Also, if you answer "Do you struggle with arriving to places on time?" with "No, because I set multiple staggered phone alarms, and I get ready to leave way too early, and I can't estimate how long it takes to get anywhere so I arrive everywhere at least 20 minutes too early" that is actually a yes.

Delighted to say that I have recently received funding from @nihrsphr.bsky.social Early Career Researcher Network to explore gender euphoria 🌈 Our team are looking at how positive emotions around gender are discussed and what this could mean for public health⬇️
sphr.nihr.ac.uk/research/str...

This is a bizarre policy and a direct result of the oversimplification of "biological" sex - which once again disproportionately affects trans women. I have it on good authority that trans men can and do regularly donate blood which isn't treated any differently to cis men.

1/🧵 After 14 months, 20 emails, 4 ICO complaints, and 1 tribunal case, NHS England finally responded to my FOI about Hilary Cass’s creepy citations: no discussions about those citations were ever recorded, past or present.

This severely undermines the credibility of the Cass review.

A major new report commissioned by Utah health officials finds that gender-affirming care for transgender youth , including puberty blockers and hormone therapy, is medically safe and effective and improves mental health outcomes.

www.transvitae.com/n...

#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA

You can read more about the work we're doing in the 4S Study to understand support systems for suicide and self-harm in this @nihrsphr.bsky.social blog post by my fantastic colleague Emily Widnall @emilywidnall.bsky.social 👇

#ASMSPHR2025

Honoured to have been awarded runner up for Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion at NIHR #ASMSPHR2025 this week, based on my work with the 4S Study! @nihrsphr.bsky.social @exeter.ac.uk

In UK schools there's only one way to be a successful student now... and that has led to increased disengagement for many pupils.

#ASMSPHR @nihrsphr.bsky.social

🚨NEW PAPER from my group: Scoping review of potential harm from group-based CBT and mindfulness interventions in schools

Our research question was essentially this: How often do school mental health interventions make things worse?

acamh.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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Our Annual Scientific Meeting takes place today and tomorrow hosted by @bristoluni.bsky.social. We've got two days of networking, talks, posters and more. Follow #ASMSPHR2025 to stay updated and share your thoughts

#PublicHealth #CapacityBuilding #SPHRtrainees

Please share! I am currently interviewing professionals who support young people with self-harm & suicide (prevention & postvention) as part of The 4S Study.

Areas of focus: Bristol, N.Somerset & South Glos, Birmingham, Lincolnshire & Tees Valley📍

Sign-up 👉🏼 forms.office.com/pages/respon...

This will be a great account to follow if you're interested in anything related to building a career involving mental health research ⬇️⬇️

Congratulations Nina!!

Would love to be added if possible. Thanks Ola!

Thanks Emma! Would also love to be added

Beyond research, I work in community settings to support young LGBTQ+ people, and I love Malaysian food, The X Files, birdwatching, and electronic music✨ I also have a truly excellent cat (Simone)

I am currently based with the ChYMe group at the University of Exeter, where I'm researching support systems for youth suicide and self-harm 👇
sites.exeter.ac.uk/supportsyste...

I've previously worked with @topicgroup.bsky.social at Oxford University on improving capacity for mental health research, digital youth mental health, & school mental health interventions - this last one is helmed by the indomitable @lucyfoulkes.bsky.social and has a scoping review coming out soon!

I'm a community worker & mental health researcher predominantly in adolescent/young adult & LGBTQ mental health. I'm interested in a big range of research topics, particularly: the role of families and community members in adolescent mental health interventions, ADHD and autism, and gender euphoria🌈

Delighted to have moved over here from the (former) bird app, and hoping to be able to reconnect with the excellent network of mental health researchers migrating to Bluesky 💙 Here's a quick intro 👇