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emmaashworth.bsky.social
Reader (associate prof) in Child & Adolescent Mental Health - Liverpool John Moores University | school-based interventions, SEND, suicide prevention, risk, co-production | she/her
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We're putting together a starter pack to link all those who work in mental health research and interested/working in youth involvement. Please share and invite people to our starter pack! If you'd like to be added to our starter pack, let us know 😊 go.bsky.app/EFACehf

We are looking for autistic children & young people aged 11-18 to participate in a survey about improving the accessibility of CAMHS in the UK. Views can be shared by writing, recording a voice note, or drawing & labelling a picture. Link in QR code below or here: ljmu.questionpro.eu/ImprovingAcc...

NEW: UoM researchers have played a key role in a groundbreaking mental health trial, aimed at improving mental health awareness and wellbeing in schools 🧠 @beewelluk.bsky.social @neilhumphrey.bsky.social Read more about this landmark study ⬇️ www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/p...

Three fab public health research fellow jobs going in my faculty at LJMU, working with Liverpool City Councul in the Health Determinants Research Collab. - Evidence Synthesis (1.0fte) - Applied Participatory Methods (0.7fte) - Applied Public Health (1.0fte) jobs.ljmu.ac.uk/vacancies/97... 1/2

Our large scale mental health in schools trial findings are out now! Lots to dig into, and we’ll have events next month to talk through in more detail.

Findings from #educationforwellbeing are out today - one of the world’s largest school-based mental health trials, funded by the DfE. A great thing to have been a part of 😊 More details here: orlo.uk/oF5Bn

πŸ†• Please share 9th Suicide & Self-harm Early & Mid-Career Researchers' Forum Call for Abstracts Closing date 31st March. If you are an early or mid-career researcher working in the field of suicide or self-harm, this conference is for you. All welcome. πŸ”— suicideresearch.info/2024/10/09/9...

We talk a lot about why adolescent girls report more low mood and anxiety, and why this might be getting worse. But what do girls themselves think might explain this? As you might have guessed, we don’t really know. So, we asked them: doi.org/10.1186/s129... 1/8

We are looking for autistic children & young people aged 11-18 to participate in a survey about improving the accessibility of CAMHS in the UK. Views can be shared by writing, recording a voice note, or drawing & labelling a picture. Link in QR code below or here: ljmu.questionpro.eu/ImprovingAcc...

Please share! Exciting fully funded PhD opportunity. Are you passionate about understanding & preventing suicide? If so, why not consider joining us to undertake a PhD generously funded by the Canmore Trust? www.findaphd.com/phds/project... @daryloconnor.bsky.social

I’d love to connect with people working in #globalmentalhealth - please RT so I can make new friends πŸ˜€

A much needed study on the complex relationship between social media and youth mental health, and a great summary on @thementalelf.bsky.social πŸ‘‡

Our special issue in Frontiers, focusing on early identification & prevention of suicidal crisis in children & young people, is now complete, with some really important articles included - all available for reading here: www.frontiersin.org/research-top...

Would you like more child and adolescent mental health content on your BlueSky in 2025? πŸ€” These starter packs have 200 BlueSky+ profiles πŸ‘₯ These are crowdsourced, so further accounts to add (including self nominations) all appreciated! πŸ“‡ Pt. 1: go.bsky.app/KSGUBYg Pt. 2: go.bsky.app/TbtddRW

πŸ™ Help needed from parents or caregivers of children aged 0-18 years who have been held for a vaccination, blood test, X-ray, scan or examination. Share your experiences in a quick πŸ“²6 question survey www.surveymonkey.com/r/holdingfor... Please share 😊

Merry Christmas to all from Miss Maya πŸŽ„#dogsofbluesky

Some great long term fellow roles on a really important project - of interest to postdocs experienced in qualitative methods and interested in the field of suicide studies πŸ‘‡

Lovely treat this morning to arrive at my office and find a copy of this on my desk! Excited to read @jopavlopoulou.bsky.social ✨

I thought it might be worth introducing myself here as most people might not know me and what I do. My name is Niall and I am on a mission to save street dogs around the world. This is me with Tina. A very special dog. This is my story…. (1/8) 🧡

We're looking for Cumberland residents aged 18+ to complete a survey on knowledge & attitudes to suicide locally, & will offer the opportunity to share personal opinions/experiences, if you want to. Please only take part if you feel safe to. More info & to take part: ljmu.questionpro.eu/bigquestion

RESEARCHERS & PRACTITIONERS IN SCHOOL MENTAL HEALTH πŸ«πŸ“šπŸ§  to complement the lovely general C&A MH lists from @noraskjerdingstad.bsky.social (go.bsky.app/mJXZrD) & @olademk.bsky.social (go.bsky.app/KSGUBYg) Hoping this will be primarily crowd-sourced, so please tell me who to add: go.bsky.app/5EXucz1

We're looking for Cumberland residents aged 18+ to complete a survey on knowledge & attitudes to suicide locally, & will offer the opportunity to share personal opinions/experiences, if you want to. Please only take part if you feel safe to. More info & to take part: ljmu.questionpro.eu/bigquestion

And if you want to learn more about MAPSS, you can access our trial protocol here: journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...

Very proud of our researchers @mollymccarthy.bsky.social & Sio giving a fab presentation on MAPSS - our school-based suicide prevention trial #ssharenow

And an inspiring keynote as always from 3 Dads Walking with a message of hope #ssharenow

Prof Ann John kicking off Share Now conference at LJMU this morning with a fascinating keynote on school exclusions/absence and self-harm - it’s so important to flip the narrative on school attendance & support our most vulnerable YP

19 million @bsky.app users? Better make sure they all know about the handy alt text reminder! 🫑 Go to Settings > Accessibility and make sure "Require alt text before posting" is toggled on. We love that accessibility is such a priority here.

If this exists already.. I feel you can never have too many pet packs. Please let me know if you'de like to join. go.bsky.app/4TA4G8D

Families - 6 days left to have your say on how our education system needs to change. More details below. Reposts welcome - thank you. sendmatters.co.uk/2024/11/12/f...

This starter pack for child and adolescent mental health is continuing to grow! It’s wonderful finding people here. Please do let me know if you think there is someone (including you!) that could be added. go.bsky.app/KSGUBYg

I post a lot of good news about dogs on Twitter but A lot of people asking to also post here now. Struggle to find the time but if I get over 20k followers here I'll find a way to post daily. 🎀 Mic check. Is this thing on?

Introducing Maya & her puppy-dog eyes to Bluesky with a pic from daycare today πŸ₯Ί (yes that is a soft play in the background & yes she is spoilt!) #dogsofbluesky

Really pleased to be part of this new school-based trial!

Hi #psychscisky #academicsky! Giving this new place a try! I'm a researcher in child and adolescent mental health, looking at school-based interventions, suicide prevention, and SEND πŸ˜€