Epistemic dignity I wrote an essay on this important book for @thelancet.com: Do Less Harm: Ethical Questions for Health Historians, edited by Courtney Thompson & Kylie Smith Please read the review here www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... The book is available here www.press.jhu.edu/books/title/...

The evidence is clear. Lifestyle interventions... can reduce psychiatric symptoms, improve physical health, and extend life expectancy. The task before us is no longer to prove efficacy, but to embed these interventions into the core of mental health care. insightplus.mja.com.au/2025/43/life...

The gaze reversed: global health through local eyes @thirushanaidu.bsky.social reviews @seyeabimbola.bsky.social’s book in @thelancet.com www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Now published in the Journal of Clinical Exercise Physiology! In this brief review, we summarise high-level evidence regarding physical activity and mental health, both from a prevention and treatment view for clinical exercise professionals. 📄 Paper: lnkd.in/g-K-Uuih

It was nice to see @lancetgh.bsky.social editors wrote an editorial in the issue of the journal featuring our article. They committed to being "mindful of these expectations in all work that we evaluate". Restoring dignity to the marginalised as sovereign knowers: www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

The 2nd Motion Impacts Emotion conference hosted by the AB Korkor Foundation for Mental Health is on September 27 and 28, Milwaukee, Wisconsin adelbkorkorfoundation.org/internationa...

The Lancet Psychiatry Commission marks a shift: from “why lifestyle interventions?” to “how do we deliver them fairly & sustainably in mental health care?” 🚴‍♀️🥦 Equity, Global South voices & lived experience are at the centre. Free here: kwnsfk27.r.eu-west-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F...

Our new Lancet Psychiatry Commision into physical health in mental health settings is out now! We move the conversation from “do lifestyle programs work?” to “how do we make them part of core mental health care?”—w/ equity & real-world implementation central www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Bold ideas to create an equal future Brilliant closing panel of the @lifecoursecentre.bsky.social conference chaired by @alyssacmilton.bsky.social

💬 What makes sport protective for adolescent mental health? How sport is delivered matters. 1️⃣ Involve adolescents & caregivers 2️⃣ Engage with social determinants 3️⃣ Strengthen coping skills 4️⃣ Create inclusive environments 5️⃣ Challenge harmful gender norms www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Great to see the results of my Master's trial published in Age & Ageing! Our program was delivered through Facebook to older adults with lifestyle education, eHealth falls prevention (StandingTall) and tailored exercise prescribed by Exercise Physiologists. Read the paper here 👉 lnkd.in/gY3SYuqT

USAID's mental health work can and must live on www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Where does sport fit within mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS)? When designed and delivered with intention, it can play a meaningful role across the entire system of support. @gulsahkurt.bsky.social @peterventevogel.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Are you an Australian Mental Health Professional and have 5-10min? We aim to understand how to promote physical activity in mental healthcare, so your contribution would be greatly appreciated! Link 👉 lnkd.in/gtr-FrNW @srosenbaum.bsky.social @gracemckeon.bsky.social @gulsahkurt.bsky.social

From camp to clinic: how movement is reshaping mental health care approaches Thanks @aipscience.bsky.social for putting this together. aips.org.au/news-events/...

Proud to share our new publication in BJSM, which comes just after we celebrated 2,000 exercise sessions delivered through Addi Moves—a trauma-informed, community-based physical activity program co-designed with and for people experiencing social and economic disadvantage. lnkd.in/guUaCrgY

Multi-component interventions combining psychotherapy and physical activity for children and young peoples’ mental health: A scoping review journals.plos.org/mentalhealth...

The need for mental health and psychosocial support during and after displacement crises is crystal clear, but it often gets “thrown to the bottom of the barrel” in aid responses.

What’s the link between moving our bodies & meaning in life? New scoping review of 34 studies (N=>100k) finds consistent, small, positive association in both directions. PA might help us make sense of life, and a sense of meaning might help us stay active. link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Moving forward: The relationship between physical activity and post-deployment outcomes journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

The evolution of sports psychiatry: a clinical intersection of mental health and physical activity bjsm.bmj.com/content/59/6...

The missing link in the NCD agenda: girls and young women remain overlooked www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

New from NExuS team led @gracemckeon.bsky.social We explored physical activity & food security in Australia’s Rohingya community Visa insecurity and gender shaped access and motivation. Health promotion must tackle structural drivers. Read more: bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

Excellent meta-review of #exercise. 🔑 limitation reflecting common scepticism in #mentalhealthcare is summed up here: “Most studies do not reflect real-world circumstances, with resources, staffing and less complex disorder severity of participants that are not representative for everyday contexts”

Our new meta-review in World Psychiatry Efficacy, mechanisms and implementation of physical activity in the treatment of mental disorders Led by Prof Vancampfort, we reviewed 256 RCTs including 12,233 individuals @brendonstubbs.bsky.social @peterventevogel.bsky.social doi.org/10.1002/wps....

