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Mark Boyes

@me-boyo.bsky.social
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#MentalHealth Professor at Curtin University, folk music & rugby union fanatic, and occasional quaffer of real ale (he/him). www.markboyes.com

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Hope Sparks @hope-sparks.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
I'm so excited. Today I got an NoA for my R01 grant on adults with #DevLangDis. I will be working with Kristi Hendrickson and Natalie Parde on developing a community guided and data driven DLD screener for adults. Here is the NIH RePorter link reporter.nih.gov/search/dzggN...
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Mark Boyes @me-boyo.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
🎉Congrats Zoe Campbell, first paper out in Child Development! Important study testing psychometric properties of self-report #MentalHealth scales among children with different language abilities @suze-freogirl.bsky.social @lizzjhill.bsky.social @lalyp.bsky.social #DevLangDis doi.org/10.1093/chid...
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Impact of children's language ability on self-report assessment of mental health: Testing measurement invariance using moderated non-linear factor analysis
Abstract. Children with language difficulties are at elevated risk of mental health problems, yet tools commonly used to assess mental health rely heavily
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Mark Boyes @me-boyo.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Join us at the 2026 @lalyp.bsky.social symposium. Bringing together research, practice, and lived experience to better support those living with language and literacy challenges. #DevLangDis @suze-freogirl.bsky.social @lizzjhill.bsky.social @robertpwells.bsky.social @emilymayjackson.bsky.social
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ACAMH - Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health @acamh.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
LAST CHANCE TO REGISTER - Only £15! Join us for a insightful online debate as we welcome Dr Katrina Champion, Dr. Scott Fatt, and Dr Rebecca Foljambe to examine whether age-based #socialmediabans are an appropriate policy response to concerns about CYP #mentalhealth. Book Now 👉 bit.ly/4hyhWQy 👈
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Mark Boyes @me-boyo.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
📢 📢 Our trial of Clever Kids, a #MentalHealth program for children with #dyslexia, is out now (open-access). Attendance was associated with a range of improvements in socio-emotional wellbeing. (bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...) @lalyp.bsky.social @suze-freogirl.bsky.social
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<em>British Journal of Educational Psychology</em> | Wiley Online Library
Background Children with dyslexia are at elevated risk of mental health difficulties, both internalizing (emotional) and externalizing (behavioural) problems. Clever Kids is a nine-week socio-emotio...
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Mark Boyes @me-boyo.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
🎉Congrats Zoe Campbell🎉 - 1st PhD paper accepted (Child Development). "Impact of children’s language ability on self-report assessment of mental health: Testing measurement invariance using Moderated Non-Linear Factor Analysis". @lalyp.bsky.social @suze-freogirl.bsky.social #DevLangDis #MentalHealth
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Mark Boyes @me-boyo.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
📢📢 Our NHMRC-funded trial of Clever Kids - a Dyslexia-SPELD Foundation mental health promotion program for children with reading difficulties - has just been an accepted! Coming soon in British Journal of Educational Psychology (keep an eye out 👀). @lalyp.bsky.social @suze-freogirl.bsky.social
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Martin Pratt @martinpratt.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
📄 From #CAMH: Debate: Where to next for universal school‐based mental health interventions? Time to move towards more effective alternatives 👉 doi.org/10.1111/camh.12753 #MentalHealthResearch
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Child and Adolescent Mental Health
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Mark Boyes @me-boyo.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Congrats to PhD student Robannie Sumner her first paper (from her Hons research - and open-access) 🎉🎉🎉 "Dyslexia, school-connectedness, depression, and anxiety during the transition from primary to secondary school" @lizzjhill.bsky.social @lalyp.bsky.social (onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...)
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Dyslexia, School‐Connectedness, Depression, and Anxiety During the Transition From Primary to Secondary School
Children with dyslexia are at elevated risk of depression and anxiety. The transition from primary to secondary school may be particularly challenging given increased educational demands. Past resear...
