Eleanor Chatburn
@eleanorchats.bsky.social
Clinical psychologist | Global youth mental health researcher🌎 | University of Cambridge, ARU & UEA📚 | Cambridge 🇬🇧 | linkedin.com/in/eleanorchatburn/
Fantastic news *just in* from @resetproject.bsky.social that a targeted prevention intervention delivered in schools in low socio-economic areas reduced psychopathology 1 year later - a moderate but robust effect with high acceptability & low attrition. Check out @thementalelf.bsky.social ⬇️for more!
So the ReSET trial has found positive effects, says Pasco #ReSETMentalHealth
It took time to see these benefits in young people.
There are some important lessons here for school based mental health work.
It took time to see these benefits in young people.
There are some important lessons here for school based mental health work.
November 4, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Fantastic news *just in* from @resetproject.bsky.social that a targeted prevention intervention delivered in schools in low socio-economic areas reduced psychopathology 1 year later - a moderate but robust effect with high acceptability & low attrition. Check out @thementalelf.bsky.social ⬇️for more!
Excited to be in London today to hear the results of the #ReSETMentalHealth targeted prevention trial in UK schools!
👋 Good morning everyone, and a very warm Mental Elf welcome to the @resetproject.bsky.social conference in London.
You can follow along all day at
🌟 #ReSETMentalHealth 🌟
We are going to be talking about Relationships, Emotions & Adolescent Wellbeing.
I'm André - hello!
🧵 THREAD
You can follow along all day at
🌟 #ReSETMentalHealth 🌟
We are going to be talking about Relationships, Emotions & Adolescent Wellbeing.
I'm André - hello!
🧵 THREAD
November 4, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Excited to be in London today to hear the results of the #ReSETMentalHealth targeted prevention trial in UK schools!
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Hello people researching and/or supporting #parents of children with mental or physical health problems, neurodiversity, learning challenges etc, we are thinking about the similarities in needs for parental wellbeing re having a child with different challenges. Join our network! tinyurl.com/bdm6zv9j
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October 21, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Hello people researching and/or supporting #parents of children with mental or physical health problems, neurodiversity, learning challenges etc, we are thinking about the similarities in needs for parental wellbeing re having a child with different challenges. Join our network! tinyurl.com/bdm6zv9j
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Is CBT equally effective across all mental disorders?
This unified meta-analysis looked at 375 RCTs & nearly 33,000 people with 11 different diagnoses.
Spoiler: it’s not a one-size-fits-all therapy. 🧠
#CBT #MentalHealth #Psychotherapy
🧵THREAD
This unified meta-analysis looked at 375 RCTs & nearly 33,000 people with 11 different diagnoses.
Spoiler: it’s not a one-size-fits-all therapy. 🧠
#CBT #MentalHealth #Psychotherapy
🧵THREAD
July 30, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Is CBT equally effective across all mental disorders?
This unified meta-analysis looked at 375 RCTs & nearly 33,000 people with 11 different diagnoses.
Spoiler: it’s not a one-size-fits-all therapy. 🧠
#CBT #MentalHealth #Psychotherapy
🧵THREAD
This unified meta-analysis looked at 375 RCTs & nearly 33,000 people with 11 different diagnoses.
Spoiler: it’s not a one-size-fits-all therapy. 🧠
#CBT #MentalHealth #Psychotherapy
🧵THREAD
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We're still thinking about the discussion and insights gleamed from our recent webinar on Advancing Mixed Methods.
Missed the webinar? Don't worry, @olademk.bsky.social published a great reflective piece that shares some of the main themes & points from the session!
Check it out now👇
Missed the webinar? Don't worry, @olademk.bsky.social published a great reflective piece that shares some of the main themes & points from the session!
Check it out now👇
Did you catch our recent webinar on advancing mixed methods? Our panel of researchers, colleagues @bmj.com , @mqmentalhealth.bsky.social & @nihr.bsky.social had a rich & wide-ranging discussion - check out @olademk.bsky.social reflections here
mentalhealthresearch.org.uk/reflecting-o...
mentalhealthresearch.org.uk/reflecting-o...
