Emily Widnall
@emilywidnall.bsky.social
Senior Research Associate in Public Health with a particular interest in young people’s mental health.
University of Bristol | NIHR SPHR
https://research-information.bris.ac.uk/en/persons/emily-widnall
University of Bristol | NIHR SPHR
https://research-information.bris.ac.uk/en/persons/emily-widnall
Great to present my PhD by publication poster at #ASMSPHR2025 and so lovely to see all my @nihrsphr.bsky.social colleagues in Bristol!
May 22, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Great to present my PhD by publication poster at #ASMSPHR2025 and so lovely to see all my @nihrsphr.bsky.social colleagues in Bristol!
A sunny Bristol ready for Day 2 of #ASMSPHR2025 ☀️
May 22, 2025 at 7:45 AM
A sunny Bristol ready for Day 2 of #ASMSPHR2025 ☀️
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Our Annual Scientific Meeting takes place today and tomorrow hosted by @bristoluni.bsky.social. We've got two days of networking, talks, posters and more. Follow #ASMSPHR2025 to stay updated and share your thoughts
#PublicHealth #CapacityBuilding #SPHRtrainees
#PublicHealth #CapacityBuilding #SPHRtrainees
May 21, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Our Annual Scientific Meeting takes place today and tomorrow hosted by @bristoluni.bsky.social. We've got two days of networking, talks, posters and more. Follow #ASMSPHR2025 to stay updated and share your thoughts
#PublicHealth #CapacityBuilding #SPHRtrainees
#PublicHealth #CapacityBuilding #SPHRtrainees
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Watch new video that follows Dr Sarah Martin-Denham @fuseonline.bsky.social and a group of parents on their roadshow around the UK with giant blanket of 2,999 squares to raise awareness of exclusions from school and mobilise action
#Project2999 #PullUpAChair
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbLe...
#Project2999 #PullUpAChair
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbLe...
Project 2,999 – Excluded children at the heart of giant patchwork blanket
YouTube video by NIHR School for Public Health Research
www.youtube.com
May 13, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Watch new video that follows Dr Sarah Martin-Denham @fuseonline.bsky.social and a group of parents on their roadshow around the UK with giant blanket of 2,999 squares to raise awareness of exclusions from school and mobilise action
#Project2999 #PullUpAChair
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbLe...
#Project2999 #PullUpAChair
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbLe...
Great to see the ADepT trial's quali paper published!
Findings highlight the value of focusing on broader well-being and functioning in depression treatment, rather than just symptom relief.
Full paper here: bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/2...
Findings highlight the value of focusing on broader well-being and functioning in depression treatment, rather than just symptom relief.
Full paper here: bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/2...
A qualitative study exploring depressed participants’ experiences of receiving Augmented Depression Therapy (ADepT)
Objectives The current study aimed to explore participants’ views on the acceptability, impact and mechanisms of change of Augmented Depression Therapy (ADepT), a novel wellbeing-focused and recovery-...
bmjopen.bmj.com
February 5, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Great to see the ADepT trial's quali paper published!
Findings highlight the value of focusing on broader well-being and functioning in depression treatment, rather than just symptom relief.
Full paper here: bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/2...
Findings highlight the value of focusing on broader well-being and functioning in depression treatment, rather than just symptom relief.
Full paper here: bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/2...
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“If you want to understand someone’s life then walk a mile in their shoes”
✨✨✨New from Health Equals.
Listen to the stories from people working to ensure everyone has access to the building blocks of good health - across charities, schools and health care.
⬇️⬇️⬇️
healthequals.org.uk
✨✨✨New from Health Equals.
Listen to the stories from people working to ensure everyone has access to the building blocks of good health - across charities, schools and health care.
⬇️⬇️⬇️
healthequals.org.uk
Health Equals | UK’s campaign for improving health opportunities
Together we’re shaping a society in which each of us has our best chance of good health and wellbeing, no matter who we are, or where we’re born, work and live.
healthequals.org.uk
December 13, 2024 at 5:14 PM
“If you want to understand someone’s life then walk a mile in their shoes”
✨✨✨New from Health Equals.
Listen to the stories from people working to ensure everyone has access to the building blocks of good health - across charities, schools and health care.
⬇️⬇️⬇️
healthequals.org.uk
✨✨✨New from Health Equals.
Listen to the stories from people working to ensure everyone has access to the building blocks of good health - across charities, schools and health care.
