“Even if significant foreign aid can reach Gaza in the coming months to reverse the tide, scientists say that the long-term health consequences will be felt for decades.”

Sharing the hidden work/ woes behind qualitative analysis. This week I chucked all my theme summaries from a master excel spreadsheet into a word file under structured headings. I had somehow managed to squirrel away >9500 words!! -> next stage of synthesis and refinement 💪

Starting the Research Academy with getting to know each other. All fellows are presenting themselves and their research. Very interesting to get insights into their work from all across Europe! #ESCAP2025 @paul-klauser.bsky.social @andrea-danese.bsky.social @shuo-zhang.bsky.social

This diagram is from Gregory Bateson’s 1970 testimony on ´the roots of the ecological crisis.’ 😢

Our paper on the sociodemographic and psychosocial factors of fatigue and chronic fatigue symptoms in South East London is out! 📈 fatigue symptoms are highly prevalent- 23.5 % 🔗 associated with reporting greater impact on function & less social support www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Short but insightful overview of the short history of CAMHS In the 1970s, 1% of children and young people were receiving care in the precursor of CAMHS. It was estimated that between 7-20% may have had a “ definite functionally disabling psychiatric disorder”. assets.cambridge.org/97819046/711...

Thanks to the kind man at London Bridge that helped with my 🚲 on the escalator when I was trying to rush for a 🚊 that never arrived. Should have taken the 🛗! But nice to know that strangers do help when you make questionable life choices!

This 1950 Winnicott essay on “Some thoughts on the Meaning of the word ‘Democracy’” is an important reminder that we need to nurture the building blocks of society. “The innate democratic factor in a community derives from the workings of the ordinary good home” www.docdroid.net/i6OTOGZ/winn...

Dr. Carolina Guzman Holst discusses her most recent paper in this episode of 'Psychology in the Classroom'. She explores the rising #mentalhealth issues among #youngpeople in schools, and the effects of universal interventions like #CBT. Listen below🎧 changingstatesofmind.libsyn.com/first-do-no-...

This is such an interesting visual analysis of stark realities of prison over crowding by the Guardian and reminds me of the visual methods used by Forensic Architecture in showing people real and physical impacts of policies/events on individuals and communities.

The big science story this week was that the shingles vaccine appears to lower dementia risk But they're not sure why www.nature.com/articles/s41... I wish that #Psych was more open to publishing findings that are important, even if we don't know the mechanism (yet) #AcademicSky #PsychSciSky

NEW 🧵 The number of people travelling from Europe to the US in recent weeks has plummeted by as much as 35%, as travellers have cancelled plans in response to Trump’s policies and rhetoric, and horror stories from the border. Story: www.ft.com/content/6dc1...

Nature-based solutions harness the power of natural systems to help people and the planet thrive. They offer cost-effective ways to tackle #ClimateChange, biodiversity loss, and pollution. www.unep.org/unep-and-nat...

📚😅🎉 Yay!! I just submitted the complete manuscript of my upcoming book to the publisher! Learn to easily and clearly interpret (almost) any stats model w/ R or Python. Simple ideas, consistent workflow, powerful tools, detailed case studies. Read it for free @ marginaleffects.com #RStats #PyData

It’s always useful to step back sometimes to think about how you think! I suspect I am also using in other spheres this “modeling process that can be described as qualitative, constitutive diagnostic modeling. That is augmented by pattern matching and other inferential processes.”

Freiburg, Germany, Central Station Bookshop (right @the center of the shop‘s entryway): “This is a selection of books which are banned at schools in the US“. #UniteAgainstBookBans #FreedomToRead @ala-pla.bsky.social @librarypolicy.bsky.social

What are data spaces and what do they do? In this article, we will lay out what data spaces are, the function they perform, and how our work at the ODI on data stewardship and governance can contribute to how data spaces might realise their intended potential. #Data #DataSpaces

FT is reporting that the Cabinet Office permanent secretary has been asked to come up with options to fix the ONS's number problems This is what I wrote earlier this month: www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/offi...

Nearly 20 councils in England ‘at risk of insolvency’ due to Send costs

It was so incredible to hear this new song live yesterday. Does anyone know when the album will be out/ the lyrics will be out as an anthology?

Many used textiles are sent to the Global South, where poor waste infrastructure leads to pollution and health risks. The solution? Better policies, responsible reuse & circular fashion to #BeatWastePollution. #ZeroWasteDay info: www.unep.org/events/un-da...

