Great to hear from Professor Sir Michael Marmot at #KFChildrensHealth. He did not mince his words on how essential it is to address poverty and inequality, and that the UK has the financial means to do this - if the political will is there.

Sharing a few of our favourite snapshots from today's 'Creating the Healthiest Generation of Children' conference – moments that capture the energy, insight and shared commitment driving better outcomes for children and young people. @barnardos.org.uk #KFChildrensHealth

Loads of great ideas and discussions at #KFChildrensHealth. Including catching up with @kathevans2.bsky.social, Ann Hagell & a chance to meet members of the @barnardos.org.uk NHS youth forum IRL

More than 60,000 cisgender women have already signed our letter. If you have not yet added your name, you can join them today and help us keep building momentum. Sign here: notinourname.org.uk Please share to help us reach more supportive voices. #NotInOurName #NIONWomen #TransInTheCity

I can't express the feeling of seeing it in black & white today- #LongCovid got the validation we all deserve in the Mod 2 report. By sharing our lived experience we assured this recognition - expertly guided by our dedicated legal team led by Jane Ryan @bhattmurphy.bsky.social My statement

Would be great for this to include all public bodies, incl universities #AcademicSky

Co-researcher opportunity Help bridge divides and improve our understanding of gender gap in mental health among teenagers. If you are 16-18 years old and live in London can apply to work with us. Apply: qualtrics.kcl.ac.uk/jfe/form/SV_... More info on study: www.bridging-divides.org #research

What the Home Sec announced today is not the politics of compromise but of being compromised. Labour has just increased the salience of an issue they will always be outbid on by the right.

Really wish that @bambosmp.bsky.social would put his head above the parapet like this - on immigration or indeed anything at all. However good a consistency MP you are, towing the @labouruk.bsky.social party line at the moment, esp in London, is very unlikely to get you re-elected.

Mr B took the boy to the barbers 💈

Want to develop skills in engaging children & young people in #ChildHealthResearch? New #CPDapproved course on 10 & 11 Dec (mornings, online) by AYPH co-delivered by young trainers. https://www.rcpch.ac.uk/education-careers/courses/cpd-approved-course/engaging-adolescents-young-adults-your-health

Mr B took the boy to the barbers 💈

We are looking for a Research and Involvement Manager to join our team and help transform mental health research. Find out more about the role and apply here. mcpin.org/about-mcpin/... Please apply before Monday 1st December 9am #hiring

On my way home from an inspiring few days @unilancashire.bsky.social, learning from Prof Cath Larkins, colleagues & international collaborators at the Centre for Children & YP’s Participation. Topped off with a walk in the Lakes, so taking some of that serenity back along with a head full of ideas

'You've got to treat children equally… You don't tell a child who's the third child, you're gonna have half the time at school. You don't tell them that the fourth child is going to have a third of the time.' - Gordon Brown on scrapping the two-child limit for all kids.

On my way home from an inspiring few days @unilancashire.bsky.social, learning from Prof Cath Larkins, colleagues & international collaborators at the Centre for Children & YP’s Participation. Topped off with a walk in the Lakes, so taking some of that serenity back along with a head full of ideas

📣New report from an evaluation co-produced with young people. Fantastic work by the @hertsypag.bsky.social, working with Lauren Denyer and @helenabnett.bsky.social @hertsresearch.bsky.social @herts.ac.uk @arceastofengland.bsky.social @elspethma.bsky.social @jpreso.bsky.social

Great to be part of the recent @ayph.bsky.social 'Innovation & good practice in adolescent health' event & even better to have the @nihr.bsky.social-funded PANELS project included as a case study! ayph.org.uk/innovation-a... More info: www.communityactionredbridge.org.uk/panels-project

This one’s personal ❤️ After 18 months of hard work, #ThreeAgesofChild is finally out on BBC Radio 4! It’s a story of inequity, resilience, and why we must do better by our children. Listen, share, shout about it. Let’s make it impossible to ignore! 🎧 www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

Great to be part of the recent @ayph.bsky.social 'Innovation & good practice in adolescent health' event & even better to have the @nihr.bsky.social-funded PANELS project included as a case study! ayph.org.uk/innovation-a... More info: www.communityactionredbridge.org.uk/panels-project

Listen to reflections from some of the PPI Ignite Network’s Public Advisory Panel (PAB). They reflect on the impact of the work personally and professionally. @hrbireland.bsky.social @researchireland.ie www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rF8...

4.5 million children are growing up in poverty in the UK, and that figure is rising. We’re joining @bigissue.com and 65 other signatories in an open letter urging the government to set child poverty targets in the upcoming child poverty strategy. Read more @theguardian.com buff.ly/hoKSpVb

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

Yep also lots lately with no picture or bio. People please add info and post so that we know you're legit

Petition to review the decision to abolish independent local #Healthwatch is only 152 signatures away from the 10,000 required for the government to respond: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...

