@franrice.bsky.social
Co-Director @wolfsoncentre and researcher of young people's mental health
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AI assistants provide an answer to your health query in seconds. But are these reliable and trustworthy?
In her latest blog, Cochrane CEO Karla Soares-Weiser explains why evidence synthesis continues to play a vital role in healthcare decision-making.
Read more: www.cochrane.org/about-us/new...
In her latest blog, Cochrane CEO Karla Soares-Weiser explains why evidence synthesis continues to play a vital role in healthcare decision-making.
Read more: www.cochrane.org/about-us/new...
August 12, 2026 at 9:01 AM
AI assistants provide an answer to your health query in seconds. But are these reliable and trustworthy?
In her latest blog, Cochrane CEO Karla Soares-Weiser explains why evidence synthesis continues to play a vital role in healthcare decision-making.
Read more: www.cochrane.org/about-us/new...
In her latest blog, Cochrane CEO Karla Soares-Weiser explains why evidence synthesis continues to play a vital role in healthcare decision-making.
Read more: www.cochrane.org/about-us/new...
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“We sometimes think about ADHD as a deficit of attention, but actually it's a surfeit of attention. You're interested in everything and you can't focus.”
👉 Watch on ACAMH Learn · Free CPD/CME
#ChildMentalHealth #ADHD #CoOccurring
👉 Watch on ACAMH Learn · Free CPD/CME
#ChildMentalHealth #ADHD #CoOccurring
ADHD in Children | ACAMH Learn
This short film brings together expert insights from Professor Amanda Kirby and Jolene Ironside to explore ADHD in primary-aged children. Viewers will gain practical tools and strategies to better support…
acamhlearn.org
August 13, 2026 at 11:15 AM
“We sometimes think about ADHD as a deficit of attention, but actually it's a surfeit of attention. You're interested in everything and you can't focus.”
👉 Watch on ACAMH Learn · Free CPD/CME
#ChildMentalHealth #ADHD #CoOccurring
👉 Watch on ACAMH Learn · Free CPD/CME
#ChildMentalHealth #ADHD #CoOccurring
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📝Curious to hear about the Wolfson Summer School through the eyes of our students?
Read how attending the Summer School helped Ella reconnect with the research community after her PhD 🎓
➡️https://bit.ly/wss26ew - link also in bio!
Read how attending the Summer School helped Ella reconnect with the research community after her PhD 🎓
➡️https://bit.ly/wss26ew - link also in bio!
August 18, 2026 at 2:04 PM
📝Curious to hear about the Wolfson Summer School through the eyes of our students?
Read how attending the Summer School helped Ella reconnect with the research community after her PhD 🎓
➡️https://bit.ly/wss26ew - link also in bio!
Read how attending the Summer School helped Ella reconnect with the research community after her PhD 🎓
➡️https://bit.ly/wss26ew - link also in bio!
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“people should not be told that being stressed, depressed, or anxious during pregnancy will have a detrimental effect on their child's behavioural or emotional development post-natally.”
👉 Watch on ACAMH Learn · Free CPD/CME
#ChildMentalHealth
👉 Watch on ACAMH Learn · Free CPD/CME
#ChildMentalHealth
Maternal Stress and Mental Health Issues During Pregnancy: Are They…
How does stress during pregnancy affect children’s development? Dr Tom McAdams examines evidence linking maternal distress with increased risk of emotional and behavioral problems in offspring, explores…
acamhlearn.org
August 6, 2026 at 5:16 PM
“people should not be told that being stressed, depressed, or anxious during pregnancy will have a detrimental effect on their child's behavioural or emotional development post-natally.”
👉 Watch on ACAMH Learn · Free CPD/CME
#ChildMentalHealth
👉 Watch on ACAMH Learn · Free CPD/CME
#ChildMentalHealth
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Join this ACAMH Expert Half-Day event exploring the increasingly recognised link between #ADHD and #depression in children & young people on 15 Sep 2026.
Can't make it? Book now as delegates have exclusive access to recordings for 90 days after the event. https://bit.ly/4vugNwW
Can't make it? Book now as delegates have exclusive access to recordings for 90 days after the event. https://bit.ly/4vugNwW
August 6, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Join this ACAMH Expert Half-Day event exploring the increasingly recognised link between #ADHD and #depression in children & young people on 15 Sep 2026.
Can't make it? Book now as delegates have exclusive access to recordings for 90 days after the event. https://bit.ly/4vugNwW
Can't make it? Book now as delegates have exclusive access to recordings for 90 days after the event. https://bit.ly/4vugNwW
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Participate in our study on child development in the UK! 🌱
If you’re a parent or carer of a child aged 9–11 (Years 5 & 6), we’d love to hear from you.
