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Oxford Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

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Our aim is to promote the healthy mental and physical development of children, adolescents & their families globally, irrespective of life circumstances. Learn more here: www.psych.ox.ac.uk/research/cap

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Oxford Child & Adolescent Psychiatry @oxchildpsych.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
As debate continues around proposed social media and AI chatbot restrictions for UK children, members of our team have been contributing evidence and expertise through media interviews, journalist briefings and commentary this week. Featured by BBC News, New Scientist and Oxford News. Links below👇
Holly Bear's headshotNew Scientist article screengrabMina Fazel's headshotIllustrated graphic for article depicting young people using smartphones
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Oxford Child & Adolescent Psychiatry @oxchildpsych.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
A rare *fully funded* DPhil studentship with our team @oxfordpsychiatry.bsky.social has just launched! Check it out & don't hesitate to be in touch ⬇️
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Oxford Child & Adolescent Psychiatry @oxchildpsych.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
Out today in BJPsych Open: Fragmentation in adolescent health care provision In this editorial, @minafazeloxford.bsky.social & @emmasoneson.bsky.social describe the perils of fragmentation in adolescent health care and consider what's needed to enhance provision. Read here ⬇️
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Fragmentation in adolescent health care provision | BJPsych Open | Cambridge Core
Fragmentation in adolescent health care provision - Volume 11 Issue 4
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Mina Fazel @minafazeloxford.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
🌍🧠 Final call! We are recruiting a Senior Researcher in Child Mental Health and Climate Change — an innovative new post linking psychiatry, global health, and climate resilience. Closes 16 June — just days left to apply. Please share!
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Mina Fazel @minafazeloxford.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
After a quiet spell here (because it’s been very busy!) — a big #OxWell update 📣🧠 Over 40,000 students have taken part in the 2025 survey so far — THANK YOU to every student who shared their voice 💬💛
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Oxford Child & Adolescent Psychiatry @oxchildpsych.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
Today our team took a well-deserved trip to go hang out with alpacas down at the @bodleianlibraries.bsky.social Radcliffe Camera 🦙 As Very Serious Researchers in mental health, we're pleased to rate this experience a 10/10 for promoting staff #wellbeing & highly recommend nationwide implementation!
OxWell Study project manager & CAP group administrator Shreena standing in front of a pen of alpacas at Oxford's Rad Cam.Alpacas standing on the lawn of the Rad Cam.Alpaca standing on the lawn of the Rad Cam
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Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford @oxfordpsychiatry.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
👏 Galit Geulayov and Emma Soneson were highly commended in the Research Culture award for pioneering a new approach to mentoring future researchers. @emmasoneson.bsky.social 📷Cyrus Mower
Emma Soneson on-stage presenting
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Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford @oxfordpsychiatry.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
With Psychiatry represented in six nominations in the University of Oxford Vice Chancellor's Awards, we are so pleased and proud of all of our finalists. Now the results are in...
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Oxford Child & Adolescent Psychiatry @oxchildpsych.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
It's a good day for our team with *TWO* new papers fresh off the press! 💃 @drhollybear.bsky.social et al. on incentives in app research ➡️ www.cambridge.org/core/journal... @emmasoneson.bsky.social et al. on adolescent concerns about health & wellbeing research ➡️ www.jahonline.org/article/S105...
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Incentivising participation in mental health app research: lessons learned from a mixed methods randomised controlled trial | BJPsych Open | Cambridge Core
Incentivising participation in mental health app research: lessons learned from a mixed methods randomised controlled trial - Volume 11 Issue 3
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Oxford Child & Adolescent Psychiatry @oxchildpsych.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
We're so excited to advertise a new Senior Researcher post (with an *open-ended* contract!) in climate change & children's mental health 🌍 Come join us & help shape the future of this critical research area. More details here ➡️ source.data.ox.ac.uk/vacancies/17...
Advertisement for a senior research position at the University of Oxford Department of Psychiatry on child mental health & climate change. Email details given: oxchildpsych@psych.ox.ac.uk.
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Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford @oxfordpsychiatry.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
DPhil student Boluwatife Cole on her research into predicting adversity and mental health from neural networks. #PsychAwayDay More on Boluwatife’s work here 👇 www.psych.ox.ac.uk/team/boluwat...
Boluwatife Cole presenting
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Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford @oxfordpsychiatry.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
Now DPhil student @amalieschumann.bsky.social with a qualitative study on sibling understanding of Anorexia Nervosa in childhood. #PsychAwayDay More on Amalie ⬇️ www.psych.ox.ac.uk/team/amalie-...
