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Young Lives @yloxford.bsky.social · 4d

🌍 #WorldMentalHealthDay
We’re proud contributors to the new @who.int Guidance on Mental Health Policy & Strategic Action Plans! 🧠💙
Read how Young Lives' evidence & findings continue to shape global change in mental health action: buff.ly/w5ILvKP
@oxpolicyengaged.bsky.social @odid-qeh.bsky.social

Guidance on mental health policy and strategic action plans. Module 1. Introduction, purpose and use of the guidance

<p>Overview: WHO guidance on mental health policy and strategic action plans This Guidance provides a framework for strengthening governance, service delivery, workforce capacity and treatment, care…

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Young Lives @yloxford.bsky.social · 4d

🌍 #WorldMentalHealthDay
With 20+ years of data, Young Lives is one of the few studies tracking mental health in LMICs, including conflict-affected areas of #Ethiopia.
Our latest #policybrief urges global action to protect young people’s #mentalhealth:

Navigating Crises and Building Resilience: Supporting Young People’s Mental Health Across the Life Course | Young Lives

Drawing on over two decades of data, Young Lives is one of the few studies collecting longitudinal data on mental health in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC), including in conflict-affected…

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Young Lives @yloxford.bsky.social · 4d

🧵 2/2 While we await the cortisol results from the lab, learn more about our methods, challenges, and learnings from collecting over 5,000 hair samples in Ethiopia, India & Peru: 👉 buff.ly/gmp5gJH

@WellcomeTrust @FCDO @NIHRresearch @NuffieldFound @ODID @UniofOxford

Collecting Hair Samples to Measure Cortisol in the Young Lives Study: Protocols and Fieldwork Results | Young Lives

In Round 7, Young Lives collected hair samples from study participants for the first time, with the aim of measuring cortisol levels, a correlate of chronic stress. This technical note summarises the…

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Young Lives @yloxford.bsky.social · 4d

🚨 How do shocks affect young people’s mental health? #WorldMentalHealthDay
Research from our Hub on #ClimateChange & Environmental Shocks, along with #mentalhealth data & the largest hair #cortisol study ever done in the Global South, could provide the answer.

Find out how: buff.ly/qI0sbjg 🧵1/2

The challenges of measuring stress in a longitudinal study: lessons from Round 7 of Young Lives | Young Lives

Young Lives research has shown that the COVID-19 pandemic took a toll on young people’s mental health, with a significant decline in subjective well-being and high levels of anxiety and depression…

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Young Lives @yloxford.bsky.social · 4d

🫂 #WorldMentalHealthDay: access to services in crises
Round 7 survey in #Ethiopia shows participants' #mentalhealth has worsened. Especially in #Amhara & #Tigray, likely linked to ongoing #conflict, where reported #anxiety, #stress, #depression & #PTSD are highest.
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Young People’s Mental Health in Unprecedented Times: Research Report from Round 7 in Ethiopia, India and Peru | Young Lives

This report presents preliminary findings on young people's mental health from the seventh round of the Young Lives survey conducted in Ethiopia, India and Peru in 2023–24, when the Younger Cohort…

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Young Lives @yloxford.bsky.social · 5d

🌍 #WorldMentalHealthDay: access to services in crises
In #Peru, #anxiety & #depression increased significantly among young women during #COVID. Despite measures to improve mental health care, support remained limited.
Read Aurora's & Daniel's stories: buff.ly/0BJg4zn
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The pandemic and mental health: the lived experiences of vulnerable young Peruvian women | Young Lives

The Covid-19 pandemic worsened mental health conditions around the world with women, young people and economically disadvantaged groups being particularly vulnerable.

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Young Lives Ethiopia @younglivesethiopia.bsky.social · 8d

"Women prefer balanced workplaces; they’d need 21% more pay to accept male-dominated jobs. Changing culture matters as much as training." Tanima Tanima from Young Lives, University of Oxford, at #ICES22

#WorkplaceInclusion #Ethiopia
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Young Lives Ethiopia @younglivesethiopia.bsky.social · 12d

"Marriage has become too costly." Young Lives #Ethiopia Qual6 research finds inflation & unemployment in post-conflict Tigray make weddings & household formation unaffordable for youth. Traditions are being reshaped by economic reality.

#EconomicCrisis #ICES22
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Young Lives Ethiopia @younglivesethiopia.bsky.social · 12d

"Endabashelama Primary in Tigray: 3 years of learning in 1, powered by joyful, activity-based methods and school feeding. Success demands govt leadership for scale-up." A case from YL #Ethiopia Qual6 Research.

#AcceleratedLearning #EducationForAll #ICES2025
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Young Lives Ethiopia @younglivesethiopia.bsky.social · 12d

Youth in Tigray face trauma, broken education, & economic hardship after war. Hope is rare but crucial for recovery. Psychosocial support + fair governance = key to rebuilding lives.