Evidence of physical deconditioning during psychiatric hospitalization in a veteran sample www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Can moderate-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) programs support the mental health and wellbeing of (the 1 in 3) women who have experienced gender-based violence? We synthesised the evidence here: ijbnpa.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.... Brilliantly led by Thea Baker! @srosenbaum.bsky.social

Are lifestyle-based interventions aligned w @who.int guidance mental health policy? 📘5 modules: 👉 lnkd.in/gNyYKBQt Takeaways (Module 2): Lifestyle interventions are rights-affirming & core to dignity, autonomy, and recovery📍2.2 Lay providers, physio's, EPs, coaches can be part of MH workforce📍3.1

Our new paper on the association and impact of understudied psychosocial factors on physical activity levels among women in the Australian WATCH longitudinal study is out today! 🎉 📖 Read the full text: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @srosenbaum.bsky.social

Achieving gender justice for global health equity: the Lancet Commission on gender and global health www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

‘A Spark to Start’: Experiences of Forcibly Displaced Individuals Participating in a Co-Designed Exercise and Sport Intervention www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Asylum seekers with insecure visas are three times less likely to meet physical activity guidelines 🌏 Our new study of n=276 Farsi/Dari speaking asylum seekers, refugees and immigrants in Sydney, Australia. Congratulation to Reza Rostami for leading this! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Delivering trauma-focused physiotherapy interventions for trauma-exposed refugees: a qualitative study exploring perspectives and experiences from Jordan and Kenya www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10....

The Role of Social Determinants in Racial and Ethnic Mental ... : Harvard Review of Psychiatry journals.lww.com/hrpjournal/a...

Published today!! Our qualitative study looked at the barriers and facilitators that influence health care professionals’ promotion of physical activity and ERSs. doi.org/10.31189/216... @srosenbaum.bsky.social @gracemckeon.bsky.social

"My government is attacking me" very sobering discussion on the cuts to USAID from @agawande.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/6D4V...

🌍 Could physical activity (PA) be a missing link in mental health support for displaced communities? Thanks to Intervention Journal for opportunity to provide further background on our recent paper here: journals.lww.com/invn/fulltex...

Excited to introduce Bluesky to the Nutrition, Exercise and Social Equity (NExuS) research group in the Discipline of Psychiatry and Mental Health at UNSW Sydney. Our team includes dietitians, exercise physiologists and physio's dedicated to mental health ⬇️ www.unsw.edu.au/medicine-hea...

Peeling back the layers: examining the trauma-informed programming experiences of staff in a sport for development and peace organization www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...

Effects of an exercise and sport intervention on symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder and other mental health indices among asylum seekers in a camp. A pragmatic randomized controlled trial www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Physical activity as a missing link in MHPSS? Thanks Intervention Journal for giving us the opportunity to provide background on a our recent field report from Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh @gulsahkurt.bsky.social @peterventevogel.bsky.social @sportanddev.bsky.social www.linkedin.com/posts/interv...

Why reforming humanitarianism isn't enough @newhumanitarian.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/t...

Even as they push back against Trump, US universities must step in and protect early career researchers! Postdocs and PhD students hit hard by Trump’s crackdown on science www.nature.com/articles/d41...

A Mixed Methods Evaluation of a Trauma-informed Sport Training for Youth Sports Coaches Promising data relevant to the Sport Coach+ initiative led by the Olympic Refuge Foundation & @mhpsshub.bsky.social jsfd.org/2025/02/21/a...

Co-Design Approach to Develop a Motivational Intervention to Promote Physical Activity Engagement and Maintenance Among Individuals in Residential Substance Use Disorder Treatment Settings important lessons for other populations HT @nikosntoumanis.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Required elements for an educational programme for lay exercise instructors in charge of community-based exercise targeting young adults with schizophrenia spectrum disorders – A stakeholder focus group study bmcpsychiatry.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

How can we measure diet risk in mental health services? New tool developed by @scottbteasdale.bsky.social et al: Feasibility of a targeted nutrition-risk screening tool in Australian mental health services: The NutriMental screener onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Development of Australian mental health guidelines for community sport bjsm.bmj.com/content/earl... Congratulations Stew Vella, @caitlinliddelow.bsky.social Christian Swann et al on developing these world first guidelines!

"The [global health] literature thus reads like a conversation to which the primary participants, those working for change day to day, were not invited." - @seyeabimbola.bsky.social "The Foreign Gaze. Essays on global health." www.editions.ird.fr/produit/728/...

Moving Social Work - New podcast about why social workers should - as trusted professionals - have conversations about physical activity. Thanks @researchip.bsky.social @durhamimh.bsky.social @dusportexsci.bsky.social @disrightsuk.bsky.social www.researchinpractice.org.uk/all/content-...