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Dr Katherine Fender

@drkatherinefender.bsky.social
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Research Manager (#mentalhealth) @CNGGcardiff @Cardiff; #animalsupporter; #Romanticism researcher / lecturer formerly @Oxford, @Cambridge + @Warwick; #Editor; #amateurphotographer; #wideningparticipation; #literature. Views=mine Swansea / Cardiff

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Action for Happiness @actionhappiness.bsky.social · 21h
Take a moment to check in with someone and see how they’re doing Image: www.instagram.com/mentalhealth...
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WHO @who.int · 09/10/2026
It's #WorldMentalHealthDay Nearly 1 in 7 people live with a #MentalHealth condition. People with lived experience can help transform mental health care at every stage. Make community-based services stronger, support continuity of care and make every conversation count bit.ly/4yJjvBc
Graphic showing seven purple human figures with text stating nearly 1 in 7 people live with a mental health condition, encouraging inclusion.
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George The Station Cat @george-station-cat.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
🧡 #WorldMentalHealthDay Everyone has a story, and some chapters are harder than others. You don’t need to fix everything. Sometimes just listening, showing kindness and reminding someone they matter can mean the world. Be gentle with yourself and others. Love, George 🐈❤️
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Action for Happiness @actionhappiness.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
It’s World Mental Health Day and this year the theme is all about sharing lived experiences and being heard. 🌍🗣️ You never know the difference you might make to someone’s day. Every conversation matters. ❤️ #worldmentalhealthday #talking #listening #howareyou
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Action for Happiness @actionhappiness.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Remember: The loneliest, darkest, and most overwhelming moments WILL pass! Image: www.instagram.com/mindcharity
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Mental Health Research UK @mhrukcharity.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Hear from MHRUK Scholar Siobhan Lock as she discusses her research exploring the factors that influence symptom severity and treatment response in schizophrenia.
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Action for Happiness @actionhappiness.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Mindful March - Day 27: Appreciate nature around you, wherever you are actionforhappiness.org/mindful-march #MindfulMarch
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Wolfson Centre for Young People’s Mental Health @wolfsoncentre.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
There’s still time to take part in the Skills for Adolescent wellbeing study (SWELL) - but not for much longer! The study focuses on protecting young people against depression and also offers support to parents experiencing low mood. Recruitment closes on 30 November 2025. 👉 bit.ly/wcSWELL
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Dr Katherine Fender @drkatherinefender.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
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MQ Mental Health Research @mqmentalhealth.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
This #WorldMentalHealthDay MQ is focusing on children & parent's mental health. Our free Parent Pack offers practical, research-backed advice to help the parents of young kids. Find out more and get your free copy here 👇 www.mqmentalhealth.org/how-to-suppo... #WithoutResearchItsJustGuesswork
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Support Your Child's Mental Health | MQ Mental Health Research
Download our free parent pack to learn how you can support you and your children's mental health. Our guide provides the latest evidence-based tips.
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Dr Katherine Fender @drkatherinefender.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
Pic. from awareness week 10 years ago; point still stands for #WorldMentalHealthDay
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Human Rights Watch @hrw.org · 10/10/2025
Inclusive and accessible mental health support is critical. On #WorldMentalHealthDay, we encourage governments to provide inclusive and accessible mental health support to all.
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Action for Happiness @actionhappiness.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
Today is World Mental Health Day. Let’s do all we can to prioritise mental wellbeing, help each other and remind people they are not alone #WorldMentalHealthDay Image: www.instagram.com/nikkimiles_
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Mental Health Research Incubator @mhrincubator.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
Happy #WorldMentalHealthDay! 🌍 Do you have a passion for mental health research? 🌱 The MHR Incubator helps current & aspiring researchers explore #careerdevelopment & funding opportunities! Read career advice & learn more on our website 📖 :
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Mental Health Research – Develop your career. Change lives.
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geraldinevanbueren.bsky.social @geraldinevanbueren.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
Child stunting almost halved in Ghana and Vietnam due to poverty reduction, improved health systems and maternal education. This is what public investment in socio-economic rights can achieve equityhealthj.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
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Trends and inequalities in stunting and underweight among children aged 0–59 months in Ghana, 1993–2022 - International Journal for Equity in Health
Stunting and underweight remain significant public health issues in many low- and middle-income countries, including Ghana. This study examined the trends and inequalities in stunting and underweight ...
