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profhelendodd.bsky.social
Professor of Child Psychology & UKRI FLF @ExeterMed. Adventurous play. Child mental Health. Psychologist and parent, passionate about children's emotional well-being.
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Great to see The Times editorial this morning backing our call to tackle the barriers which are stopping many children from playing outside.

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We all need to get behind the #FutureMindsCampaign to call for immediate and scalable steps to address children's mental health. Find the report here cypmhc.org.uk/publications...

submitted 22 days ago • 0 comments

Three must read papers for PhD students. #scisky #PhD #science #research #academicsky 1. The importance of stupidity in scientific research Open Access journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/...

submitted 95 days ago • 55 comments

I couldn’t agree more!

submitted 89 days ago • 0 comments

In light of Australia’s social media ban, here a brief reminder why bans do not address the core issues they are meant to solve, w @margaritap.bsky.social. eiko-fried.com/social-media...

submitted 90 days ago • 7 comments

Wisdom from the 9 yr old… ‘What kids need isn’t complicated mummy. I think they it’s: Food, water, love, somewhere safe to live, chance to learn and time to play’ ⭐️🥰

submitted 90 days ago • 0 comments

🗺️The Atlas of Longitudinal Datasets, our new @wellcometrust.bsky.social funded research platform designed to increase the discoverability of longitudinal data across the world, is almost ready to launch! Sign up to be invited to our launch webinar -> www.landscaping-longitudinal-research.com/webinar

submitted 91 days ago • 2 comments

ICYMI: Great analyis - short-term cuts = long-term effects on education and crime (& tax take). Youth clubs via @theifs.bsky.social ifs.org.uk/articles/how...

submitted 91 days ago • 0 comments

#WorkLifeBalance: Let’s End #ToxicProductivity - Harvard Business Review “Toxic productivity is an unhealthy compulsion to be productive at all times, often at the expense of our #mentalhealth and physical well-being, relationships, and overall quality of life.” hbr.org/2024/11/lets...

submitted 93 days ago • 1 comment

We've created a starter pack to help you find people and organisations that are passionate about play! Let us know who we've missed 😊 go.bsky.app/PRQsKEy

submitted 93 days ago • 7 comments

Denver gave people experiencing homelessness $1k/month. A year later, nearly half had housing. They also had fewer ER visits, nights spent in a hospital, and jail stays. The report estimates that this reduction in public service use SAVED the city $589k. www.businessinsider.com/denver-basic...

submitted 93 days ago • 739 comments

This makes so much sense to me. If the education system doesn’t work for so many children maybe the system is the problem rather than the children 🤔 Well worth a read.

submitted 92 days ago • 0 comments

Have you seen these short videos? Aimed at researchers who are keen to involve young people in their research as advisors/project partners, we coproduced this series of supportive HOW TO videos. digitalyouth.ac.uk/resources/wa... #copro #youthinvolvement

submitted 93 days ago • 2 comments

The strain on scientific publishing: we set out to characterise the remarkable growth of the scientific literature in the last few years, in spite of declining growth in total scientists. What is going on? direct.mit.edu/qss/article/... A 🧵 1/n #AcademicSky #PhDchat #ScientificPublishing #SciPub

submitted 100 days ago • 48 comments

When I speak with Government 'What Works Centres' grappling with big social challenges they sometimes say "I wish we could just try giving people in poverty some money: that might work best". Well done @michael-sanders.bsky.social for getting this trial going. www.theguardian.com/society/2024...

submitted 95 days ago • 10 comments

"The first large-scale prevention demonstrator when it comes to health." We all have a role to play and @gmmoving.bsky.social are ready to support #LiveWell across GM alongside @andyburnham.bsky.social.

submitted 97 days ago • 1 comment

Zotero is great and I think that anyone who needs to organise and cite more than a handful of references should be using it. Here's an intro to Zotero that I made for my undergrad students (but the info is relevant for anyone new to Zotero). Full vid [13 mins]: youtu.be/SlUHjOqVCyU Preview ⬇️

submitted 104 days ago • 27 comments

It's so good to see the full version of this substantial review of contemporary research into children's play published by Play Wales in both English and Welsh and wonderful to work with Ludicology on this too. Working on this is what kept me busy during much of 2023

submitted 103 days ago • 2 comments

"We will no longer post on any official Guardian editorial accounts on the social media site X. We think that the benefits of being on X are now outweighed by the negatives and that resources could be better used promoting our journalism elsewhere." https://buff.ly/4hLmYHe

submitted 106 days ago • 3 comments

Our streets have an enormous impact on our lives: How are they designed and for whom? Cars or people? Prioritizing people over cars increases the autonomy of children; improves sociability among citizens; and creates more gender, age, and ability-equitable places. modacitylife.com/curbing-traffic

submitted 127 days ago • 4 comments