🧩 Taking part is easy: visit bit.ly/ADHDbears to know more
Your input will help us learn more about children’s development and support research.💡
If you’re a parent or carer of a child aged 9–11 (Years 5 & 6), we’d love to hear from you.
🧩 Taking part is easy: visit bit.ly/ADHDbears to know more
Your input will help us learn more about children’s development and support research.💡
June 9, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Participate in our study on child development in the UK! 🌱
If you’re a parent or carer of a child aged 9–11 (Years 5 & 6), we’d love to hear from you.
🧩 Taking part is easy: visit bit.ly/ADHDbears to know more
Your input will help us learn more about children’s development and support research.💡
If you’re a parent or carer of a child aged 9–11 (Years 5 & 6), we’d love to hear from you.
🧩 Taking part is easy: visit bit.ly/ADHDbears to know more
Your input will help us learn more about children’s development and support research.💡
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📝Curious to hear about the Wolfson Summer School through the eyes of our students before applying?
Read about Tasnim's journey on our blog
➡️https://bit.ly/wss25to
Applications for the Summer School are currently open, learn more and apply:
➡️https://bit.ly/wolfsonsummerschool
Read about Tasnim's journey on our blog
➡️https://bit.ly/wss25to
Applications for the Summer School are currently open, learn more and apply:
➡️https://bit.ly/wolfsonsummerschool
May 6, 2026 at 1:03 PM
📝Curious to hear about the Wolfson Summer School through the eyes of our students before applying?
Read about Tasnim's journey on our blog
➡️https://bit.ly/wss25to
Applications for the Summer School are currently open, learn more and apply:
➡️https://bit.ly/wolfsonsummerschool
Read about Tasnim's journey on our blog
➡️https://bit.ly/wss25to
Applications for the Summer School are currently open, learn more and apply:
➡️https://bit.ly/wolfsonsummerschool
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💫Join us for our next Wolfson Centre Lecture!
We will welcome Professor Anita Thapar to talk on ADHD service challenges and ways forward: lessons from the NHS-E independent ADHD Taskforce.
Book your free place here: bit.ly/wolfsonat
See you there! 😊
#wolfsonlectures
We will welcome Professor Anita Thapar to talk on ADHD service challenges and ways forward: lessons from the NHS-E independent ADHD Taskforce.
Book your free place here: bit.ly/wolfsonat
See you there! 😊
#wolfsonlectures
June 1, 2026 at 3:02 PM
💫Join us for our next Wolfson Centre Lecture!
We will welcome Professor Anita Thapar to talk on ADHD service challenges and ways forward: lessons from the NHS-E independent ADHD Taskforce.
Book your free place here: bit.ly/wolfsonat
See you there! 😊
#wolfsonlectures
We will welcome Professor Anita Thapar to talk on ADHD service challenges and ways forward: lessons from the NHS-E independent ADHD Taskforce.
Book your free place here: bit.ly/wolfsonat
See you there! 😊
#wolfsonlectures
Join us for our next Wolfson Centre Public Lecture on
Wednesday 24 June 2026 - 2pm (BST) when
Professor Anita Thapar will be talking about
"ADHD service challenges and ways forward: lessons from the NHS-E independent ADHD Taskforce" Register for free at bit.ly/wolfsonat
Wednesday 24 June 2026 - 2pm (BST) when
Professor Anita Thapar will be talking about
"ADHD service challenges and ways forward: lessons from the NHS-E independent ADHD Taskforce" Register for free at bit.ly/wolfsonat
June 12, 2026 at 8:53 AM
Join us for our next Wolfson Centre Public Lecture on
Wednesday 24 June 2026 - 2pm (BST) when
Professor Anita Thapar will be talking about
"ADHD service challenges and ways forward: lessons from the NHS-E independent ADHD Taskforce" Register for free at bit.ly/wolfsonat
Wednesday 24 June 2026 - 2pm (BST) when
Professor Anita Thapar will be talking about
"ADHD service challenges and ways forward: lessons from the NHS-E independent ADHD Taskforce" Register for free at bit.ly/wolfsonat
Our next Wolfson Centre Clinical seminar series (aimed at practitioners working in young people's mental health) is on Weds 20th May 2pm. Excited to hear from Prof Chris Hollis & Dr Camilla Babbage on gamified digital therapy for young people with low mood! Register here: bit.ly/WolfsonCS5
May 1, 2026 at 10:32 AM
Our next Wolfson Centre Clinical seminar series (aimed at practitioners working in young people's mental health) is on Weds 20th May 2pm. Excited to hear from Prof Chris Hollis & Dr Camilla Babbage on gamified digital therapy for young people with low mood! Register here: bit.ly/WolfsonCS5
Help us meet our recruitment target! Our large youth depression prevention trial is closing for recruitment soon. Info & register interest here: bit.ly/wcSWELL . Please share. @acamh.bsky.social @marialoades.bsky.social @cathycreswell.bsky.social @larseneault.bsky.social
January 19, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Help us meet our recruitment target! Our large youth depression prevention trial is closing for recruitment soon. Info & register interest here: bit.ly/wcSWELL . Please share. @acamh.bsky.social @marialoades.bsky.social @cathycreswell.bsky.social @larseneault.bsky.social
We are looking for a psychological therapist to join the SWELL depression prevention trial. Join our friendly team & be trained and supervised by an experienced clinical psychologist. See vacancy 20919BR on the Cardiff University website. Closing date 5th Jan. Please share.
