We have a new paper now published, led by Dr Emily Stapley, exploring school staff members' experiences of implementing universal mental health interventions in primary and secondary schools, as part of two RCTs: doi.org/10.1007/s406...

A Qualitative Study of School Staff Experiences of Implementing Five Universal Mental Health Interventions in England - Contemporary School Psychology

Schools are well-placed to implement mental health interventions to large groups of children and young people. This study aimed to explore school staff perceptions of barriers and facilitators to the ...

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New PhD scholarship available investigating the role and experiences of non-clinical staff in suicidal crisis care, led by @mollymccarthy.bsky.social and co-supervised by me, @emmaashworth.bsky.social and Prof. Pooja Saini: www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

‘Forgotten Frontline’: The Role, Experiences, and Attitudes of Non-Clinical Emergency Department Staff in the Care of People Presenting in Suicidal Crisis at Liverpool John Moores University on FindAP...

PhD Project - ‘Forgotten Frontline’: The Role, Experiences, and Attitudes of Non-Clinical Emergency Department Staff in the Care of People Presenting in Suicidal Crisis at Liverpool John M...

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New paper out today, exploring the experiences of parents supporting their autistic children with mental health difficulties: journals.plos.org/mentalhealth.... Thank you to the parents who trusted us with their stories and took the time to share them with us.

“Constantly overwhelmed and desperate for help”: Parents’ experiences of supporting their autistic child with mental health difficulties in the United Kingdom

Autistic children and young people are at increased risk of experiencing mental health difficulties, but often face delays or barriers to accessing support. While evidence exists regarding parents’ ex...

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📣 New paper co-developing policy priorities for YP with SEND after the COVID-19 pandemic: www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/12.... Priorities highlight a need for structural reform to ensure YP with SEND receive the support they are entitled to in times of crisis but also as part of routine practice & policy.

Home after a fantastic few days in Vienna with team #SSHRG @ljmuofficial.bsky.social at the @iaspinfo.bsky.social conference! Lovely to meet and catch up with colleagues, share our research, and hear about the latest work in the field #iaspvienna2025

Whole-class #mentalhealth sessions in #schools can have a 'small but significant' impact on reducing depression & anxiety symptoms – with cognitive behavioural therapy approaches particularly effective. Useful new research led by @ucl.ac.uk & Anna Freud: buff.ly/srbwFG7

Whole-class mental health interventions yield 'small but significant' impact - Headteacher Update

A UCL research study has found that whole-class mental health interventions do have an effect on anxiety and depression

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We’ll be walking & talking on Anglesey with 3 Dads Walking! 18th June 2-4pm at Llangefni Town Hall - we extend an open invite to all in the local community. We’ll be sharing progress from our MAPSS school suicide prevention trial & discussing next steps for policy in schools 🚶‍♀️

We have a new meta-analysis out today on the effectiveness of school-based interventions for anxiety & depression - link & thread below 👇

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🚨 Paper alert 🚨 There’s a lot of debate at the moment around universal, interventions in schools. A thread 🧵 Our new meta-analysis, published today, shows they can work in reducing symptoms of depression and anxiety. www.frontiersin.org/journals/chi... Findings discussed more below…

This is a brand new letter by “Not in Our Name - Women”, a collective group of cisgender women who support the transgender community and object to the false divide between women’s rights and transgender rights. If you’re a cis woman you can sign your support here ⤵️

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Not in our name: Women in support of the trans+ community

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When you time evening walkies just right… 😍

Smartphone bans in schools are not associated with better mental wellbeing or reduced screen-time out of school buff.ly/C8Zo4PQ #Smartphones #Screentime #PhoneBans #Schools #YouthMentalHealth 🧵 THREAD

Autistic children and young people, aged 11-18 please share your views about CAMHS by writing, recording a voice note or by drawing and labelling a picture in a short survey ⬇️ ljmu.questionpro.eu/ImprovingAcc... @jopavlopoulou.bsky.social @emmaashworth.bsky.social @putchildrenfirst.info

Please share! 🆕 Fully funded PhD scholarship by Scottish charity Men Matter Scotland Social inequality and male suicide: Risk factors & interventions Supervised by Dr Susie Bennett & myself Closing: 11th June 2025, autumn 2025 start. Open to UK students only. www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

Come and join us at our free @ljmuofficial.bsky.social Children, Young People, and Families Health conference on Thursday 22nd May! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ljmu-child... @ljmuimpact.bsky.social @ljmu-ris.bsky.social @merseycarenhs.bsky.social @alderhey.nhs.uk @livhp.bsky.social

LJMU Children, Young People and Families Health Annual Conference

Come join us at this free conference to learn, share, and connect with others passionate about children's health in the region

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A journalist / media request… 📕 launching my book in 2 weeks 🎤 Happy to do interviews / podcasts etc 🐕 Can talk dogs / mental health / depression etc My dream is to get the book to number 1 for Tina. Mail me niall@happydoggo.com will do as many as I can 🙏🥰

Come and join us at our free @ljmuofficial.bsky.social Children, Young People, and Families Health conference on Thursday 22nd May! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ljmu-child... @ljmuimpact.bsky.social @ljmu-ris.bsky.social @merseycarenhs.bsky.social @alderhey.nhs.uk @livhp.bsky.social

LJMU Children, Young People and Families Health Annual Conference

Come join us at this free conference to learn, share, and connect with others passionate about children's health in the region

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Absolutely well deserved award for the team - congratulations to all involved - making a huge difference in the world!

Dr Molly McCarthy@mollymccarthy.bsky.social · 2y ago

Brilliant evening at the @innovationnwc.bsky.social awards #NWCawards 🥂An amazing honour to win the Ruth Young Award for Research Implementation and Impact for our work on preventing suicide within schools. Super proud to be part of team MAPSS @ljmuimpact.bsky.social @ljmuofficial.bsky.social

The Pecha Kucha event returns for the IASP 33rd World Congress! Celebrating the talent and passion of emerging ECRs in suicide prevention. Abstract submissions are now OPEN - Don’t miss your chance to present! 🔗 bit.ly/4i99rIw #IASPVIENNA2025

A brilliant evening at the @innovationnwc.bsky.social North West Coast Research & Innovation awards! Honoured for our team to have won the Ruth Young Award for Research Implementation/Impact, for our MAPSS school suicide prevention trial. A huge team effort with so many fantastic collaborators ✨

Pain in Autism - CRAE webinar with Bethany Donaghy and David Moore #CRAEwebinar #archive www.youtube.com/watc...

Pain in Autism - CRAE webinar with Bethany Donaghy and David Moore

Recent diagnostic criteria of autism include insensitivity to pain as a specific example of this abnormality. Research evidence here is however limited. The suggestion of altered pain responsivity in autism is distressing as pain may be the first or only sign of illness or injury and autistic indivi

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We are looking for autistic children & young people aged 11-18 to participate in a survey about improving the accessibility of CAMHS in the UK. Views can be shared by writing, recording a voice note, or drawing & labelling a picture. Link in QR code below or here: ljmu.questionpro.eu/a/TakeSurvey...

Please support our research collaborative-UK only for this one.

Incredibly powerful presentation from @lucybray9.bsky.social on access to healthcare for young people from under-represented communities - so much work to be done #CANDDIDconf25

Looking forward to a day of thinking about ways to address health inequalities in neurodivergent communities #CANDDIDconf25

We're looking for women, and their partners, who have tried to reduce/stop drinking when trying to conceive, during pregnancy, and/or early motherhood (first 5 years). You're invited to take part in an interview (online if preferred). Please contact me or Elaine (researcher) e.mcneill@ljmu.ac.uk

Come and do a PhD with us!

Dr Lawrence Foweather@lozfo.bsky.social · 2y ago

New, fully funded PhD studentship exploring the implementation of physical literacy in policy and practice Come and join us @ljmuofficial.bsky.social UK 'home status' students only. Deadline Sunday 30th March. Start June 2025. bit.ly/4klyg6t

We're putting together a starter pack to link all those who work in mental health research and interested/working in youth involvement. Please share and invite people to our starter pack! If you'd like to be added to our starter pack, let us know 😊 go.bsky.app/EFACehf

We are looking for autistic children & young people aged 11-18 to participate in a survey about improving the accessibility of CAMHS in the UK. Views can be shared by writing, recording a voice note, or drawing & labelling a picture. Link in QR code below or here: ljmu.questionpro.eu/ImprovingAcc...

NEW: UoM researchers have played a key role in a groundbreaking mental health trial, aimed at improving mental health awareness and wellbeing in schools 🧠 @beewelluk.bsky.social @neilhumphrey.bsky.social Read more about this landmark study ⬇️ www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/p...

Landmark study reveals promising mental health interventions for schools

An intervention that helps students normalise their everyday emotions is the ‘most promising’ of several approaches for supporting mental health, according to results from one of the world’s largest s...

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Three fab public health research fellow jobs going in my faculty at LJMU, working with Liverpool City Councul in the Health Determinants Research Collab. - Evidence Synthesis (1.0fte) - Applied Participatory Methods (0.7fte) - Applied Public Health (1.0fte) jobs.ljmu.ac.uk/vacancies/97... 1/2