What are the key barriers & facilitators to implementing & engaging with toddler parenting programmes? We're working on a qualitative evaluation of 'Incredible Years Toddler' 👶 in Bradford to help work that out. We're already analysing our interview data, so look out for our findings!

“Postnatal depression is far more common than many people realise and can have a devastating impact on mothers, babies and families if left untreated.” Dr Trudi Seneviratne, Royal College of Psychiatrists Read more: www.irvinetimes.com/news/nationa...

Up to 85,000 women may have had postnatal depression last year, analysis finds

The Royal College of Psychiatrists warned the conditions can be ‘truly devastating’ if left untreated.

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But for this to work, we must keep parents at the heart. Services only make a difference if they’re accessible, welcoming, and rooted in relationships. #BestStart #FamilyHubs #HomeStartUK #EarlyYears #FamilySupport www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

One-stop family hubs to be opened in all English council areas

Government announces £500m project to provide single-point of access for health, education and wellbeing services

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📢Calling clinicians working in #perinatal mental health settings.. Can you spare a few mins to help with research for a Clinical Psychology thesis? All you have to do is share your views & experience of parent-infant relationships assessment in perinatal settings. More info: bit.ly/4lTkSqS

New report 📢 We've also published a feasibility study looking at the Southwark Fathers Group, an intervention developed by @lb-southwark.bsky.social that aims to support fathers to be more engaged in their children's lives and in CSC involvement 👨‍👧 📝 By Anna Freud 📄 tinyurl.com/kjjc84vz

The Celebrating Qualitative Research Conference 2025 is taking place next week and there's still time to register 😀 One of the organising team members, @claunader.bsky.social, is one of our wonderful HRC Postdoctoral Fellows www.york.ac.uk/business-soc...

Celebrating Qualitative Research Conference 2025

The Celebrating Qualitative Research Conference 2025 aims to provide a platform for York researchers to reflect on research and development, synthesise and apply knowledge and best practices in qualit...

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Its Infant Mental Health Awareness Week & we're asking policymakers, commissioners & service planners, 'Who is holding the baby?' We're stating the week at 1pm today with a webinar to launch our new #Whoisholdingthebaby report. Last tickets👉 bit.ly/43OF71S #IMHAW2025

Spending time together in green spaces can positively influence adult #mentalhealth and #InfantMentalHealth, and nature-based interventions can help facilitate this 🌿🌳🍃 We are excited to be in the final stages of writing our Scoping Review during #InfantMentalHealthAwareness week. Coming soon! 🎉

Today we've launched new research which shows a growing number of parent-infant relationship teams across the UK. But in many areas, specialist support is still not available. Find out more & help us ask #Whoisholdingthebaby?’ this #IMHAW2025 👉bit.ly/43ys30y

It's #InfantMentalHealthAwareness week, and #InfantMentalHealth is at the heart of our SPIRE project 💕. Supporting conversations around parent-infant relationships is crucial to support #IMH in the #First1000Days. Watch this space for more information about SPIRE coming soon! #IMHAW2025

Family Wellbeing Research@familywellbeinguoy.bsky.social · last yr.

In the first 2 years of a baby’s life, loving and responsive relationships with parents/caregivers help babies feel safe & understood, giving them the best start in life. But, many parents/caregivers are not asked about their bond with their baby, meaning they may not get the support they need.

Today is the start of #InfantMentalHealthAwarenessWeek 💜 An important week to us at Home-Start that aims to raise awareness of infant mental health and the importance of early intervention support.  #IMHAW2025 #MentalHealthMatters #InfantMentalHealth

New parents are at high risk for loneliness. 💔 @ruthndwrites.bsky.social has led researchers, practitioners and people with lived experience to write a consensus statement exploring what we know about loneliness, and directions for research, policy and practice: bmjopen.bmj.com/content/bmjo...

'This workshop was bright and beautiful’: experiences of coproducing images to improve accessibility. Led by public contributors Shakirat Kekere-Ekun, Joanne Lloyd, Clara Martins de Barros, Eleanor Philpotts & Shaz Taylor, working with @katemorto.bsky.social journals.uclpress.co.uk/r4a/article/...

👋 Meet the team 👋 @kate-mooney.bsky.social is a Research Fellow in Epidemiology & Evaluations Methods, and is interested in research that aims to investigate & reduce inequalities in children's early years outcomes ⚖️. Read more about Kate's research here: www.york.ac.uk/healthscienc...

