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STAR-CAT Study @starcatstudy.bsky.social · 20d

It's been a busy few weeks for the STAR-CAT team, presenting OSI research at various conferences! Here's Chief Investigator @cathycreswell.bsky.social and Trial Coordinator @emilykwhitaker.bsky.social speaking at #EABCT2025 and Senior Trial Manager @lucyannataylor.bsky.social at ICCAP ⭐

Cathy delivering a keynote talk at the European Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies conference in Glasgow

Emily presenting a secondary analysis of OSI data from the OSI-GROWS project (osiresearch.org.uk/osi-grows) at the European Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies conference in Glasgow

Lucy presenting a poster from the iCATS study (osiresearch.org.uk/icats) at the 17th International Conference on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology in Roehampton

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NIHR Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre @oxhealthbrc.bsky.social · Aug 22

📣A milestone for child mental health research

Prof Cathy Creswell, OH BRC Theme Lead, will co-lead Oxford’s new Centre for Emerging Minds advancing research to support youth mental health, thanks to a £27m gift from The Paul Foundation.

🌐 tinyurl.com/yvrb3tn4

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Nieuwezijds @nieuwezijds.bsky.social · Aug 25

Onze folder Psychische Gezondheid is er! Met o.a. Hannie van Genderen💥, Gitta Jacob🐎, Van der Heijden, Claes en Witteman📅, Mariken Spuij💔, @cathycreswell.bsky.social 👨‍👧, @montylyman.bsky.social 🧠, Vincent Deary💪, Daniel J. Fox⚖️, Neff & Germer🌿en Guy Leschziner🍎: www.nieuwezijds.nl/downloads/FO...

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NIHR Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre @oxhealthbrc.bsky.social · Sep 3

🎉 OH BRC colleagues have been shortlisted for the prestigious Association for Child & Adolescent Mental Health Awards.

Their nominations recognise outstanding contributions to improving children and young people mental health.

🔗 tinyurl.com/2pc8ppn6

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TOPIC Research Team @topicgroup.bsky.social · 26d

Be part of shaping a better digital future for young people’s mental health. With keynote from our @cathycreswell.bsky.social

❓Digital Youth x MindTech Conference
📅Thursday 13th November 2025
📍County Hall, London Southbank
‼️Early bird rate ends Monday 15th!

Find out more and book bit.ly/DY13NOV

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Maria Loades @marialoades.bsky.social · May 27

Interested in codesigning an intervention? #PPI #livedexperience. Thanks @cathycreswell.bsky.social et al for a super paper describing how they codesigned an intervention for anxiety problems for autistic children - see @acamh.bsky.social JCPP advances

JCPP Advances | ACAMH Child Development Journal | Wiley Online Library | Maria Loades

Mental health problems are common among young people, and some groups of young people like autistic individuals are particularly vulnerable, yet most interventions have historically been designed with...

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TOPIC Research Team @topicgroup.bsky.social · Jun 24

@cathycreswell.bsky.social and Chloe are delighted to be in Chile this week - working with friends and colleagues to help increase access to effective treatments for child mental health problems

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STAR-CAT Study @starcatstudy.bsky.social · Jun 25

Very exciting to see OSI making its way to South America! 🌎
Our Chief Investigator @cathycreswell.bsky.social is in Chile this week, delivering OSI training to Chilean health workers!

NIHR ARC OxTV @arc-oxtv.bsky.social · Jun 24

From Oxford to Chile 🇬🇧🇨🇱 The highly successful OSI parent-led support programme for child anxiety is being adapted for families in a new international collaboration led by Prof Cathy Creswell. A fantastic example of research in action.