Reflecting on mixed methods in mental health research – Mental Health Research
mentalhealthresearch.org.uk
July 29, 2025 at 8:52 AM
We're still thinking about the discussion and insights gleamed from our recent webinar on Advancing Mixed Methods.
Missed the webinar? Don't worry, @olademk.bsky.social published a great reflective piece that shares some of the main themes & points from the session!
Check it out now👇
Missed the webinar? Don't worry, @olademk.bsky.social published a great reflective piece that shares some of the main themes & points from the session!
Check it out now👇
Reposted by Eleanor Chatburn
NEW PAPER!
Thrilled to share this piece on early career perspectives on the future of child and youth mental health research, envisioning a field that continues strides in embracing complexity, centring diverse voices, and facilitating sustainable environments and systems
bit.ly/455VxCv
Thrilled to share this piece on early career perspectives on the future of child and youth mental health research, envisioning a field that continues strides in embracing complexity, centring diverse voices, and facilitating sustainable environments and systems
bit.ly/455VxCv
Meeting of minds: imagining the future of child and youth mental health research from an early career perspective | BJPsych Bulletin | Cambridge Core
Meeting of minds: imagining the future of child and youth mental health research from an early career perspective
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July 25, 2025 at 11:13 AM
NEW PAPER!
Thrilled to share this piece on early career perspectives on the future of child and youth mental health research, envisioning a field that continues strides in embracing complexity, centring diverse voices, and facilitating sustainable environments and systems
bit.ly/455VxCv
Thrilled to share this piece on early career perspectives on the future of child and youth mental health research, envisioning a field that continues strides in embracing complexity, centring diverse voices, and facilitating sustainable environments and systems
bit.ly/455VxCv
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New paper!! Excited to share our new piece outlining an ECR perspective on children and young people's mental health research. We offer suggestions around funding, research practice, and institutional governance and processes to support a more socially just, equitable, and rigorous science.
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July 21, 2025 at 10:17 AM
New paper!! Excited to share our new piece outlining an ECR perspective on children and young people's mental health research. We offer suggestions around funding, research practice, and institutional governance and processes to support a more socially just, equitable, and rigorous science.
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The Incubator is #hiring! We are looking for an organised and enthusiastic individual to help us run events and evaluate programmes!
Know anybody who fits the bill? Apply now to be a part of our friendly team!
mentalhealthresearch.org.uk/hiring-admin/
Know anybody who fits the bill? Apply now to be a part of our friendly team!
mentalhealthresearch.org.uk/hiring-admin/
We’re hiring! – Part-time Administration Assistant – Mental Health Research
The Mental Health Research (MHR) Incubator is hiring! We're looking for an enthusiastic and organised individual to help us with the running of our various programmes (including events) and…
mentalhealthresearch.org.uk
July 16, 2025 at 9:34 AM
The Incubator is #hiring! We are looking for an organised and enthusiastic individual to help us run events and evaluate programmes!
Know anybody who fits the bill? Apply now to be a part of our friendly team!
mentalhealthresearch.org.uk/hiring-admin/
Know anybody who fits the bill? Apply now to be a part of our friendly team!
mentalhealthresearch.org.uk/hiring-admin/
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Really excited to share the launch of this #Addiction #Research and Practice Special Interest Group! Check out the below webpage for details about upcoming sessions & recommended addiction reading and resources. 👇
mentalhealthresearch.org.uk/addiction-sig/
mentalhealthresearch.org.uk/addiction-sig/
April 15, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Really excited to share the launch of this #Addiction #Research and Practice Special Interest Group! Check out the below webpage for details about upcoming sessions & recommended addiction reading and resources. 👇
mentalhealthresearch.org.uk/addiction-sig/
mentalhealthresearch.org.uk/addiction-sig/
Lots of debate about the potential harms of universal school interventions but we've barely scratched the surface of considering what this might look like in low-resource settings where mental health support outside of schools may not exist. Anyone researching these issues, please do connect!
