Consultant Clinical Psychologist and Head of Service, London. Past Chair of @thePPN_uk and @psych_cypf. Tweeting in personal capacity on child health.
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Helen Griffiths retweeted
SAVE THE DATE - just 1 year to go! 🚀
We're beyond excited to announce: PEOC x FORTEe - Bringing Together Evidence and Innovation in Pediatric Exercise Oncology!
📅 16 - 17 April 2026
📍 Mainz, Germany
🌐 fortee-project.eu/peoc
✍ Registration will open soon!
Helen Griffiths retweeted
📢 That’s a wrap on our General Assembly meeting!
After engaging discussions on #risk #monitoring & the #biomarker subproject, we are now shifting our focus to data analysis and manuscript writing. ✍ We are looking forward to share our results with you!
Thank you all! 👏
Helen Griffiths retweeted
🎙️ Join our In-Person Mental Health Question Time – Exploring Peer Support in Mental Health
🗓️ Date: Monday, January 27, 2025
⏰ Time: 6:15 PM – 8:30 PM GMT
📍 Location: London
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#MentalHealth #PeerSupport #MentalHealthResearch #MentalHealthQuestionTime
Helen Griffiths retweeted
"Making sure that babies have the best start in life is crucial for improving the physical and mental health of our children."
@DrRachelBradley, Chair of @BPS_DCP_CYPF, shares thoughts on extended funding for Family Hubs and Start for Life programme.
👉 bps.org.uk/news/bps-welcomes…
ALT Image of family (two adults and two children) holding hands and arms around shoulders.
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Do you want to help our research team understand more about children's mental health in schools?
Check out these new opportunities to get involved in our studies! ⬇️ (1/3)
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🔍 In conclusion, there remains a ‘research–practice’ gap in the provision of low-intensity CBT for children and young people. This paper highlights the need to improve accessibility of evidenced-based interventions and support research on interventions delivered in practice 📝
Helen Griffiths retweeted
🧠 How are low-intensity mental health treatments for children & young people being implemented? Our new paper identifies which interventions are delivered in practice, and their evidence-base... bit.ly/3NTpAVX @isabellastokess @Rozshafran1 @DrHCGriffiths @KatieMcD1981
Not long now until the @UKDCP Faculty for Children Young People and families conference.
Last years event was inspiring, moving and connecting and this years programme looks to be fantastic
Sign up here
bps.org.uk/event/faculty-chi…
Helen Griffiths retweeted
We're interested in healthcare professionals' experiences of attending debriefs facilitated by psychological practitioners. Please get involved and share with your networks @UHSFT @UKDCP @pier_network @thePPN_uk @SotonChildHosp
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@EPPN4 would like to invite you to our Symposium on October 3rd 2-5pm (Central European Summer Time) 1pm-4pm UK/Ireland. Plz share
Register: universityofgalway-ie.zoom.u…
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🎉 🧵 Our inclusive recruitment guidance for Assistant Psychologists in the NHS and third-sector developed with @UK_ACP is out today! Massive thanks to everyone involved.
Open access available via Research Gate 🔗. Summary below.
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#FVC24 Session Highlight: Session Two! Occurring from 1-2:40pm, September 27th. See below for all of our amazing Session Two presentations! A Thread 🧵:
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The @childrensociety's #GoodChildhoodReport2024 highlights worrying trends in children's wellbeing. It shows a decline in wellbeing and that 15 year olds in the UK have the lowest life satisfaction in Europe.
We support calls to put wellbeing at the heart of the govs agenda ⬇️
The #GoodChildhoodReport 2024 is here, and it shows concerning findings for the wellbeing of children in the UK.
We see a continuing decline in young people’s wellbeing. This must end now.
Read more in the full report: childrenssociety.org.uk/good…
ALT Children's happiness with his life as a whole has significantly decreased. *Understanding Society, children aged 10 to 15 in the UK, 2009/10 and 2021/22 data. Children’s average happiness with their life as a whole was significantly lower in 2021/22 than when the Understanding Society survey started in 2009/10. Yellow and white text on a green background.
ALT 2 in 5 children were 'very' or 'quite' worried about rising prices. *The Children’s Society’s annual household survey 2024, when asked about a set of 9 societal issues. Yellow and white text on a pink background.
ALT In 2022, the UK had the lowest average overall life satisfaction among 15-year-olds in Europe. *PISA 2022 data, comparing the life satisfaction of 15-year-olds across 27 European countries. White text on an orange background.
ALT Girls were significantly less happy than boys on average with their life as a whole, family, appearance, and school. *Data from the 2021/22 Understanding Society survey, 10- to 15-year-olds in the UK. Yellow and white text on a purple background.
Helen Griffiths retweeted
Deadline fast approaching! Apply by 4th Sept for a bursary to attend the CYPF annual conference. There are 5 'pre-qual' and 5 'early career' bursaries covering tickets and travel, info on our website
bps.org.uk/event/faculty-chi…
@BPSOfficial @UKDCP
Helen Griffiths retweeted
Violence against women and girls continues to increase—more women and girls were killed in 2022 than in any other year in the previous two decades
This worsening global emergency demands urgent action from governments, say @becca_lawn and Karen Jakubowski
bmj.com/content/386/bmj.q179…
Helen Griffiths retweeted
New study from colleagues @Cambridge_Uni & @ncbtweets identifies that England's most vulnerable children are systematically being rejected from mental health services compared to their more advantaged peers.
Read BBC coverage here: bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c049…
🧵 New report
Our study with @Cambridge_Uni shows disparities in access to NHS youth mental health services.
Children with social work involvement for current concerns & those from the most deprived areas are far more likely to be rejected.
Story: buff.ly/4fHJRu9
Helen Griffiths retweeted
Book now! Our 2024 conference on 18th Nov is on supporting children and young people who don't have permanent homes/are living in temporary arrangements - in care, homeless, asylum seeking, from Gypsy/Roma/traveller communities, in hospital. @BPSOfficial @UKDCP
Helen Griffiths retweeted
The news can be an incredibly scary place for children and young people at the moment with upsetting events happening in the country and around the globe.
Here are some resources to support them with their feelings at this time🧵
Thinking of all those impacted❤️
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It doesn't take long to sign up to kooth.com! Watch the clip below to see how easy it is. We are a free, safe and anonymous service that is here for you every single day of the year.
If you need some advice and don't know where to start, why not try kooth?
Helen Griffiths retweeted
Very important guidance here for all our aspiring clinical psychologists @DCPPreQual
Expected standards for Assistant Psychologists - new guidance from @BPSOfficial
bps.org.uk/psychologist/expe…
