Fantastic news *just in* from @resetproject.bsky.social that a targeted prevention intervention delivered in schools in low socio-economic areas reduced psychopathology 1 year later - a moderate but robust effect with high acceptability & low attrition. Check out @thementalelf.bsky.social ⬇️for more!

Excited to be in London today to hear the results of the #ReSETMentalHealth targeted prevention trial in UK schools!

Hello people researching and/or supporting #parents of children with mental or physical health problems, neurodiversity, learning challenges etc, we are thinking about the similarities in needs for parental wellbeing re having a child with different challenges. Join our network! tinyurl.com/bdm6zv9j

Is CBT equally effective across all mental disorders? This unified meta-analysis looked at 375 RCTs & nearly 33,000 people with 11 different diagnoses. Spoiler: it’s not a one-size-fits-all therapy. 🧠 #CBT #MentalHealth #Psychotherapy 🧵THREAD

We're still thinking about the discussion and insights gleamed from our recent webinar on Advancing Mixed Methods. Missed the webinar? Don't worry, @olademk.bsky.social published a great reflective piece that shares some of the main themes & points from the session! Check it out now👇

NEW PAPER! Thrilled to share this piece on early career perspectives on the future of child and youth mental health research, envisioning a field that continues strides in embracing complexity, centring diverse voices, and facilitating sustainable environments and systems bit.ly/455VxCv

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New paper!! Excited to share our new piece outlining an ECR perspective on children and young people's mental health research. We offer suggestions around funding, research practice, and institutional governance and processes to support a more socially just, equitable, and rigorous science.

The Incubator is #hiring! We are looking for an organised and enthusiastic individual to help us run events and evaluate programmes! Know anybody who fits the bill? Apply now to be a part of our friendly team! mentalhealthresearch.org.uk/hiring-admin/

Really excited to share the launch of this #Addiction #Research and Practice Special Interest Group! Check out the below webpage for details about upcoming sessions & recommended addiction reading and resources. 👇 mentalhealthresearch.org.uk/addiction-sig/

Lots of debate about the potential harms of universal school interventions but we've barely scratched the surface of considering what this might look like in low-resource settings where mental health support outside of schools may not exist. Anyone researching these issues, please do connect!

Our Peer Coaching programme for #mentalhealth #researchers gives you the skills to identify and reflect on your own (and others') career challenges, and the tools to develop the right solutions & new perspectives. ⏰ Deadline 7 April @ 9am APPLY BELOW 👇 mentalhealthresearch.org.uk/peer-coachin...

Overdiagnosis of mental disorders is making headlines again, this time thanks to Wes Streeting. But it is true? (thread) www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Everyone has something to contribute when it comes to mental health research! Congrats to this team (who met on the GROW programme, woo!) on this paper! 🥳 mentalhealth.bmj.com/content/28/1... Watch this space for a webinar discussing the opportunities in mixed methods #mentalhealth research!

Mixed methods are super popular in mental health right now but there are unfortunately many systemic barriers to using this approach. We were inspired to write this piece to help researchers to overcome these challenges and as a call to action for institutions, funders, and journal editors⬇️

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

My non-job win of 2024 is I summoned up the courage to start learning to play the cello as a total novice. I haven't played a musical instrument properly for about 15 years. I have to concentrate so hard, it feels like my head is going to fall off but I love it.🎵

Brilliant career development opportunity for UK early career mental health researchers here. It is so rare to get time and headspace just to sit down and to write so these residential writing retreats from @mhrincubator.bsky.social really are worth applying for!

I'm going to say it, there is a worrying lack of curiosity in my profession of clinical psychology about some popular & yet highly questionable ideas about trauma. Van der Kolk's book, polyvagal theory, deterministic ideas that kids exposed to trauma are "brain damaged"... where do we go from here?

A really lovely creative resource here from @marialoades.bsky.social that would be helpful for all researchers, clinical services or charities who provide online information about mental health for young people🌐

Part 2 of our child and adolescent mental health starter pack! Please follow, share, nominate, and self-nominate! These packs are largely crowdsourced and it’s great seeing folks get involved. go.bsky.app/TbtddRW

Being an #earlycareer mental health researcher is tough esp you followed a non-traditional career path. It's a highly competitive field with many structural barriers. I'm still figuring it out but here are 12 things since I changed careers in my late 20s, a 🧵: ▶️Good quality mentorship makes the...

We are also working on a #singlesessionintervention for parents of teens who are struggling with their mood. We need uk based parents of 13-18 year olds to help us - by taking part in online interviews - email [email protected] if interested

New Lancet paper 'The cost of not investing in the first 1000 days'. Cites our Cochrane review on preschool-based feeding programmes in socio-economically deprived settings. FEED STARVING CHILDREN in a timely way. Later (when they're older) may be too late. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... 🧪

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. There is absolutely no point in talking about social media bans for children unless you are also talking about how to build digital literacy skills. I just don’t think they’re the right solution for the problem at hand. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Some pics from the WHO Mental Health Week in Thessaloniki last week. It was brilliant to see ECRs in attendance along with policy makers, clinicians & public health experts. Here is @Lars Dumke presenting our project on quality of MH care for forcibly displaced youth. Watch this space for results!

Hi everyone!👋Thanks to @olademk.bsky.social for encouraging me to make the jump and for the handy CYP mental health starter pack! I loved the #youthmentalhealth research community we used to have on the other place so I'm excited to connect with folks here #ECR #clinicalacademic #globalmentalhealth