if you are interested in involvement, policy and practice then this FREE to download article maybe of interest to you link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Are you Non-Binary and sick of being forced into explicitly gendered spaces? Trans, and want a way to avoid issues at work, or have a safety net in case you are in a hostile situation? We have an imperfect solution that could make your life easier: www.essehouse.co.uk/pee-in-peace-program

This would be a pointless and vindictive move which would shame those who propose it for the rest of their careers.

England university crisis. 24 institutions at risk of insolvency within the next 12 months. A further 26 at risk of exit in 2-3 years. Dire consequences for students. Need govt plans. Sector destroyed by successive govts. £267bn student debt.

The 2026 #RainbowMap is live. The UK ranks at position 22 rainbowmap.ilga-europe.org

#IVoted ❎ HT #BobAndRobertaSmith for saying why better than I ever could #LocalElections

📢 #PPI job alert 🌟 Great new #PublicInvolvement & #ResearchImpact Research Fellow post based in the lovely (though I'm biased 😄) CRIPACC #PPI team, incl me and @elspethma.bsky.social and working with @hertsresearch.bsky.social impact colleagues. Come join us! ce0997li.webitrent.com/ce0997li_web...

I feel more conflicted in these elections than any other I've voted in. Really not helped by talking to Labour canvassers recently who had nothing convincing to say in response to concerns raised or any positive arguments for voting Labour - just 'vote for us or you'll get Tories'. #LocalElections

Really looking forward to attending the sold-out #NewFrontiersYouthParticipation @unesco-cfrc.bsky.social conference in June, presenting on #PANELS*. Will be great to catch up with @lauralundy.bsky.social @joshharsant.bsky.social & others. * www.communityactionredbridge.org.uk/panels-project

Really looking forward to attending the sold-out #NewFrontiersYouthParticipation @unesco-cfrc.bsky.social conference in June, presenting on #PANELS*. Will be great to catch up with @lauralundy.bsky.social @joshharsant.bsky.social & others. * www.communityactionredbridge.org.uk/panels-project

@herts.ac.uk @arceastofengland.bsky.social

New study aims to understand young people's experiences of safety in public spaces. 📢 Researchers from @bristoluni.bsky.social @uwebristolofficial.bsky.social & @lshtm.bsky.social will work with young people to explore what makes them feel safe or unsafe in public spaces. 👉 tinyurl.com/mwj2dtrp

📢 #PPI job alert 🌟 Great new #PublicInvolvement & #ResearchImpact Research Fellow post based in the lovely (though I'm biased 😄) CRIPACC #PPI team, incl me and @elspethma.bsky.social and working with @hertsresearch.bsky.social impact colleagues. Come join us! ce0997li.webitrent.com/ce0997li_web...

Book now - Patient and Public Involvement Training with McPin The four online sessions will give you a strong grounding in PPI and is suitable for researchers in any field, PPI leads and facilitators. See flyer to learn more about the course and book using the link 👇 https://ow.ly/OvEV50YKmFF

Greetings from Yorkshire

Spoke to some local Labour canvassers recently and go the same: that they understand why people are unhappy with @labouruk.bsky.social but voting for Greens/Lib Dems is a 'wasted vote' which risks Tories or Reform getting in - nothing positive about why I should vote for them.

🗳️ Last chance to register to vote! Register today - before 11.59pm - to vote in the local elections. 🚨 https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/media-centre/hours-left-register-vote-deadline

#SummerReading sorted 😎📚

On my way home from a great #ICIC26. And an extremely Brummie sight on my way back to the station: Iron Man in the rain 🤘☔

"Feedback is not the same as #CoProduction" @jacoblant.bsky.social @nationalvoices.bsky.social at #ICIC26 plenary on how #LivedExp can challenge #IntegratedCare can challenge & shape strategy & policy.

"I mean who talks in the language of 'pathways'?". Love the idea of person-shaped rather than person-centered care. @clentonf.bsky.social #ICIC26

If you're at #ICIC26 and interested in #YouthInvolvement #ParticipatoryResearch #CoProduction and/or #PublicInvolvement do say hello or connect on the conference app. @annetteboaz.bsky.social

Looking forward to a busy few days at #ICIC26 - a packed and exciting programme on all things #IntegratedCare. Also great to see our #PANELS poster on display.

one of the things i've written about participation i am most proud of and its FREE to read @GdnPolitics link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Youth sociologist @juliuselster.bsky.social & participatory research specialist Ama Agyeman have created a toolkit for practitioners, researchers and organisations interested in working WITH young people when developing projects and research. repository.londonmet.ac.uk/11305/ #ParticipatoryResearch

1/3 The Interim Report of the Independent review into mental health conditions, ADHD and autism, reinforces what we have long known that common mental health conditions and psychological distress have increased amongst young people. assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/69cbdb...

