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DeNPRU-QM @denpru-qm.bsky.social · 3h

Last week, members of the #denpruQM team took part in a 'Long Table' workshop with communities and service providers in @towerhamletsnow.bsky.social.

We explored how we can better support people with memory loss to have a stronger voice in research, service design, & commissioning.

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Child Outcomes Research Consortium (CORC) @corc-annafreud.bsky.social · 3h

One of the topics parents were asked about in the National Parent Survey by Parent Kind was #bullying in #schools (view report here: orlo.uk/VUomL)
Our free 'School Life' survey can help your #school understand the bullying in your school
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www.corc.uk.net/wellbeing-in...

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Population Mental Health @popmhuk.bsky.social · 2d

📆 Upcoming event 22 Oct 4pm: Supporting the mental health & wellbeing of forcibly displaced populations. The Refugee Mental Health in Place Network are hosting a seminar with Dr Ross White to discuss his research. Register: bit.ly/3K4fm6m @phiuk.bsky.social @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social

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The Mental Elf @thementalelf.bsky.social · 4h

Dirty air, ageing brains 🧠🌫️
Could midlife pollution be quietly reshaping how our brains age?

New study found that higher exposure to nitrogen dioxide & other pollutants was linked with smaller hippocampal volumes & slower thinking skills later in life.

🧵 THREAD
#Dementia #AirPollution #BrainHealth

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Youth Resilience Unit @qmulresilience.bsky.social · 3h

A great picture of our own Jennifer Lau at the The Mental Health Platform Research Summit, a space for the next generation of mental health researchers to present their work, connect with peers, and learn from leading experts in the field
on #WorldMentalHealthDay

Professor Jennifer Lau holding a cupcake in front of a poster on the Mental Health Platform annual summit, 2025

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Nathan Davies @profnathandavies.bsky.social · 2d

Huge congratulations to Narin Aker who passed her PhD today with minor corrections, titled - Health inequalities towards the end of life for people with dementia from Black African & Caribbean backgrounds. Pleasure to supervise! @ucliehc.bsky.social @qmulpsychiatry.bsky.social @nihrspcr.bsky.social

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WHO @who.int · 3d

On #WorldMentalHealthDay, we shine a light on mental health in humanitarian crises.

When homes are lost & families separated, recovery must include #MentalHealth care.

Let’s ensure support is part of every response—before, during & after crisis http://bit.ly/3KBMUcp

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QMUL Centre for Psychiatry & Mental Health @qmulpsychiatry.bsky.social · 3d

Happy Friday! Today is #WorldMentalHealthDay with the theme of access to services - mental health in catastrophes and emergencies. An appropriate paper from our team is one on digital problem-solving intervention in Ukrainian children displaced by war -

Effects of a brief digital problem-solving intervention on depression and anxiety symptoms in Ukrainian children and adolescents displaced by war: a crossover, randomised controlled trial

Our data suggest that a brief problem-solving DMHI, efficiently implemented in schools, could reduce internalising symptoms in refugee Ukrainian youths. After context-specific adaptations, DMHIs…

www.thelancet.com

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YPMH: The Foundation for Young People's Mental Health @ypmh.bsky.social · 3d

If you need support this World Mental Health Day, or any other day, please don't hesitate to reach out ❤️

#WorldMentalHealthDay #YoungPeoplesMentalHealth

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QMUL Centre for Psychiatry & Mental Health @qmulpsychiatry.bsky.social · 3d

Happy Friday 10th of October 2025! Today is #WorldMentalHealthDay and a great day to profile the work of The NIHR Centre for Community Management of Non-communicable Diseases in Latin America - building capacity (including mental health) in Colombia, Guatemala and Bolivia.

NIHR – Centre for Community Management of Non-communicable Diseases in Latin America

that aims to strengthen community-based care for people with diabetes, cardiovascular disease, respiratory conditions and mental health problems in Colombia, Guatemala and Bolivia. The partnership…

nihrlatamcentre.com

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M-BRIGHT Study @m-bright-study.bsky.social · 3d

Happy Friday 10th of October 2025! Today is #WorldMentalHealthDay and we will be marking this with posts about our work during the day. Do check out main website

M-BRIGHT - Wolfson Institute of Population Health

www.qmul.ac.uk

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UCL Grand Challenges @uclgrandchallenges.bsky.social · 3d

🧠 Today is #WorldMentalHealthDay
At UCL Grand Challenges, we’re spotlighting research that’s driving change—from early intervention to wellbeing in schools, hospitals, and workplaces.
Explore how we’re shaping policy and practice: https://bit.ly/46zVlfm
#MentalHealth #UCL

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Youth Resilience Unit @qmulresilience.bsky.social · 3d

Happy Friday 10th of October 2025! Today is #WorldMentalHealthDay and we will be marking this with posts about our work during the day. Do check out main website

Youth Resilience Unit - Wolfson Institute of Population Health

www.qmul.ac.uk

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DeNPRU-QM @denpru-qm.bsky.social · 6d

Great to see researcher Golnaz Atefi present 'Attitudes Toward Brain Health and Dementia Risk Reduction Among Minoritised Ethnic Communities in the UK' at #35AEC. Project led by Prof Naaheed Mukadam #denpruQM @claudiacooper.bsky.social @charlesmarshall.bsky.social @qmulpsychiatry.bsky.social

Golnaz Atefi presenting DeNPRU-QM work at Alzheimer's Europe Conference in Bologna, October 2025

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QMUL Centre for Psychiatry & Mental Health @qmulpsychiatry.bsky.social · 5d