#ChildMentalHealth #NIHRImpact

Oxford-developed support for child anxiety to be adapted for families in Chile

The successful parent-led programme, developed with support from the NIHR ARC OxTV, is being culturally adapted in a new international collaboration.

www.arc-oxtv.nihr.ac.uk

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NIHR Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre @oxhealthbrc.bsky.social · Jul 7

Recently, the OH BRC’s Mental Health in Development (MHID) Theme Meeting showcased researcher's commitment to developing targeted, effective, and accessible mental health interventions for children and young people.

tinyurl.com/yspk4ds7
@mhid.org.uk @cathycreswell.bsky.social

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Department of Experimental Psychology @oxexppsy.bsky.social · Aug 6

Oxford University will create a pioneering mental health research centre for children and families, thanks to a £27 million gift from The Paul Foundation @cathycreswell.bsky.social @oxfordpsychiatry.bsky.social

www.psy.ox.ac.uk/news/ps27-mi...

£27 million gift funds new Oxford Centre for Emerging Minds Research focused on young people’s mental health

Oxford University will create a pioneering mental health research centre for children and families with £27 million from The Paul Foundation.

www.psy.ox.ac.uk

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Cathy Creswell @cathycreswell.bsky.social · Aug 6

Beyond words about this announcement 💛💛

TOPIC Research Team @topicgroup.bsky.social · Aug 6

We are so excited to let you know that from October we will become part of the new Oxford Centre for Emerging Minds Research! This is a really exciting moment for youth mental health and wellbeing research and practice!

www.ox.ac.uk/news/2025-08...

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STAR-CAT Study @starcatstudy.bsky.social · May 15

The STAR-CAT research team are taking part in #WearItGreen day for #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek 💚

In STAR-CAT we're evaluating an online, parent-led intervention for autistic children with anxiety problems 👨‍👩‍👧 🖥️

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STAR-CAT Study @starcatstudy.bsky.social · May 20

Happy #InternationalClinicalTrialsDay 🎉

Here's our Trial Manager Kelsey with some merchandise from the STAR-CAT trial at @oxprimarycare.bsky.social's stall!

#ICTD2025 #CTD2025 #UKCTUNetwork @ukcrc-ctu.org.uk @topicgroup.bsky.social

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The Mental Elf @thementalelf.bsky.social · May 16

This video features lots of ideas shared by Alexandra Pitman @alexandrapitman.bsky.social, Andrew McIntosh @mcintosh2001.bsky.social, Charles Kwaku-Odoi @charleskod.bsky.social, Fran Zanatta, Nihara Krause and Cathy Creswell @cathycreswell.bsky.social.

Thanks for sharing your thoughts!

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TOPIC Research Team @topicgroup.bsky.social · May 7

Take Part in Mental Health Research!

We’re looking for 16–24-year-olds to help us develop a new questionnaire about how imagining future events is linked to anxiety & mental health. The online survey takes under 10 minutes + includes a chance to win vouchers! Interested?

Click here: rb.gy/l4kvxm

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Dr Lucy Foulkes @lucyfoulkes.bsky.social · May 7

Are you a UK psychiatrist with views to share about self-diagnosis?

We’re looking for UK-based psychiatrists who work with young people aged 10–24 and would be available to take part in a 45-minute online interview

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PLEASE SHARE WIDELY 🤩

University of Oxford. What do you think about self-diagnosis of mental disorders? Are you:
- A UK based psychiatrist who works with adolescents (aged 10-24 years)
- Available for a 45 minute online interview
Come take part in our study!
Contact: sara.svobodova@bnc.ox.ac.uk or lucy.foulkes@psych.ox.ac.uk for more information

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Dr Lucy Foulkes @lucyfoulkes.bsky.social · May 6

Calling all postdocs in mental health/addiction research - I'd really recommend applying for this excellent development programme - lots of support and networking, and run by lovely people!

