Chris Martin
@mondomartin.bsky.social
CEO - MQ Mental Health Research. Consultant on technology adoption for non-profits in CYP and mental health. Chair of Beat.
Gadget lover & snack aficionado.
@beatedsupport.bsky.social
Gadget lover & snack aficionado.
@beatedsupport.bsky.social
Thanks to @unitedgmh.bsky.social for tonight’s networking meeting of the Global Mental Health Network. The power advocacy in action.
July 9, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Thanks to @unitedgmh.bsky.social for tonight’s networking meeting of the Global Mental Health Network. The power advocacy in action.
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🧵Building your career in health research?
Then these expert-backed tips are a must-read.
Ahead of this Saturday's #ResearchAppreciationDay We’ve asked Associate Professor Lawrence Mbuagbaw for 6 tips for a career in research.
You can read the full list here: www.mqmentalhealth.org/career-tips-...
Then these expert-backed tips are a must-read.
Ahead of this Saturday's #ResearchAppreciationDay We’ve asked Associate Professor Lawrence Mbuagbaw for 6 tips for a career in research.
You can read the full list here: www.mqmentalhealth.org/career-tips-...
Top tips from the experts for a career in health research
Associate Professor Lawrence Mbuagbaw shares some advice for early career researchers for building a career in what is often a competitive field.
www.mqmentalhealth.org
July 3, 2025 at 3:35 PM
🧵Building your career in health research?
Then these expert-backed tips are a must-read.
Ahead of this Saturday's #ResearchAppreciationDay We’ve asked Associate Professor Lawrence Mbuagbaw for 6 tips for a career in research.
You can read the full list here: www.mqmentalhealth.org/career-tips-...
Then these expert-backed tips are a must-read.
Ahead of this Saturday's #ResearchAppreciationDay We’ve asked Associate Professor Lawrence Mbuagbaw for 6 tips for a career in research.
You can read the full list here: www.mqmentalhealth.org/career-tips-...
The mighty @parentzone.bsky.social have done some genuinely groundbreaking work to put child financial harms on the map of online safety. All you need to know is here parentzone.org.uk/ChildFinanci...
Child Financial Harms
parentzone.org.uk
July 4, 2025 at 1:39 PM
The mighty @parentzone.bsky.social have done some genuinely groundbreaking work to put child financial harms on the map of online safety. All you need to know is here parentzone.org.uk/ChildFinanci...
Well done to @oxfaminternational.bsky.social for their win at the Charity Awards last night. Thanks to the amazing team at Starfish Search for the invite.
July 4, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Well done to @oxfaminternational.bsky.social for their win at the Charity Awards last night. Thanks to the amazing team at Starfish Search for the invite.
The new EU deal promises much but agrees nothing concrete for YP. Let’s get on with some free movement in Europe and - please God - get back into Erasmus +.
May 19, 2025 at 6:19 PM
The new EU deal promises much but agrees nothing concrete for YP. Let’s get on with some free movement in Europe and - please God - get back into Erasmus +.
As part of this year’s #mentalhealthawarenessweek I popped down to parliament with the mighty Mental Health Foundation to campaign for safer online communities for YP #thisismycommunity
May 15, 2025 at 4:55 PM
As part of this year’s #mentalhealthawarenessweek I popped down to parliament with the mighty Mental Health Foundation to campaign for safer online communities for YP #thisismycommunity
Thanks to @sinclairda.bsky.social & all at @ilcuk.bsky.social for hosting such an engaging dinner discussion on how AI might inform happier, healthier lives for us all. More cross disciplinary discussions of this kind are vital to define what an equitable AI enabled future looks like for us all.
May 2, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Thanks to @sinclairda.bsky.social & all at @ilcuk.bsky.social for hosting such an engaging dinner discussion on how AI might inform happier, healthier lives for us all. More cross disciplinary discussions of this kind are vital to define what an equitable AI enabled future looks like for us all.
Extraordinary Westminster Hall debate on eating disorders awareness this morning. A clear call for a national strategy on ED and further investment for failing services. Thanks to
@werahobhouse.bsky.social & @hopevirgo.bsky.social for their tireless work with the ED APPG to make this happen.
@werahobhouse.bsky.social & @hopevirgo.bsky.social for their tireless work with the ED APPG to make this happen.
April 1, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Extraordinary Westminster Hall debate on eating disorders awareness this morning. A clear call for a national strategy on ED and further investment for failing services. Thanks to
@werahobhouse.bsky.social & @hopevirgo.bsky.social for their tireless work with the ED APPG to make this happen.
@werahobhouse.bsky.social & @hopevirgo.bsky.social for their tireless work with the ED APPG to make this happen.