All the negative effects to date have been found in high-income countries.
There is an interesting question here about whether there might be a kind of Goldilocks effect where, when awareness is low/stigma is high (like in some LMIC schools), then universal interventions are helpful...
There is an interesting question here about whether there might be a kind of Goldilocks effect where, when awareness is low/stigma is high (like in some LMIC schools), then universal interventions are helpful...
March 28, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Lots of debate about the potential harms of universal school interventions but we've barely scratched the surface of considering what this might look like in low-resource settings where mental health support outside of schools may not exist. Anyone researching these issues, please do connect!
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Our Peer Coaching programme for #mentalhealth #researchers gives you the skills to identify and reflect on your own (and others') career challenges, and the tools to develop the right solutions & new perspectives.
⏰ Deadline 7 April @ 9am
APPLY BELOW 👇
mentalhealthresearch.org.uk/peer-coachin...
⏰ Deadline 7 April @ 9am
APPLY BELOW 👇
mentalhealthresearch.org.uk/peer-coachin...
March 25, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Our Peer Coaching programme for #mentalhealth #researchers gives you the skills to identify and reflect on your own (and others') career challenges, and the tools to develop the right solutions & new perspectives.
⏰ Deadline 7 April @ 9am
APPLY BELOW 👇
mentalhealthresearch.org.uk/peer-coachin...
⏰ Deadline 7 April @ 9am
APPLY BELOW 👇
mentalhealthresearch.org.uk/peer-coachin...
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Overdiagnosis of mental disorders is making headlines again, this time thanks to Wes Streeting. But it is true?
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www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Wes Streeting: there is overdiagnosis of mental health conditions
Health secretary says too many people are being ‘written off’ and that is driving ministers’ changes to welfare
www.theguardian.com
March 17, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Overdiagnosis of mental disorders is making headlines again, this time thanks to Wes Streeting. But it is true?
(thread)
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
(thread)
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Everyone has something to contribute when it comes to mental health research!
Congrats to this team (who met on the GROW programme, woo!) on this paper! 🥳
mentalhealth.bmj.com/content/28/1...
Watch this space for a webinar discussing the opportunities in mixed methods #mentalhealth research!
Congrats to this team (who met on the GROW programme, woo!) on this paper! 🥳
mentalhealth.bmj.com/content/28/1...
Watch this space for a webinar discussing the opportunities in mixed methods #mentalhealth research!
March 10, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Everyone has something to contribute when it comes to mental health research!
Congrats to this team (who met on the GROW programme, woo!) on this paper! 🥳
mentalhealth.bmj.com/content/28/1...
Watch this space for a webinar discussing the opportunities in mixed methods #mentalhealth research!
Congrats to this team (who met on the GROW programme, woo!) on this paper! 🥳
mentalhealth.bmj.com/content/28/1...
Watch this space for a webinar discussing the opportunities in mixed methods #mentalhealth research!
Mixed methods are super popular in mental health right now but there are unfortunately many systemic barriers to using this approach.
We were inspired to write this piece to help researchers to overcome these challenges and as a call to action for institutions, funders, and journal editors⬇️
We were inspired to write this piece to help researchers to overcome these challenges and as a call to action for institutions, funders, and journal editors⬇️
NEW PAPER: How do we advance mixed methods in mental health research?
doi.org/10.1136/bmjm...
Mixed methods are widely recognised as valuable in mental health research, but aren’t as embedded as we’d hope and there are a lot of challenges that individual researchers and teams must navigate… 1/
doi.org/10.1136/bmjm...
Mixed methods are widely recognised as valuable in mental health research, but aren’t as embedded as we’d hope and there are a lot of challenges that individual researchers and teams must navigate… 1/
Advancing mixed methods in mental health research
In the mental health research field, there is a need for effective and robust methodological approaches that are able to address complexity. In this article, we reassert the importance of mixed method...
doi.org
February 28, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Mixed methods are super popular in mental health right now but there are unfortunately many systemic barriers to using this approach.
