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OCD-UK @ocdukcharity.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

We are pleased to be continuing our OCD-UK webinar series next week by welcoming Dr Louise Nolan. More information about what will be covered during this session can be found on the sign up link here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN…

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Michael West @westm61.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

I am facilitating a workshop on compassionate leadership and teamworking in June with the support of compassionatemind.co.uk see this link for further details compassionatemind.co.uk/workshops/co... I welcome your joining. Please share with others who may be interested in participating.

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Anna Freud @annafreudcharity.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

Did you know half of mental health problems start before a child is 14 years old? That’s why we need to focus on prevention – building good wellbeing from the start to help children thrive.

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OCD-UK @ocdukcharity.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

Our next webinar is taking place this Wednesday lunchtime from 12:30pm and it's completely free access to watch live! This month our webinar will be about Emetophobia and will be presented by Dr Sasha Walters. Register here: www.ocduk.org/webinars

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OCD-UK @ocdukcharity.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

Our friends at the Anxiety and OCD Laboratory at Concordia University are conducting research to get to the heart of ‘just right’/incompleteness related symptoms in OCD. To find out more please visit our webpage: www.ocduk.org/do-you-experience-ocd…

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Simon Blackwell @blackwellse.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

This looks to be a must-read for anyone interested in imagery rescripting: an account by Arnoud Arntz of their updated imagery rescripting protocol, including very extensive supplements with therapist resources: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Imagery Rescripting: an update of the treatment protocol

Imagery Rescripting (ImRs) is a transdiagnostic technique to treat aversive memories of real (traumatic) experiences, or of aversive fantasies, such a…

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OCD-UK @ocdukcharity.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

This panel discussion will take place in the parent room at our conference on Saturday 8th November. Parents will have the opportunity to ask questions to experts and people with lived experience. To book a ticket or to find out more, click here www.ocduk.org/ocdconference2025

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OCD-UK @ocdukcharity.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

Introducing Dr Sasha Walters 👋 We are thrilled that Dr Sasha Walters will be joining us for our annual conference! This talk will take place in the parent stream. To book a ticket or read more, click the link here www.ocduk.org/ocdconference2025 🔗 #OCDUKConference

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OCD-UK @ocdukcharity.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

Introducing Dr Alice Farrington 👋 We are delighted that Dr Alice Farrington will be joining us for our annual conference in Nottingham on Sat 8th November in our parent stream of the conference. Click here for more info www.ocduk.org/ocdconference2025 🔗

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ACAMH - Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health @acamh.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

Interested in understanding the foundations of #Anxiety: what it is, what causes it, and how it presents? Check out Dr Chloe Chessell's fantastic #ACAMHLearn Introductory Learning Series - with 3 brilliant videos and eligible for CPD certification upon completion!… t.co/14DdDt3kYt

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OCD-UK @ocdukcharity.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

Calling all parents/caregivers! 📣 Do you have a child (under 18) with OCD? Our parent stream at our annual conference has been designed just for you. This event will take place on Saturday 8th November in Nottingham Click here to book/read more; www.ocduk.org/ocdconference2025

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OCD-UK @ocdukcharity.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

Megan and Ashley were recently privileged to spend time with the team from the Oxford Health Specialist Psychological Interventions Centre to discuss all things OCD and gain a better understanding of how patients can access the clinic. Clinic website: www.oxfordhealth.nhs.uk/ohspic

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OCD-UK @ocdukcharity.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

We are thrilled that Dr Alison Roberts will be joining us for our annual conference this year in Nottingham on 8th November, and her presentation will be focusing on ERP/Behavioural Experiments for Neurodivergent People. Click the link to book!🔗 www.ocduk.org/ocdconference2025

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OCD-UK @ocdukcharity.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

Introducing Dr Gazal Jones! 👋 We are super excited to welcome Dr Jones to our annual conference this year. 'When OCD Affects the Whole Family: Involving Parents and Carers in Treatment', will take place in the 'parent stream' 🔗Link to book a ticket www.ocduk.org/ocdconference2025

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Alice Farrington @alicefarrington.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

Looking forward to presenting at the upcoming OCD UK conference in Nottingham on 8th November about Supporting neurodivergent children to recover from OCD. A great conference line up this year! www.ocduk.org/conference/

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Autistic Realms (Helen Edgar) @autisticrealms.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

Hurrah! We can finally share the animations I have been working on with @thrivingautistic.bsky.social Lightbulb Moments: Being Autistic Please do let us know what you think and share if you find valuable! youtu.be/3O6hy-usIug?...

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Lightbulb Moments: Being Autistic

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Autistic Realms (Helen Edgar) @autisticrealms.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

A FREE and by donation Conference Event Aimed at Parents, Carers, Teachers & Health Professionals This October 2nd at 4 pm GMT, @laurahellfeld.bsky.social and I will be presenting for the @panspandasuk.bsky.social Charity www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/neurodiver...

