Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) Training Programme - CPD accredited programme
📅15 April-13 May, Every week for 5 weeks
📍Online
🎟️£250
Perfect for active researchers, colleagues in health and care research and professionals looking for detailed learning and development in this area of their work
New funding opportunity! 📣
We’re investing in five teams to set up global hubs that will use AI to quickly and more reliably synthesise constantly updated research and data to inform health policy decisions. [1/3]
Not all mental health apps work equally for university students.
New Australian trial explores physical activity, mindfulness & sleep hygiene apps for student mental health.
One size doesn't fit all in digital mental health support.
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#StudentMentalHealth #DigitalHealth
Short-term supports are essential to ensure young people can access the mental health care they deserve.
Orygen’s Brief Intervention Toolkit (BIT) helps equip clinicians to deliver this kind of care. Places are limited for our next one-day online training on 4 March: bit.ly/4avdKfi
New paper from our team: Can ML identify which adolescents benefit most from school-based mindfulness?
In 8,376 students (MYRIAD trial), models detected statistically significant but clinically negligible differential effects (d ≈ .07–.08).
Precision prevention is hard...
Amid a rising tide of young people living with #anxiety & #depression, a new report calls for #research that improves understanding of which #MentalHealth interventions work, for whom & why. Read more: www.ceiglobal.org/work-and-ins... #EvidenceBased #evidence #Youth #LivedExperience
The political effects of X’s feed algorithm:
"These results suggest that initial exposure to X’s algorithm has persistent effects on users’ current political attitudes and account-following behaviour, even in the absence of a detectable effect on partisanship."
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Interested in the link between young people in coastal communities and mental health?
Join us next week for our seminar with Dr Emily Murray from the University of Essex, who will discuss the environments of English youth and their association with mental health.
www.kcl.ac.uk/events/young...
What is happening with racism on Australian campuses? And what can be done to fix it?
Improving interventions for children’s & young people’s mental health 🧠
🗓️ 13 May | 9am–5pm
Join our conference during #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek showcasing cutting‑edge research, NHS partnerships & new approaches to prevention and early intervention.
https://bit.ly/4qDQClV
Black university students report harsher marking, staff disbelief in their work, microaggressions & institutional barriers. Universities aren't neutral—they're perpetuating racism.
📚 Think your institution is doing fine? Read this research.
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#HigherEducation #Racism #MentalHealth
Japan-UK Dialogue: Understanding Hikikomori through Lived Experience & Research
This upcoming talk, focused on "Hikikomori" (prolonged social withdrawal), aims to bridge the gap between academic research and lived experience
📆 Fri Feb 27th 2026, 10.30am–12pm
Register now!
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Applications are open for the EMEA Youth & Wellbeing Grant — up to €500k available.
We’re funding NGOs and researchers exploring how AI can support youth safety, wellbeing and development.
Apply by 27 Feb → https://openai.com/index/emea-youth-and-wellbeing-grant/
As debate grows about social media’s impact on young people, new research examines the image‑posting habits of young people who self‑harm.
We’re studying how digital tech affects youth mental health.
Read the full news on @kingsioppn.bsky.social website: bit.ly/3NK6x3n
“Our findings suggest industry influence in social media research
is extensive, impactful, and often opaque.” @jbakcoleman.bsky.social @carlbergstrom.com et al.
arxiv.org/abs/2601.115...
Quote graphic from Professor Mina Fazel, Chair of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, which says: "If we design systems that young people can truly trust, perhaps no child will be worried to speak of their struggles, as they will have better appreciation and control over what is done with their information and with whom it is shared. And that, I think, is the measure of a just health system, fit for this next generation."
📢 NEW PAPER: How can we build mental health systems that adolescents trust enough to speak honestly & that are safe enough to receive what they say?
Read @minafazeloxford.bsky.social's blog on the findings & its recommendations 👇
www.psych.ox.ac.uk/news/from-th... @oxwell.bsky.social
We know that this time of year can be challenging. If you’re struggling, please remember that support is available. You can reach free and confidential support anytime via phone, text, or webchat here: https://findahelpline.com/i/iasp
What if we've misunderstood how ADHD stimulants work? WashU Medicine brain imaging and child neurology teams joined forces to uncover where in the brain these drugs act — knowledge that could improve how attention disorders are treated. medicine.washu.edu/news/stimula...
This is your brain on Ritalin. Got your attention? Stimulant medications like Ritalin (methylphenidate) do, but not in the way you might think. They don't act directly on the brain’s attention systems! Find out what's really happening in @cellpress.bsky.social. doi.org/10.1016/j.ce...
Unlock the potential of school-based mental health support! ReSET Webinar
Discover insights and practical tips from a new preventative school-based mental health programme
🎟️ Get your FREE ticket NOW! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/unlock-the...
A one-size-fits-all approach (characteristic of some approaches) does not work in suicide prevention. What matters is connecting with the story into suicide- as the person sees it, recognising that every person and their inner experience of distress is unique. www.psychologytoday.com/au/blog/the-...
Lots on the news today about Australia’s restrictions on social media use for under 16s.
Hear more about the debate in this podcast from last year with @jeantwenge.bsky.social exploring evidence on the impact on #mentalhealth
www.health.org.uk/features-and...
⚠️ What impact are social media influencers having on youth mental health?
⚠️ Why do young people describe some online mental health content as “dangerous”?
⚠️ What do they actually want from adults communicating in digital spaces?
👇🏽 THREAD 👇🏽
Healing takes time. ⏳
This study shows just how much.
A major UK trial (DECRYPT) tested cognitive therapy for PTSD (CT-PTSD) for young people facing multiple traumas. Both groups improved, but CT-PTSD delivered clearer, stronger gains by 11 months.
🧵 THREAD
#PTSD #CAMHS #Trauma #YouthMentalHealth
An excellent summary of my PhD student’s work looking at young men’s help seeking. Conclusion is that we need greater clarity, connection, and compassion. And maybe tasteful and stylish mullets?
healthymale.org.au/health-artic...
Google's notebookLM (notebooklm.google) generated this infographic (in ~1 min) about a recent paper: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
It isn't perfect, but it is a solid start. It feels like lots of journals' promotions/media departments won't last long with this...
75% of mental illnesses begin in childhood.
We need a breakthrough for the 1 in 5 children affected. But without research, it's just guesswork as to the solution.
MQ invests in scientific research to help people like Flo whose childhood was impacted by mental illness.
youtu.be/IoMzbXjxfP0?...
How childhood trauma affects our ability to understand minds 🧩
New review finds that childhood neglect is consistently linked to weaker mentalisation, especially in psychosis. Abuse shows mixed results, but the overall pattern spans diagnoses.
🧵 THREAD
#ChildhoodTrauma #Mentalisation
The Co-design for Behaviour Change Network invites you to their next online talk by Dr Siobhán O’Connor (KCL) on 'How to do digital health co-design: Insights from a mixed methods systematic review and online methods toolkit'.
📅 17 Dec 2025, 1–2pm
👉 Register: forms.office.com/pages/respon...
Our latest publication exploring the value of virtual worlds for supporting youth mental health care. These digital platforms have unique affordances that could boost access, quality and effectiveness for youth people, though caveats remain. www.mdpi.com/2813-2084/4/...
