Sarah Squire
@sarahsquire.bsky.social
Lived experience, public policy, research translation, mental health, social policy, gender equality. Own views expressed here. she/her
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📢 A new large longitudinal study published today sheds new light on teens' mental health - showing that female teens and gender-diverse adolescents are the hardest hit.
The authors break it down via @ConversationEDU:
🔗 theconversation.com/we-tracked-a...
The authors break it down via @ConversationEDU:
🔗 theconversation.com/we-tracked-a...
We tracked Aussie teens’ mental health. The news isn’t good – and problems are worse for girls
In a new study, researchers tracked mental health symptoms in more than 6,500 Australian high school students from Year 7 to Year 10.
theconversation.com
June 17, 2025 at 11:55 PM
📢 A new large longitudinal study published today sheds new light on teens' mental health - showing that female teens and gender-diverse adolescents are the hardest hit.
The authors break it down via @ConversationEDU:
🔗 theconversation.com/we-tracked-a...
The authors break it down via @ConversationEDU:
🔗 theconversation.com/we-tracked-a...
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Pleased that our paper on shaping the narrative on #obesity was among the top ten most cited papers in #ObesityReviews
Particularly pleased to bring a #humanrights dimension that is too often missing
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
@worldobesity.bsky.social @oha-updates.bsky.social
Particularly pleased to bring a #humanrights dimension that is too often missing
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
@worldobesity.bsky.social @oha-updates.bsky.social
March 19, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Pleased that our paper on shaping the narrative on #obesity was among the top ten most cited papers in #ObesityReviews
Particularly pleased to bring a #humanrights dimension that is too often missing
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
@worldobesity.bsky.social @oha-updates.bsky.social
Particularly pleased to bring a #humanrights dimension that is too often missing
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
@worldobesity.bsky.social @oha-updates.bsky.social
I spoke on the latest Butterfly Foundation podcast about the impact of appearance ideals and the range of policy changes that could make a difference —> butterfly.org.au/podcast/the-...
The eye-popping costs of appearance ideals - Butterfly Foundation
This episode dives into the hidden costs of body dissatisfaction and appearance-based discrimination in Australia.
butterfly.org.au
March 8, 2025 at 5:44 AM
I spoke on the latest Butterfly Foundation podcast about the impact of appearance ideals and the range of policy changes that could make a difference —> butterfly.org.au/podcast/the-...
Fix or fixated? I provided some commentary to SBS News on new Flinders University research on the links between diet/fitness apps and body image concerns, disordered eating, and compulsive exercise habits. www.sbs.com.au/news/article...
Fit or fixated: Could health apps be doing more harm than good?
New Australian research has explored the impact of health and fitness apps, finding those who use these apps regularly were "more likely" to have problematic food and exercise habits.
www.sbs.com.au
February 24, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Fix or fixated? I provided some commentary to SBS News on new Flinders University research on the links between diet/fitness apps and body image concerns, disordered eating, and compulsive exercise habits. www.sbs.com.au/news/article...
Butterfly Foundation launched our Cost of Appearance Ideals report today. More than 4.1 million people in Australia are significantly affected by body dissatisfaction, while over 3.1 million experience appearance-based discrimination, costing $36.6 billion and $27.6 billion per year.
February 11, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Butterfly Foundation launched our Cost of Appearance Ideals report today. More than 4.1 million people in Australia are significantly affected by body dissatisfaction, while over 3.1 million experience appearance-based discrimination, costing $36.6 billion and $27.6 billion per year.
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The dream of technology is now under the control of men who are vain, foolish, self-centred, amoral, desperate for power, and in some cases openly fascistic. iandunt.substack.com/p/how-to-res...
How to resist the tech overlords
Big tech has now made its position clear. It is on the far-right. Here's what happens next.
iandunt.substack.com
January 25, 2025 at 9:21 AM
The dream of technology is now under the control of men who are vain, foolish, self-centred, amoral, desperate for power, and in some cases openly fascistic. iandunt.substack.com/p/how-to-res...
User safety and rights need to be embedded in the design and operation of all social media platforms. Prioritising unrestricted speech over user safety threatens to undo years of progress in creating healthier, more positive online spaces. See Butterfly Foundation statement ➡️ lnkd.in/gEsh5Fj3
January 16, 2025 at 3:17 AM
User safety and rights need to be embedded in the design and operation of all social media platforms. Prioritising unrestricted speech over user safety threatens to undo years of progress in creating healthier, more positive online spaces. See Butterfly Foundation statement ➡️ lnkd.in/gEsh5Fj3
The beginning of the end for Meta.