Ryan is our young peron lead on our SPROCKET hub to improve services for children and young people with complex health needs

Our public services aren’t for a secretive profit-hungry US tech firm. Sign the petition to tell the Government to scrap all contracts with Palantir. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...

In case you missed it, we published an update on the Manchester school library story @indexoncensorship.org Including plenty of completely outrageous details. www.indexoncensorship.org/2026/03/grea...

Today, we’re showing up. For our neighbours. Our friends. Our family. And anyone who has been scapegoated by the far-right. Half a million strong. Together. This is just the beginning. #Together

So many people and such a great atmosphere at the @togetheralliance.bsky.social anti-racism demo. Just a shame it was impossible to get into Trafalgar Square for the rally at the end.

Spring has sprung 🌼🌱 #MyddletonHouse #Enfield

📣 #CallForPapers: Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry special issue: Children & #YoungPeople's Involvement in #MentalHealth Services & Research 📰 Deadline for submissions 09/26. More info (scroll down for call info): journals.sagepub.com/home/ccp #MentalHealthResearch #PPI #Participation

📣 Children and young people as a priority focus for neighbourhood teams is an important step forward! See our statement on the publication of the Neighbourhood Health Framework by Department of Health and Social Care, as part of their goal to bring health and care close to home: buff.ly/N1incIG

📣 #CallForPapers: Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry special issue: Children & #YoungPeople's Involvement in #MentalHealth Services & Research 📰 Deadline for submissions 09/26. More info (scroll down for call info): journals.sagepub.com/home/ccp #MentalHealthResearch #PPI #Participation

Hey folks! Just moving over here from that other place and looking to re/build connections in #AdolescentHealth #SexualHealth #Evaluation #ParticipatoryApproaches #PublicInvolvement #SystemsThinking

Making connections & finding threads 🌈🧵 On the train home from a brilliant study visit to @edinburghuni.bsky.social with a a notebook full of exciting ideas & lots of people & things to follow up. Great to meet people incl @fifimorrison.bsky.social @drruthlewis.bsky.social @thebinkshub.bsky.social

Where next for integrated care systems? Based on interviews with senior leaders across four ICSs, this new research explores the development of ICSs, their evolving role under Labour and the policy changes needed to deliver on national priorities. Learn more ⬇️

Was going to make the bed. May leave it for now #Caturday #CatSky

Today I want to talk about Jess’ Rule and Martha’s Rule, two new initiatives across NHS England that I think are really important and you should know about. Tl;dr: if your symptoms are not improving or getting worse, at home or in hospital, you have the right and Drs the responsibility to review.

Observe this "debate" over who should decide on what clothes kids are allowed to wear. Labour say parents, Tories say the state. Both of course in total agreement that the kids themselves should have no say in it at all.

Despite all the chatter, social media bans for teens lack evidence! New paper out in Nature Health. (1) Harms from social media are real & serious. (2) We need regulatory action but bans are not nuanced, do not empower youth, & are not supported by evidence. www.nature.com/articles/s44...

Why is "they're going to use it anyway so we should teach them to use it well" being applied to GenAI in the classroom while a very opposite point is being made about young people and social media. (and in neither case is the existing evidence or critique apparently of concern.)

This is causing despair in academe. (1) We were forced to close during Covid. We had no choice! (2) We're not service providers like a restaurant, we are institutions of state. (3) We did everything we could. (4) This will cripple current students' education. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

More #caturday lounging - again her not me. Might be a lesson in there! #CatSky

When Norfolk Police ask Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor if he has any special dietary requirements whilst in custody:

Designing parks for teenage girls does not mean taking space away from others. It means noticing who is not using parks and asking why. It’s about not assuming what teenagers want. It doesn't mean spaces just for teenage girls, it’s about designing spaces that girls, and others, want to use.

Great @nihrarcs.bsky.social webinar yesterday on evaluating #PublicInvolvement with children & YP. Brilliant presentation from my @hertsresearch.bsky.social colleagues Lauren Denyer & @helenabnett.bsky.social, & members of @hertsypag.bsky.social. Thank you to everyone who attended & contributed 1/2

How lovely is this?