Co-creating Services: Stakeholder Engagement from Design to Evaluation. Recording & slides from our latest capacity building workshop are now on our website. coastalcch.bristol.ac.uk/capacity-bui... @lucyselman.bsky.social @mobcommassets.bsky.social

If you're new to research, involving patients & the public in your work can seem daunting. In this blog, CAPC PhD student Anna Pathmanathan shares how she overcame her nervousness & learned to appreciate the value of #PPIE. Read the blog: tinyurl.com/y9wx6jv8 @nihrspcr.bsky.social @sapc.ac.uk

Grief’s Grace: Launching our Living Archive in Weston-super-Mare. Read Louise Hill-Davis' blog here coastalcch.bristol.ac.uk/news/ How do we carry loss and still find strength and connection? When we share it, grief can become a source of grace. @lucyselman.bsky.social @mobcommassets.bsky.social

Join our online capacity building workshop, "Co-creating Services: Stakeholder Engagement from Design to Evaluation", Tue 16 Sep 1-3pm. Free registration here: lnkd.in/eTqe3Zth @lucyselman.bsky.social @mobcommassets.bsky.social

The first seminar of our new series is now available on YouTube! Thanks again to Christy Denckla @hsph.harvard.edu @harvard.edu for a fascinating discussion exploring a public health perspective on grief & bereavement with @lucyselman.bsky.social. Watch here: griefcentre.bristol.ac.uk/events

Three Research Schools' Online Seminar | What should emotionally safe coproduced research with lived experience researchers on sensitive topics look like?, 22 October 2025, 12 - 1pm: www.spcr.nihr.ac.uk/events/emoti... #MentalHealth #Research @ashmore1973.bsky.social @georginaspcr.bsky.social

Creative Health Associates: The role of Creative Health Connectors 10 Sept 2025, 10:30am - 12pm, online. Join us as we will present at a forthcoming @mobcommassets.bsky.social webinar exploring job roles that connect health systems with creative health Register www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/creative-h...

We're excited to work with @peopleshealthtrust.bsky.social to evaluate this work. Our researchers will focus on understanding how community-led action against discrimination can translate into tangible health benefits & how marginalised communities can be empowered to challenge systemic injustices

Last week we had our annual in-person team meeting in Weston. Lovely to welcome colleagues from across sectors from Blackpool/the NW and Hastings/the SW and show them around Weston in the sunshine! Blog here coastalcch.bristol.ac.uk/news/#WSM-me... @lucyselman.bsky.social @mobcommassets.bsky.social

Watch our capacity-building workshops "A changing landscape and the need for complexity-informed approaches" and "Trauma-informed practice: Tools, stories, and strategies for impact" coastalcch.bristol.ac.uk/capacity-bui... @lucyselman.bsky.social @mobcommassets.bsky.social @buketkara.bsky.social

📢 In BMJo: That’s why I wanted him to go on dialysis-a qualitative analysis of older patients’ & family members’ perspectives on kidney failure treatment rdcu.be/ewi4l @lucyselman.bsky.social @leilarooshenas.bsky.social @peolcsw.bsky.social @wolfsonpallcare.bsky.social @flissmurtagh.bsky.social

Do you work for a bereavement service? If so, pls take a look at this v. short survey for a project we are running to support the analysis of qualitative client feedback data. Open until 31 July. There'll also be a focus group on 17 Sept - see flyer. app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/cardiff/be...

A wonderful day at Goldney House with @lucyselman.bsky.social & @leseldawson.bsky.social for the launch of The Bristol Centre for Grief Research & Engagement (1 July). 🎉 The Centre will focus on interdisciplinary & multidisciplinary research into grief, death & loss. See: griefcentre.bristol.ac.uk

Read the latest blog on our website about the ripple effects of our project in the North West. Healthwatch Blackpool have witnessed significant changes in their daily work through being part of CC&CH coastalcch.bristol.ac.uk/news/#ripple... @lucyselman.bsky.social @mobcommassets.bsky.social

Thanks to everyone who came to the launch of the Bristol Centre for Grief Research & Engagement. It was great to celebrate the new centre with colleagues, friends & collaborators. Together we hope to change the way that grief is seen, spoken about & supported. More photos coming soon!

Life in a Coastal Town: New exhibition explores mental health and community through art. Read about our exhibition opening next week at Weston Museum. coastalcch.bristol.ac.uk/press-releas... @lucyselman.bsky.social @mobcommassets.bsky.social

"What if we flipped the usual model of engagement? What if we started not with the research - but with the community?" Our Head of Public engagement Tom Saunders writes about UKRI's experiments with community-led research funding, and how breaking the mould can strengthen research. #AcademicSky

Thanks to everyone at @stmhospice.bsky.social & 18 Hours for a great kick off to Good Grief Hastings! @goodgrieffest.bsky.social will be part of the @coastalcch.bsky.social project, which uses creative approaches to address health inequalities.

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Plenary day! Thanks for the invitation to present at the public health & palliative care research seminar - papers below if you want to learn more. Some great talks today & a hour spent zine-ing 👌 ✂️📰🖊️ @eapcvzw.bsky.social @coastalcch.bsky.social @peolcsw.bsky.social @mobcommassets.bsky.social

Thank you to Daisy Fancourt, who set out the challenges but also the quantified impact of arts & culture as a solution to supporting the crisis of young people's mental health, at this month's APPG Roundtable! Read more on Daisy's call to action! sbbresearch.org/professor-da...

At Sue Ryder, we believe grief deserves better. We offer free bereavement support, from expert advice to counselling and online communities. Search 'Grief Deserves Better' 💙

@unicefmedia.bsky.social's timely report, 𝘏𝘦𝘭𝘥 𝘉𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘐𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘋𝘦𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘯 𝘌𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘺 𝘊𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘥’ confirms that too many children across the UK do not have access to the conditions they need to thrive - poverty and deprivation are negatively impacting their chances in life.