Meta quietly updated its hateful conduct policy to allow users to refer to "women as household objects or property" among other offensive language.
Calling women ‘household objects’ now permitted on Facebook after Meta updated its guidelines | CNN Business
Meta on Tuesday announced sweeping changes to how it moderates content that will roll out in the coming months, including doing away with professional fact checking. But the company also quietly updat...
www.cnn.com
January 8, 2025 at 12:07 AM
The beginning of the end for Meta.
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So, let's try doing #duvetknowitschristmas here this evening? People are literally Driving Home For Christmas right now, which MIGHT JUST mean that they'll be sleeping somewhere unusual. 1/
December 24, 2024 at 9:14 AM
So, let's try doing #duvetknowitschristmas here this evening? People are literally Driving Home For Christmas right now, which MIGHT JUST mean that they'll be sleeping somewhere unusual. 1/
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Australians living in the most disadvantaged areas experience the highest levels of mental distress, they appear to have the least access to mental health services. theconversation.com/for-richer-b...
For richer, but not for poorer: how Australia’s mental health system fails those most in need
Most Australians might expect more mental health services to be delivered to those who need them the most, which would be many in the lowest income areas. We found the opposite occurs.
theconversation.com
December 1, 2024 at 8:34 PM
Australians living in the most disadvantaged areas experience the highest levels of mental distress, they appear to have the least access to mental health services. theconversation.com/for-richer-b...
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Sarah Hanson-Young saying what most people actually seem to think about the social media ban for kids.
"Young people will be pushed to darker spaces on the web and regional, marginalised and vulnerable kids will be further isolated." #auspol #AgeBan
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
"Young people will be pushed to darker spaces on the web and regional, marginalised and vulnerable kids will be further isolated." #auspol #AgeBan
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Senator calls social media ban a ‘sham’ – as it happened
This blog is now closed
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2024 at 8:08 PM
Sarah Hanson-Young saying what most people actually seem to think about the social media ban for kids.
"Young people will be pushed to darker spaces on the web and regional, marginalised and vulnerable kids will be further isolated." #auspol #AgeBan
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
"Young people will be pushed to darker spaces on the web and regional, marginalised and vulnerable kids will be further isolated." #auspol #AgeBan
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Got a spare 15 mins? Today is the last day that our Appearance Ideals survey is open, and we’re keen to hear a diversity of views on the impact of body ideals and appearance-based discrimination -> insightssurvey.kpmg.com.au/wix/8/p41195...
November 29, 2024 at 2:46 AM
Got a spare 15 mins? Today is the last day that our Appearance Ideals survey is open, and we’re keen to hear a diversity of views on the impact of body ideals and appearance-based discrimination -> insightssurvey.kpmg.com.au/wix/8/p41195...
Eating disorders can affect anyone, including in Arabic-speaking communities — butterfly.org.au/get-involved...
Let's Talk Eating Disorders: Support and Resources in Arabic - Butterfly Foundation
Anybody, from any mob, can have eating or body concerns. Watch the videos below to hear two mob talking it out.
butterfly.org.au
November 29, 2024 at 2:41 AM
Eating disorders can affect anyone, including in Arabic-speaking communities — butterfly.org.au/get-involved...
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Watching the Social Media Minimum Age inquiry.
This is colossal failure by the Labor government.
Unsupported by evidence, nearly impossible to enforce, riddled with privacy risks, unworkable exceptions, and exposes major flaws in Labor's capability and competence.
This is colossal failure by the Labor government.
Unsupported by evidence, nearly impossible to enforce, riddled with privacy risks, unworkable exceptions, and exposes major flaws in Labor's capability and competence.
November 25, 2024 at 1:53 AM
Watching the Social Media Minimum Age inquiry.
This is colossal failure by the Labor government.
Unsupported by evidence, nearly impossible to enforce, riddled with privacy risks, unworkable exceptions, and exposes major flaws in Labor's capability and competence.
This is colossal failure by the Labor government.
Unsupported by evidence, nearly impossible to enforce, riddled with privacy risks, unworkable exceptions, and exposes major flaws in Labor's capability and competence.
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This bill may well fall foul of the implied freedom of political communication by cutting children out of large parts of social media conversation.
Banning under-16s from social media may be unconstitutional – and ripe for High Court challenge
This bill may well fall foul of the implied freedom of political communication by cutting children out of large parts of social media conversation.
theconversation.com
November 25, 2024 at 4:15 AM
This bill may well fall foul of the implied freedom of political communication by cutting children out of large parts of social media conversation.