Louca-Mai Brady
@louca-mai.bsky.social
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Reader in #YouthInvolvement and Health @herts.ac.uk. #PublicInvolvement #CYPHealthParticipation, qual & participatory research methods. She/her www.go.herts.ac.uk/loucamai_brady
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louca-mai.bsky.social
In an effort to build/rebuild online networks I've set up 3 starter kits in my main areas of research interest:
Links in the posts which follow - reply to be added.
And if you're in the intersecting areas, especially the middle bit, and we don't know each other already - do say hello 😊
Venn diagram with three intersecting circles: children and young people's health, inclusive public involvement and co-production and children's rights and youth participation
louca-mai.bsky.social
OMG - all these years and I've been doing research completely wrong 🤦‍♀️
Wake up #AcademicSky #ResearchSky sheeple
atrupar.com
RFK Jr on Tylenol and autism: "It is not proof. We're doing the studies to make the proof."
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researching-reb.bsky.social
Bluesky #youthinvolvement people! I am seeking young people (aged 10–24) to share their experiences as collaborators in health research for an upcoming book project. Participation can take part via chat, workshop, or writing (€20–25 voucher). Link to express interest: tinyurl.com/youthinhealt...
A visually bright poster that asks if you have ever been involved (or tried to be involved) in health research as a contributor? It asks if you want to be involved in providing feedback on an upcoming book, and outlines that participation requires you to be aged 10-24, speak english and have access to the internet. It outlines that taking part can involve a 1-1 chat, a group workshop or written feedback. The email to get involved is ResearchInvolvement.KH@outlook.com
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louca-mai.bsky.social
#PublicInvolvement & #YouthVoice people - any recommendations on papers, blog posts etc on different perspectives on co-authoring with public contributors/people with lived experience/young people? It's for something I'm (ahem) co-authoring
TIA 🙂
#PPI
two south park characters are standing next to each other with the words we need to work together above them
Alt: Two south park characters (Cartman and Kenny) standing next to each other with the words 'we need to work together above them'
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louca-mai.bsky.social
Brilliant - thank you Anne!
Do you want to be added to this #PublicInvolvement starter pack? Some good #PPI people to follow on there too:
bsky.app/profile/louc...
louca-mai.bsky.social
#PublicInvolvement (#PPI #PPIE), #Coproduction and #ParticipatoryResearch in health and care research starter pack: go.bsky.app/PWEAnFR
louca-mai.bsky.social
#PublicInvolvement & #YouthVoice people - any recommendations on papers, blog posts etc on different perspectives on co-authoring with public contributors/people with lived experience/young people? It's for something I'm (ahem) co-authoring
TIA 🙂
#PPI
two south park characters are standing next to each other with the words we need to work together above them
Alt: Two south park characters (Cartman and Kenny) standing next to each other with the words 'we need to work together above them'
media.tenor.com
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mabsoud.bsky.social
🎤NEW✍🏽 James Lind Alliance Survey

Help pick top 10 research questions for children & young people (upto 25 years old) with gender incongruence/dysphoria

2 versions:
Young People/parents app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/jla/youth-...

Public & Professionals
app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/jla/youth-...
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nionwomen.bsky.social
We expect to hit 55k signatures in support of our open letter this week, perhaps even today. Thank you to everyone who has signed or shared. Let’s keep this going:

notinourname.org.uk
Home - Not in our name
As women we reject the narrative that trans+ people are a threat.
notinourname.org.uk
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wendyrussell.bsky.social
Great thread here from @alisonstenning.bsky.social on the case for paying attention to children's capability to play during #Covid19 lockdowns, including a couple of articles we wrote based on our research. So pleased @aliceferguson.bsky.social gave evidence on this to the Covid Inquiry
alisonstenning.bsky.social
Good that the Covid Inquiry is hearing about play, that it’s not just a nice to have, that it’s essential to childhood, for fun, that it’s how children exercise, that public play is unevenly policed, and that children’s right to play should have been upheld in lockdown.

@playingout.bsky.social
Covid exercise messaging left children stuck indoors, UK inquiry hears
Children not allowed out partly because their exercise – playing – looked too much ‘like fun’, says campaigner
www.theguardian.com
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sianberry.bsky.social
I have come to the conclusion the EHRC guidance on single sex spaces should not even come to Parliament. It is misleading and has caused distress for my trans constituents.