#Tigray #YouthHope #PostConflict #ResearchMatters #ICES2025 #Ethiopia
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Young Lives Ethiopia @younglivesethiopia.bsky.social · 13d

"Sustainable youth recovery needs holistic solutions: MHPSS, education, economic empowerment, health, & gender-sensitive programs. Integrated care is key!" Gezach Woldu from YL #Ethiopia Qual 6 study at #ICES22

#MentalHealth #YouthEmpowerment
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Young Lives Ethiopia @younglivesethiopia.bsky.social · 13d

FGM & #earlymarriage remain deeply rooted in Eastern Shewa, forcing girls out of school & into hardship. Bizuayehu Ayele (Young Lives) shares at the 22nd International Conference of Ethiopian Studies; ending these practices is key to smoother youth transitions.
#ICES22 #endFGM
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Young Lives Ethiopia @younglivesethiopia.bsky.social · 15d

At #ICES22, @alulapankhurst.bsky.social shared @yloxford.bsky.social’s latest research: #Ethiopia’s youth face overlapping crises - conflict, inflation, unemployment & COVID - with deep impacts on #MentalHealth

Resilience is strong, but urgent policy action is needed.

#YouthTransitions #Resilience

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Young Lives @yloxford.bsky.social · 23d

🕊️ #InternationalDayofPeace
📖 New research from YL Peru (Ninos del Milenio) reveals how mothers’ exposure to the 1980–2000 Peruvian civil conflict still echoes today – affecting the socio-emotional development of the next generation.
Read more: www.younglives.org.uk/publications...
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Young Lives @yloxford.bsky.social · Sep 8

This #InternationalLiteracyDay2025 discover 20+ yrs of insights into young people’s #education & #learning in low- & middle-income countries in the Global South.
Read the latest Round 7 country reports from our #longitudinal surveys in Ethiopia, India & Peru: www.younglives.org.uk/publications...

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Young Lives Ethiopia @younglivesethiopia.bsky.social · Aug 25

🚨 CYW-RPF marks 15 years with a new publication!
The 15th Anniversary Workshop Proceedings bring together 14 studies on children, youth & women in #Ethiopia. 📖
#ChildProtection #Empowerment #GenderEquality

👉: https://loom.ly/LW2XgmY

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Young Lives @yloxford.bsky.social · Aug 13

📊 New YL interactive reports on #SDGs!

To mark 10 yrs of the #SustainableDevelopmentGoals, we launch a series of reports starting with #SDG2 & #SDG3.

🔍 Read key findings on zero hunger & health & well-being goals: storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/d9c0...

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Development Studies Association @devcomms.bsky.social · Aug 11

What drives real progressive policy change? Kath Ford shows how @yloxford.bsky.social combined long-term data, smart policy engagement, and trusted relationships to make an impact.

All @odid-qeh.bsky.social news: www.devstud.org.uk/2025/07/16/o...

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Young Lives @yloxford.bsky.social · Aug 8

📢 New Policy Brief on #MentalHealth!

Drawing on our new evidence, this brief sets out policy recommendations for the global community to step up action to promote, protect & care for young people’s mental health in LMICs. 🫂

📰 Read the full brief 👇 bit.ly/4lgJmZC

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Young Lives Ethiopia @younglivesethiopia.bsky.social · Jul 31

At today’s CYW-RPF monthly seminar, a new research revealed alarming SGBV impacts in Northern #Ethiopia, urging survivor-centered care, stronger referral systems, & coordinated action to support women and girls.

#SGBV #WomensRights

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Young Lives Ethiopia @younglivesethiopia.bsky.social · Jul 28

🌍 Research #3 in the 15th CYW-RPF Proceedings! Young Lives research shows that #climate shocks harm children’s learning, but social protection measures like food aid can mitigate the impact.

Read more 👉 loom.ly/LW2XgmY

#ChildDevelopment #Ethiopia

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Young Lives Ethiopia @younglivesethiopia.bsky.social · Jul 25

📢 Today, Dr. Alula Pankhurst, Country Director of YL Eth, delivered a webinar presentation hosted by @newa_ethiopia, spotlighting two new @yloxford Policy Briefs

💡 PBs here: loom.ly/u3pqlKY

#GenderEquality #CareWork #Ethiopia #WomenEmpowerment

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Young Lives Ethiopia @younglivesethiopia.bsky.social · Jul 24

📘 Second Research Presentation Featured in the 15th CYW-RPF Proceedings reveals conflict's deep impact on education in Ethiopia. Urgent action needed.

🔗 Read more: loom.ly/LW2XgmY

#EducationInCrisis #LeaveNoChildBehind #Ethiopia

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Young Lives Ethiopia @younglivesethiopia.bsky.social · Jul 17

📢 Discover 14 powerful research papers from the 15th CYW-RPF Workshop; shaping policy & action for children, youth, & women in Ethiopia.

#ResearchToPolicy #GenderEquality #YouthEmpowerment #ChildProtection #Ethiopia

📘 Read more: loom.ly/LW2XgmY

@yloxford.bsky.social @alulapankhurst.bsky.social

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Young Lives @yloxford.bsky.social · Jul 21

Representing just a fraction of the 170 papers presented at
@younglivesethiopia.bsky.social's CYW-RPF over the past 15 yrs, this volume ⬇️ reinforces the forum's ongoing mission: to ensure #research serves as a tool for positive change in #Ethiopia
#women #equality #policy #publication #longitudinal

Young Lives Ethiopia @younglivesethiopia.bsky.social · Jul 17

📢 Discover 14 powerful research papers from the 15th CYW-RPF Workshop; shaping policy & action for children, youth, & women in Ethiopia.

#ResearchToPolicy #GenderEquality #YouthEmpowerment #ChildProtection #Ethiopia

📘 Read more: loom.ly/LW2XgmY

@yloxford.bsky.social @alulapankhurst.bsky.social