Amalie Schumann presenting
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Oxford Child & Adolescent Psychiatry @oxchildpsych.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
Great to see so many VC Awards nominees from our Department, including team members @emmasoneson.bsky.social & @digadulit.bsky.social, who've been shortlisted for the Research Culture Award 👏
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Oxford Child & Adolescent Psychiatry @oxchildpsych.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
It's been a busy 48 hours for our senior postdocs @drhollybear.bsky.social & @emmasoneson.bsky.social, who were invited by BBC South Today & Radio Oxford to talk about the latest Oxfordshire Director of Public Health Annual Report on Children & Young People's #mentalhealth. Links below👇
Photo shows a behind-the-scenes shot from the BBC South Today filming, with a desktop computer showing multiple camera angles. The largest angle is a closeup of Holly smiling. Photo shows a behind-the-scenes shot from the BBC South Today filming, as a wide angle of Holly and host Tom sat on a rounded sofa posed to discuss the Director of Public Health Report.Screenshot from a news article (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c7vn6821e6eo) that shows Emma smiling outdoors in Somerville College, and text including a quote from Emma bout the importance of inequalities in mental health.
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Dr Simona Skripkauskaite @drskripka.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
I wrote a blog explaining why I believe administrative #Data is useful and how it can help us understand #MentalHealth support needs in #Neurodiversity better. Read it here: 🔗 www.adruk.org/news-publica... #supporttheyouth @oxexppsy.bsky.social @oxchildpsych.bsky.social
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A roadmap to better support for neurodivergent children
ADR UK Research Fellow Dr Simona Skripkauskaite believes linked administrative data research could help build a more supportive and responsive system that me...
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Holly Bear @drhollybear.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
Our latest paper is now out in Current Psychology: 🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1... Based on data from over 14,000 adolescents we found: It’s not just how much time young people spend online-it’s what they’re doing & what they’re exposed to that matters.
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Isolation despite hyper-connectivity? The association between adolescents’ mental health and online behaviours in a large study of school-aged students - Current Psychology
Smartphone use has risen rapidly amongst adolescents over the last decade, as has the rates of common mental disorders. This has raised widespread concerns about direct links between adolescents’ gene...
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Oxford Child & Adolescent Psychiatry @oxchildpsych.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
Well done, Lea! 👏
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Oxford Medical Sciences Division @medsci.ox.ac.uk · 07/03/2025
5 years ago #OxfMedSci celebrated a centenary of women as full members of @ox.ac.uk with achievements of 100 Women of Medical Sciences. Some have moved on to new challenges, or are now in different positions, but they remain inspirational. This #IWD take moment to meet them. www.medsci.ox.ac.uk/...
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100 Women of Oxford Medical Sciences
100 years since women were admitted as full members of the University of Oxford, women now hold vital posts at all levels of this institution. Medical Sciences Division asked 100 of these women to take part in a project to showcase diversity of roles they now hold. Launching on Thursday 11 February, each day they will be bringing you a new group of incredible women working across the Medical Sciences Division, each reflecting on their journeys, their place in Medical Sciences and their vision for the next 100 years.
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Oxford Child & Adolescent Psychiatry @oxchildpsych.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
On Wednesday @amalieschumann.bsky.social & @minafazeloxford.bsky.social took part in the #EatingDisorderAwarenessDay Conference hosted by the CAMHS Eating Disorder Service in Oxford. #EatingDisordersAwarenessWeek
Mina Fazel presenting her work to a room of people sat around round table.Amalie Schumann presenting her work to a room of people sat around round table.
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Oxford Child & Adolescent Psychiatry @oxchildpsych.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
So proud of our shining star Anne Stewart 🌟 (& CAP friends Caz Nahman and Joanna Adams), whose book - Overcoming Worries About Body Image and Eating - launched today at @brasenoseoxford.bsky.social 📚 Huge potential to make a huge difference for young people!
L to R: CAP team members Holly Bear, Anne Stewart, and Hinako Irei smiling and holding copies of Anne's bookCaz, Joanna, and Anne speaking on a panel about their bookPanel of six authors and editor of the two books
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Oxford Child & Adolescent Psychiatry @oxchildpsych.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
A helpful reminder from our very thoughtful DPhil student @amalieschumann.bsky.social: It’s #EatingDisordersAwarenessWeek. BEAT’s guidance is a valuable resource for anyone posting or communicating about #eatingdisorders. Let’s raise awareness with sensitivity and care. #EDAW2025
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Beat on LinkedIn: #eatingdisordersawarenessweek #edaw2025 #anyoneanytime
Monday is the start of Eating Disorders Awareness Week, which will be filled with fundraising, stories, stats, support, and ways that you can help - one of…
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Emma Soneson @emmasoneson.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
Loved being part of this discussion! Have a listen to hear us chat about harnessing the power of today's young people, creating meaningful change in our communities, and my 'beef' with one of the most commonly-used phrases in our field... 👀 Thanks for having me, @gatescambridge.bsky.social!