December 22, 2025 at 10:06 AM
We are looking for a psychological therapist to join the SWELL depression prevention trial. Join our friendly team & be trained and supervised by an experienced clinical psychologist. See vacancy 20919BR on the Cardiff University website. Closing date 5th Jan. Please share.
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At the start of 2025, we shared three areas we were focusing on as a centre.
As the year comes to a close, this post offers a snapshot of what that looked like in practice. 💙💛
As the year comes to a close, this post offers a snapshot of what that looked like in practice. 💙💛
December 18, 2025 at 1:03 PM
At the start of 2025, we shared three areas we were focusing on as a centre.
As the year comes to a close, this post offers a snapshot of what that looked like in practice. 💙💛
As the year comes to a close, this post offers a snapshot of what that looked like in practice. 💙💛
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🎉 Celebrating 50 YAG meetings!
Thank you to every young person who has been part of the group. Your insight, honesty and creativity shape everything we do.
Here are a few reflections from our members on the past, present and future of the YAG. 💬
Read the story: https://bit.ly/3KiIZ4w
Thank you to every young person who has been part of the group. Your insight, honesty and creativity shape everything we do.
Here are a few reflections from our members on the past, present and future of the YAG. 💬
Read the story: https://bit.ly/3KiIZ4w
December 9, 2025 at 1:03 PM
🎉 Celebrating 50 YAG meetings!
Thank you to every young person who has been part of the group. Your insight, honesty and creativity shape everything we do.
Here are a few reflections from our members on the past, present and future of the YAG. 💬
Read the story: https://bit.ly/3KiIZ4w
Thank you to every young person who has been part of the group. Your insight, honesty and creativity shape everything we do.
Here are a few reflections from our members on the past, present and future of the YAG. 💬
Read the story: https://bit.ly/3KiIZ4w
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Excellent work from @kirstieohare.bsky.social demonstrates just how many additional children and young people are being seen by CAMHS now compared to 20 years ago www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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December 10, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Excellent work from @kirstieohare.bsky.social demonstrates just how many additional children and young people are being seen by CAMHS now compared to 20 years ago www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Important new paper published today showing dramatic increase in the number of young people in Wales in touch with Specialist Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services now compared to twenty years ago. @wolfsoncentre.bsky.social
Trends in annual and lifetime prevalence of child and adolescent mental health service use in the UK between 1991 and 2023: Welsh healthcare register linkage study | The British Journal of Psychiatry ...
Trends in annual and lifetime prevalence of child and adolescent mental health service use in the UK between 1991 and 2023: Welsh healthcare register linkage study
www.cambridge.org
December 10, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Important new paper published today showing dramatic increase in the number of young people in Wales in touch with Specialist Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services now compared to twenty years ago. @wolfsoncentre.bsky.social
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Taking part in research can feel like a big decision - but you won’t be doing it alone.
Families participating in the skills for adolescent wellbeing study (SWELL) will be supported every step of the way.
Learn more and sign up 👇
🔗 https://bit.ly/wcSWELL
Families participating in the skills for adolescent wellbeing study (SWELL) will be supported every step of the way.
Learn more and sign up 👇
🔗 https://bit.ly/wcSWELL
November 3, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Taking part in research can feel like a big decision - but you won’t be doing it alone.
Families participating in the skills for adolescent wellbeing study (SWELL) will be supported every step of the way.
Learn more and sign up 👇
🔗 https://bit.ly/wcSWELL
Families participating in the skills for adolescent wellbeing study (SWELL) will be supported every step of the way.
Learn more and sign up 👇
🔗 https://bit.ly/wcSWELL
Join our friendly team & come work with us! We are hiring a psychology assistant for a psychological intervention study for adolescent depression. See Cardiff University Vacancies (job number 20750BR). The closing date is soon - 6 Nov. Please share.
Job Search Welcome | Cardiff University
Search for Internet job openings.
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November 3, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Join our friendly team & come work with us! We are hiring a psychology assistant for a psychological intervention study for adolescent depression. See Cardiff University Vacancies (job number 20750BR). The closing date is soon - 6 Nov. Please share.