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Neurodivergence, PANS and PANDAS with Helen Edgar and Laura Hellfield

Join Helen and Laura as they discuss neurodivergent burnout, barriers to learning and neurodiversity-affirming support

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Hjördis Lorenz @hjordislorenz.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

📢 Our systematic review, led by Bomikazi Lupindo, is out in BJPsych International! We examined how school and community violence affect adolescents’ mental health in Sub-Saharan Africa. #YouthMentalHealth @topicgroup.bsky.social @oxexppsy.bsky.social 📄Read full article here ➡️ bit.ly/424I4tT

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Impact of exposure to community and school violence during adolescence in the African context: systematic review | BJPsych International | Cambridge Core

Impact of exposure to community and school violence during adolescence in the African context: systematic review

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Dr Georgia Pavlopoulou @jopavlopoulou.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

57 #autistic & #ADHD adolescents described upsetting experiences. Their nuances are often missed by adult observations and I argue they are vital for shaping supportive whole school mental health interventions. #publication #new #research acamh.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

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JCPP Advances | ACAMH Child Development Journal | Wiley Online Library

Background Accounts of emotional dysregulation in autism and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are typically based on external adult observations anchored in neurotypical notions of em...

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Jo Billington @drjobillington.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

We're delighted to be starting the new academic year by welcoming @jodieclarke.bsky.social to our Wellbeing Hub webinar series Join us on 18th Sept 7-8.30pm for this important discussion - Understanding Autistic Burnout in Children and Young People All welcome www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/jodie-clar...

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Jodie Clarke - Understanding Autistic Burnout in Children and Young People

Our September talk for the Centre for Autism Wellbeing Hub is delivered by Jodie Clarke

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OCD-UK @ocdukcharity.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

We are thrilled to announce that we are taking our parent project to Sheffield in September. Are you a parent of a child between the ages of 5-18 who is suffering because of OCD? To learn more about our parent project, visit our parent page - www.ocduk.org/parents/

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Hjördis Lorenz @hjordislorenz.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

🔍 Practitioner Psychologists (incl. 2nd/3rd yr Trainees): Have you experienced indirect trauma exposure through work? We're running a short survey to understand its impact. 📝 psychiatryoxford.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... @ox.ac.uk @oxexppsy.bsky.social

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NIHR Biomedical Research Centre: Oxford Health @oxhealthbrc.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

📣Oxford Health BRC Neurodiversity Conference Sept 2025 Day 1: Identifying Gaps and Advancing Mental Health Research Saïd Business School Day 2: Community Support, Advocacy, and Lived Experience Dept of Psychiatry, Warneford Hospital All details including how to book: tinyurl.com/NDConference...

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TOPIC Research Team @topicgroup.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

📢📢 Come and work with us! We are seeking a highly organised and enthusiastic research assistant to support an evaluation of a novel digital cognitive therapy for adolescent social anxiety. More info here: my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...

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Dr Naomi Fisher @drnaomifisher.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

Anni wasn’t happy at school. She was crying in the evenings and saying she had tummy aches in the morning. Her dad went into school for a meeting. 1/

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Fiona Challacombe @fionachallacombe.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

I'm delighted that our book Break Free from Maternal Anxiety is part of @readingagency’s #ReadingWell for families book collection! Designed to support parental mental health and wellbeing in pregnancy and beyond, find out more about the scheme here 👉 readingagency.org.uk/reading-well 📚

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Dr Lucy Maddox @drlucymaddox.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

Just popping up to share this again - do you have 15 mins free to complete some online questionnaires and help us to finally validate this new measure of compassionate healthcare in action? Shopping vouchers to win and also our eternal gratitude 🙏🏻 uniofbath.questionpro.eu/a/TakeSurvey...

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Measuring Compassion Healthcare in Action- The CHIA Study.

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Olga Tennison Autism Research Centre @olgatennisonautism.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

📰 New autism research "Both autistic and non-autistic participants in this study robustly preferred neurodiversity-aligned terms, such as “neurodivergent” and “difference,” to traditional terms assuming pathology and deficiency" www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/... #autismresearch #LTU

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Neurodiversity Movement Identification and Perceived Appropriateness of Terms Used to Describe Autism | Autism in Adulthood

Background: Autism terminology is highly controversial. The debate regarding person-first and identity-first language is particularly well-studied, but the present study explores views on different te...

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Group for Research in Relationships And NeuroDiversity - GRRAND @grrand-team.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

We are looking for #Autistic students aged 11-16 who attend mainstream secondary schools in #England to tell us more about their school's mental health promotion and support efforts and experiences of school counselling/therapy support Link for parents to sign up 👉 shorturl.at/0ifo3

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A/Prof Carly Johnco @carlyjohnco.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

What’s the most effective way to deliver exposure therapy for anxiety? We tested: 🔹 Behavioural experiments (BE) 🔹 Cognitive restructuring before exposure 🔹 Habituation-based approaches BE had the best outcomes. 🧠 How do you implement exposure? 🔗 bit.ly/3YTlR0n #mentalhealth #ClinPsy

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Alice Farrington @alicefarrington.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

Looking forward to presenting this webinar with Mia Hill about Body Dysmorphic Disorder for members of @ocdukcharity.bsky.social

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OCD-UK @ocdukcharity.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

Introducing OCD-UK’s new webinar series! We are thrilled to announce that we will be delivering monthly webinars on various OCD topics and related disorders. Our first speakers on Mon 12th May. Dr Alice Farrington and Mia Hill will be co-presenting a webinar on Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD).