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geraldinevanbueren.bsky.social @geraldinevanbueren.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
EU Agency says despite progress made among States, large disparities exist between socioeconomic groups in the area of housing. All states in and out of the EU need a right to housing. www.theguardian.com/society/2016... www.eurofound.europa.eu/en/publicati...
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Working for children matters: An overview of service delivery and workforce in Europe | European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions
Promoting the well-being of children and tackling child poverty are key goals of the new European Commission. This report analyses trends and disparities in the accessibility of services for children ...
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geraldinevanbueren.bsky.social @geraldinevanbueren.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
EU’s latest report Working for Children Matters: within the European Union child poverty decreased slightly in 2024 to 24.1% but is higher than poverty for the total population which is 20.9%. Without the incorporation of socio-economic rights poverty unlikely to reduce substantially.
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geraldinevanbueren.bsky.social @geraldinevanbueren.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
91% of working class students report experiencing culture shock at university - many feel excluded. The University Code on Equal Opportunity for Working Class Students and Academics www.workingclassacademics.com/universitycode shows how universities can overcome class bias in staff and students
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University Code — Alliance of Working Class Academics Worldwide
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geraldinevanbueren.bsky.social @geraldinevanbueren.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
Critics of paid working class internships miss the point. It will not be self-defined but available to those whose parents were working class when the candidate was 14. Fewer than one in five senior civil servants come from a working class background - the percentage is less than it was in 1967!
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geraldinevanbueren.bsky.social @geraldinevanbueren.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
The welcome announcement that uk civil service internships will be open only to working class students will have major implications for policy, which will reflect more the views of a rich and diverse working class with direct experience of having less www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Civil service interns must all be working class, government says
Internships will only go to students from poorer families in a push to make Whitehall more working class.
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geraldinevanbueren.bsky.social @geraldinevanbueren.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
UCL’s Next Steps Study shows that ‘social and economic resources play a more pronounced role in buffering the mental health challenges associated with raising children’ The impact of socio-economic disadvantage and mental health needs to be given a higher priority in government policy.
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geraldinevanbueren.bsky.social @geraldinevanbueren.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
One of the many challenges of working class families is being able to afford food. Worrying about having enough food can lead to food disorders in adolescents. www.ucl.ac.uk/brain-scienc... A right to food is overdue in the UK and was a right we once had ukhumanrightsblog.com/2013/10/18/s...
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Should we have an enforceable right to food? - Professor Geraldine van Bueren Q.C. - UK Human Rights Blog
People are going hungry in England because England, to the detriment of the poor, has forgotten its legal history. Nearly eight hundred years ago, in 1216 English law first recognized a right to food....
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geraldinevanbueren.bsky.social @geraldinevanbueren.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
Groundbreaking issue Journal of Australian Indigenous Issues. Articles from Alliance of Working Class Academics Worldwide and National Centre for Reconciliation, Truth and Justice search.informit.org/toc/jaiis/28.... Should help change negative false images of working class and indigenous peoples.
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geraldinevanbueren.bsky.social @geraldinevanbueren.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
I spoke at the Education Dept’s interesting initiative on social mobility. Much needed. Astonishingly across the civil service there’s been a decrease in Senior Civil Servants from working class backgrounds. In 1967 it 19%, in 2021 it was 18%. Another reason to make class discrimination illegal.
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geraldinevanbueren.bsky.social @geraldinevanbueren.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
Those advocating for greater equality may be interested in my study of the ignored intersection between class, indigenous peoples and race. See the link below search.informit.org/doi/10.3316/...
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Dr Katherine Fender @drkatherinefender.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
One perk of the commute to Cardiff is catching sunrises like these over Kilvey Hill in Swansea 🌄
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Dr Katherine Fender @drkatherinefender.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
Morning commute
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National Centre for Mental Health (NCMH) @thencmh.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
Hi, Bluesky! 🦋 We're the National Centre for Mental Health. We're working to understand the causes of mental health problems so we can work to develop better diagnosis, treatment and support for the future. Join us: ncmh.info
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