📣New report from an evaluation co-produced with young people. Fantastic work by the @hertsypag.bsky.social, working with Lauren Denyer and @helenabnett.bsky.social @hertsresearch.bsky.social @herts.ac.uk @arceastofengland.bsky.social @elspethma.bsky.social @jpreso.bsky.social

We are excited to share the Annual Disabled Student Survey 2025. Designed by disabled students for disabled students, the survey aims to amplify your voice and improve accessibility in UK Higher education. Contribute and make a difference! 👇 app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/dsuk-resea...

Explore how we can involve disabled children and young people in research at the next #MakingParticipationWork Practitioners’ Community of Practice on 19 Nov, 10:00–13:00. Register here: lnkd.in/e6DpnA5m

🎉We're pleased to share that @arceastofengland.bsky.social, hosted by @cpft-nhs.bsky.social, has secured £15.3m from @nihr.bsky.social to deliver impactful applied research tackling health & care inequalities and improving outcomes for all over the next 5 years. 🔗 arc-eoe.nihr.ac.uk/news-blogs/n...

The causes can be preventable but only with the genuine involvement of young people in designing the right 'why' and 'how' questions and coming up with the solutions. www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

“You have to always highlight the stuff that you can’t do. It makes you feel bad” In this important blog, Richard explains what it feels like to be assessed again and again in order to keep his benefits and support www.dappleproject.com/post/34-don-...

OMG - all these years and I've been doing research completely wrong 🤦‍♀️ Wake up #AcademicSky #ResearchSky sheeple

Bluesky #youthinvolvement people! I am seeking young people (aged 10–24) to share their experiences as collaborators in health research for an upcoming book project. Participation can take part via chat, workshop, or writing (€20–25 voucher). Link to express interest: tinyurl.com/youthinhealt...

#PublicInvolvement & #YouthVoice people - any recommendations on papers, blog posts etc on different perspectives on co-authoring with public contributors/people with lived experience/young people? It's for something I'm (ahem) co-authoring TIA 🙂 #PPI

#PublicInvolvement & #YouthVoice people - any recommendations on papers, blog posts etc on different perspectives on co-authoring with public contributors/people with lived experience/young people? It's for something I'm (ahem) co-authoring TIA 🙂 #PPI

🎤NEW✍🏽 James Lind Alliance Survey Help pick top 10 research questions for children & young people (upto 25 years old) with gender incongruence/dysphoria 2 versions: Young People/parents app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/jla/youth-... Public & Professionals app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/jla/youth-...

We expect to hit 55k signatures in support of our open letter this week, perhaps even today. Thank you to everyone who has signed or shared. Let’s keep this going: notinourname.org.uk

Great thread here from @alisonstenning.bsky.social on the case for paying attention to children's capability to play during #Covid19 lockdowns, including a couple of articles we wrote based on our research. So pleased @aliceferguson.bsky.social gave evidence on this to the Covid Inquiry

“It’s hard to overstate the impact this will have children and families… Too many children have been going to school hungry,” said our CEO, @lynnanneperry.bsky.social Cabinet members want to lift the 2-child limit, the biggest driver of #ChildPoverty. Read more @thetimes.com: brnw.ch/21wW5dd

#NewPublication📣 in @cphjournal.bsky.social with @drhnewman.bsky.social @elspethma.bsky.social @kathrynalmack.bsky.social & Wendy Wills. 'A process evaluation of weight management services developed with, not for, communities': doi.org/10.55016/ojs... @hertsresearch.bsky.social

Last few places for our upcoming 'Innovation & good practice in adolescent health' event on the 30th of September. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/innovation... Join us at this CPD certified event and hear about innovative approaches to improve young people's health in local areas. Sessions include:

As a disabled pregnant woman currently taking paracetamol (tylenol) for back & pelvic pain... I don't yet have a response for the ableist, eugenicist, evidently pro-life movatived "announcement" from the US President. But I will say this. If you don't want a disabled child, don't have children.

#NewPublication📣 in @cphjournal.bsky.social with @drhnewman.bsky.social @elspethma.bsky.social @kathrynalmack.bsky.social & Wendy Wills. 'A process evaluation of weight management services developed with, not for, communities': doi.org/10.55016/ojs... @hertsresearch.bsky.social

In this video, children and young people with Long Covid share their experiences to help others understand the reality they face every day. Made in collaboration with young people with lived experience. #LongCovidKids #LongCovid #YoungVoices #LCandME #CharityFilm m.youtube.com/watch?v=e0U7...

Are you a researcher who works with young people? Our #McPin10for10 resources showcase our learning & reflections from working across a wide range of projects with young people for over a decade - find out more below 👇 #YMHD2025

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Looking forward to this one too!

Important reflections and conclusions on the experiences of children and young people during the pandemic are published today by the UK COVID-19 Inquiry in its Children & Young People’s Voices research report. Read it here:

#ChildHealth research people: any recommendations for good conferences (UK or international) coming up in the next 9 months which have a focus on #participation & #PublicInvolvement, not just clinical practice? Or conversely #childrights & #participation events incl a focus on health? #AcademicSky