Proposed cuts to foreign aid could result in millions of HIV deaths and soaring rates of global HIV infections, new modelling study in The Lancet HIV estimates. Explore the data 👉 tinyurl.com/5hud9dxm #MedSky

Congratulations RCGP and @victoriatb.bsky.social for producing a great resource on greener prescribing www.rcgp.org.uk/getmedia/f50... @greenerpractice.bsky.social @ukhealthclimate.bsky.social

People from working class backgrounds are heavily underrepresented in the medical profession. Hear about the barriers that our alum, Yasmin, faced on her journey to qualifying as a doctor ⬇️

🧡 To make our online resources more accessible to everyone, we got a shiny new translation tool on our website! Providing information in 15 languages spoken in Lambeth, including Arabian, Persian, Portuguese, Polish, Somali, Spanish, Yoruba and more...🧡 Check it out! at lambethlarder.org

A decline in funding for the HIV response could result in millions of preventable new infections and deaths, with up to 120,000 of these deaths affecting children. International cooperation is essential to sustain the advances we’ve made in HIV prevention, testing, and treatment. bit.ly/43uTfxA

We predict 4.8 million children will be in poverty by the end of this parliament unless the govt takes urgent action including scrapping the two-child limit in its forthcoming child poverty strategy and stepping back from benefit cuts.   www.bbc.com/news/article...

And the figure everyone wants to see - more new posts on new science now happening on bsky.

The Chancellor is right to balance the books, but wrong to do so on backs of low-income families. Read the latest Resolution Foundation analysis here, which reveals that more than two-thirds of the welfare cuts will fall on the poorest half of the country ⤵️ buff.ly/7hCSNBR

We know so little about the emotional experiences of #autistic and #ADHD young people who struggle to attend or are excluded from school even though this group is at much higher risk of mental health difficulties and poor life chances. We want to change this. qualtrics.kcl.ac.uk/jfe/form/SV_...

A super exciting opportunity for mental health practitioners to do a *funded* MSc in Clinical Research Delivery!! 🤩 Via KCL & Exeter universities

The most disadvantaged children cannot continue to be ‘priced out of early years education’. Early years are crucial, yet the children most in need of support are now the least likely to be able to access it. Our response: neu.org.uk/press-releas...

“Health care workers need training to have positive attitudes around disability & skills to give the quality of care” On BBC Woman's Hour, Hannah Kuper discusses LSHTM & Missing Billion Initiative's report revealing inequities in #MaternityCare for UK #disabled women. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

The @nihrspcr.bsky.social Student Internship Programme is open! Opportunities available at various SPCR institutions. Open to students from ANY undergraduate degree programme from ANY university in the UK 🔗Learn more: www.spcr.nihr.ac.uk/career-devel... #PrimaryCare #Undergraduate #Internship

Researching children &/or young people's mental health & have recently transitioned to research independence? Apply to the @medresfdn.bsky.social 2025 Emerging Leaders Prize! This flexible funding is perfect for career & leadership development.👇 www.medicalresearchfoundation.org.uk/grants/2025-...

Our report with Child of the North published today calls for creativity to be embedded into an inclusive school curriculum to develop a new generation of creatives to boost economic growth. www.centreforyounglives.org.uk/news-centre/...

Peoples’ experiences of poor #NHSAdmin impacts their perception of the NHS. 61% of people who’ve had an issue with admin said it made them think NHS money is being wasted, & over 50% think their time, or staff time is being wasted. Find out more: www.kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-...

The government has put the idea of a ‘neighbourhood health service’ at the heart of its vision for the NHS. Chris Naylor argues that there needs to be a common understanding of what the goal is. Read the full blog. buff.ly/hhhDHDY

New research from King's finds an increase in first-episode psychosis during the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly among Black and Asian individuals. 🔗https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589537025000185 @nihrmaudsleybrc.bsky.social @maudsleynhs.bsky.social

💡 The Launch of the School Mental Health Innovation Network 💡 Building the School Mental Health Innovation Network: An initiative to connect clinicians, researchers, and school communities to improve youth mental health and wellbeing in London. www.kcl.ac.uk/launching-th...

Children in UK as young as 11 targeted by sextortion criminals, data reveals

"Young people from lower-income families, living in rural areas, who are Black or Hispanic and/or have more severe mental health conditions have continued to be left behind." psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/...

Today is #InternationalDayOfTheGirl Seems like a good time to reshare this piece from Praveetha Patalay and I questioning pervasive disinterest in the gender gap in common mental health difficulties #MentalHealth #PsychSciSky #DevPsychSky #ClinPsychSky doi.org/10.1111/camh...

Thanks so much for a great panel highlighting the growing wealth gap which makes all of our lives much poorer.

*Please repost* Are you a parent of a child aged between 13-24 years? Are you concerned about young people’s social media usage? We are looking for young people aged 13-24 years to take part in a new project to help understand how we can support their mental health whilst online. Read more ⬇️

School leader @unleashingme.bsky.social has told leaders attending a @tesmagazine.bsky.social event of his concern that the DfE is removing behaviour hubs without ‘any lever' to replace them

Speaking at our event today, @sarahoconnorft.ft.com noted that it wasn't ideal that workers on the lowest incomes, face the highest earnings volatility ⤵️

Interested in a Cambridge PhD? Apply for AIM to get ready! @camneuro.bsky.social @tamsinford.bsky.social @gkmurray.bsky.social www.postgraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/aim-phd