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New paper from the National Institute for Health and Care Research iCATS-i2i Study programme led by Tessa Reardon shows the potential of a 2 item screening tool for child anxiety problems in community settings Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry doi.org/10.1002/jcv2.1…

📢📢 Come and work with us! Our partners Koa Health are recruiting a clinical psychologist/CBT therapist to support the roll out of the OSI and OSCA programmes. A fantastic opportunity to drive effective innovation in child mental health services. job-boards.eu.greenhouse.io/koahealth/jobs…

Check out this NIHR Evidence article about a study by Cathy Creswell 💙 TOPIC Research Group on the effectiveness of an online therapy aimed at supporting children with anxiety problems. 👇👇👇

In June last year our Prof of Imaging Neuroscience Clare Mackay AKA The Trich Prof first spoke publicly about her experience of hair pulling. Now she's organised the UK's first conference on Body Focused Repetitive Behaviours in Sept. Find out more👇 psych.ox.ac.uk/news/first-uk-…

Looking for a neat little summary of #MentalHealthResearch career development opportunities this week?☀️Check out what's coming up! Featuring: National Institute for Health and Care Research Wellcome NIHR Applied Research Collaborations (ARCs) Society for the Study of Addiction Commonwealth Fund funding and more! mentalhealthresearch.org.uk/mid-week-round…

Read this NIHR Evidence Alert about parent-led Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (#CBT) based on work by NIHR ARC Oxford and Thames Valley's Prof Cathy Creswell 💙 (who also steers Incubator for Mental Health Research) ⬇️

After the busy morning of #ResultsDay24 a big congratulations to everyone collecting GCSE results & well done to all the teachers & families who have worked so hard for this too. If things haven't gone to plan you have options. Here's a good place to start educationhub.blog.gov.uk/2024/08/20/gcs…

We are so delighted to be working with Inspired Film NSAAA Bitjam Ltd to create a new version of OSI to meet the needs of autistic children and their patents/carers. Huge thanks to all the actors and the crew! We can't wait to start using it within the STAR-CAT Study.

Today, Child of the North – led by @N8Research & @_henorth, and Anne Longfield’s Centre for Young Lives – have unveiled the seventh in a series of reports that seek to deliver a country that works for all children and young people n8research.org.uk/research-focus…

Our latest report with our partners ⁦Child of the North⁩ puts forward new proposals for digital upskilling, and highlights new innovations to close a digital divide which is holding back the life chances of millions of children in the UK. centreforyounglives.org.uk/news-centre/ne…

Have you seen our page with advice specifically for postdocs? It has a collection of our articles, tips and resources to help you #ECRs build your career & connections in #mentalhealth #research mentalhealthresearch.org.uk/postdocs/

Huge thanks to all our hosts for such an incredible trip 🙏

Are you based in a local authority with possible #mentalhealth research ideas on your mind? Some great NIHR Research funding is coming in Sept! Social work manager & researcher Rachel Murphy wrote about what she did before her DLAF: mentalhealthresearch.org.uk/guest-blog-3-f… Martin Webber BASW

Children's mental health has plummeted since the pandemic and they are desperate for help to stay well. Mental health support in school and mental health hubs are planned but are needed urgently - alongside a much bigger focus on prevention. theguardian.com/society/articl…

Big Shout Out to Sophie Jayne Wilson Amy Butler Hayley Slater, CYP Emotional Wellbeing Staff, Clinical Teams, Parents and Children Lincs Partnership brilliantly supported by LPFT Research Team who took part in Cathy Creswell 💙 Co-Cat Research Study here are the results vimeo.com/969765622/b1b7…

This work underpinned our adapted online programme to address anxiety problems among autistic children. We are very excited to be starting the STAR-CAT Study to evaluate it very soon. If you are in a clinical team that might like to be involved do get in touch!

At the start of August National Institute for Health and Care Research published a summary of the CO-CAT paper published in the Lancet Psychiatry. It also includes comments from other professionals in the field, such as Psychiatrists, Social Workers and Researchers. Read it here 👇 evidence.nihr.ac.uk/alert/children…

It’s been lovely to be here this morning, meeting many mental health researchers from across the UK, & gratifying to hear enthusiasm for GROW and our other programmes! We’re v keen to keep supporting and connecting you all in the mental health research community!

Fantastic to meet researchers at the NIHR MH Research Initiative Symposium. MH needs are on the rise& the need for innovation in prevention& treatment has never been greater. Research can improve outcomes. Great to see the increased investment but also need better implementation