Eleanor Lockley's thought-provoking blog about advocacy for Creative Health investigates how to widen the reach of Creative Health, in Doncaster and beyond. Head over to the Creative Health Boards' website to have a read - creativehealthboards.org.uk/advocacy-for...

Join us for our next PEOLC research network meeting on Thursday 19 June 10am-12pm. We have an exciting list of speakers and interesting talks lined up. Register here forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...

📣 New #OpenAccess paper: “Bereavement Training in the Workplace, Can it Help Bridge the Grief Support Gap? A Qualitative Evaluation of Employers’ and Employees’ Views” journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... Supported by @arcnenc.bsky.social #Bereavement #Qualitative #Research #PalliativeCare

My Grief My Way: delighted to present a poster on our bereavement support resource at #eapc2025. Our website content is free to use by all, with further material coming soon! mygriefmyway.co.uk Funded by @mariecurieuk.bsky.social

We're delighted that @artscouncilengland.bsky.social has highlighted #GoodGriefWeston as ‘a best practice example of cross-sector collaboration and the role of creativity in promoting health and wellbeing in our communities’: www.artscouncil.org.uk/creative-mat... Huge thanks to all involved!

What a brilliant plenary by Smriti Rana, Head of the WHO Collaborating Centre for Training and Policy on Access to Pain Relief 👏👏👏 @eapcvzw.bsky.social #eapc2025

Joint #EAPC2025 presentation with Dr Sabrina Bajwah - our #equitable #BereavementCare For all study #Trust #Respect #EquityOfAccess #Model informed our successful recruitment of 120 participants. #Racism a key themes informing bereavement experiences @eapcvzw.bsky.social @lucyselman.bsky.social

🗓️Mark your calendars - expressions of interest open on 30 June. Find out if your organisation is eligible to apply 👇 buff.ly/Z9sC2G1

Our new Creative Foundations Fund can help theatres, galleries, and arts centres to invest in cultural buildings and assets🏛️ ✨ Thanks to DCMS we have £85million to invest into the revitalising, restoring, retrofitting, or renewing of cultural assets.

Read Arts Council England's piece about Good Grief Weston highlighting the festival as "a best practice example of cross-sector collaboration and the role of creativity in promoting health and wellbeing in our communities." www.artscouncil.org.uk/creative-mat... @lucyselman.bsky.social

It was a huge honour to welcome the fabulous @drkathrynmannix.bsky.social to Bristol Uni for the first ever @griefcentrebris.bsky.social & @goodgrieffest.bsky.social event. Thank you so much to everyone who joined us -- here are some snaps of the day

As part of our project, we are running creative workshops supporting mental health in our 3 focus areas: young people’s mental health, substance use, serious illness and bereavement. Read more coastalcch.bristol.ac.uk/project-acti... @lucyselman.bsky.social @mobcommassets.bsky.social

Mental Health Awareness Week has begun 💙 If you’re needing a little support, here’s who to call ☎️  Please share far and wide! #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek

This week is Mental Health Awareness week. The CC&CH project aims to generate evidence and resources to improve mental health in our focus areas by enhancing and widening access to community assets. Read more coastalcch.bristol.ac.uk @lucyselman.bsky.social @mobcommassets.bsky.social

This sound really interesting Lucy. Are you aware of the co-designed & co-delivered @arcengland.bsky.social @meetmacintyre.bsky.social Loss & Bereavement Course? arcengland.org.uk/loss-and-ber... It's run by Jess, @nicolapayne21.bsky.social & myself - I'm bias but well-worth checking out!

It's Dying Matters Awareness Week so have a look at the new Bristol Grief Centre's upcoming events including an interview with @drkathrynmannix.bsky.social on Friday lunchtime griefcentre.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/events/

Read about our second discussion forum and World Cafe held in Weston-super-Mare last month coastalcch.bristol.ac.uk/news/#WsMDis... @lucyselman.bsky.social @mobcommassets.bsky.social

'Why we need to talk about death': fantastic interview with @lucyselman.bsky.social by @markmardell.bsky.social in @prospectmagazine.co.uk. Lucy is co-founder of @goodgrieffest.bsky.social & the newly launched @griefcentrebris.bsky.social. www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/a-good... #DyingMatters

Don't miss our first event next Friday 9 May. We can't wait to welcome Dr Kathryn Mannix to Bristol for an interview with Andrew Blades @bristoluni.bsky.social. Tickets here: www.ticketsource.co.uk/goodgrieffes...

Grateful to @bnssgresearch.bsky.social for funding the launch of the Bristol Centre for Grief Research and Engagement🙏 Full details of what we are doing and planning on our new website: griefcentre.bristol.ac.uk

Looking forward to joining colleagues in Victoria in June for the EAPC Public Health Palliative Care conference. I'll be giving a plenary on relationships and power in cross-sector collaboration. Registration is open at event.fourwaves.com/eapcirs2025

Read about our second discussion forum and World Cafe held in Blackpool last month coastalcch.bristol.ac.uk/news/#Blackp... @lucyselman.bsky.social @mobcommassets.bsky.social

New #grief research centre - the first of its kind in the UK - launched today. The Centre, led by @goodgrieffest.bsky.social founders @lucyselman.bsky.social & @leseldawson.bsky.social, hopes to change public attitudes towards grief & improve community support for the bereaved. bit.ly/42YCRVi

We're looking for submissions to a special issue on the role of creative health in public health in our journal, Perspectives in Public Health, with @ncch.bsky.social and @artscouncilengland.bsky.social. Find out more and submit your article by 1 September 2025 ✍️👇 ow.ly/cugK50VwxqJ