Are you a UK mental health professional working with children with mental health issues - we are asking for help designing a study for social robots to complete mental health questionnaires with children aged 8 to 10 - more infor here cambridge.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

Since their inception 6 years ago, ARCs have: 🔎 carried out over 3,300 research projects 📰 published over 9,000 papers 🤝 collaborated with 627 partner organisations 💰 leveraged about £1 billion in external funding! 👉🏿 Explore a selection of our work: mailchi.mp/nihr/nihr-ar... 💫 #ARCimpacts

Improving school support for students who self-harm @arceastofengland.bsky.social -supported training has reached 2,500 school staff across 370 schools and has improved the staff’s understanding of self-harm Read more here: arc-eoe.nihr.ac.uk/news-blogs/b... 💫 #ARCimpacts

This was student initiated and led and I am so proud of what they have done

@tamsinford.bsky.social, Prof of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry @cam.ac.uk, speaks to BBC 5 (from 2hr 20:20) to raise concerns about the impact of government decisions on children during the pandemic, a current focus of the UK Covid Inquiry. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... @psychiatry-ucam.bsky.social

Excited to welcome Prof Vicky Bird as the new @nihr.bsky.social Mental Health Research Leader at the University of Essex

Excited to welcome @vickybir

If you were unable to join our online Innovation Breakfast with Paul Fletcher last week, the recording is now available on our website. Harnessing the potential of video game design for psychiatry: cambridge-biomedical.com/event/cbc-in...

Great to present our progress on our @NIHRresearch funded WAIT LESS work @ the @rcpsych CAP faculty conference - co-development & intellectually stimulating if bureaucratically challenging- but most of all a fabulous team - thank you all

A real privilege to present epidemiological data about eating disorders, eating difficulties & service use, young people’s experiences of social media in relation to eating disorders & a novel clinical model @rcpsych CAP faculty meeting

Excellent morning @ the @rcpsych.bsky.social Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Faculty conference - strong academic content content and great discussion

So proud to have helped to edit the 7th edition of the Rutter textbook

Dear all I am doing the winter run to raise funds for Cancer UK - if you can please consider donating www.winterrun.co.uk/s/27912/110578

Dear all I am doing the winter run to raise funds for Cancer UK - if you can please consider donating www.winterrun.co.uk/s/27912/110578

Looking forward to speaking at the Hong Kong Jockey club’s child mental health conference today

Important public service announcement. Reading it might just save a life.

Great to read this @oxhealthbrc.bsky.social article about the recent NIHR MH-TRC showcase event: oxfordhealthbrc.nihr.ac.uk/nihr-mental-.... Thanks to @profminnis.bsky.social and @tamsinford.bsky.social for representing the Children and Young People's Mental Health work!

Congratulations! 🎉 @vpd-hlri.bsky.social Today marks 3ys since the Research Institute first opened! A collaboration between @royalpapworth.bsky.social @cuh.nhs.uk @thebhf.bsky.social @cam.ac.uk & others, it seeks to 'improve cardiovascular and lung health for everyone' @charlottesummers.bsky.social

If you fancy learning more about mixed methods during your lunch hour, we still have plenty of spaces. Could you kindly reshare? @matthewbroome.bsky.social @tamsinford.bsky.social @drshirleyr.bsky.social @marialoades.bsky.social @sosoallan.bsky.social @olademk.bsky.social @nhigsonsweeney.bsky.social

So enjoyed Edmund Sonuga Barke’s keynote yesterday- sad to be leaving & will try and protect the time better in two years time #ESCAP2025

Am so glad to be here #ESCAP2025

I am proud to have led and contributes to the experts in evidence advisory group- alot of hard work went into this www.england.nhs.uk/2025/06/nhs-...

Feeling energised after the @nihr.bsky.social TRC MHM showcase today - good to get to see so many colleagues in person & great representation from @psychiatry-ucam.bsky.social

Find out more about our #ESCAP2025 Keynote speakers on our congress website: escap2025.eu/speakers/ Biographies & talk abstracts are now online! See you soon in Strasbourg! #beyondnatureandnurture #childpsychiatry #adolescentpsychiatry #mentalhealth #youthmentalhealth

Hugely proud of @fassiluisa.bsky.social

You have 6 DAYS LEFF to apply to BRIDGE, a 6-month peer mentoring scheme for ECRs to facilitate global collaborations in mental health research! It is free, remote, and focused in skills development, social support, and cross-cultural networking 👉🏽 mentalhealthresearch.org.uk/bridge/

Funded PhD opportunity with @sjblakemore.bsky.social and I, at Cambridge. We are looking for someone interested in developmental science, to start in the coming academic year. Please share it with anyone you think might be interested (see details attached 😁). drive.google.com/file/d/1RIvg...

Really interesting primary paper & analysis- well done @thementalelf.bsky.social

Feeling suitably cheered up - such a lovely friendly dog - always a good thing to pat a therapy dog at lunch time

Could you kindly share with your ECR networks? @cathycreswell.bsky.social @tamsinford.bsky.social @peteetchells.bsky.social @lucyfoulkes.bsky.social @olademk.bsky.social @ruthndwrites.bsky.social @marialoades.bsky.social @drshirleyr.bsky.social @petraboynton.bsky.social @sosoallan.bsky.social

This is a remarkable piece of writing from Sophie Smith in @lrb.co.uk from Dec about the Pelicot case, and her reflections on “good men” also doing bad things to women. Renewed urgency in France - in fact, everywhere - with Depardieu’s guilt confirmed. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

PhD studentships ⬇️

Great opportunity for someone here - please consider applying eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...

For a lay summary: www.cam.ac.uk/research/new...

My latest @newscientist.com cartoon

Important article. Scientists should stand and fight against eugenics

@CATO_Cambridge ran a fantastic symposium for clinical academic trainees across the East of England yesterday - good to see representation from allied professionals & @AngliaRuskin there - & inspiring to see the energy & talent in the room

Not the headline I want to post. But for everyone trying to understand what’s happening at UMass Chan, why things are so difficult, this is what’s happening. We are a service institution. We educate; we care; we give; we serve rural MA. We dont make money. Our own govt is crushing us. Link below

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Impressed with these bold recommendations from the Times Crime and Justice Commission, especially 9 and 10 🔥 🔥 🔥

Researchers and advocates have pushed back at what they consider inaccurate and stigmatizing comments made by the health secretary, and note the causes of autism are complex.

My new post mapping out 69 actions that President Trump has taken in the last twelve weeks to undermine democracy, undermine the rule of law, attack enemies, suppress dissent and control information. Do read and share. Full 🧵 tomorrow hopefully! christinapagel.substack.com/p/a-republic...

Have been pondering this a while

Join us & @nihrmaudsleybrc.bsky.social at Peckham Levels on Fri 16 May for a special #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek evening of powerful stories, poetry & artwork exploring lived experience of #MentalHealth, diagnosis, stigma & more. 🎟Free event, register on Eventbrite👉 eventbrite.co.uk/e/voices-of-...

It’s extremely reassuring to all that @orbenamy.bsky.social is leading this important work. Lots of sensible points made here and in the BMJ article. We absolutely need to take some of the heat out of this debate.

Good to see BBC News shining a light on bipolar disorder. Our Registrar, Dr Trudi Seneviratne, told them the condition is “completely treatable”, but many people are “suffering in silence because there isn’t a good clinical care pathway for them”. Read more: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Nadia Micali kicking off #LEDC2025 in London this morning! A number of CEDaR members will be presenting at this conference over the next couple of days, so stay tuned for updates ✨️