Happy birthday to Jah Wobble. Here's Visions of You featuring Sinéad O'Connor, filmed for Going Live in 1992. youtu.be/qwGEsCKv-H8

Jah Wobble - Visions of You (Going Live 1992 BBC Children's TV)

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Come work with us! The department is full of very talented and clever people, who are also great fun to chat science with. PLUS imaging facilities, great students, and a growing mental health institute led by the fab @sacairney.bsky.social. Aidan is alright too, I guess.

Aidan Horner@aidanhorner.bsky.social · last yr.

2 Lecturer (Assistant Prof) positions available @yorkpsychology.bsky.social! Come join our department! #neuroskyence #cognition #psychscisky #neurojobs jobs.york.ac.uk/vacancy/lect...

I'm delighted that our book Break Free from Maternal Anxiety is part of @readingagency’s #ReadingWell for families book collection! Designed to support parental mental health and wellbeing in pregnancy and beyond, find out more about the scheme here 👉 readingagency.org.uk/reading-well 📚

🧵1/ New research alert! Our preprint is out: the largest study to date exploring neuropsychiatric and mental health outcomes in women with hyperemesis gravidarum (HG). What did we find? A lot, and it matters. 📄https://ssrn.com/abstract=5263136 👇

Well done arsenal women champions of Europe ⚽️🏆

14 years ago, the MMHA began with a simple call: "More needs to be done!" From 15 organisations to 130+ members, we’re working together to make equitable, compassionate #PerinatalMentalHealth care a reality for all mums, birthing people, babies & families. 💜 #MMHAW25

🚨 Just out in Nature Medicine: the RESiLIENT study (n=3,936; 9 CBT-based arms vs 3 controls) 📱 Massive RCT of smartphone-delivered CBT skills It challenges major assumptions in psychotherapy research. 📄 www.nature.com/articles/s41... 🧵Three key insights:

Cognitive behavioral therapy skills via a smartphone app for subthreshold depression among adults in the community: the RESiLIENT randomized controlled trial - Nature Medicine

A trial that used a master randomized design found that the skills commonly found in smartphone-based cognitive behavioral therapy, when tested alone or in combination with behavioral activation, were...

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32% of people do not have their HIV diagnosis recorded in their mental health records! New paper: journals.plos.org/plosone/arti... @drladesmith.bsky.social @khe-kings.bsky.social @lizhughesdd.bsky.social @mike-newson.bsky.social @bhiva.bsky.social @joolzbw.bsky.social @maudsleynhs.bsky.social

Recording of HIV diagnosis in mental health records: A data linkage cohort study

Background Mental health professionals play a crucial role in promoting the physical well-being of people with mental illness. Awareness of HIV status can enable professionals in mental health service...

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Today, OXPIP's founder Sue Gerhardt launches her new book "1001 days: How Our First Years Shape our Lifelong Health". We're giving away one free copy chosen at random from the people who retweet one of our social media posts by 8th April. Available to purchase from today.

very excited to be speaking as part of this important event!

London PTB 2025@ptb2025.bsky.social · last yr.

Looking forward to inspiring speakers on preterm birth next week including Baroness Wyld, a former member of the House of Lords Committee on Preterm Birth! In person tickets now sold out but virtual tickets can be purchased here estore.kcl.ac.uk/conferences-...

Have you seen this great interactive map of grassroots #PerinatalMentalHeath services in England for parents & professionals created by @hmpartnership.bsky.social buff.ly/3tYLMr9 @mmhalliance.bsky.social @pmhpuk.bsky.social @lucianaberger.bsky.social @dadmattersuk.bsky.social @ellieware.bsky.social

Almost 100% of women will experience perinatal intrusions... intrusive thoughts and images of accidental child-related harm. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Perinatal intrusions: A window into perinatal anxiety disorders

Mental health is the leading cause of preventable perinatal maternal mortality. Studying perinatal intrusions can shed light on determinants of maternal mental health.

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I’m doing some perinatal OCD upskilling training later this month >> pearlperinatal.com/courses/cbt-...

The most extraordinary thing about James Harrison, who donated his rare plasma every 2 weeks for over 60 years and saved the lives of an estimated 2.4 million babies, is that he had to overcome a FEAR OF NEEDLES. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

James Harrison, whose rare blood helped save millions of babies, dies at 88

By donating blood over 1,100 times, James Harrison helped develop Anti-D, a life-saving treatment for newborns at risk of Rhesus disease

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#academicsky #philsci British Academy looking for clever stuff

Hetan Shah@hetanshah.bsky.social · last yr.

