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Dr Sarah Blower (she/her)

@sarah-blower.bsky.social

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Associate Professor of Child Development and Family Wellbeing at the University of York. Researcher interested in intervention design, implementation & evaluation, infant mental health, measures and evidence to improve outcomes for children and families.

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Dr Sarah Blower (she/her) @sarah-blower.bsky.social · Apr 2

Finally made the move to Bluesky! Delighted to see so many familiar faces here and looking forward to connecting again. Please also follow my amazing team at @familywellbeinguoy.bsky.social for news and updates about our research projects, publications and events.

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Dr Sarah Blower (she/her) @sarah-blower.bsky.social · Jun 2

Absolutely fabulous! Such a brilliant day with much sharing of interesting ideas and research…. This graphic sums it up perfectly 👏🏻😍

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Perinatal Mental Health Social Research @perinatalresearch.bsky.social · May 30

What are the benefits of nature-based interventions in the early years? What are the future directions for research and practice? This amazing graphic summarises the reflections of 30 academics and practitioners who met at our conference! We will be sharing a blog soon, but enjoy this for now!

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Dr Sarah Blower (she/her) @sarah-blower.bsky.social · May 13

Having a fantastic day at our nature based interventions event in Sheffield and always a pleasure to catch up with the lovely Prof Louise Tracey #EYnature

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Institute of Health Visiting @ihealthvisiting.bsky.social · May 7

We are looking forward to our #iHVEBP2025 Conference tomorrow! This year’s conference is very poignant, the challenges that our babies, children & families face have been laid bare – we are now collectively focused on delivering solutions. #HealthVisiting buff.ly/rHpdGKk

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Dr Sarah Blower (she/her) @sarah-blower.bsky.social · May 5

Yes! It was amazing! Come with me Ruth, I plan on going back regularly x

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Dr Sarah Blower (she/her) @sarah-blower.bsky.social · May 5

I’m not sure my life will ever be the same again! It was bliss! 💗 x

Dr Sarah Blower (she/her) @sarah-blower.bsky.social · May 5

Guess where I have been this morning 🧐 🏊‍♀️🌳 [email protected] #wildswimming

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Dr Sarah Blower (she/her) @sarah-blower.bsky.social · May 3

I’m coming for you bank holiday weekend! Online exercise class this morning, washing in the machine and one very wild garden to now immerse myself in 💪🏻🏃‍♀️👩🏼‍🌾🪴🪏🌸🌷🌻🪻💪🏻

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Prof Damien Page @profdamienpage.bsky.social · May 3

How about we start celebrating higher education as a nation? How about we start shouting, loudly, of the social good of higher education? How about we talk of the nurses, the doctors, the teachers, the social workers, educated at universities? How about we celebrate the artists, the writers, 1/

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Dr Sarah Blower (she/her) @sarah-blower.bsky.social · May 2

To check out Ready to Relate go here: readytorelate.bdct.nhs.uk

Ready to Relate – Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust

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Dr Sarah Blower (she/her) @sarah-blower.bsky.social · May 2

For more information about our research see: www.york.ac.uk/healthscienc...

Ready to Relate - Health Sciences, University of York

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Dr Sarah Blower (she/her) @sarah-blower.bsky.social · May 2

Fun day today with one of my favourite collaborators @zoedarwin.bsky.social filming a piece about our research evaluating BDCT’s Ready to Relate intervention @familywellbeinguoy.bsky.social #parentinfantrelationships #infantmentalhealth #perinatalmentalhealth #readytorelate

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Dr Sarah Blower (she/her) @sarah-blower.bsky.social · Apr 30

Read more 👇🏻 about our quasi-experimental evaluations of early life interventions in partnership with Born in Bradford’s Better Start cohort #BIBBS

Family Wellbeing Research @familywellbeinguoy.bsky.social · Apr 29

Early years interventions can support parents in the #First1000Days, but there are gaps in the research evidence... We're bridging this gap using #quasi-experimental methods and #qualitative evaluations with several #earlyyears #interventions designed to support parent and child wellbeing 👩‍👧...

