📄 From #CAMH: Debate: Where to next for universal school‐based mental health interventions? Time to move towards more effective alternatives 👉 https://doi.org/10.1111/camh.12753 #MentalHealthResearch

Child and Adolescent Mental Health

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Congrats to PhD student Robannie Sumner her first paper (from her Hons research - and open-access) 🎉🎉🎉 "Dyslexia, school-connectedness, depression, and anxiety during the transition from primary to secondary school" @lizzjhill.bsky.social @lalyp.bsky.social (onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...)

Dyslexia, School‐Connectedness, Depression, and Anxiety During the Transition From Primary to Secondary School

Children with dyslexia are at elevated risk of depression and anxiety. The transition from primary to secondary school may be particularly challenging given increased educational demands. Past resear...

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Interested in doing a PhD in the area of language/literacy and mental health? Two opportunities with the Curtin LALYP team: 1) www.curtin.edu.au/research/hdr... 2) www.curtin.edu.au/research/hdr...

Updated version of our trial of Clever Kids; a mental health program for children with dyslexia. Attendance was associated with improvements in coping, emotion regulation, self-esteem (child-reported), anxiety, and depression (parent-reported) osf.io/preprints/ps... @suze-freogirl.bsky.social

How does #developmentallanguagedisorder (#DLD) affect children’s maths skills? In this video abstract, Anne Mari Høgetveit explores new findings from a major systematic review and meta-analysis. Watch now to learn more. https://bit.ly/4uNeMMV

Mathematical Skills in Children with Developmental Language Disorder:…

Can developmental language disorder predict mathematical difficulties in children, and which specific maths skills are most affected? Anne Mari Høgetveit in a video abstract of her JCPP Research Revie...

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The ACAMH Digital Innovation Awards recognise both clinicians putting evidence into practice and researchers publishing on digital topics in child & adolescent #mentalhealth. Join us in celebrating excellence - nominate today! 👉 https://bit.ly/4gm63N2

ACAMH Awards: Spotlight on Excellence in Research and Practice

The ACAMH Awards aim to recognise high quality work in evidence-based science, both in publication and practice, in the field of CAMH.

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Why are adolescent school transitions important? Discover how primary to secondary #school transition can affect adolescent #wellbeing, #anxiety, belonging, & motivation, & explore ways schools can support students through change. Blog by Mason Mi Zhou. https://bit.ly/3RrMTuM

Adolescent school transition: How moving school impacts teenage wellbeing

Discover how primary to secondary school transition can affect adolescent wellbeing, anxiety, belonging, and motivation, and explore ways schools can support students through change.

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#JAACAP Translations highlights the current inequity in mental health research and services for young people with developmental language disorders and sets out priorities for future research and practice. #DLD https://twp.ai/4itF4N

Families, professionals, and researchers interested in all things language/literacy. We are pleased to announce the @lalyp.bsky.social Symposium 2026: Learning from Evidence & Experience. Find out more, and submit ideas or abstracts at lalyp.com.au/symposium. Bookings opening soon. #DevLangDis #DLD

Members of @lalyp.bsky.social presented a symposium today on improving mental health outcomes for students with language & literacy difficulties @ the #DSF conference #DevLangDis #DLD @me-boyo.bsky.social @samueldcalder.bsky.social @lizzjhill.bsky.social @emilymayjackson.bsky.social and co!

Come and join @lalyp.bsky.social! 12 mth postdoc to support a Healthway-funded project to co-design and evaluate a mental health promotion program for children with language difficulties. (www.seek.com.au/job/91793641). @suze-freogirl.bsky.social @emilymayjackson.bsky.social @lizzjhill.bsky.social

Research Associate Job in Bentley, Perth WA - SEEK

Support mental health research for children with language difficulties through project coordination, research delivery and stakeholder engagement.

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I’m a cognitive psychologist. Don’t tell me this isn’t a stroopwafel.