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Mark Boyes @me-boyo.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Interested in doing a PhD in the area of language/literacy and mental health? Two opportunities with the Curtin LALYP team: 1) www.curtin.edu.au/research/hdr... 2) www.curtin.edu.au/research/hdr...
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Language and literacy difficulties and youth mental health
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Mark Boyes @me-boyo.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Updated version of our trial of Clever Kids; a mental health program for children with dyslexia. Attendance was associated with improvements in coping, emotion regulation, self-esteem (child-reported), anxiety, and depression (parent-reported) osf.io/preprints/ps... @suze-freogirl.bsky.social
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ACAMH - Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health @acamh.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
How does #developmentallanguagedisorder (#DLD) affect children’s maths skills? In this video abstract, Anne Mari Høgetveit explores new findings from a major systematic review and meta-analysis. Watch now to learn more. bit.ly/4uNeMMV
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Mathematical Skills in Children with Developmental Language Disorder:…
Can developmental language disorder predict mathematical difficulties in children, and which specific maths skills are most affected? Anne Mari Høgetveit in a video abstract of her JCPP Research Revie...
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ACAMH - Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health @acamh.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
The ACAMH Digital Innovation Awards recognise both clinicians putting evidence into practice and researchers publishing on digital topics in child & adolescent #mentalhealth. Join us in celebrating excellence - nominate today! 👉 bit.ly/4gm63N2
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ACAMH Awards: Spotlight on Excellence in Research and Practice
The ACAMH Awards aim to recognise high quality work in evidence-based science, both in publication and practice, in the field of CAMH.
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ACAMH - Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health @acamh.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
Why are adolescent school transitions important? Discover how primary to secondary #school transition can affect adolescent #wellbeing, #anxiety, belonging, & motivation, & explore ways schools can support students through change. Blog by Mason Mi Zhou. bit.ly/3RrMTuM
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Adolescent school transition: How moving school impacts teenage wellbeing
Discover how primary to secondary school transition can affect adolescent wellbeing, anxiety, belonging, and motivation, and explore ways schools can support students through change.
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JAACAP Journals @jaacapjournals.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
#JAACAP Translations highlights the current inequity in mental health research and services for young people with developmental language disorders and sets out priorities for future research and practice. #DLD twp.ai/4itF4N
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Mark Boyes @me-boyo.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Families, professionals, and researchers interested in all things language/literacy. We are pleased to announce the @lalyp.bsky.social Symposium 2026: Learning from Evidence & Experience. Find out more, and submit ideas or abstracts at lalyp.com.au/symposium. Bookings opening soon. #DevLangDis #DLD
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Suze @suze-freogirl.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Members of @lalyp.bsky.social presented a symposium today on improving mental health outcomes for students with language & literacy difficulties @ the #DSF conference #DevLangDis #DLD @me-boyo.bsky.social @samueldcalder.bsky.social @lizzjhill.bsky.social @emilymayjackson.bsky.social and co!
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Mark Boyes @me-boyo.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Come and join @lalyp.bsky.social! 12 mth postdoc to support a Healthway-funded project to co-design and evaluate a mental health promotion program for children with language difficulties. (www.seek.com.au/job/91793641). @suze-freogirl.bsky.social @emilymayjackson.bsky.social @lizzjhill.bsky.social
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Research Associate Job in Bentley, Perth WA - SEEK
Support mental health research for children with language difficulties through project coordination, research delivery and stakeholder engagement.
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Steve Most @sbmost.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
I’m a cognitive psychologist. Don’t tell me this isn’t a stroopwafel.
