This is worth listening to all 2 and half minutes - just incredible radio 🙌🙌#MUFC

Our Analysis article published in The BMJ: Approaches to children’s smartphone and social media use must go beyond bans. This was a great collaboration, bringing together diverse perspectives - thank you to the great author team! https://t.co/lSMQgtOwtl

It's not always wise to address worries immediately. It's often better to postpone them. 7 experiments: Saving anxiety for “worry time” later reduces both the frequency and duration of daily stress. Time brings perspective to set aside minor concerns and tackle major ones.

New Guide Alert!🎉 We're pleased to share our new parent guide on self-injurious behaviour! The guide outlines what self-injury is, it's possible causes & interventions that may help reduce self-injury. 🖱️ https://t.co/jp1TI403vf @CerebraCharity @UoB_SoP @CerebraNetwork @UoB_CDS

Reading to kids doesn't just benefit them. It's good for parents too. Evidence: Reading regularly to children improves parenting skills, reduces stress, and builds lasting bonds. In a distracted world, sitting together with a book is a rare occasion for undivided attention.

I love this from Michael Marmot: “I’m not an optimist, I’m *hopeful*. If you’re an optimist you predict it will turn out well: so you fold your arms, & wait. If you’re hopeful, you understand it *can* turn out well: so you have to roll up your sleeves, & act.”

A delightful start to the week, entering my new role as Academic and Professional Tutor at University of Birmingham! Filled with enthusiasm and excitement to meet my trainees 😄 and begin the work!

My commentary for the special issue on detection and prevention of mental ill health in Neuroscience & Behavioural reviews: Unravelling the intricacies of health syndemics to improve population ... https://t.co/aFBVXzspaJ @IMH_UoB @UoB_SoP @MHM_MTC

*Building SEMH Provision in School* Teachers: Interested in building Social Emotional & Mental Health provision in your school? Come to our research seminar for teachers with Dr Anthea Gulliford! ⏲️Wed 23rd Oct 4-5pm 📍Zoom: register for the link below: https://t.co/OUadD06nzX

Interested in finding out more about educational psychology training at the University of Birmingham? Join us for our Open Evening, Oct 10th 6pm, online. #twittereps Register here - scroll down the page to find 'Open Evening' and the link to register:

🚨 6pm tomorrow 10.10.24 🚨 💻Online🛜 Come and find out about the Applied Educational and Child Psychology Doctorate at the University of Birmingham. To register, scroll down to ‘Open Evening’ and click ‘register online’ https://t.co/NPXnbL7LXY

https://t.co/29c148Em0m Summarised here, amongst lots of other great content:

Honour to be at the @BritishAcademy_ attending the @TheLancet Psychiatry briefing on the youth mental health commission. @PatMcGorry highlighting the alarming rise in youth mental ill health. Priority should be given to integrated health and social care. @IMH_UoB @MHM_MTC

Our new landmark @MarmotIHE review concludes racism damages health & wellbeing & drives avoidable inequalities between ethnic groups across London @SadiqKhan @DrHNaqvi @LDN_gov @LondonAssembly @UCL 1/6 https://t.co/XrPaWPLyJ3

Phrases that mean nothing will happen: Leave it with me I’ll have a word I’ll see what I can find I’ll see what I can do Consider it done! I’ll make some calls I’ll think about it Certainly a possibility Let’s come back to that Good idea I’ll let you know! We’ll see I’ll

Enjoying the journey with our Y1 cohort of educational psychology trainees! ⁦⁦@DISN_UoB⁩ ⁦@CoSS_Birmingham⁩ ⁦@unibirmingham⁩

We're excited to share, as far & wide as possible, this new suite of free wellbeing measurement surveys. ➡️ Downloadable by #teachers to create surveys relevant for cohorts within their #school ➡️ With step-by-step-guide ⬇️ https://t.co/DvKVHWAWBU #YouthMentalHealthDay

A highly-citied researcher specialising in intellectual and developmental disabilities, Professor Richard Hastings joins the University as a 125th Anniversary Chair https://t.co/4TxcOhntDD

If you’re a mental health lead, you’ll know that a whole-school or college approach is a valuable way to improve children’s wellbeing. We’ve updated our mental health lead hub with free resources to help you embed a whole-school approach in your setting: https://t.co/DcPFPmoi6v

Dudley EPS are hosting an educational psychology information session on 26/09/2024. This free online event is open anyone wishing to find out more, no matter what stage of the EP journey you’re at. Registration info can be found on the poster ☺️ #twitterTEPs #twitterEPs