🆕 New episode out now: hear the beautiful harmonies of Lady Maisery on a walk in the historic Petworth Park in West Sussex. 🎧 Listen here: pod.fo/e/3b366e

Hello E-DLD followers! Article summary: www.engage-dld.com/post/impact-... YouTube summary: youtu.be/z5Y_VitXNU0 Full text available at: bmjopen.bmj.com/content/14/1... @lalyp.bsky.social @me-boyo.bsky.social @suze-freogirl.bsky.social #DevLangDis #DLD #MentalHealth #Wellbeing

The Language and Literacy in Young People is an amazing resource. Thanks to @suze-freogirl.bsky.social @me-boyo.bsky.social and team for creating such valuable and practical work. Loads of free evidence based downloads. languageandliteracyinyoungpeople.com/resources/fr... #DevLangDis

Getting ready for our LALYP planning day - lots planned for 2026, so keep an eye out for events 👀!

#bskySPEECHIES #devlangdis #parents #teachers

NAPLIC@naplic.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Use #DevLangDis so we can connect, learn and raise awareness of Developmental Language Disorder (DLD)

Enjoyed providing an overview of our @lalyp.bsky.social research to @clinikids.bsky.social. Thanks for the invite @gailalvares.bsky.social - enjoyed discussing all things language, literacy, and mental health! @suze-freogirl.bsky.social #DevLangDis

2026 @lalyp.bsky.social meetings are starting up again this week! Join us on Wednesday 18th Feb (4-5pm) to hear from the amazing @andreasalins.bsky.social who will be discussing relationships between reading skill, reading engagement, and reading anxiety. See you there!

The latest episode of the DLD Download is out now. Sue Marr is joined by very special guests to explore how adults with DLD navigate the workplace. www.moorhouseinstitute.com/the-dld-down... #DLD #devlangdis

'Communication is highly important to these very vulnerable young people. Speech and Language Therapy services and other professionals need to provide more timely and targeted support for young people within the care system'

Nichola Shelton@nichola-slp.bsky.social · 6mo ago

New open access paper: Being understood: Neurodivergent care leavers’ perspectives on their own communication skills Some really important insights about the importance of connection and advocacy for young people with #DevLangDis #SLPeeps doi.org/10.1177/0265...

Work with our team at @topicgroup.bsky.social (Now called Oxford Centre for Emerging Minds Research)! We're hiring a postdoc and a research fellow on projects related to neurodiversity and strengths in children and adolescents. Links below:

Hello #SLPs! I’m sharing this recruitment flyer on behalf of my PhD student. We’re recruiting Australian kids with #DevLangDis to participate in a grammar learning task. We hope you can share with your families! EOI link also here: forms.office.com/r/zMKNiSs0SM

Homeward bound after a whirlwind trip to a very grey London. See you soon(ish) Perth ...

Another #research project request! If you are the #parent of a 2 year old born in 2023 please consider filling out our #child development survey here: cityunilondon.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... We are interested in whether early #development has changed post #pandemic.

Want to join our team as postdoc? This is your chance 👇👇

Dept. Medische en Klinische Psychologie - Tilburg University@mkp-tilburgu.bsky.social · 7mo ago

We are looking for two Postdocs in Dynamic Risk Modeling in Internalizing Disorders & Non-Suicidal Self-Injury (1.0 FTE - 40 hrs per week). Click here to read more: https://lnkd.in/e9_hc_jY ❗ APPLICATION DEADLINE: JANUARY 26

A piece of research I am very proud of. The data took a long time to collect (thanks Covid). Brilliant work with the team including @emilymayjackson.bsky.social @me-boyo.bsky.social et al. High prevalence of #DevLangDis in #FLPs and links to psychosocial outcomes www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Profiling the oral language and psychosocial skills of young people attending Flexible Learning Programmes

While secondary school students attending flexible learning programmes have histories of poor engagement in schooling, little research has examined their oral language skills and psychosocial outco...

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Happy new year all 🎉. Back in the office after a proper break ... bring on a big 2026 Hope everyone has had a well-deserved holiday!

🎉400 Yr 6 children reached in our MRFF-funded study exploring high-school transition 🎉. Know an Aussie child in Yr 6, help us with our the last recruitment push! Express interest at tinyurl.com/2xwjsebc. Parents get a report on their child's language/reading skills, kids get a gift-card. #DevLangDis

Delighted to have been awarded the @smhr.org.au Prof Helen Hermann Award for Social Mental Health. Huge congrats to all the other awardees. The conference in Adelaide was a huge success, and I'm really looking forward to pulling out the passport for next year's conference!