Details here:

Mental Health Research Incubator @mhrincubator.bsky.social · Apr 16

On your marks, get set...GROW! 🌱

Applications for our GROW 2025 Researcher Development Programme for #mentalhealth and #addiction early career researchers are now open. ‍💫

APPLY NOW 👇

mentalhealthresearch.org.uk/grow25/

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TOPIC Research Team @topicgroup.bsky.social · May 13

Many congratulations to TOPIC's Emily Whitaker on leading this review paper now out in Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review! 🎉 This review is supported by Chloe Chessell & Maxwell Klapow.

Read below👇
link.springer.com/article/10.1...

#Psychsky #Psychology

A Systematic Review of Guided, Parent-Led Digital Interventions for Preadolescent Children with Emotional and Behavioural Problems - Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review

Emotional and behavioural problems (EBP) are prevalent amongst children, and guided, parent-led digital interventions offer one method of improving access to effective treatments. This systematic revi...

link.springer.com

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Department of Experimental Psychology @oxexppsy.bsky.social · May 14

In this NIHR video, released by The Mental Elf, Professor Cathy Creswell discusses practical solutions for inclusivity in mental health research 📹 #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek @cathycreswell.bsky.social @topicgroup.bsky.social @oxfordpsychiatry.bsky.social @nihr.bsky.social @thementalelf.bsky.social

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

We need to involve people from all communities in mental health research.

It’s #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek and the theme this year is COMMUNITY.

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Involving people from all communities in mental health research

We need to involve people from all communities in mental health research. It’s #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek and the theme this year is COMMUNITY.In the past, m...

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Cathy Creswell @cathycreswell.bsky.social · May 9

Really excited that this trial is open to recruitment - supporting treatment for anxiety problems in autistic children in UK child mental health services

STAR-CAT Study @starcatstudy.bsky.social · May 7

We're excited to announce that the trial is now open to recruitment! Welcome to our very first site, Cambridge Community Services NHS Trust 👋

Over the next two years we will be aiming to recruit 650 families - have a read of our website to find out more: osiresearch.org.uk/star-cat 👈

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TOPIC Research Team @topicgroup.bsky.social · May 2

Dr. Carolina Guzman Holst discusses her most recent paper in this episode of 'Psychology in the Classroom'. She explores the rising #mentalhealth issues among #youngpeople in schools, and the effects of universal interventions like #CBT.

Listen below🎧
changingstatesofmind.libsyn.com/first-do-no-...

Psychology in the Classroom: First do no harm: Universal Mental Health Interventions in Schools

Summary In this episode is a NIHR Research Fellow at the University of Oxford, discusses her recent paper titled   Where the authors ‘examine three areas: the types of potential harms and advers...

changingstatesofmind.libsyn.com

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Mental Health Research Incubator @mhrincubator.bsky.social · Apr 25

The NIHR MH-TRC Mental Health Mission is funding 11 places for #mentalhealth professionals to undertake training in clinical research delivery at @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social & @universityofexeter.bsky.social

Sign up to the webinar for more info 📝
mentalhealthresearch.org.uk/register-to-...

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TOPIC Research Team @topicgroup.bsky.social · Apr 25

Still buzzing from the @oxfordpsychiatry.bsky.social Away Day on Tues!

TOPIC presented two posters: our iCATS-i2i project & "Stakeholders’ views on an ‘identification-to-intervention' approach for child anxiety".

iCATS won the prize for best poster! Well done to both teams for their hard work! 🎉

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TOPIC Research Team @topicgroup.bsky.social · Apr 25

Congratulations to @amymccall.bsky.social for publishing her first paper from her PhD! This study investigates panic disorder in adolescents and what distinguishes it from other anxiety disorders at this age. 🎉

Check out the thread below for a summary of the findings & link for the paper 👇

Amy McCall @amymccall.bsky.social · Apr 24

Very happy to share the first paper from my PhD, recently published in Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy! 🥳 We investigated cognitive and behavioural processes in adolescent panic disorder. Read it here: doi.org/10.1017/S135..., or here's a quick summary of our findings... (1/?) 🧵

https://doi.org/10.1017/S1352465825000049[Opens

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