Ever wondered how well we measure early childhood development in schools? 🤔 Our new study assesses a routinely recorded measure of a child's development used in schools, the Early Years Foundation Stage Profile (EYFSP)... (1/5)

What are the benefits of nature-based interventions in the early years? What are the future directions for research and practice? This amazing graphic summarises the reflections of 30 academics and practitioners who met at our conference! We will be sharing a blog soon, but enjoy this for now!

Looking forward to contributing to the conversation tomorrow, on human-nonhuman relations and links to wellbeing. Please join us if you're free and in York

Leverhulme Centre for Anthropocene Biodiversity@anthropocenebio.bsky.social · last yr.

Join us for a panel discussion on biodiversity, health & wellbeing on Fri 30 May, 15:00 - 16:30. We'll discuss how biodiversity conservation & nature connectedness can contribute to health & wellbeing. Open to @york.ac.uk staff & students. Find out more & register: www.york.ac.uk/anthropocene...

The earliest years of a child’s life lay the groundwork for everything that follows. We believe in nurturing those foundations with love, care, and support, because when we invest in early childhood, we’re investing in a brighter future for all.

Also happy to do this with Masters (and PhDs) outside of the Psychology department @ybri-uoy.bsky.social @uoy-sociology.bsky.social @familywellbeinguoy.bsky.social @uoylangling.bsky.social @uoyenvironment.bsky.social @uoyeducation.bsky.social ⬇️

Lucy Stafford@lucysta02475610.bsky.social · last yr.

Do you have Masters students at the University of York who needs research participants? Please forward them my details for a study exchange! By doing my experiment, they get £12 and I will happily do their study in return. ⬇️ @yorkpsychology.bsky.social

In the first 2 years of a baby’s life, loving and responsive relationships with parents/caregivers help babies feel safe & understood, giving them the best start in life. But, many parents/caregivers are not asked about their bond with their baby, meaning they may not get the support they need.

👋 Meet the team 👋 @kellyhollingsworth.bsky.social our Research Assistant is interested in mental health research that supports infants, children and young people in getting access to support they need. In our team, she supports on the evaluation of guidance to support parent-infant relationships.

An additional perspective on the Netflix drama 'Adolescence', from forensic psychologists, now added here: www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...

Why does 'Adolescence' hit a nerve? | BPS

Dr Nihara Krause MBE, Consultant Clinical Psychologist and Chartered Member of the British Psychological Society, watches the Netflix series; plus the forensic psychology perspective, from Dr Louise B...

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👋 Meet the team 👋 @drsimimanni.bsky.social is a researcher interested in co-production and co-designed approaches to mental health research. In the Family Wellbeing Team, she is supporting the qualitative evaluation of prompts to explore the parent-infant relationship.

A reminder that applications are still open (until 30 May) for researchers and research supporting services to join the Celebrating Spaces exhibition and showcase on 3 July

Celebrating Spaces: Connecting Researchers

Celebrating Spaces: Connecting Researchers is an internal open day which brings together the research community at York.

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Do you work with parents who have a new baby? Last year, the "Reflecting on parent-infant relationships: a practitioner's guide" was published to support professionals to start conversations about parent-infant relationships. We are interested to know what you think! Please complete our survey 👇

Let’s talk about maternal mental health! Around 1 in 4 women experience perinatal mental health problems. A range of mental health conditions can affect mothers during the perinatal period – anxiety and depression disorders being the most common #MMHAW25

Would you like to find out more about how a joint scheme between the NHS and social housing organisation supports tenants’ mental wellbeing needs? Our evaluation found that an innovative Mental Health Navigator scheme provides major benefits for tenants.

👋 Meet the team... 👋 @lois-armour.bsky.social is a Research Assistant currently evaluating projects on parent-infant wellbeing. Lois has an interest in addressing health inequalities and inclusiveness of marginalised groups within Patient and Public Involvement activities.

Fun day today with one of my favourite collaborators @zoedarwin.bsky.social filming a piece about our research evaluating BDCT’s Ready to Relate intervention @familywellbeinguoy.bsky.social #parentinfantrelationships #infantmentalhealth #perinatalmentalhealth #readytorelate

Join us for this year's York Festival of Ideas. 31 May to 13 June. #YorkIdeas