This looks like a great (paid, part-time) opportunity to get involved in writing about mental health research for public audiences

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'The question of teen mental health is complicated and resistant to any single explanation' Good critique here of Jonathan Haidt's 'Anxious Generation' argument

theguardian.com/books/2024/apr…

My Economist Writing Every Day post today is about social media and mental health, particularly in response to data that Jonathan Haidt pulls together in this book. Read this post as a sketch of my initial thoughts after digging into the research, not the final word

economistwritingeveryday.com/2024/04/03/soc…

Just saw a feature on Channel 4 News about TikTok where they mentioned astonishing numbers of millions of people using it. Has anyone used TikTok to promote research results who could show me examples? Thanks.

Once, we ran a study on Prolific and a participant wrote on Reddit that the study “Felt like I was losing the will to live.” I went on the Prolific Subreddit (24k members!) and asked what matters. Here is what they told me. A thread on happier participants and better studies 1/9

Happy publication day to one of the best science writers (and also one of the best people), Tom Chivers! Everything is Predictable is the definitive book on Bayes' Theorem, and everyone should read it. (Also that cover 😍) amazon.co.uk/Everything-Pre…

Why I stay the hell away from the brain

Some great points made in this commentary on importance of considering peer influence on teens in school mental health interventions.This bit in particular about need to consider each schools unique context & well-connected peers influence on other students

Very excited to share news- privileged to have been appointed to the Chair of Child and Adolescent Oxford Psychiatry - you are stuck with me for a long time to come! Can’t wait to work together for better child outcomes with all of you incredible researchers, providers & advocates

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