We were inspired to write this piece to help researchers to overcome these challenges and as a call to action for institutions, funders, and journal editors⬇️
We were inspired to write this piece to help researchers to overcome these challenges and as a call to action for institutions, funders, and journal editors⬇️
Reposted by Eleanor Chatburn
We talk a lot about why adolescent girls report more low mood and anxiety, and why this might be getting worse.
But what do girls themselves think might explain this? As you might have guessed, we don’t really know.
So, we asked them: doi.org/10.1186/s129...
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But what do girls themselves think might explain this? As you might have guessed, we don’t really know.
So, we asked them: doi.org/10.1186/s129...
1/8
Adolescent girls’ explanations of high rates of low mood and anxiety in their population: a co-produced qualitative study - BMC Women's Health
Background From early adolescence, girls face greater risk of experiencing low mood and anxiety relative to boys, with recent evidence that this may be worsening. There is a paucity of mental health r...
doi.org
February 5, 2025 at 11:22 AM
We talk a lot about why adolescent girls report more low mood and anxiety, and why this might be getting worse.
But what do girls themselves think might explain this? As you might have guessed, we don’t really know.
So, we asked them: doi.org/10.1186/s129...
1/8
But what do girls themselves think might explain this? As you might have guessed, we don’t really know.
So, we asked them: doi.org/10.1186/s129...
1/8
My non-job win of 2024 is I summoned up the courage to start learning to play the cello as a total novice. I haven't played a musical instrument properly for about 15 years. I have to concentrate so hard, it feels like my head is going to fall off but I love it.🎵
December 23, 2024 at 9:52 AM
My non-job win of 2024 is I summoned up the courage to start learning to play the cello as a total novice. I haven't played a musical instrument properly for about 15 years. I have to concentrate so hard, it feels like my head is going to fall off but I love it.🎵
Brilliant career development opportunity for UK early career mental health researchers here. It is so rare to get time and headspace just to sit down and to write so these residential writing retreats from @mhrincubator.bsky.social really are worth applying for!
Get out your 2025 diaries - we've confirmed the dates for our upcoming writing retreats for mental health researchers 🥳
1-3 July 2025: Fellowship application writing retreat
10-12 Sept 2025: Academic paper writing retreat
Applications will open in Jan 💥
mentalhealthresearch.org.uk/writing-retr...
1-3 July 2025: Fellowship application writing retreat
10-12 Sept 2025: Academic paper writing retreat
Applications will open in Jan 💥
mentalhealthresearch.org.uk/writing-retr...
Writing retreats for mental health researchers in 2025 – Mental Health Research
mentalhealthresearch.org.uk
December 20, 2024 at 2:32 PM
Brilliant career development opportunity for UK early career mental health researchers here. It is so rare to get time and headspace just to sit down and to write so these residential writing retreats from @mhrincubator.bsky.social really are worth applying for!
I'm going to say it, there is a worrying lack of curiosity in my profession of clinical psychology about some popular & yet highly questionable ideas about trauma. Van der Kolk's book, polyvagal theory, deterministic ideas that kids exposed to trauma are "brain damaged"... where do we go from here?
An *excellent* and damning review of The Body Keeps the Score that is very much worth a read.
“Implying that sexually abused girls have an entirely different developmental pathway […] “is bullshit.””
“Implying that sexually abused girls have an entirely different developmental pathway […] “is bullshit.””
“The Body Keeps the Score stigmatizes survivors, blames victims, and depoliticizes violence. While masquerading as care for survivors, it creates a hierarchy where marginalized victims are even more marginalized.” My latest, for @motherjones.
www.motherjones.com/media/2024/1...
www.motherjones.com/media/2024/1...
December 19, 2024 at 12:23 PM
I'm going to say it, there is a worrying lack of curiosity in my profession of clinical psychology about some popular & yet highly questionable ideas about trauma. Van der Kolk's book, polyvagal theory, deterministic ideas that kids exposed to trauma are "brain damaged"... where do we go from here?
