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Dr Emma Ashworth @emmaashworth.bsky.social · 15d

It is a challenging read, and was a challenging dataset to analyse, but we hope it can help to enact change.

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Dr Emma Ashworth @emmaashworth.bsky.social · 15d

This came from a study we initially conducted on the accessibility of CAMHS for autistic YP. However, the accounts parents gave of their experiences when supporting their children were so detailed and personal, and so often filled with a desperation for help, we felt it was important to share them.

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Dr Emma Ashworth @emmaashworth.bsky.social · 15d

New paper out today, exploring the experiences of parents supporting their autistic children with mental health difficulties: journals.plos.org/mentalhealth....

Thank you to the parents who trusted us with their stories and took the time to share them with us.

“Constantly overwhelmed and desperate for help”: Parents’ experiences of supporting their autistic child with mental health difficulties in the United Kingdom

Autistic children and young people are at increased risk of experiencing mental health difficulties, but often face delays or barriers to accessing support. While evidence exists regarding parents’ ex...

journals.plos.org

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Dr Emma Ashworth @emmaashworth.bsky.social · Jun 30

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Dr Emma Ashworth @emmaashworth.bsky.social · Jun 30

📣 New paper co-developing policy priorities for YP with SEND after the COVID-19 pandemic: www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/12.... Priorities highlight a need for structural reform to ensure YP with SEND receive the support they are entitled to in times of crisis but also as part of routine practice & policy.

www.mdpi.com

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Dr Emma Ashworth @emmaashworth.bsky.social · Jun 17

Home after a fantastic few days in Vienna with team #SSHRG @ljmuofficial.bsky.social at the @iaspinfo.bsky.social conference! Lovely to meet and catch up with colleagues, share our research, and hear about the latest work in the field #iaspvienna2025

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Headteacher Update @headteacherupdate.bsky.social · Jun 4

Whole-class #mentalhealth sessions in #schools can have a 'small but significant' impact on reducing depression & anxiety symptoms – with cognitive behavioural therapy approaches particularly effective. Useful new research led by @ucl.ac.uk & Anna Freud: buff.ly/srbwFG7

Whole-class mental health interventions yield 'small but significant' impact - Headteacher Update

A UCL research study has found that whole-class mental health interventions do have an effect on anxiety and depression

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Dr Emma Ashworth @emmaashworth.bsky.social · Jun 3

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Dr Emma Ashworth @emmaashworth.bsky.social · Jun 3

We’ll be walking & talking on Anglesey with 3 Dads Walking!

18th June 2-4pm at Llangefni Town Hall - we extend an open invite to all in the local community.

We’ll be sharing progress from our MAPSS school suicide prevention trial & discussing next steps for policy in schools 🚶‍♀️

Poster inviting people to come to an event on suicide prevention in schools on 18th June in Llangefni Town Hall.

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Dr Emma Ashworth @emmaashworth.bsky.social · Jun 2

We have a new meta-analysis out today on the effectiveness of school-based interventions for anxiety & depression - link & thread below 👇

Dan Hayes @danhayesphd.bsky.social · Jun 2

🚨 Paper alert 🚨 There’s a lot of debate at the moment around universal, interventions in schools. A thread 🧵

Our new meta-analysis, published today, shows they can work in reducing symptoms of depression and anxiety.

www.frontiersin.org/journals/chi...

Findings discussed more below…

Frontiers | Universal, school-based, interventions to improve emotional outcomes in children and young people: a systematic review and meta-analysis

IntroductionThere is debate into the impact of universal, school-based interventions to improve emotional outcomes. Previous reviews have only focused on anx...

www.frontiersin.org

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Helen 🏳️‍⚧️✊🏻💕 @mimmymum.bsky.social · May 27

This is a brand new letter by “Not in Our Name - Women”, a collective group of cisgender women who support the transgender community and object to the false divide between women’s rights and transgender rights.

If you’re a cis woman you can sign your support here ⤵️

Sign the Petition

Not in our name: Women in support of the trans+ community

www.change.org

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Dr Emma Ashworth @emmaashworth.bsky.social · May 21

Well done!! 👏

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Dr Emma Ashworth @emmaashworth.bsky.social · May 13

When you time evening walkies just right… 😍

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The Mental Elf @thementalelf.bsky.social · May 13

Smartphone bans in schools are not associated with better mental wellbeing or reduced screen-time out of school buff.ly/C8Zo4PQ

#Smartphones #Screentime #PhoneBans #Schools #YouthMentalHealth

🧵 THREAD

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Lucy Bray @lucybray9.bsky.social · Apr 29

Autistic children and young people, aged 11-18 please share your views about CAMHS by writing, recording a voice note or by drawing and labelling a picture in a short survey ⬇️
ljmu.questionpro.eu/ImprovingAcc...
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Rory O’Connor @roryoc.bsky.social · Apr 23

Please share!

🆕 Fully funded PhD scholarship by Scottish charity Men Matter Scotland

Social inequality and male suicide: Risk factors & interventions

Supervised by Dr Susie Bennett & myself

Closing: 11th June 2025, autumn 2025 start.

Open to UK students only.

www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

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Dr Emma Ashworth @emmaashworth.bsky.social · Apr 15

Come and join us at our free @ljmuofficial.bsky.social Children, Young People, and Families Health conference on Thursday 22nd May!

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ljmu-child...

@ljmuimpact.bsky.social @ljmu-ris.bsky.social @merseycarenhs.bsky.social @alderhey.nhs.uk @livhp.bsky.social

LJMU Children, Young People and Families Health Annual Conference

Come join us at this free conference to learn, share, and connect with others passionate about children's health in the region

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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Niall Harbison @niallharbison.bsky.social · Apr 22

A journalist / media request…

📕 launching my book in 2 weeks

🎤 Happy to do interviews / podcasts etc

🐕 Can talk dogs / mental health / depression etc

My dream is to get the book to number 1 for Tina.

Mail me [email protected] will do as many as I can 🙏🥰

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Dr Emma Ashworth @emmaashworth.bsky.social · Apr 16

Ah happy birthday Sio!

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Dr Emma Ashworth @emmaashworth.bsky.social · Apr 15

Come and join us at our free @ljmuofficial.bsky.social Children, Young People, and Families Health conference on Thursday 22nd May!

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ljmu-child...

@ljmuimpact.bsky.social @ljmu-ris.bsky.social @merseycarenhs.bsky.social @alderhey.nhs.uk @livhp.bsky.social

LJMU Children, Young People and Families Health Annual Conference

Come join us at this free conference to learn, share, and connect with others passionate about children's health in the region

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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LJMU Impact @ljmuimpact.bsky.social · Apr 11

Absolutely well deserved award for the team - congratulations to all involved - making a huge difference in the world!

Dr Molly McCarthy @mollymccarthy.bsky.social · Apr 11

Brilliant evening at the @innovationnwc.bsky.social awards #NWCawards 🥂An amazing honour to win the Ruth Young Award for Research Implementation and Impact for our work on preventing suicide within schools. Super proud to be part of team MAPSS @ljmuimpact.bsky.social @ljmuofficial.bsky.social

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International Association for Suicide Prevention @iaspinfo.bsky.social · Apr 11

The Pecha Kucha event returns for the IASP 33rd World Congress! Celebrating the talent and passion of emerging ECRs in suicide prevention. Abstract submissions are now OPEN - Don’t miss your chance to present!
🔗 bit.ly/4i99rIw #IASPVIENNA2025

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Dr Emma Ashworth @emmaashworth.bsky.social · Apr 11

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Dr Emma Ashworth @emmaashworth.bsky.social · Apr 11

A brilliant evening at the @innovationnwc.bsky.social North West Coast Research & Innovation awards! Honoured for our team to have won the Ruth Young Award for Research Implementation/Impact, for our MAPSS school suicide prevention trial. A huge team effort with so many fantastic collaborators ✨

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Centre for Research in Autism and Education @craeioe.bsky.social · Apr 8

Pain in Autism - CRAE webinar with Bethany Donaghy and David Moore #CRAEwebinar #archive www.youtube.com/watc...

Pain in Autism - CRAE webinar with Bethany Donaghy and David Moore

Recent diagnostic criteria of autism include insensitivity to pain as a specific example of this abnormality. Research evidence here is however limited. The suggestion of altered pain responsivity in autism is distressing as pain may be the first or only sign of illness or injury and autistic indivi

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