & interventions Supervised by Dr Susie Bennett & myself Closing: 11th June 2025, autumn 2025 start. Open to UK students only. www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

Come and join us at our free @ljmuofficial.bsky.social Children, Young People, and Families Health conference on Thursday 22nd May! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ljmu-child... @ljmuimpact.bsky.social @ljmu-ris.bsky.social @merseycarenhs.bsky.social @alderhey.nhs.uk @livhp.bsky.social

A journalist / media request… 📕 launching my book in 2 weeks 🎤 Happy to do interviews / podcasts etc 🐕 Can talk dogs / mental health / depression etc My dream is to get the book to number 1 for Tina. Mail me [email protected] will do as many as I can 🙏🥰

Come and join us at our free @ljmuofficial.bsky.social Children, Young People, and Families Health conference on Thursday 22nd May! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ljmu-child... @ljmuimpact.bsky.social @ljmu-ris.bsky.social @merseycarenhs.bsky.social @alderhey.nhs.uk @livhp.bsky.social

Absolutely well deserved award for the team - congratulations to all involved - making a huge difference in the world!

The Pecha Kucha event returns for the IASP 33rd World Congress! Celebrating the talent and passion of emerging ECRs in suicide prevention. Abstract submissions are now OPEN - Don’t miss your chance to present! 🔗 bit.ly/4i99rIw #IASPVIENNA2025

A brilliant evening at the @innovationnwc.bsky.social North West Coast Research & Innovation awards! Honoured for our team to have won the Ruth Young Award for Research Implementation/Impact, for our MAPSS school suicide prevention trial. A huge team effort with so many fantastic collaborators ✨

Pain in Autism - CRAE webinar with Bethany Donaghy and David Moore #CRAEwebinar #archive www.youtube.com/watc...

We are looking for autistic children & young people aged 11-18 to participate in a survey about improving the accessibility of CAMHS in the UK. Views can be shared by writing, recording a voice note, or drawing & labelling a picture. Link in QR code below or here: ljmu.questionpro.eu/a/TakeSurvey...

Please support our research collaborative-UK only for this one.

Incredibly powerful presentation from @lucybray9.bsky.social on access to healthcare for young people from under-represented communities - so much work to be done #CANDDIDconf25

Looking forward to a day of thinking about ways to address health inequalities in neurodivergent communities #CANDDIDconf25

We're looking for women, and their partners, who have tried to reduce/stop drinking when trying to conceive, during pregnancy, and/or early motherhood (first 5 years). You're invited to take part in an interview (online if preferred). Please contact me or Elaine (researcher) [email protected]

Come and do a PhD with us!

We're putting together a starter pack to link all those who work in mental health research and interested/working in youth involvement. Please share and invite people to our starter pack! If you'd like to be added to our starter pack, let us know 😊 go.bsky.app/EFACehf

We are looking for autistic children & young people aged 11-18 to participate in a survey about improving the accessibility of CAMHS in the UK. Views can be shared by writing, recording a voice note, or drawing & labelling a picture. Link in QR code below or here: ljmu.questionpro.eu/ImprovingAcc...

NEW: UoM researchers have played a key role in a groundbreaking mental health trial, aimed at improving mental health awareness and wellbeing in schools 🧠 @beewelluk.bsky.social @neilhumphrey.bsky.social Read more about this landmark study ⬇️ www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/p...

Three fab public health research fellow jobs going in my faculty at LJMU, working with Liverpool City Councul in the Health Determinants Research Collab. - Evidence Synthesis (1.0fte) - Applied Participatory Methods (0.7fte) - Applied Public Health (1.0fte) jobs.ljmu.ac.uk/vacancies/97... 1/2

Our large scale mental health in schools trial findings are out now! Lots to dig into, and we’ll have events next month to talk through in more detail.

You can find the DFE briefings and technical report here: www.gov.uk/government/p... And you find #PrePrint papers for impact, implementation, qualitative & economics here: osf.io/kxug7/ #PublicHealth #Schools #MentalHealth

Findings from #educationforwellbeing are out today - one of the world’s largest school-based mental health trials, funded by the DfE. A great thing to have been a part of 😊 More details here: orlo.uk/oF5Bn

🆕 Please share 9th Suicide & Self-harm Early & Mid-Career Researchers' Forum Call for Abstracts Closing date 31st March. If you are an early or mid-career researcher working in the field of suicide or self-harm, this conference is for you. All welcome. 🔗 suicideresearch.info/2024/10/09/9...

We talk a lot about why adolescent girls report more low mood and anxiety, and why this might be getting worse. But what do girls themselves think might explain this? As you might have guessed, we don’t really know. So, we asked them: doi.org/10.1186/s129... 1/8

We are looking for autistic children & young people aged 11-18 to participate in a survey about improving the accessibility of CAMHS in the UK. Views can be shared by writing, recording a voice note, or drawing & labelling a picture. Link in QR code below or here: ljmu.questionpro.eu/ImprovingAcc...

Please share! Exciting fully funded PhD opportunity. Are you passionate about understanding & preventing suicide? If so, why not consider joining us to undertake a PhD generously funded by the Canmore Trust? www.findaphd.com/phds/project... @daryloconnor.bsky.social

I’d love to connect with people working in #globalmentalhealth - please RT so I can make new friends 😀

A much needed study on the complex relationship between social media and youth mental health, and a great summary on @thementalelf.bsky.social 👇

Our special issue in Frontiers, focusing on early identification & prevention of suicidal crisis in children & young people, is now complete, with some really important articles included - all available for reading here: www.frontiersin.org/research-top...

Would you like more child and adolescent mental health content on your BlueSky in 2025? 🤔 These starter packs have 200 BlueSky+ profiles 👥 These are crowdsourced, so further accounts to add (including self nominations) all appreciated! 📇 Pt. 1: go.bsky.app/KSGUBYg Pt. 2: go.bsky.app/TbtddRW

🙏 Help needed from parents or caregivers of children aged 0-18 years who have been held for a vaccination, blood test, X-ray, scan or examination. Share your experiences in a quick 📲6 question survey www.surveymonkey.com/r/holdingfor... Please share 😊

Merry Christmas to all from Miss Maya 🎄#dogsofbluesky

Some great long term fellow roles on a really important project - of interest to postdocs experienced in qualitative methods and interested in the field of suicide studies 👇

Lovely treat this morning to arrive at my office and find a copy of this on my desk! Excited to read @jopavlopoulou.bsky.social ✨

I thought it might be worth introducing myself here as most people might not know me and what I do. My name is Niall and I am on a mission to save street dogs around the world. This is me with Tina. A very special dog. This is my story…. (1/8) 🧵

We're looking for Cumberland residents aged 18+ to complete a survey on knowledge & attitudes to suicide locally, & will offer the opportunity to share personal opinions/experiences, if you want to. Please only take part if you feel safe to. More info & to take part: ljmu.questionpro.eu/bigquestion

RESEARCHERS & PRACTITIONERS IN SCHOOL MENTAL HEALTH 🏫📚🧠 to complement the lovely general C&A MH lists from @noraskjerdingstad.bsky.social (go.bsky.app/mJXZrD) & @olademk.bsky.social (go.bsky.app/KSGUBYg) Hoping this will be primarily crowd-sourced, so please tell me who to add: go.bsky.app/5EXucz1

We're looking for Cumberland residents aged 18+ to complete a survey on knowledge & attitudes to suicide locally, & will offer the opportunity to share personal opinions/experiences, if you want to. Please only take part if you feel safe to. More info & to take part: ljmu.questionpro.eu/bigquestion

And if you want to learn more about MAPSS, you can access our trial protocol here: journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...