New paper alert - Great work on body dissatisfaction and disordered eating among South Asian women and girls in the UK - please do share!
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

The pressure to be ‘Fair and Lovely’: Exploring the contributing factors to body dissatisfaction and disordered eating among South Asian women and girls in the UK

Little is known about culturally relevant factors contributing to body dissatisfaction and disordered eating among British South Asians, despite data …

www.sciencedirect.com

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QMUL Centre for Psychiatry & Mental Health @qmulpsychiatry.bsky.social · 12d

A great new paper to share - National roll-out of social prescribing in England's primary care system: a longitudinal observational study using Clinical Practice Research Datalink data - please do share widely!
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

National roll-out of social prescribing in England's primary care system: a longitudinal observational study using Clinical Practice Research Datalink data

Social prescribing has expanded rapidly in England, far exceeding initial targets of 900 000 patients by 2023–24, suggesting broad service acceptability. Progress is being made in reaching specific ta...

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Youth Resilience Unit @qmulresilience.bsky.social · 13d

A colleague is advertising a PhD opportunity - “The Origins of Risk and Resilience: Tracing the Predictors of Infant Brain Development and Mental Health Across Generations” - you can find the details here:
kcl-mrcdtp.com/project/the-...

The Origins of Risk and Resilience: Tracing the Predictors of Infant Brain Development and Mental Health Across Generations - MRC DTP

Background and Aims: Mental disorders often have their origins long before symptoms emerge—sometimes even before birth. The experiences of parents, including exposure to stress and the availability of...

kcl-mrcdtp.com

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Youth Resilience Unit @qmulresilience.bsky.social · 16d

A great and informative seminar!

QMUL Centre for Psychiatry & Mental Health @qmulpsychiatry.bsky.social · 16d

On Tuesday at our monthly Centre Seminar, Prof Kate Woodcock from @unibirmingham.bsky.social presented on a great new immersive programme to support mental health in classrooms. Thanks to those who joined online and in person. See you next month!

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Youth Resilience Unit @qmulresilience.bsky.social · 19d

Child labour affects up to 1/4 children in low- & medium-income countries. Sharing the CREATE project website - this study is about Healing the emotional wounds of illegal child workers through a co-produced arts-based program and is a multi-country feasibility study www.qmul.ac.uk/wiph/centres...

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Nathan Davies @profnathandavies.bsky.social · 20d

Fascinating review just out from @ejmspencer.bsky.social -communication practices when conducting advance care planning in dementia care -professionals do not always follow up when older adults initiate advance care planning conversations academic.oup.com/ageing/artic... @qmulpsychiatry.bsky.social

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London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine @lshtm.bsky.social · 23d

At LSHTM’s Health Misinformation UNPACKED event experts discussed the threat of false or misleading health information

Watch a recording of the event online and find out more about health #misinformation & what we can do to fight it.

📽️👉 youtube.com/live/H_nClQ2...

#PublicHealth

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Youth Resilience Unit @qmulresilience.bsky.social · 28d

@dennisougrin.bsky.social 's group group a unique association between the history of sexual abuse self-harm and pain hyposensitivity - new paper out now!
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Associations between childhood maltreatment, self-harm, and pain sensitivity in care-experienced adolescents living in the UK: a cross-sectional study

Childhood maltreatment is a major public health issue and associated with self-harm in adolescents. Self-harm is the strongest recognised predictor of…

www.sciencedirect.com

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GRACE Study - QM @gracedementiacare.bsky.social · Sep 12

@claudiacooper.bsky.social and @jbudge.bsky.social were delighted to launch the GRACE (Goal-directed, Accessible & Evidence-based Care) Programme at the Alzheimer’s Society Annual conference yesterday. We are ready to hey started! #ASAC2025

@qmulpsychiatry.bsky.social
@alzheimerssoc.bsky.social

alzsocresearch.bsky.social @alzsocresearch.bsky.social · Sep 11

@alzheimerssoc.bsky.social is committing £2m to support the GRACE Programme, tackling healthcare inequalities in dementia.

GRACE, led by Professor Claudia Cooper and Jessica Budgett @QMUL, will adapt proven resources so they work for everyone.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBvs...
#ItWillTakeASociety

The Alzheimer’s Society GRACE programme: Better dementia care for everyone

YouTube video by Alzheimer's Society

www.youtube.com

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QMUL Centre for Psychiatry & Mental Health @qmulpsychiatry.bsky.social · Sep 12

Great to share this video where our centre's Prof @claudiacooper.bsky.social and Jessica Budgett are interviewed about the Alzheimer’s Society GRACE programme which will deliver better dementia care for everyone who needs it youtu.be/MBvsnMcGtOk?...
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The Alzheimer’s Society GRACE programme: Better dementia care for everyone

YouTube video by Alzheimer's Society

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Nathan Davies @profnathandavies.bsky.social · Sep 12

Delighted to be part of the team led by @claudiacooper.bsky.social & @jbudge.bsky.social awarded the Alzheimer's Society Centre for Inequalities. £2 million to ensure that no one with dementia is left behind, tackling a spectrum of inequalities and inequity. @qmulpsychiatry.bsky.social

alzsocresearch.bsky.social @alzsocresearch.bsky.social · Sep 11

@alzheimerssoc.bsky.social is committing £2m to support the GRACE Programme, tackling healthcare inequalities in dementia.

GRACE, led by Professor Claudia Cooper and Jessica Budgett @QMUL, will adapt proven resources so they work for everyone.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBvs...
#ItWillTakeASociety

The Alzheimer’s Society GRACE programme: Better dementia care for everyone

YouTube video by Alzheimer's Society

www.youtube.com

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