⬇️⬇️⬇️
healthequals.org.uk
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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 27, 2024 at 5:52 AM
Do you share information online for young people about mental health? If so, our coproduced guidelines could be just what you are looking for!
Please share! I am currently interviewing professionals who support young people with self-harm & suicide (prevention & postvention) as part of The 4S Study.
Areas of focus: Bristol, N.Somerset & South Glos, Birmingham, Lincolnshire & Tees Valley📍
Sign-up 👉🏼 forms.office.com/pages/respon...
Areas of focus: Bristol, N.Somerset & South Glos, Birmingham, Lincolnshire & Tees Valley📍
Sign-up 👉🏼 forms.office.com/pages/respon...
About 4S
The Support Systems for Self-harm and Suicide (4S) Study is a research study investigating how secondary schools, colleges and governing bodies of youth organisations in England deliver self-harm and ...
sites.exeter.ac.uk
November 24, 2024 at 10:23 AM
Please share! I am currently interviewing professionals who support young people with self-harm & suicide (prevention & postvention) as part of The 4S Study.
Areas of focus: Bristol, N.Somerset & South Glos, Birmingham, Lincolnshire & Tees Valley📍
Sign-up 👉🏼 forms.office.com/pages/respon...
Areas of focus: Bristol, N.Somerset & South Glos, Birmingham, Lincolnshire & Tees Valley📍
Sign-up 👉🏼 forms.office.com/pages/respon...
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How many reports do we need to write before something is done for our kids with SEND?
Children’s development ‘put back by years’ due to failure of special educational needs system
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Children’s development ‘put back by years’ due to failure of special educational needs system
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Children’s development ‘put back by years’ due to failure of special educational needs system
Local government ombudsman report into SEND in England offers damning assessment
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2024 at 8:27 AM
How many reports do we need to write before something is done for our kids with SEND?
Children’s development ‘put back by years’ due to failure of special educational needs system
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Children’s development ‘put back by years’ due to failure of special educational needs system
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
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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...
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Public mental health starter pack: please take a look, share, recommend others or ask to join!
go.bsky.app/7edo6At
go.bsky.app/7edo6At
November 21, 2024 at 6:49 PM
Public mental health starter pack: please take a look, share, recommend others or ask to join!
go.bsky.app/7edo6At
go.bsky.app/7edo6At
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This starter pack for child and adolescent mental health is continuing to grow! It’s wonderful finding people here.
Please do let me know if you think there is someone (including you!) that could be added.
go.bsky.app/KSGUBYg
Please do let me know if you think there is someone (including you!) that could be added.
go.bsky.app/KSGUBYg
October 30, 2024 at 1:03 PM
This starter pack for child and adolescent mental health is continuing to grow! It’s wonderful finding people here.
Please do let me know if you think there is someone (including you!) that could be added.
go.bsky.app/KSGUBYg
Please do let me know if you think there is someone (including you!) that could be added.
go.bsky.app/KSGUBYg
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RESEARCHERS & PRACTITIONERS IN SCHOOL MENTAL HEALTH 🏫📚🧠
to complement the lovely general C&A MH lists from @noraskjerdingstad.bsky.social (go.bsky.app/mJXZrD) & @olademk.bsky.social (go.bsky.app/KSGUBYg)
Hoping this will be primarily crowd-sourced, so please tell me who to add: go.bsky.app/5EXucz1
to complement the lovely general C&A MH lists from @noraskjerdingstad.bsky.social (go.bsky.app/mJXZrD) & @olademk.bsky.social (go.bsky.app/KSGUBYg)
Hoping this will be primarily crowd-sourced, so please tell me who to add: go.bsky.app/5EXucz1
November 20, 2024 at 12:17 PM
RESEARCHERS & PRACTITIONERS IN SCHOOL MENTAL HEALTH 🏫📚🧠
to complement the lovely general C&A MH lists from @noraskjerdingstad.bsky.social (go.bsky.app/mJXZrD) & @olademk.bsky.social (go.bsky.app/KSGUBYg)
Hoping this will be primarily crowd-sourced, so please tell me who to add: go.bsky.app/5EXucz1
to complement the lovely general C&A MH lists from @noraskjerdingstad.bsky.social (go.bsky.app/mJXZrD) & @olademk.bsky.social (go.bsky.app/KSGUBYg)
Hoping this will be primarily crowd-sourced, so please tell me who to add: go.bsky.app/5EXucz1