research psychologist interested in mental health provision for children with long term conditions - QI coach at @rcpsych and lecturer @AFNCCF & @UCLchildhealth

Joined July 2012
The trial of a mental health drop-in service inspired by Peanuts character Lucy has improved children’s quality of life and reduced treatment cost by half. @CambChildrens Mental Health Co-lead Professor Isobel Heyman came up with the idea. Read the story 👉tinyurl.com/2s474e5j
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Clinical effectiveness of drop-in mental health services in paediatric healthcare settings Read the results published in #BMCHealthServRes @BMC_series @ICHPsychMedTeam #ISRCTN: isrctn.com/ISRCTN15063954 bmchealthservres.biomedcentr…
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📣New Research! It took 6 years but we got there! The STADIA trial reports… What we did: Large multi-centre #RCT with 1225 children and young people with emotional difficulties referred to #CAMHS across England, followed-up for 18 months.   6 Headline findings… see🧵below(1/7)
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BCP New FirstView Paper: Pragmatic implementation of low-intensity psychological treatment for children and young people: the reality Full free text at ow.ly/5jB850U3FR6
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Anna Roach retweeted
Where the Lucy Project began! So good to meet you in the flesh today @anna_roach_ ! See you in September to celebrate the project so far 🎉 #BABCP24 #lowintensityworkforce
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How do #children & #YoungPeople use #language to describe their own #LifeLimiting/#LifeThreatening condition #pedpc? @CSI_Linguist undertook a secondary #DiscourseAnalysis to find out. Full article: doi.org/10.1177/026921632412…
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What is the role of peer support in universities? We have some spaces left in-person and online - please register on the link below!
Join us to learn about some of the most recent developments in peer support for student well-being in research and practice! Funded by the UCL ICH Mental Health Strategic Initiative @ich_ppp Register here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/peer-powe…
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Join us to learn about some of the most recent developments in peer support for student well-being in research and practice! Funded by the UCL ICH Mental Health Strategic Initiative @ich_ppp Register here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/peer-powe…
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@anna_roach_ poses a question: we have lots of great evidence-based mental health treatments for children and young people so why do mental health difficulties continue to increase? What role do low intensity interventions have in closing the evidence-practice gap?
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Does #mentalhealthresearch affect the wellbeing of those that carry out the work? Help us shed light on the strengths and challenges of working in this space by taking part in our #researchengland survey. Donations to Mind. app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk…
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A large burden of unmet physical, psychological & social needs among children living with common chronic conditions has been revealed in new research from @UNSW Prof. Raghu Lingam (@lingam_raghu) Dr Nan Hu (@hnnathanhu) & collaborators at @KingsCollegeLon: adc.bmj.com/content/early/20…
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Excited to share the second paper from my #PhD: ‘What are the anticipated benefits, risks, barriers & facilitators to implementing #PCOMs into routine care for CYP with life-limiting/life-threatening conditions? Published in @PalliativeMedJ doi.org/10.1177/026921632412… 1/13 🧵
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Delighted to be able to share the results of our MICE trial published in @TheLancet today! Thank you to all of the participants, PPI group, clinicians and researchers involved
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We're creating a storytelling intervention, My Story and Me, to help young women & girls talk about and understand #MentalHealth. Women and girls aged 12–24 can take part by recording their answers to three questions & will receive a £20 thank you voucher bit.ly/3uQlU1i
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Little ways to support a child’s mental health - from children themselves! A thread (1) #ChildrensMentalHealthWeek
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This #ChildrensMentalHealthWeek, meet the @ICHPsychMedTeam - a multidisciplinary team of researchers, clinicians, and PhD students dedicated to integrating mental and physical healthcare for children and their families. ucl.ac.uk/child-health/resea…
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💚 Have you heard about The Lucy Project? 💚 It helps young people with mild to moderate psychological difficulties which are related to their physical health condition– such as anxiety, low mood or difficulties accessing health procedures. #ChildrensMentalHealthWeek
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Listening and validating their feelings is one of the most valuable ways to support a young person. #ChildrensMentalHealthWeek 💡 letstalk.mentalhealth
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