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Fantastic opportunity to lead the Equity Lab @wellcometrust.bsky.social working with the legendary Jimmy Volmink, details here wellcome.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-GB/Wellco... Please repost so as many as possible can see this great opportunity
Associate Director, Equity Lab
Salary: £120,800 Closing date: 9th November Contract type: Permanent Interview dates: 24th and 28th November The Wellcome Trust is a global charitable foundation. We improve health for everyone by fun...
wellcome.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com
October 23, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Fantastic opportunity to lead the Equity Lab @wellcometrust.bsky.social working with the legendary Jimmy Volmink, details here wellcome.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-GB/Wellco... Please repost so as many as possible can see this great opportunity
Systematic review of mental health resilience in the children of depressed parents now published - congratulations Egle Padaigaite-Gulbiniene!
October 20, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Systematic review of mental health resilience in the children of depressed parents now published - congratulations Egle Padaigaite-Gulbiniene!
In this paper we asked parents with depression and their children about their priorities for research. mentalhealth.bmj.com/content/28/1...
Exploring the mental health research priorities of parents with depression and their children
Background While patient and public involvement (PPI) in research is growing, PPI in the setting of research priorities at an early stage of the research process has been limited to date. Where resear...
mentalhealth.bmj.com
October 7, 2025 at 12:27 PM
In this paper we asked parents with depression and their children about their priorities for research. mentalhealth.bmj.com/content/28/1...
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We’re launching a new study on child development in Wales! 🌱
If you’re a parent or carer of a child aged 9–11, we’d love to hear from you.
🧩 Taking part is easy: visit bit.ly/ADHDbears to know more.
Your input will help us learn more about children’s development and support future research. 💡
If you’re a parent or carer of a child aged 9–11, we’d love to hear from you.
🧩 Taking part is easy: visit bit.ly/ADHDbears to know more.
Your input will help us learn more about children’s development and support future research. 💡
October 1, 2025 at 10:00 AM
We’re launching a new study on child development in Wales! 🌱
If you’re a parent or carer of a child aged 9–11, we’d love to hear from you.
🧩 Taking part is easy: visit bit.ly/ADHDbears to know more.
Your input will help us learn more about children’s development and support future research. 💡
If you’re a parent or carer of a child aged 9–11, we’d love to hear from you.
🧩 Taking part is easy: visit bit.ly/ADHDbears to know more.
Your input will help us learn more about children’s development and support future research. 💡
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Apply to do a PhD investigating the link between neurodevelopmental and anxiety disorders across development, with me, Laura Howe, @franrice.bsky.social and Abby Russell as part of the @gw4alliance.bsky.social
Deadline 20th October
Please share!
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Deadline 20th October
Please share!
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Investigating the relationship between neurodevelopmental and anxiety disorders across development at University of Bristol on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Investigating the relationship between neurodevelopmental and anxiety disorders across development at University of Bristol, listed on FindAPhD.com
www.findaphd.com
September 19, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Apply to do a PhD investigating the link between neurodevelopmental and anxiety disorders across development, with me, Laura Howe, @franrice.bsky.social and Abby Russell as part of the @gw4alliance.bsky.social
Deadline 20th October
Please share!
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Deadline 20th October
Please share!
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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Are you a clinician or practitioner working in the field of youth mental health?
Register now for our Clinical Spotlight with Professor Samuele Cortese💡
📅 25 June at 2pm - The event is free to attend and will be held online.
Register now! ➡️ bit.ly/WolfsonCS4
#wolfsonlectures #clinicalspotlight
Register now for our Clinical Spotlight with Professor Samuele Cortese💡
📅 25 June at 2pm - The event is free to attend and will be held online.
Register now! ➡️ bit.ly/WolfsonCS4
#wolfsonlectures #clinicalspotlight
May 28, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Are you a clinician or practitioner working in the field of youth mental health?
Register now for our Clinical Spotlight with Professor Samuele Cortese💡
📅 25 June at 2pm - The event is free to attend and will be held online.
Register now! ➡️ bit.ly/WolfsonCS4
#wolfsonlectures #clinicalspotlight
Register now for our Clinical Spotlight with Professor Samuele Cortese💡
📅 25 June at 2pm - The event is free to attend and will be held online.
Register now! ➡️ bit.ly/WolfsonCS4
#wolfsonlectures #clinicalspotlight
Are you interested in a free online Summer School in Youth Mental Health Research? Suitable for practitioners and researchers. Feedback from last year's attendees was that 100% of them would recommend the course. Apply via the online form. Applications close on 9th June. Please share.
May 14, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Are you interested in a free online Summer School in Youth Mental Health Research? Suitable for practitioners and researchers. Feedback from last year's attendees was that 100% of them would recommend the course. Apply via the online form. Applications close on 9th June. Please share.