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Steph Scott

@stephscott.bsky.social

Senior Lecturer at Newcastle University, UK. Unapologetic sociologist. Justice-involved families. Health & Justice systems. Health inequalities. Longitudinal and creative qualitative methods. Trustee: NE Youth. Personal views. She/her

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Durham University@durham.ac.uk · last yr.

Important #research from @healthequitynorth.bsky.social involving @xqi01.bsky.social from @durhameducation.bsky.social and Dr Charmele Ayadurai from our Business School. tinyurl.com/2byzerpn @newcastleuni.bsky.social @officialuom.bsky.social

Health Equity North@healthequitynorth.bsky.social · last yr.

THREAD: The lack of suitable childcare options is inflicting huge financial and emotional strain on some of the country’s most vulnerable families, according to a report by Health Equity North, @newcastleuni.bsky.social & @officialuom.bsky.social 1/9 www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/emotional-an...

Barry Sheerman@barrysheerman.bsky.social · last yr.

Any Sentencing Review must surely be just a first step in the long promised fundamental appraisal of our entire neglected desperately underfunded Justice system.

Richard Garside@richardjgarside.bsky.social · last yr.

A couple of quick thoughts on the Sentencing Review, due out today Successive governments and parliaments have been persistent offenders: driving up sentence lengths, pitching the prison system into recurring crises, then casting around for fixes for the mess they have created

The Guardian@theguardian.com · last yr.

Charities step up pressure on Keir Starmer to scrap two-child benefit cap

Charities step up pressure on Keir Starmer to scrap two-child benefit cap

Exclusive: Survey commissioned by children’s charities shows UK voters want to see families prioritised Charities and a Labour-aligned pressure group are ramping up calls on Keir Starmer to scrap the two-child limit on benefits, as polling shows support for action on youth poverty remains high, and is equally solid among Labour voters tempted by Reform. As discussions continue in government ahead of the forthcoming child poverty strategy, a survey commissioned by a coalition of charities suggests voters want to see families prioritised. Continue reading...

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Shona Minson @shonaminson.bsky.social · last yr.

Powerful piece on the separation of babies from their mothers in prison based on the ‘Lost Mothers’ research led by @midwifeteacher.bsky.social If more evidence was needed to persuade anyone that pregnant women should not be imprisoned, this is it. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

‘The pain was worse than giving birth’: why are so many women separated from their babies in prison?

First they had to give birth in custody, then their babies were taken away. Sometimes they never got them back. Here’s what 29 women told the Lost Mothers Project

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Birth Companions@birthcompanions.bsky.social · last yr.

We are among the many charities that have co-signed this letter to the Lord Chancellor. Blocking the Sentencing Council's guidelines on pre-sentence reports means putting more pregnant women, new mothers and babies in prison, and at risk of significant harm. www.theguardian.com/law/2025/apr...

Shabana Mahmood warned of risk to pregnant women in halting Sentencing Council guidelines

Exclusive: Stopping pre-sentencing reports could put more pregnant people behind bars, groups tell justice minister

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IDEAS-NET@northumbriaideas.bsky.social · last yr.

💡How can we ensure that research is shaped by the voices of those it’s meant to serve? As part of our ongoing Public and Patient Involvement and Engagement (PPIE) initiatives, we’re pleased to announce an upcoming online workshop dedicated to exploring exactly that. Further details below. ⬇️

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Lisa Schölin@lisaangelica.bsky.social · last yr.

The PARENT project (DevleoPing an Alcohol Risk rEduction pathway with pareNts and health visiTors) is recruiting a Qualitative Researcher in Health Services Research for 12 months, closing 29 April. More information in the link below - please share jobs.hull.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...

Job Vacancy at the University of Hull: Qualitative Researcher in Health Services Research

We are seeking an experienced postdoctoral researcher with expertise in qualitative methods and health services research to join a multi-disciplinary team on the DevleoPing an Alcohol Risk rEduction p...

jobs.hull.ac.uk

Louca-Mai Brady@louca-mai.bsky.social · 2y ago

In an effort to build/rebuild online networks I've set up 3 starter kits in my main areas of research interest: Links in the posts which follow - reply to be added. And if you're in the intersecting areas, especially the middle bit, and we don't know each other already - do say hello 😊

Venn diagram with three intersecting circles: children and young people's health, inclusive public involvement and co-production and children's rights and youth participation
Russell Webster@russellwebster.com · last yr.

The prisons keeping children locked in their cells for hours on end howardleague.org/news/reveale... @thehowardleague.bsky.social shows Feltham, Warrington & Wetherby YOIs not offering proper regimes

The Howard League | Revealed: The prisons keeping children locked in their cells for hours on end

Children in prisons in England are typically being kept in their cells for about 20 hours a day and receiving less than 15 hours of education per week.

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Bristol University Press@brisunipress.bsky.social · last yr.

What role does creativity play in research? Join us for a thought-provoking webinar on how #CreativeResearchMethods challenge power dynamics in knowledge production. #ResearchMethods @drhelenkara.bsky.social 📅 March 24, 2:00 PM 🔗 Register now:

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: How Creative Research Methods Challenge Power Dynamics in Knowledge Production. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.

Join us for an insightful and thought-provoking discussion exploring how creative research methods challenge power dynamics in knowledge production. Chaired by Helen Kara, a leading voice in creative…

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NIHR Applied Research Collaboration North East & North Cumbria@arcnenc.bsky.social · last yr.

There are still a small number of spaces available to book for this event - which will be useful for anyone working or training within social care or youth work.

NIHR Applied Research Collaboration North East & North Cumbria@arcnenc.bsky.social · 2y ago

How can we support children & young people who have a family member in prison? Join the All Things Considered theatre group for a performance of '8 Hours There & Back' & workshops to explore the issues in depth. 📅 Tue 25 March, 10.30-3.30 🎭Northern Stage, Newcastle More⬇️ tinyurl.com/ATC2503

Ros Edwards@rosedwards.bsky.social · last yr.

Free to download Precarious Motherhood
Navigating relationships and support post-migration in the UK by Rachel Benchekroun 
explores the experiences of racially minoritised mothers living with insecure immigration status and financial hardship in London, UK. uclpress.co.uk/book/precari...

Precarious Motherhood

Precarious Motherhood explores the experiences of racially minoritised mothers living with insecure immigration status and financial hardship in London, UK. It exposes the impact of hostile immigratio...

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Dr Caroline Dodd-Reynolds@carodr.bsky.social · last yr.

Thanks @dusportexsci.bsky.social @iainlindsey.bsky.social looking forwards to hopefully publishing the next chapters of this ongoing story later in the year 🤞🌈 #joyinPA #creativemethods #coproduction @nihrspcr.bsky.social

Dept of Sport & Exercise Sciences - Durham University@dusportexsci.bsky.social · last yr.

#internationalwomensday appreciation for today is for ... @carodr.bsky.social leading amazing research conceptualising and - most importantly - finding ways to address physical activity insecurity amongst marginalised young people Info & further links ⬇️ sphr.nihr.ac.uk/zine-made-by...

Alexandria Innes@andri-i.bsky.social · 2y ago

New article out on in @risjnl.bsky.social - I've looked at how #ontologicalsecurity can explain ways in which the state weaponises violence against migration women as part of the deterrent architecture of the #hostileenvironment in the UK --linked here www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

State violence against migrant women: Ontological security, threat, and legitimacy | Review of International Studies | Cambridge Core

State violence against migrant women: Ontological security, threat, and legitimacy

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