Great to see the amazing Amelia & Henry from the MHI Youth Advisory Board helping to launch NYA's new Digital Youth Work Guidelines today. Couldn't help but be a little proud to see this Mix legacy in action. #youthvoice #digitalyouthwork
March 31, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Great to see the amazing Amelia & Henry from the MHI Youth Advisory Board helping to launch NYA's new Digital Youth Work Guidelines today. Couldn't help but be a little proud to see this Mix legacy in action. #youthvoice #digitalyouthwork
A massive thank you @anthropyuk.bsky.social for an amazing conference and the chance to speak on a great panel on AI transformation #rebootbritain
March 28, 2025 at 2:51 PM
A massive thank you @anthropyuk.bsky.social for an amazing conference and the chance to speak on a great panel on AI transformation #rebootbritain
Another great strategy day at The Mental Health Foundation. A real privilege to work with this exceptional staff team and board. #prevention #mentalhealth
March 19, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Another great strategy day at The Mental Health Foundation. A real privilege to work with this exceptional staff team and board. #prevention #mentalhealth
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In the year to April 2024, there were 63 charity mergers overall, compared with 48 in 2022-23 and 51 in 2021-22, according to @eastside-people.bsky.social Good Merger Index, published today
Charity mergers rise by 31%, research finds
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March 12, 2025 at 9:12 AM
In the year to April 2024, there were 63 charity mergers overall, compared with 48 in 2022-23 and 51 in 2021-22, according to @eastside-people.bsky.social Good Merger Index, published today
Very pleased to speak at the launch of Good Merger Index today with the mighty @eastside-people.bsky.social. Mergers are up this year. I am banging the drum for a focus on strategic outcomes rather than finances being the driver of new collaborations.
March 12, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Very pleased to speak at the launch of Good Merger Index today with the mighty @eastside-people.bsky.social. Mergers are up this year. I am banging the drum for a focus on strategic outcomes rather than finances being the driver of new collaborations.
The room is split 50/50 between those working in public services and those selling software to public services. The start of genuine partnerships or will someone hold the whip hand? Discuss.
March 11, 2025 at 3:39 PM
The room is split 50/50 between those working in public services and those selling software to public services. The start of genuine partnerships or will someone hold the whip hand? Discuss.
Engaging day at the PSI AI First Public Services conference. The recurring themes are the need for cultural change, data interoperability & optimism on real short term productivity gains as the key to wider adoption. #digileaders
March 11, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Engaging day at the PSI AI First Public Services conference. The recurring themes are the need for cultural change, data interoperability & optimism on real short term productivity gains as the key to wider adoption. #digileaders
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March 8, 2025 at 7:48 AM
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#DumpTheScales founder and Secretariat for the APPG for Eating Disorders, @hopevirgo.bsky.social has written a #Blog spotlighting pressing issues, what's missing from services, and recommendations from the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Eating Disorders. Read it here: amhp.org.uk/the-right-to...
February 28, 2025 at 9:17 AM
#DumpTheScales founder and Secretariat for the APPG for Eating Disorders, @hopevirgo.bsky.social has written a #Blog spotlighting pressing issues, what's missing from services, and recommendations from the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Eating Disorders. Read it here: amhp.org.uk/the-right-to...
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What to do about children and smartphones? EUKidsOnline has gathered the evidence:
❌ban kids
✅regulate platforms
✅require safety-by-design
✅support parents
✅consult children
✅respect all their rights
🔗https://www.lse.ac.uk/media-and-communications/research/research-projects/eu-kids-online/bans
❌ban kids
✅regulate platforms
✅require safety-by-design
✅support parents
✅consult children
✅respect all their rights
🔗https://www.lse.ac.uk/media-and-communications/research/research-projects/eu-kids-online/bans
March 7, 2025 at 8:41 AM
What to do about children and smartphones? EUKidsOnline has gathered the evidence:
❌ban kids
✅regulate platforms
✅require safety-by-design
✅support parents
✅consult children
✅respect all their rights
🔗https://www.lse.ac.uk/media-and-communications/research/research-projects/eu-kids-online/bans
❌ban kids
✅regulate platforms
✅require safety-by-design
✅support parents
✅consult children
✅respect all their rights
🔗https://www.lse.ac.uk/media-and-communications/research/research-projects/eu-kids-online/bans
Fantastic meeting of the large Charity sub-group of Charity AI task force yesterday. Our sector has much to offer AI supported communities, our challenge is to ensure we are part of the discussion and have the skills & resources we need.
March 7, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Fantastic meeting of the large Charity sub-group of Charity AI task force yesterday. Our sector has much to offer AI supported communities, our challenge is to ensure we are part of the discussion and have the skills & resources we need.
As I can not longer log into X - thanks X support. I guess I am starting again on Bluesky. Here we go.
March 7, 2025 at 4:42 PM
As I can not longer log into X - thanks X support. I guess I am starting again on Bluesky. Here we go.