PSI-STAR posters at #RCSIResearchDay - go check them out!

Friends of The CHUMS Study plz share 🙏 PSI-STAR Study Byron J. Powell Cairde Ireland ExchangeHouseIreland Spirasi Mental Health Commission Ireland Jacopo Villani Social Justice Ireland DCU Nursing, Psychotherapy & Community Health Trinity Centre for Global Health, TCD Dr. Kwame McKenzie Professor Dawn Edge Agnes Higgins Jon Salsberg AkiDwA

Maternal behaviour and health during pregnancy can have adverse effects in the mental health of the children + an area that needs additional support e.g. affordable healthcare in places like the USA (where #ABCD study was collected). With thanks to RCSI European Research Council (ERC)

New paper from our colleague Lorna Staines + #PSISTAR PIs Mary Cannon & #DavidCotter "Examining the association between prenatal and perinatal adversity and the psychotic experiences in childhood" Open access to the paper and thread of key findings below!

Thanks RCSI PPI Ignite for inviting PSI-STAR PhD John Hoey He/Him and his PPI colleague Nikola to present their work today!

Please have your say on the future of mental health research in Ireland. HRB are running a public consultation. We want as much input as possible from stakeholders and members of the public. smartsurvey.co.uk/s/MentalHealth…

An exceptional opportunity to work with Louise Doyle Mary Cannon, me as PPI lead, +other VISTA research team members on an important project exploring the role of social media in promoting youth mental health. Plus there will be great peer support from other VISTA post docs

first poster session at @SIRSglobal a success! with affiliate Ronan Fleury and Jennifer Murphy PSI-STAR Study come see John Hoey He/Him on Saturday

Do you have personal experience of psychosis? Join our advisory team and help design an intervention to support adolescents who may be troubled by unusual sensory experiences >>> tinyurl.com/y4ysvc62

Delighted to see my latest #publication examining #ppi published today. Of particular note within the article is the state of contentious fluidity PPI'ers currently face and good practices by the PSI-STAR Study in terms of #ppi researchgate.net/publication/38…

Congrats 🎉 to Jennifer Murphy on her first publication: Associations between soluble urokinase plasminogen activator receptor (suPAR) concentration and psychiatric disorders – A systematic review and metaanalysis. 🔗doi.org/10.1016/j.bbi.… #psistarstudy

It’s time to #EndTheStigma. The Shine #GreenRibbonIRL Campaign for 2024 launches this week. Wear your ribbon to show your support. Find the Supporters Pack and more info at seechange.ie/download-our-s…

Myself John Hoey He/Him Mary Cannon wrote a commentary for Nicole Karcher paper on predicting clinically significant PLEs We discussed psychotic experiences in clinical practise & public policy, Please check it out! sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

New commentary my #PSISTAR scholar John Hoey He/Him, PI Mary Cannon and our colleague Lorna Staines Discusses #psychotic like experiences and stigma, clinical use and public policy implications

📢 Know anyone with lived experience who would like to influence how research is carried out and how it will impact mental health services and society? Check out:activelink.ie/vacancies/heal… Caroline Wilson (PhD)

Today the Irish Government has begun the legal process to limit the sale of single-use vapes, especially to children. Here are some of the most recent (unpublished) statistics on teenage vaping from Ireland (2023), from the Planet Youth study & RCSI :

The findings: Planet Youth Ireland Children, Equality, Disability, Integration, Youth Department of Health

The background: