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In this #OpenAccess Editorial Perspective, Dr Maria Michail 💙 shines a spotlight on youth involvement in mental health research and comments on the challenges and innovations. Read the full paper to learn more. bit.ly/49LtBFQ

Excited to announce the launch of NIHR study ATTUNE investigating how voluntary organisations support young people at risk of suicide and self-harm. Register her shorturl.at/k1LO4 National Scholastic Press Association International Association for Suicide Prevention The Institute for Mental Health (IMH) College of Life and Environmental Sciences Niyah Campbell Professor Pooja Saini (She/Her) Dr Emma Ashworth (she/her) Vicky Goodyear

Join us for the official launch of ATTUNE! 27 February 2025, 2.-3.3pm - details below!

ATTUNE launch event details: 📆 27 February 2025 ⏰ 2 - 3.30 PM (GMT) 💻 Online ATTUNE is led by Dr Maria Michail 💙 from the Uni of Birmingham and The Institute for Mental Health (IMH) , in collaboration with the Universities of Exeter and Bristol.

📢 ATTUNE explores young people's experiences with voluntary sector support for self-harm/suicidal thoughts, aiming to improve youth suicide prevention. 📅 Launch: 27 Feb, 2–3:30 PM 🔗 Register: shorturl.at/k1LO4 Dr Maria Michail 💙 Dr Willem Stander Claire Ashmore Dr Georgina Fletcher

📢 ATTUNE Launch Event: Explores young people's experiences with voluntary sector support for self-harm/suicidal thoughts, aiming to improve youth suicide prevention. 📆 27 Feb, 2–3:30 PM 🔗shorturl.at/k1LO4 Dr Maria Michail 💙 Dr Anna Price @judikidger Niyah Campbell

New paper! 📰 Qualitative analysis of focus groups with young people who attended a theatre-in-education programme about child sexual and criminal exploitation. Juliane Kloess @SBurnettHeyes tandfonline.com/eprint/GTNPWZP…

Organisations like PAPYRUS provide vital services and support to vulnerable young people. Please donate, if you can.

Banning phones in schools is not linked to pupils getting higher grades or having better mental wellbeing, the first study of its kind suggests. Dr Victoria Goodyear told #BBCBreakfast classroom behaviour or how long they spend on their phones overall also seems to be no

New Uni of Birmingham study finds banning smartphones in schools doesn't significantly improve students' mental health & wellbeing. Higher phone & social media use is linked to worse mental health & wellbeing. Researchers suggest addressing phone use in & out of school is crucial

SMART Schools study finds banning smartphones in schools doesn't significantly improve students' mental health & wellbeing. Higher phone & social media use linked to worse mental health & wellbeing. Addressing phone use in & out of school crucial. shorturl.at/a93I1

We found that increased phone and social media use were associated with worse outcomes, including worse wellbeing and mental health outcomes, less physical activity and poorer sleep, lower educational attainment and more disruptive classroom behaviour birmingham.ac.uk/news/2025/scho…

Registration is now open for the UK INQYR Symposium: Advancing LGBTQ+ Health, Well-Being & Resilience! 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ 🗓️ Thursday, 22 May 2025 🔗 inqyr.org/inqyruk2025 Space is limited, so please register now! This hybrid event is co-hosted by INQYR & College of Social Sciences

A great day ukactive #activeuprising Fantastic to share research & training as part of Economic and Social Research Council CENTRE-UB & participate in an esteemed panel for the anxious generation session based on SMARTSchoolsStudy National Institute for Health and Care Research Thanks for inviting us &look forward to more collaborations

A HUGE THANK YOU TO RUBY WAX Ruby Wax for supporting my #SuicidePrevention campaign. She has done so much to help people with their mental health. Samaritans National Suicide Prevention Alliance @papyrus James’ Place Suicide&Co Rethink Mental Illness x.com/philippirie/st…

Do school phone bans actually work? Not really, a new study says fastcompany.com/91302876/do-sc…

New NHS guidance on suicide risk assessment published today. More personal & collaborative, no checklists. Driven by evidence & the experience of families, esp ⁦Philip Pirie⁩ & ⁦NCISH⁩ thetimes.com/article/fb942d…

Thank you Financial Times Miranda Green Kieran Smith for supporting my #suicideprevention campaign. New NHS guidance “Staying Safe from Suicide” must be implemented to help save avoidable suicides. For ALL mental health practitioners: NHS, private and charity. england.nhs.uk/long-read/stay…