A really lovely creative resource here from @marialoades.bsky.social that would be helpful for all researchers, clinical services or charities who provide online information about mental health for young people🌐
Do you share information online for young people about mental health? If so, our coproduced guidelines could be just what you are looking for!
November 28, 2024 at 7:01 PM
A really lovely creative resource here from @marialoades.bsky.social that would be helpful for all researchers, clinical services or charities who provide online information about mental health for young people🌐
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Part 2 of our child and adolescent mental health starter pack!
Please follow, share, nominate, and self-nominate! These packs are largely crowdsourced and it’s great seeing folks get involved.
go.bsky.app/TbtddRW
Please follow, share, nominate, and self-nominate! These packs are largely crowdsourced and it’s great seeing folks get involved.
go.bsky.app/TbtddRW
November 27, 2024 at 8:25 AM
Part 2 of our child and adolescent mental health starter pack!
Please follow, share, nominate, and self-nominate! These packs are largely crowdsourced and it’s great seeing folks get involved.
go.bsky.app/TbtddRW
Please follow, share, nominate, and self-nominate! These packs are largely crowdsourced and it’s great seeing folks get involved.
go.bsky.app/TbtddRW
Being an #earlycareer mental health researcher is tough esp you followed a non-traditional career path. It's a highly competitive field with many structural barriers. I'm still figuring it out but here are 12 things since I changed careers in my late 20s, a 🧵:
▶️Good quality mentorship makes the...
▶️Good quality mentorship makes the...
November 27, 2024 at 6:43 PM
Being an #earlycareer mental health researcher is tough esp you followed a non-traditional career path. It's a highly competitive field with many structural barriers. I'm still figuring it out but here are 12 things since I changed careers in my late 20s, a 🧵:
▶️Good quality mentorship makes the...
▶️Good quality mentorship makes the...
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We are also working on a #singlesessionintervention for parents of teens who are struggling with their mood. We need uk based parents of 13-18 year olds to help us - by taking part in online interviews - email lamp@bath.ac.uk if interested
November 24, 2024 at 5:15 AM
We are also working on a #singlesessionintervention for parents of teens who are struggling with their mood. We need uk based parents of 13-18 year olds to help us - by taking part in online interviews - email lamp@bath.ac.uk if interested
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New Lancet paper 'The cost of not investing in the first 1000 days'.
Cites our Cochrane review on preschool-based feeding programmes in socio-economically deprived settings.
FEED STARVING CHILDREN in a timely way. Later (when they're older) may be too late.
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... 🧪
Cites our Cochrane review on preschool-based feeding programmes in socio-economically deprived settings.
FEED STARVING CHILDREN in a timely way. Later (when they're older) may be too late.
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... 🧪
The cost of not investing in the next 1000 days: implications for policy and practice
Building on the evidence from the first paper in this Series highlighting the fundamental
importance of healthy and nurturing environments for children's growth and development
in the next 1000 days (...
www.thelancet.com
November 22, 2024 at 8:34 AM
New Lancet paper 'The cost of not investing in the first 1000 days'.
Cites our Cochrane review on preschool-based feeding programmes in socio-economically deprived settings.
FEED STARVING CHILDREN in a timely way. Later (when they're older) may be too late.
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... 🧪
Cites our Cochrane review on preschool-based feeding programmes in socio-economically deprived settings.
FEED STARVING CHILDREN in a timely way. Later (when they're older) may be too late.
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... 🧪
Reposted by Eleanor Chatburn
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. There is absolutely no point in talking about social media bans for children unless you are also talking about how to build digital literacy skills. I just don’t think they’re the right solution for the problem at hand. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Social media ban for under-16s 'on the table' says UK government
The tech secretary Peter Kyle also said he wanted an
www.bbc.co.uk
November 20, 2024 at 7:36 PM
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. There is absolutely no point in talking about social media bans for children unless you are also talking about how to build digital literacy skills. I just don’t think they’re the right solution for the problem at hand. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...