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Folk on Foot @folkonfoot.com · 20/03/2026
🆕 New episode out now: hear the beautiful harmonies of Lady Maisery on a walk in the historic Petworth Park in West Sussex. 🎧 Listen here: pod.fo/e/3b366e
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EngagewithDLD @edldproject.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Hello E-DLD followers! Article summary: www.engage-dld.com/post/impact-... YouTube summary: youtu.be/z5Y_VitXNU0 Full text available at: bmjopen.bmj.com/content/14/1... @lalyp.bsky.social @me-boyo.bsky.social @suze-freogirl.bsky.social #DevLangDis #DLD #MentalHealth #Wellbeing
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Word Aware @wordaware.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
The Language and Literacy in Young People is an amazing resource. Thanks to @suze-freogirl.bsky.social @me-boyo.bsky.social and team for creating such valuable and practical work. Loads of free evidence based downloads. languageandliteracyinyoungpeople.com/resources/fr... #DevLangDis
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Language and Literacy in Young People @lalyp.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Getting ready for our LALYP planning day - lots planned for 2026, so keep an eye out for events 👀!
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Caroline Bowen, Speech-Language Pathologist 🇦🇺🇳🇿🌻 @carolinebowen.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
#bskySPEECHIES #devlangdis #parents #teachers
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Mark Boyes @me-boyo.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Enjoyed providing an overview of our @lalyp.bsky.social research to @clinikids.bsky.social. Thanks for the invite @gailalvares.bsky.social - enjoyed discussing all things language, literacy, and mental health! @suze-freogirl.bsky.social #DevLangDis
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Mark Boyes @me-boyo.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
2026 @lalyp.bsky.social meetings are starting up again this week! Join us on Wednesday 18th Feb (4-5pm) to hear from the amazing @andreasalins.bsky.social who will be discussing relationships between reading skill, reading engagement, and reading anxiety. See you there!
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Moor House Institute @moorhouseinstitute.com · 14/02/2026
The latest episode of the DLD Download is out now. Sue Marr is joined by very special guests to explore how adults with DLD navigate the workplace. www.moorhouseinstitute.com/the-dld-down... #DLD #devlangdis
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Word Aware @wordaware.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
'Communication is highly important to these very vulnerable young people. Speech and Language Therapy services and other professionals need to provide more timely and targeted support for young people within the care system'
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Rachel VanDaalen @rvandaalen.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Work with our team at @topicgroup.bsky.social (Now called Oxford Centre for Emerging Minds Research)! We're hiring a postdoc and a research fellow on projects related to neurodiversity and strengths in children and adolescents. Links below:
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Sam Calder @samueldcalder.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Hello #SLPs! I’m sharing this recruitment flyer on behalf of my PhD student. We’re recruiting Australian kids with #DevLangDis to participate in a grammar learning task. We hope you can share with your families! EOI link also here: forms.office.com/r/zMKNiSs0SM
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Mark Boyes @me-boyo.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Homeward bound after a whirlwind trip to a very grey London. See you soon(ish) Perth ...
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Nikki Botting @profnikkibotting.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Another #research project request! If you are the #parent of a 2 year old born in 2023 please consider filling out our #child development survey here: cityunilondon.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... We are interested in whether early #development has changed post #pandemic.
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Glenn Kiekens @gkiekens.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
Want to join our team as postdoc? This is your chance 👇👇
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Suze @suze-freogirl.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
A piece of research I am very proud of. The data took a long time to collect (thanks Covid). Brilliant work with the team including @emilymayjackson.bsky.social @me-boyo.bsky.social et al. High prevalence of #DevLangDis in #FLPs and links to psychosocial outcomes www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Profiling the oral language and psychosocial skills of young people attending Flexible Learning Programmes
While secondary school students attending flexible learning programmes have histories of poor engagement in schooling, little research has examined their oral language skills and psychosocial outco...
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Mark Boyes @me-boyo.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
Happy new year all 🎉. Back in the office after a proper break ... bring on a big 2026 Hope everyone has had a well-deserved holiday!