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Louise Arseneault @larseneault.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
🔎The Atlas of Longitudinal Datasets is open for use! Filter, compare, save and explore your way through over 1,600 datasets from around the world, with even more to come. Find the #AtlasLongitudinalDatasets here: www.atlaslongitudinaldatasets.ac.uk @wellcometrust.bsky.social
Atlas of Longitudinal Datasets
Explore, filter, view, compare and save details of longitudinal datasets from across the world
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Oxford Child & Adolescent Psychiatry @oxchildpsych.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
Great to see Profs Kam Bhui, @minafazeloxford.bsky.social, @cathycreswell.bsky.social & David Ndetei discuss resilience & mental health amongst young people in India, Kenya & globally at @somervillecollege.bsky.social this evening. Lots of interesting discussion & ideas. #mentalhealth
Panel discussion with four people sitting on a stage (L to R: Jan Royall, Kam Bhui, Cathy Creswell, Mina Fazel) and David Ndetei online via Teams. Professors Creswell and Fazel looking pensive during the panel discussion.
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Oxford Child & Adolescent Psychiatry @oxchildpsych.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
Help our team learn how to support siblings of young people with #eatingdisorders. These groups will help us improve an intervention for these often overlooked young people. #mentalhealth #research
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Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience @kingsioppn.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
We’re at @wellcometrust.bsky.social for the launch of the Atlas of Longitudinal Datasets - a free online platform that maps longitudinal datasets around the world🌎 @larseneault.bsky.social @mqmentalhealth.bsky.social 🔗https://atlaslongitudinaldatasets.ac.uk/ #AtlasLongitudinalDatasets
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Kapil Sayal @kapilsayal.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
📣 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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Oxford Child & Adolescent Psychiatry @oxchildpsych.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
Another new paper from the @oxwell.bsky.social team here at Child & Adolescent Psychiatry! 📘 Read (free) to learn about social jetlag in young people: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Social jetlag and sleep habits in children and adolescents: Associations with autonomy (bedtime setting and electronics curfew) and electronic media use before sleep
For young people attending school, social jetlag (SJL) refers to discrepancy in sleep/wake timing between school days and weekends. This study investigated SJL in school-aged children and adolescen...
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OxWell Study @oxwell.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
New @oxwell.bsky.social study out today puts the #youthvoice centre stage in understanding the availability, accessibility & acceptability of #mentalhealth support in the UK. PRESS RELEASE ➡️ www.psych.ox.ac.uk/news/radical... ARTICLE ➡️ www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Radical rethink of mental health support for adolescents needed – new study
Young people have given important insights into what mental health support they prefer and what does not work for them or meet their needs, as part of a major new study of thousands of adolescents.
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Emma Soneson @emmasoneson.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
*Networks of care for the modern adolescent* 🫶🌻 In our new paper, we combine a #network approach + applied research lens to explore where #youngpeople are accessing #mentalhealth support & how helpful they find it. w/ Simon R White & @minafazeloxford.bsky.social www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
[Figure 2 from the publication]: shows a network diagram of 18 different types of mental health support young people report accessing in the last year, alongside perceived helpfulness.
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Oxford Child & Adolescent Psychiatry @oxchildpsych.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
Lots of celebrations this week, incl.: 👉 a Secret Santa Sock Exchange 🔁🧦 👉 the Departmental Christmas Party (a screening of 'Paddington in Peru'!) 🐻🇬🇧 👉 a team murder mystery event at Oxford Castle 👀🏰 We also said 'bye for now' to Shona, our lovely group administrator who's off to go have a baby 👶
Photo of Shona sitting in front of a TV screen with a fireplace projected onto it, holding a hand-knitted blanket and sitting behind a bookshelf filled with books and soft toys.The Oxford Child & Adolescent Psychiatry team exchanging socks during their monthly meeting.The Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Group at the murder mystery Christmas party in the Oxford Castle.Members of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry examining the 'murdered' Victorian era mannequin during the murder mystery party.
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Oxford Child & Adolescent Psychiatry @oxchildpsych.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
Congratulations to our fabulous DPhil student @amalieschumann.bsky.social for a successful transfer viva (first year oral exam) - she said she even ENJOYED it (thanks, examiners Kam & Eleanor)! Onwards!! 👏🥳🎉
Photo shows Amalie smiling after a successful viva!
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Oxford Child & Adolescent Psychiatry @oxchildpsych.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
Today @minafazeloxford.bsky.social & @emmasoneson.bsky.social journeyed to London to join colleagues from around the country for a meeting of the Adolescent Health Study. Our team is excited to help shape this major study & ensure it keeps #mentalhealth at its heart!
Selfie of Mina Fazel & Emma Soneson in front of some holiday greenery in London. Lucy Bowes & Mina Fazel holding a brain plush toy in the Wellcome Collection gift shop.
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