How do we respond to these times of global disorder? We are offering £2,500 for discussion papers of around 4,000 words on this topical theme. Deadline for proposals: 14th April. Please pass on to interested networks www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/internationa...

Please retweet: @babcpjournals.bsky.social Spring Conference In Person 8th-9th April, London. Keynotes: Prof Lance McCracken (Uppsala) ACT for Pain, Associate Prof Janet Feigenbaum (UCL) on DBT, Dr Pamela Jacobsen (Bath) on Mindfulness & Dr Mary Welford on Compassion:Info👇 babcp.com/Spring-Confe...

📣📣📣 If you are in the ÙK and working up a mental health research fellowship application this could be just what you need! Please share widely ⬇️⬇️⬇️

Mental Health Research Incubator@mhrincubator.bsky.social · 2y ago

Applications for our first 2025 Writing Retreat are OPEN! The retreat offers structured and focused writing time, & guidance from senior colleagues and fellowship panel members on how to write a good application and sell it to the funder. Apply now! 👇 mentalhealthresearch.org.uk/writing-retr...

If you’ve not read the story before, I promise you, you cannot guess, at any point in the thread, the set of circumstances that leads to this point

sixthformpoet fan account@sixthformpoet-fan.bsky.social · 2y ago

I explained and she said ok that’s weird but quite sweet. I said thanks, yes it is a bit weird and oh god I ASKED HER OUT FOR A DRINK. Incredibly, she said yes. Two years later she said yes again when I asked her to marry me because that is how I met my wife. [END]

This is VERY exciting ⬇️⬇️

Mental Health Research Incubator@mhrincubator.bsky.social · 2y ago

In 2025, we're running two fully-funded Writing Retreats for #mentalhealth #researchers. Express your interest using the link below👇 mentalhealthresearch.org.uk/writing-retr... Here's what one of our participants said about their experience at the last retreat:

Looking forward to giving my webinar entitled "CBT for OCD: New Tips for Old Challenges" for @cacbt.bsky.social January 8, 11:00am-12:30pm ET Hope to see you (virtually) there! cacbt.member365.ca/public/event...

The Lucy Cavendish Fiction Prize now for the "unputdownable" novel f RT on unpublished women. The winner will receive a £1,500 prize, and all shortlisted authors get a one-on-one consultation with a literary agent. Please share. www.lucy.cam.ac.uk/fictionprize

We will be delivering a parent workshop in Nottingham on Friday 17th January 2025. This workshop is specifically for parents who have children with OCD who are in the CAMHS age bracket (ages 5-18).

OCD-UK@ocdukcharity.bsky.social · 2y ago

We are hosting a free ‘Introduction to OCD’ workshop in Nottingham for parents of CAMHS age children with OCD. For further information and to register a place please visit our project page - www.ocduk.org/parents/

Virtual wards in maternity settings could be an opportunity to deliver effective obstetric and psychological support- our discussion paper > www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Culture, identity and diversity can affect how we experience OCD and its treatment. This interactive talk and discussion will cover different aspects of identity and diversity shape the therapy journey. Visit our website for more information and to book your place - www.ocduk.org/culture-iden...

"41% of parents say that most days they are so stressed they cannot function and 48% say that most days their stress is completely overwhelming" from the U.S. Surgeon General Advisory on the Mental Health and Well-Being of Parents www.hhs.gov/surgeongener...

Editorial celebrating the work of Hannah Murray, who left us far too soon.

📢📢📢 Fully funded ESRC studentship with us here in @oxexppsy.bsky.social focussing on youth trauma and sexual harm with Dr Alex Lau-Zhu, Prof Lucy Bowes and Dr Carmen Chan. Deadline is Jan 3rd (link says Dec 3rd in error): www.granduniondtp.ac.uk/enhancing-ea...

Enhancing early intervention strategy for young people affected by sexual harm: A multi-method approach

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Great to be invited to the BABCP webinar today on how we can all support an increase in Low Intensity CBT papers etc. Thanks all and all three webinars were recorded and are available for members via the website. @stephcurnow.bsky.social @thwaites.bsky.social

Ah yes… yes. This captures it.

Chris Brosnahan@chrisbrosnahan.com · 2y ago

If you never had a Mr Frosty, here's a quick step-by-step-guide to what the absolute hell of having one was like.

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Grace Lindsay@neurograce.bsky.social · 2y ago

When I will respond to your email