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Language and Literacy in Young People @lalyp.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
🎉400 Yr 6 children reached in our MRFF-funded study exploring high-school transition 🎉. Know an Aussie child in Yr 6, help us with our the last recruitment push! Express interest at tinyurl.com/2xwjsebc. Parents get a report on their child's language/reading skills, kids get a gift-card. #DevLangDis
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Mark Boyes @me-boyo.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
Delighted to have been awarded the @smhr.org.au Prof Helen Hermann Award for Social Mental Health. Huge congrats to all the other awardees. The conference in Adelaide was a huge success, and I'm really looking forward to pulling out the passport for next year's conference!
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Language and Literacy in Young People @lalyp.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
Well done @lizzjhill.bsky.social on winning a Raine Priming Grant "Optimising mental health service access and engagement for children with language disorders" And top ranked applicant no less! Congrats to all the other successful applicants. #DevLangDis
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Mark Boyes @me-boyo.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
Team @lalyp.bsky.social has joined @bsky.app. Give us a follow if you're interested in all things language, literacy, and mental health! #DevLangDis. Find out more about our work at www.lalyp.com.au
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Language & Literacy in Young People | Research, Tools & More
At #LaLYP, we're striving to make language & literacy research more accessible to clinicians, consumers, & the community. Access our free tools & info here.
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Language and Literacy in Young People @lalyp.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
Huge congrats to postdocs extraordinaries @sylvanna-m.bsky.social and Adie Wilmot on winning the Curtin School of Population Health "Outstanding Professional Research Staff Award". And to Hannah Pizzey for winning the "Outstanding Research Assistant Award". Go team #LALYP!
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Language and Literacy in Young People @lalyp.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
And more good news! Team #LALYP representing at the Curtin enAble Institute awards. @me-boyo.bsky.social picked up the "Research Mentor & Supervisor" award and @sylvanna-m.bsky.social and @emilymayjackson.bsky.social both received "Consumer & Community Involvement" awards!
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Suze @suze-freogirl.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
congratulations to @annataylorsp.bsky.social for submitting her PhD for examination - nearly there!! @me-boyo.bsky.social languageandliteracyinyoungpeople.com
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Language & Literacy in Young People | Research, Tools & More
At #LaLYP, we're striving to make language & literacy research more accessible to clinicians, consumers, & the community. Access our free tools & info here.
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Mark Boyes @me-boyo.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
Opeth gig in Perth = phenomenal! Another bucket list item ticked off ✅
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Karla McGregor @karlamcgregor.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
Thank you, @ashajournals.bsky.social! We are thrilled to get this work out into the world.
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JAACAP Journals @jaacapjournals.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
#JAACAP Translations highlights the current inequity in mental health research and services for young people with developmental language disorders and sets out priorities for future research and practice. #DLD twp.ai/4inrSg
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Mark Boyes @me-boyo.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
Adelaide bound for @smhr.org.au conference 2025. See you soon Adelaide! #SMHR2025
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Word Aware @wordaware.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
We have a half day Language for Behavior and Emotions course coming up on November 13th. Perfect for anyone running the intervention component of this approach. thinkingtalking.co.uk/finding-a-wo...
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Finding a course – Thinking Talking
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Mark Boyes @me-boyo.bsky.social · 01/11/2025
Well evenesance were great, but now waiting for the mighty @metallica.com to blow away Optus stadium ... c'mon! Loving the Perth themed stage (with old mill and Perth skyline) ... black swan!
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Word Aware @wordaware.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
I originally thought this thread would take a few days, but it took me two weeks! If you're new to Developmental Language Disorder, then this is a good introduction. And if you're a #DevLangDis aficionado then please share. Everyone needs to know about DLD. #DLDday @radld.bsky.social
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Mark Boyes @me-boyo.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
Leaving on a ✈️ - whirlwind 11 day trip. Looking forward to seeing Courtenay Norbury and the LILAC lab in London, Elien Vanluydt at Maastricht University (first time for me in Maastricht!), and finishing with grant review panel in Brussels. On the direct flight, so see you in 17.5 hrs London!
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