Simon R. White

Fathers Who Care Amplifying the voices of men who are challenging norms and redefining fatherhood Featuring: Andrew Myles, Fredril Schaufberger, David Smith and Andrew Weightman Normalising caregiving and shaping inclusive workplaces 19 June 2025, 10:30 ET / 15:30 BST / 16:30 CET

I am taking part in the #FathersWhoCare campaign, organised by @mothersinsci.bsky.social. This will amplify the voices of men who are redefining fatherhood in the STEM workplace.
There is a free webinar about caregiving and inclusive workplaces - sign up here: www.mothersinscience.com/scimomchats

Are Adolescents Sensitive About Sensitive Data? Exploring Student Concerns About Privacy, Confidentiality, and Data Use in Health Research We quantitively explored adolescents' concerns about privacy, confidentiality, and data use in health research and their potential impact on the accur…

Are adolescents sensitive about sensitive data?

In our new @oxwell.bsky.social publication, we explore students' concerns about taking part in research including sensitive topics such as mental health & maltreatment.

Headlines below, w/ substantial implications for research design & analysis ⬇️

Really good to hear people talking about normalising #FathersWhoCare, interesting to hear thoughts on where we are and looking forward. The panel wrapped up saying it's good to start the conversation.

Join our online panel TODAY @ 10:30AM ET for an open, honest dialogue about equal caregiving, paternity leave, advocacy & male allyship. 🔗 Register here: www.mothersinscience.com/scimomchats
#FathersWhoCare #AcademicDads #FathersinSTEMM

Radical rethink of mental health support for adolescents needed – new study Young people have given important insights into what mental health support they prefer and what does not work for them or meet their needs, as part of a major new study of thousands of adolescents.

New @oxwell.bsky.social study out today puts the #youthvoice centre stage in understanding the availability, accessibility & acceptability of #mentalhealth support in the UK.

PRESS RELEASE ➡️ www.psych.ox.ac.uk/news/radical...

ARTICLE ➡️ www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

[Figure 2 from the publication]: shows a network diagram of 18 different types of mental health support young people report accessing in the last year, alongside perceived helpfulness.

*Networks of care for the modern adolescent* 🫶🌻

In our new paper, we combine a #network approach + applied research lens to explore where #youngpeople are accessing #mentalhealth support & how helpful they find it.

w/ Simon R White & @minafazeloxford.bsky.social

www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

In major study, thousands of adolescents give important insights into what #MentalHealth support they prefer and what doesn't work for them.

Led by @ox.ac.uk and @simonrwhite.bsky.social from BSU.

Read more:
www.mrc-bsu.cam.ac.uk/news/radical...

Paper:
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...