Also, if you answer "Do you struggle with arriving to places on time?" with "No, because I set multiple staggered phone alarms, and I get ready to leave way too early, and I can't estimate how long it takes to get anywhere so I arrive everywhere at least 20 minutes too early" that is actually a yes.

Pookleblinky@pookleblinky.bsky.social · last yr.

I can't find it due to search engines no longer working, but there's an old tumblr screenshot about ADHD evaluations where a person is asked whether they tend to lose socks. And they go "Ah, no, I used to lose my socks all the time but I have Devised a System, allow me to explain it"

Delighted to say that I have recently received funding from @nihrsphr.bsky.social Early Career Researcher Network to explore gender euphoria 🌈 Our team are looking at how positive emotions around gender are discussed and what this could mean for public health⬇️ sphr.nihr.ac.uk/research/str...

Strengths-based concepts and gender healthcare - NIHR School for Public Health Research

Background Positive feelings such as joy and pleasure play powerful roles in human health and behaviour, for example in social activity, drug and alcohol use, and concentration and flow. Yet studies i...

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This is a bizarre policy and a direct result of the oversimplification of "biological" sex - which once again disproportionately affects trans women. I have it on good authority that trans men can and do regularly donate blood which isn't treated any differently to cis men.

Jessica Smith 🏳️‍🌈@mintopia.net · last yr.

🧵 So the latest update from NHS Blood and Transplant. The nurse on the clinical team has spoken to the 'sex assigned at birth' team, and has been told there is no clinical risk to trans women *because* they are using the male donation interval, and male reference ranges. 1/9

1/🧵 After 14 months, 20 emails, 4 ICO complaints, and 1 tribunal case, NHS England finally responded to my FOI about Hilary Cass’s creepy citations: no discussions about those citations were ever recorded, past or present. This severely undermines the credibility of the Cass review.

A major new report commissioned by Utah health officials finds that gender-affirming care for transgender youth , including puberty blockers and hormone therapy, is medically safe and effective and improves mental health outcomes. www.transvitae.com/n... #transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA

New Study Validates Gender Affirming Care for Adolescents

A Utah-commissioned study finds gender-affirming care for trans youth is safe, effective, and backed by extensive evidence, despite political bans.

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Honoured to have been awarded runner up for Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion at NIHR #ASMSPHR2025 this week, based on my work with the 4S Study! @nihrsphr.bsky.social @exeter.ac.uk

In UK schools there's only one way to be a successful student now... and that has led to increased disengagement for many pupils. #ASMSPHR @nihrsphr.bsky.social

🚨NEW PAPER from my group: Scoping review of potential harm from group-based CBT and mindfulness interventions in schools Our research question was essentially this: How often do school mental health interventions make things worse? acamh.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... (thread)

Our Annual Scientific Meeting takes place today and tomorrow hosted by @bristoluni.bsky.social. We've got two days of networking, talks, posters and more. Follow #ASMSPHR2025 to stay updated and share your thoughts #PublicHealth #CapacityBuilding #SPHRtrainees

Please share! I am currently interviewing professionals who support young people with self-harm & suicide (prevention & postvention) as part of The 4S Study. Areas of focus: Bristol, N.Somerset & South Glos, Birmingham, Lincolnshire & Tees Valley📍 Sign-up 👉🏼 forms.office.com/pages/respon...

This will be a great account to follow if you're interested in anything related to building a career involving mental health research ⬇️⬇️

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

Hello #HiSciSky! We @mhrincubator.bsky.social are here to connect & support the wonderful & professionally diverse #mentalhealth & #addictionsci research community in your careers!❤️ Sharing here career tips, funding opportunities, news of our annual career development programmes & writing retreats!

Delighted to have moved over here from the (former) bird app, and hoping to be able to reconnect with the excellent network of mental health researchers migrating to Bluesky 💙 Here's a quick intro 👇