New PhD studentship in adolescent mental health UCL Psychiatry

Does the mental health inequality between LGBTQ+ and cis/het adolescents vary between schools and, if so, why?

Using four large population-based datasets (epidemiology & statistics), quali & PPI

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📱🧠✍️ Do you know about digital mental health? Have you heard of any research/companies/interventions based in low- and middle- income countries? Help us understand this landscape better by completing this short survey: qualtrics.ucl.ac.uk/jfe/form/SV_a9…

Just concluded our 2024 UCL-Wellcome Mental Health Science PhD Retreat with all four cohorts!

Huge gratitude to Wellcome & UCL for their unwavering support throughout our PhD journeys! 🧠

Applications open for 2 new PhD #studentships at the ESRC Centre for Society and Mental Health ESRC Centre for Society and Mental Health
- Refugee mental health in #refugee camps in the UK
- Ethnicity and Intersectional Inequities in #mentalhealth Talking Therapies

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Today our comprehensive review of the social determinants of #mentalhealth was published in World Psychiatric Association (WPA) wpanet.org World Psychiatry. Our piece reviews the current evidence on causes & prevention, & makes 7 recommendations framed around social justice.

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/wp…

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Our paper looking at inequalities in adolescents' suicidal thoughts and behaviours according to food insecurity status across countries
Prof Praveetha Patalay Dr Gemma Lewis Alexandra Pitman
Kelly Rose-Clarke Sara Evans-Lacko - now published in
Journal of Adolescent Health

jahonline.org/article/S1054-…

We are now recruiting for the fifth (and sadly, final) cohort of the UCL-Wellcome 4-year PhD in Mental Health Science, closing date 10th January. For more info, including videos of our online 'Roadshows', see our 'How to apply' page ucl.ac.uk/mental-health/…

CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS!
If you live in Hampshire, Dorset, Isle of Wight, Southampton or Portsmouth please consider taking part in a brief survey about how money problems & the #CostOfLivingCrisis impacts #mentalhealth . Anyone can take part.
Thank you!
southampton.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6m…

🚨This year will be the FINAL CHANCE to apply for the UCL-Wellcome 4-year PhD in Mental Health Science🚨(details in below thread). On October 10th we're running an online Q&A session for applicants with committee members and current students, register here eventbrite.com/e/qa-session-u…

'Adolescents are increasingly feeling pressure from schools, parents, or themselves to achieve higher grades': Research led by Tom Steare UCL Institute of Cardiovascular Science shows a positive association between academic pressure & mental health issues among young people. Daniel Keane standard.co.uk/news/health/ex…

Great article on a great scientist Prof Praveetha Patalay

having been to talk last night by Athene Donald on women in science can truly say you are an amazing role model for fearless science

Praveetha Patalay: improving mental health for all, not just a few thelancet.com/journals/lanps…