New report on understanding the drivers of declining youth mental health To effectively respond to worsening mental health, we need to understand not just what is happening, but *why* We used an evidence-based approach to unpack common explanations 1/🧵 youthfuturesfoundation.org/publication/...

Closing Rreflection. This June, I chaired #SIPS2025 in Budapest 🇭🇺, celebrating 10y of @improvingpsych.org. It was a vibrant & inspiring meeting. We hosted workshops, hackathons, lightning talks, & unconferences on topics from AI & theory building to radical transparency, detecting data fabrication.

🚨Israeli Strikes Across Iran Kill at Least 406, Wound 654 — Rights Group A Washington-based group, Human Rights Activists, says Israeli airstrikes in Iran have killed 406 people and injured 654, based on verified local sources (via AP).

Why is the media coverage of Israel vs Iran so skewed? Why is Israel always presented as the victim, even when it is the aggressor? And what about Israel's actual nukes? @mehdirhasan.bsky.social breaks down the mainstream media's biased coverage. Support independent media: zeteo.com/subscribe

Network theory, is that you?!

New #beewell open access registered report on the longitudinal links between sleep, physical activity and wellbeing in adolescence: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

For anyone working in adolescent mental health: I *really* recommend reading this important paper about the most commonly used questionnaires (inc SDQ) In short: most of them have poor psychometric properties, so do we even know what they are measuring? www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... (cont)

What scale development and cognitive interview prep looks like. From a critical reading of Normal People's chapter on responding to a depression measure, to lunch at the best place on campus. @jadedavies.bsky.social @reihaneh-farzinnia.bsky.social