I urge @bphillipsonMP to reject it on grounds of practicality and human rights.

sianberry.org.uk/publications/l…
An image of Sian's letter to the Minister for Women and Equalities. 

You can read the full text of her letter at:

https://www.sianberry.org.uk/publications/letter-regarding-statutory-guidance-from-the-equality-human-rights-commission/
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barnardos.org.uk
“It’s hard to overstate the impact this will have children and families… Too many children have been going to school hungry,” said our CEO, @lynnanneperry.bsky.social

Cabinet members want to lift the 2-child limit, the biggest driver of #ChildPoverty.

Read more @thetimes.com: brnw.ch/21wW5dd
Cabinet ministers to recommend lifting two-child benefit cap
Starmer to be urged by taskforce before the budget to make the change — but it will cost £3bn a year when Rachel Reeves is trying to plug a spending gap
brnw.ch
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ayph.bsky.social
Last few places for our upcoming 'Innovation & good practice in adolescent health' event on the 30th of September.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/innovation...

Join us at this CPD certified event and hear about innovative approaches to improve young people's health in local areas.
Sessions include:
Innovation & good practice in adolescent health
Join, share & discuss models of care for working with young people & advance youth friendly healthcare in the UK
www.eventbrite.co.uk
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blondehistorian.bsky.social
As a disabled pregnant woman currently taking paracetamol (tylenol) for back & pelvic pain...

I don't yet have a response for the ableist, eugenicist, evidently pro-life movatived "announcement" from the US President.

But I will say this. If you don't want a disabled child, don't have children.
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longcovidkids.bsky.social
In this video, children and young people with Long Covid share their experiences to help others understand the reality they face every day.

Made in collaboration with young people with lived experience.

#LongCovidKids #LongCovid #YoungVoices #LCandME #CharityFilm

m.youtube.com/watch?v=e0U7...
Long Covid & Me | Understanding Long Covid In Children And Young People
YouTube video by Long Covid Kids
m.youtube.com
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mcpinfoundation.bsky.social
Are you a researcher who works with young people?

Our #McPin10for10 resources showcase our learning & reflections from working across a wide range of projects with young people for over a decade - find out more below 👇

#YMHD2025
louca-mai.bsky.social
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benansell.bsky.social
An actual quote from the Secretary of State for Business and Trade

Too often people go to university to ‘explore research and knowledge’

Look forward to Wes S saying 'too often people go to hospital to have operations' or Heidi Alexander saying 'too often people go to the station to catch a train'
louca-mai.bsky.social
Looking forward to this one too!
lizziewortley.bsky.social
Getting more and more excited for this event. I just can't wait to get in the room w everyone &discuss how we can really improve care for young people.

Get in the room - come join the conversation&build a movement to improve YP's health &outcomes in the UK!!!

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/innovation...
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louca-mai.bsky.social
#ChildHealth research people: any recommendations for good conferences (UK or international) coming up in the next 9 months which have a focus on #participation & #PublicInvolvement, not just clinical practice?
Or conversely #childrights & #participation events incl a focus on health?
#AcademicSky
louca-mai.bsky.social
This now appears to be an ongoing issue. She slept (very soundly) in the sink for 7 hours yesterday, and 7 again today (so far).
I, meanwhile, am washing my hands in the bath

#CatSky #CatsofBluesky #BossOfMe
Grey and white floofy cat still sleeping in a bathroom sink
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healthfoundation.bsky.social
Adolescence is a period of growth, independence and discovery, but also a time when young people are particularly vulnerable.

Nicholas Kofi Adjei from @liverpooluni.bsky.social​ explores the close link between poverty, family wellbeing and young people’s mental health⬇️

https://bit.ly/4lXuAY6
40% of socio-emotional problems in adolescence could be attributed to poverty and poor parental mental health.

Click the link to see the data
louca-mai.bsky.social
*Goes to wash hands*
There seems to be a blockage in the sink

#CatSky #AcademicsWithCats
Grey and white fluffy cat fast asleep in a bathroom sink
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