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Alice Farrington @alicefarrington.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

Looking forward to presenting this webinar with Mia Hill about Body Dysmorphic Disorder for members of @ocdukcharity.bsky.social

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TOPIC Research Team @topicgroup.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

Excited to share the latest paper from Chloe Chessell, @cathycreswell.bsky.social and Rachel Evans! 🚨 Outlining the journey of Online Support Intervention (OSI), the paper highlights key considerations for translating digitally augmented mental health interventions for children into routine care. 👇

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<em>Child and Adolescent Mental Health</em> | ACAMH Journal | Wiley Online Library

Childhood anxiety problems are prevalent and impairing, yet many children are unable to access evidence-based treatment (i.e. cognitive behavioural therapy, CBT). Digitally augmented psychological in....

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Dr Emma Ashworth @emmaashworth.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

We are looking for autistic children & young people aged 11-18 to participate in a survey about improving the accessibility of CAMHS in the UK. Views can be shared by writing, recording a voice note, or drawing & labelling a picture. Link in QR code below or here: ljmu.questionpro.eu/a/TakeSurvey...

Poster inviting people to take part in a research project about the accessibility of CAMHS for autistic children and young people.

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Alice Farrington @alicefarrington.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

Looking forward to this event 👇🏻👇🏻

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Kapil Sayal @kapilsayal.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

Overdiagnosis? Seems timely to reshare... In CAMHS, little evidence of overdiagnosis of emotional disorders, rather the opposite - many children and young people with diagnosable mental health disorders not receiving a clinical diagnosis or timely help Full 'STADIA' RCT: doi.org/10.1111/jcpp...

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<em>Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry</em> | ACAMH Pediatric Journal | Wiley Online Library

Background Standardised Diagnostic Assessment tools, such as the Development and Well-Being Assessment (DAWBA), may aid detection and diagnosis of emotional disorders but there is limited real-world...

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Ruth Moyse @drruthmoyse.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

Understanding why young people are absent from school - and why so many develop poor mental health - is required, if solutions to absenteeism are to be found. Setting attendance targets by themselves are not a strategy.

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Children and Young People's Mental Health Coalition @cypmentalhealth.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

10 years have passed since Future in Mind. But the scale of crisis facing the children's mental health system remains bigger than ever🧵

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BABCP Podcasts @babcppodcasts.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

🎧 Excited to share a new episode of "Let's Talk About CBT Research Matters" with Dr. Alex Lau-Zhu! 🎧 Alex discusses his research on flash forward mental imagery and its relevance to anxiety in young people. Listen here: bit.ly/41m1J8H or wherever you get your podcasts

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Let's Talk about CBT- Research Matters: Flashforward Mental Imagery in Adolescents with Dr. Alex Lau-Zhu

In this episode of Research Matters, host Steph Curnow talks to Dr. Alex Lau-Zhu, lead author of the paper “Flashforward Mental Imagery in Adolescents: Exploring Developmental Differences and Ass...

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Mental Health in Development @mhid.org.uk · 16/01/2025

The Parent Carer Research Network, in partnership with Mental Health in Development at the University of Oxford, is here. We welcome any #parents or #carers interested in getting involved in #research to improve children and young people's #MentalHealth. parentcarerresearchnetwork.org.uk

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Autistic Realms (Helen Edgar) @autisticrealms.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

Calling parents/carers of children experiencing (OCD). Would you like to help develop a new questionnaire to measure the impact of caring for a child with OCD? Please share this valuable project and make a difference to a hugely overlooked area of support!

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Images of logos: CORuS, The University of Manchester, University of Liverpool, NIHR & NHS with QR code and graphic of child and adult interacting.
Text reads: Calling parents/carers of children with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).
Would you like to help develop a new questionnaire to measure the impact of caring for a child with OCD?
Taking part will involve completing an anonymous secure online pilot questionnaire via the
QR code or link to the questionnaire.

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What a 🅿️ain 🅿️odcast @whatapain.bsky.social · 05/01/2025

Young people advising others with chronic pain. This amazing animation was co-developed with young people with chronic pain, their parents, and clinicians at the Oxford Centre for Children & Young People in Pain. Thank you @hinzeverena.bsky.social mhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CW-YHWvB_lU

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Advice on living with chronic pain from and for young people with chronic pain

YouTube video by Verena Hinze

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TOPIC Research Team @topicgroup.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

Great talk by Chloe Chessell on implementing digitally supported treatment in routine child mental health settings. An exciting opportunity to increase access to effective treatment 👏 👏

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