📣 *New publication alert* 📃 Co-authored with young members of @hertsypag.bsky.social. Denyer, L., @helenabnett.bsky.social et al. (2026) “ ‘The Excellent Evaluators’: Co-Producing an #Evaluation of the Herts YPAG” Health Expectations. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #PPI #PPIE
Louca-Mai Brady
@louca-mai.bsky.social
Reader in #YouthInvolvement and Health @herts.ac.uk. #PublicInvolvement #CYPHealthParticipation, qual & participatory research methods. She/her www.go.herts.ac.uk/loucamai_brady
Interesting but depressingly predictable that this table only focuses on education in relation schools -no mention FE & HE - while universities are in freefall #AcademicSky
NEW: Starmer's public service inheritance was bleak. His govt made some progress improving services. But also launched a messy set of reforms Burnham has set out a positive vision but has a mountain to climb to deliver all his promises 🧵 www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/publication/...
How can we design health and care systems with young people, rather than for them? Free online webinar 📅 Weds 18/11, 13.30-24.30 Registration: url.uk.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/bObZC2gYnS... Speakers incl @kathevans2.bsky.social @hertsresearch.bsky.social @arceastofengland.bsky.social
How can we design health and care systems with young people, rather than for them? Free online webinar 📅 Weds 18/11, 13.30-24.30 Registration: url.uk.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/bObZC2gYnS... Speakers incl @kathevans2.bsky.social @hertsresearch.bsky.social @arceastofengland.bsky.social
The blog post that eventually became 'Being Well in Academia' has been updated regularly over the last 8 years (although needs another refresh) so if you need ideas for support, wellbeing, rights and care this is free and may be helpful theresearchcompanion.com/supporting-i...
Supporting each other through difficult and challenging times - The Research Companion
Science, healthcare and education are threatened worldwide. Here are some starter ideas for ways to work together to share and save vital information. And to care for one another.
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Disability doesn’t care how old you are. Specialist food is no cheaper if you’re 19. Employers don’t lose their prejudice if you’re 21. This is blatant intergenerational inequality from Labour. Younger disabled people of all severities deserve better. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Key disability benefit for young people may be axed under major welfare changes
Exclusive: Plan under discussion involves intensive support to help young people into employment
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ACTION STATIONS! A very well timed debate on the UK's membership of the EU takes place on 12th October in parliament. Please ask your MP to be there: bestforbritain.org/take-action/...
Tell your MP: 628 constituencies want EU membership. Only 4 don't. - Best for Britain
bestforbritain.org
policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/the-antidote
The Antidote
The Antidote - How People-Powered Movements Can Renew Politics, Policy and Practice; The Antidote explores what we can learn from the equalisation of personal roles and relationships to make possible ...
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please check this out and share
Please check out this helpful new article everyone and share if you can on all social media you access. thanks x link.springer.com/epdf/10.1007...
Supporting participatory PhDs: a call to action
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‘A really scary place for children’: English hospitals have chronic lack of health play staff
‘A really scary place for children’: English hospitals have chronic lack of health play staff
Analysis finds only 955 play professionals supporting 21 million child hospital admissions, leaving many traumatised for life Children in English hospital with serious illnesses are being exposed to avoidable trauma because too few health play professionals are being employed, analysis by a leading charity has found. Employed by hospitals across England, these workers help to support children through the trauma and anxiety that can come with receiving medical treatment by providing play opportunities through games, toys and activities. Continue reading...
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A year on, the fight continues. A year ago, we all came together to call for better support for children and young people with SEND. Many of those concerns remain, and the needs of disabled children have not gone away.
Research opportunity 📢Researchers from @oxchildpsych.bsky.social are looking for young people aged 16 and 17 to help with a project about how families talk about mental illness! mcpin.org/research-opp...
COMPASS - Communicating about Parental Mental Illness: a resource for health and social care professionals to support family-centred conversations. - The McPin Foundation
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Sign the thank-you letter to RNLI for rescuing people at sea. act.38degrees.org.uk/act/rnli-tha...
An open letter in support of the volunteers and staff at the RNLI
This is a disgrace. Brave RNLI volunteers being called scum for risking their lives to save others at sea is just plain wrong. So I've signed an open letter of thanks for the RNLI letting them know th...
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New publication 📢📰 with Andy Feltham: “Everyone had a Lovely Time”: Perspectives on the Realities & Challenges of #Coauthoring #ResearchPublications with #YoungPeople. Jnl Appl Youth Studies. doi.org/10.1007/s431... #Paywall (sadly) but DM for link #PublicInvolvement #PPI #InvolveYoungPeople
New publication 📢📰 with Andy Feltham: “Everyone had a Lovely Time”: Perspectives on the Realities & Challenges of #Coauthoring #ResearchPublications with #YoungPeople. Jnl Appl Youth Studies. doi.org/10.1007/s431... #Paywall (sadly) but DM for link #PublicInvolvement #PPI #InvolveYoungPeople
As we elders, our daughters, and our granddaughters continue the fight for power, equality, and respect, we hold you in our hearts with love and gratitude. Rest in peace and power, Gloria Steinem. 🤍
Gloria Steinem, Personification of the Women’s Movement, Dies at 92 (Gift Article)
She challenged sexist assumptions, helping women develop a sense of self-worth and gain a measure of equality at work, at home and in society at large.
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"I want your children's lungs to be smaller and less functional" is a bold electoral strategy.
Thank you to all the women and allies who are still signing our letter, sharing our articles, commenting on our posts or donating to our campaign. This is a groundswell of love for the trans+ community and a way to unite women around the real issues that harm us 🙏 www.gofundme.com/f/notinourna...
We've published a blog discussing the recent death of Professor Jason Arday and our team’s personal responses. We invite you to practice self-care, and only read if you feel able to do so. www.coproductioncollective.co.uk/news/talking...
We need to show newspapers that actions have consequences. Add your name: goodlawproject.org/s/abb8a1 #ProfJasonArday @goodlawproject.org
Jason Arday: Demand a public inquiry now | Good Law Project
Commission an immediate public inquiry into how to ensure a responsible press given its contribution to Dr Arday’s tragic death.
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Patient and public involvement and engagement in co-designing guidance for mental health professionals supporting neurodivergent children and young people in child and adolescent mental health services | Research Involvement and Engagement | Springer Nature Link link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Patient and public involvement and engagement in co-designing guidance for mental health professionals supporting neurodivergent children and young people in child and adolescent mental health service...
Background Neurodivergent children and young people, including those with autism, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and intellectual disability, experience higher rates of mental health difficu...
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No cheating. Share the last photo of the sky from your camera roll
No cheating. Share the last photo of the sky from your camera roll
In some ways quite helpful that the racist academics are signing the "I Am A Racist Academic" pledge.
There’s a petition signed by more than one hundred academics (& counting!) in support of Nathan Cofnas—the racist who instigated the pile on that led to J. Arday’s death—because he lost his postdoc. Apparently there’s nothing a white man can do that deserves consequences.
A sea of flowers and approx 30,000 people holding a vigil for #ProfJasonArday. #Solidarity Rest in Power
A sea of flowers and approx 30,000 people holding a vigil for #ProfJasonArday. #Solidarity Rest in Power