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Dr Sarah Blower (she/her) @sarah-blower.bsky.social · Apr 24

@katemorto.bsky.social this looks to be useful for some of our projects x

Dr Sarah Blower (she/her) @sarah-blower.bsky.social · Apr 24

Ooooh going on my TBR pile! Thanks for sharing 🤗

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Family Wellbeing Research @familywellbeinguoy.bsky.social · Apr 23

How can nature make a difference for families with young children? We're working with parents/caregivers, Phoenix Wellbeing & Hull Museums to understand how nature-based groups like Tree Babies & Tots boost family wellbeing and parent-child connections. Exciting findings coming soon!

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NIHR ARC Yorkshire & Humber @arc-yharc.bsky.social · Apr 10

**New Policy Brief: @arc-yharc.bsky.social researchers at the University of York support practitioners in Hull to disseminate a new initiative to improve access to care for families with young children.

Read more: arc-yh.nihr.ac.uk/nihr-arc-yor...

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Dr Sarah Blower (she/her) @sarah-blower.bsky.social · Apr 16

This summer intensive on qualitative methods looks amazing! #qualitative #methods

researchtalk.bsky.social @researchtalk.bsky.social · Apr 15

The early registration deadline for the #Qualitative Research Summer Intensive is Monday, April 21st!

researchtalk.com/QRSI2025

#qualconvo

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Dr Sarah Blower (she/her) @sarah-blower.bsky.social · Apr 16

Fantastic research job opportunity here 👇🏻 working with the lovely and brilliant @ruthndwrites.bsky.social jobs.york.ac.uk/vacancy/rese...

Jobs - The University of York

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Dr Sarah Blower (she/her) @sarah-blower.bsky.social · Apr 15

👏🏻 Harvard 👏🏻 www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Trump officials cut billions in Harvard funds after university defies demands

Education department says $2.3bn in funds to be frozen after university rejects slew of demands as political ploy

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Maternal Mental Health Alliance @mmhalliance.bsky.social · Apr 14

Just 2 weeks left to share your views on @commonshealth.bsky.social's first 1000 days inquiry! This is a great opportunity to make the case for why compassionate #PerinatalMentalHealth care is vital for giving babies the best start in life. Find out more: committees.parliament.uk/call-for-evi...

Call for Evidence - Committees - UK Parliament

Terms of Reference

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Dr Sarah Blower (she/her) @sarah-blower.bsky.social · Apr 14

I absolutely loved listening to this during lockdown and still recommend it to my team and students when we have writing weeks. Must confess I haven’t watched it so I had no idea about the Easter eggs!!! #legendsofUoYLibrary

University of York Library @uoylibrary.bsky.social · Apr 14

In November 2020 when the pandemic was in full swing and the library had recently reopened, but loads of people were still unable to visit, we made this:

Library home from home: 2 hours of pure Morrell #LibrarySounds.

It has over 1,200 hours of watch-time so far! 🧵

Library Home From Home | #StudyWithMe, 2 hours of #LibrarySounds from the University of York

YouTube video by York Library, Archives and Learning Services

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Centre for Mental Health @centreformh.bsky.social · Apr 9

Mental health problems among young people have risen significantly in recent years. But a wide range of preventive measures could reverse the rise & reduce the risks.

We've set out evidence-based actions across childhood which could enable young people to thrive 👇
tinyurl.com/4dxsn69k

Timeline graphic illustrating interventions to prevent mental ill health among children and young people. 1. Home: Parental training and support; Family therapy sessions; Creating a safe and nurturing environment. 2. Early years: Play therapy; Parent-child interaction therapy; Staff training on mental health and wellbeing. 3. School counselling programmes; Mindfulness and relaxation techniques; Teacher training on mental health; Anti-bullying programmes. 4. Outside school: Community-based programmes; Recreational activities and sports, youth clubs; Art and music therapy. 5. Online: Online counselling and support groups; Digital literacy and safety education; Telehealth services. 6. Colleges & universities: Mental health resources and workshops; Peer mentoring programmes; Access to counselling services. 7. Housing & employment: One to one support from peers and practitioners; Life skills programmes.

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Institute of Health Visiting @ihealthvisiting.bsky.social · Apr 8

Mental health problems can cast a long shadow over a child's life. But this isn’t inevitable. We’re backing @centreformh.bsky.social advice to the Government so that every child has the best chance of good #MentalHealth
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#InvestInChildhood

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Dr Sarah Blower (she/her) @sarah-blower.bsky.social · Apr 9

Hey 👋🏻@kellyhollingsworth.bsky.social welcome to bluesky! X