We are thrilled that AnDY researcher Dr Faith Orchard has been awarded funding by Wellcome to look at ‘active ingredients’ in treatment for adolescent depression. The project will involve talking to young people, clinicians and researchers as key stakeholders!

We’re hiring! Permanent T&R lecturer. Come join us and the brilliant team ⁦AnDY Research Clinic⁩ ⁦Uni of Reading⁩ jobs.ac.uk/job/CAQ886/lec…

Living with someone who is depressed in lockdown? We often focus on the person with #depression but here's advice on what you can do to support someone you love. From clinical psychologist Monika Parkinson AnDY Research Clinic and Maria Loades research.reading.ac.uk/research-blog/…

Our paper on brief 11-item RCADS is now available as a preprint!🤓A BIG thanks to all schools, families and co-authors! @pollywaite Tessa Reardon Cathy Creswell 💙 Dr Faith Orchard AnDY Research Clinic TOPIC Research Group #SueSpence #BruceChorpita #RayPercy More details below... 👇

An exciting opportunity for two qualified Childrens Wellbeing Practitioners to join our team as Clinical Research Technicians beta.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/joba…

Lumi Nova, developed in partnership with AnDY Research Clinic at the University of Reading, has received MHRAgovuk safety standard approval. Mobile game aimed at children with anxiety, based on exposure therapy. Will be interesting to see ongoing research. bfb-labs.com/news/2020/9/2/…

Are you a parent/carer of a 5-12 year old who has had treatment for anxiety?We are comparing 2 ways for CAMHS to deliver treatment remotely& would welcome your thoughts & experiences! You will be reimbursed for your time. Contact👉 [email protected]

Take a look at our @EABCT_2020 e-poster of the results from our systematic review, examining the psychological and familial mechanisms which maintain childhood OCD - I’d love to hear anyone’s thoughts!

Great talks @EABCT_2020 from Chloe Chessell and Dr Zoe 🇺🇦

Excited to share my PhD work today ⁦Doctoral Researcher Awards⁩ #DRA2020 ⁦Psychology at Soton⁩ ⁦AnDY Research Clinic⁩

Really pleased to see this paper out online (open access) exploring adolescents’ experiences of brief behavioural activation for depression and its impact on the symptom of anhedonia 😀onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11… @DrS_Reynolds Laura Pass Prof Ciara McCabe

Why do children and adolescents (not) seek and access professional help for their mental health problems? 👉 link.springer.com/article/10.100…

Really excited to launch the Pandemic Play Archive project in collaboration with The Museum of English Rural Life. If you are a parent, teacher or someone who has observed unique, interesting play during the pandemic, please consider contributing. It only takes 2 mins: pandemicplay.live/MERL Please RT!

Welcome to Uni of Reading Stella Chan!

Our own Professor Helen Dodd on the cover of @thesundaytimes talking about children coping in the pandemic through play

Parents, teachers, interested observers please consider submitting your own observations of children’s pandemic play to the archive and keep this story evolving. It only take a minute or two - see pandemicplay.live/MERL

Excited to announce three opportunities to join AnDY as a Children's Wellbeing Practitioner (CWP). Please apply via this link if you'd like to become part of our incredible team! beta.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/joba…

Passionate about teaching? Want to work on a campus where you can see handsome fellows like the one below? We're recruiting for several teaching positions at the Charlie Waller Institute

Published today our paper about why adventurous play might decrease children's risk for anxiety. This forms the basis for my UK Research and Innovation #UKRIFLF Grateful to Kathryn Lester for being a fantastic co-author. Please share Dr. Mariana Brussoni Ellen Beate Tim Gill rdcu.be/cdSXL

Yesterday we wrote to Sir Gavin Williamson CBE MP to ask that children’s play and their mental health be prioritized over the coming months. RT if you agree!