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Dr Abby Dunn @abbydunn.bsky.social · 25d

Today begins the @nihr.bsky.social grant to improve inpatient facilities for parents who are hospitalised and their families. Very excited to colllaborate with @profsamch.bsky.social, Dr Eleanor Ratcliffe, Chloe Elsby-Pearson and Mark Oliver @researchspft.bsky.social @surreypsychology.bsky.social

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Dr Abby Dunn @abbydunn.bsky.social · Jun 25

Looking forward to joining @profsamch.bsky.social to talk about preventing intergenerational transmission of mental illness later at @rcpsych.bsky.social conference 2025

The Royal College of Psychiatrists @rcpsych.bsky.social · Jun 24

With RCPsych International Congress taking place in Wales, be sure to keep in touch with the action with coverage of Keynote speeches on X and the many events taking place via Instagram.

Learn more about our social media channels rcpsych.ac.uk/about-us/soc...

Royal College of Psychiatrists

The Royal College of Psychiatrists is the professional body responsible for education and training, and setting and raising standards in psychiatry.

rcpsych.ac.uk

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ACAMH - Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health @acamh.bsky.social · May 30

Prevention of mental illness in children of parents with depression

10-min talk from Belinda Platt describing evidence-based interventions to prevent youth mental illness with a focus on an family-and group-based intervention.

acamhlearn.org/Learning/Pre...

#ACMHlearn

Prevention of mental illness in children of parents with depression

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Dr Abby Dunn @abbydunn.bsky.social · Jun 13

Very much looking forward to being part of the Carers Week webinar today. Talking about the identification (or lack of it) of parents and their children by adult mental health services. @carers-uk.bsky.social @carers-week.bsky.social

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Dr Abby Dunn @abbydunn.bsky.social · May 27

Thanks for sharing our work - the CI was @profsamch.bsky.social.

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Dr Abby Dunn @abbydunn.bsky.social · May 21

Question: How do researchers who are investigating parenting (from any angle) ensure that fathers are involved?

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Dr Abby Dunn @abbydunn.bsky.social · Mar 3

Very excited to join this brilliant event. The curators have pulled together a fantastic programme in Crawley and Brighton.

Forthwrite @forthwrite.bsky.social · Feb 8

forthwrite.uk/forthwrite-f...

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Dr Abby Dunn @abbydunn.bsky.social · Feb 26

Looking forward to meeting everyone at this lunchtime session today.

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Dr Abby Dunn @abbydunn.bsky.social · Feb 20

Great article! Now beavers are stars of @prospectmagazine.co.uk and @allaboutthearchers.bsky.social they are encroaching on capybara www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

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Words That Carry On @wordsthatcarryon.bsky.social · Feb 14

Never too early to start planning.

Mental Health Platform @mhplatform.bsky.social · Feb 11

🚨 Coming soon! 🚨

The UKRI Mental Health Platform ECR Fellowship Awards open 1st March

🔬 Up to £300k for 1–3 year projects
🤝 Join our network advancing SMI research

💡 More details coming soon—stay tuned! Start thinking about cross-hub projects, find out about our research:🔗

Research hubs | Mental health platform

The Mental Health Platform supports five challenge-led research programmes and one mental health data science hub. We have partners across the UK and internationally.

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Youth Resilience Unit @qmulresilience.bsky.social · Feb 12

#PhD #IPV #postpartum #mental #illness - but move quickly, closes. 14 Feb 25

QMUL Centre for Psychiatry & Mental Health @qmulpsychiatry.bsky.social · Feb 12

Another fully funded PhD @qmul.ac.uk - -Experiences of postpartum survivors of Intimate Partner Violence with serious mental health illness - but move quickly, closes Friday 14th of Feb 25. Please share widely! www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

Experiences of postpartum survivors of Intimate Partner Violence with serious mental health illness at Queen Mary University of London on FindAPhD.com

PhD Project - Experiences of postpartum survivors of Intimate Partner Violence with serious mental health illness at Queen Mary University of London, listed on FindAPhD.com

www.findaphd.com

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PCPH @bsmspcph.bsky.social · Feb 10

PCPH @bsmspcph.bsky.social
Our seminar this month is presented by Dr Abby Dunn @abbydunn.bsky.social . Please come along to Watson, 301 - all are welcome. Contact [email protected] for further information.

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Dr Abby Dunn @abbydunn.bsky.social · Feb 7

Really useful

Surrey Psychology @surreypsychology.bsky.social · Feb 6

Welcome to our new @psychtoday.bsky.social blog about how to spot and support hashtag #highlysensitive children at school. Authors: Prof Michael Pluess & Cherry Hirst
www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/su...

How to Spot and Support Highly Sensitive Children at School

About 30% of children in class will be highly sensitive to their environment. Teachers can use a questionnaire to identify these children and adapt their teaching accordingly.

www.psychologytoday.com

Dr Abby Dunn @abbydunn.bsky.social · Jan 25

Rising rates of post-natal child removal are not a consequence of greater numbers of women with at-risk babies. As a society we should be working harder to prevent this
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

‘I can’t sleep, I’m terrified’: the rise in mothers having their babies taken away within days of giving birth in England

Charity finds ‘inhumane’ system is forcing women to defend themselves in court, sometimes from their hospital beds, while in fear of having their newborn child taken from them

www.theguardian.com

Dr Abby Dunn @abbydunn.bsky.social · Jan 15

Could it be any starker than this
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Parental mental health biggest cause of child protection referrals in England

Public service cuts and ‘stark impact of poverty’ are causing worse outcomes for children, according to survey

www.theguardian.com

Dr Abby Dunn @abbydunn.bsky.social · Jan 13

Writing week. Any academics out there will know why it's almost holiday vibes here. @academic-chatter.bsky.social

Dr Abby Dunn @abbydunn.bsky.social · Jan 7

Very pleased to have this piece of work out in the world! We know that hospitalisation is difficult for parents and their families. Even small actions can support parent-child connection when a parent is being treated as an inpatient. @surreypsychology.bsky.social

NIHR Applied Research Collaboration Kent, Surrey and Sussex @arckss.bsky.social · Jan 7

Researchers from Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, University of Sussex and University of Surrey have developed a new programme to help parents in psychiatric hospital stay connected with their children 🏥

Find out more here 👉 tinyurl.com/yc2vsvuf

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