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Maria Loades
@marialoades.bsky.social
Clinical Psychologist, Professor & Researcher at University of Bath - passionate about helping young people live thrive #singlesessioninterventions #scalable #LMICs
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My research group, based at the University of Bath, is spotLight on Adolescent Mood Problems (LAMP). We are working on improving access to evidence based mental health help for young people (age 13-25).
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If you fancy learning more about mixed methods during your lunch hour, we still have plenty of spaces. Could you kindly reshare? @matthewbroome.bsky.social @tamsinford.bsky.social @drshirleyr.bsky.social @marialoades.bsky.social @sosoallan.bsky.social @olademk.bsky.social @nhigsonsweeney.bsky.social
July 8, 2025 at 4:07 PM
I so enjoyed catching up with friends from the Lab for Scalable Mental Health at #SST5 in Chicago @ariellesmith.bsky.social @jschleiderphd.bsky.social and others!
July 11, 2025 at 7:15 AM
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🎤New ep of Mind the Kids podcast out today!

One and done? Single session interventions

@claragfaria.bsky.social interviews @marialoades.bsky.social, listen wherever you get your pods from - search ACAMH or visit www.youtube.com/watch?v=ab0r...

#singlesessioninterventions #scalable
Mind the Kids - One and done? Single session interventions
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July 2, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Great to see @jschleiderphd.bsky.social and the Lab for Scalable Mental Health in Chicago and to hear about so many innovate real world applications of single session interventions at #SST5
June 29, 2025 at 6:24 PM
And impressive tote bags and goodies too - well done indeed @jschleiderphd.bsky.social and your SST5 organising team 🥰
June 28, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Along my running route is morning in Chicago (it was a ‘tourist’ run - lots of photo stops) @jess-deighton.bsky.social this one for you 😀 - added benefits of #sst5 thanks @jschleiderphd.bsky.social
June 28, 2025 at 1:36 AM
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🚨 Paper alert 🚨 There’s a lot of debate at the moment around universal, interventions in schools. A thread 🧵

Our new meta-analysis, published today, shows they can work in reducing symptoms of depression and anxiety.

www.frontiersin.org/journals/chi...

Findings discussed more below…
Frontiers | Universal, school-based, interventions to improve emotional outcomes in children and young people: a systematic review and meta-analysis
IntroductionThere is debate into the impact of universal, school-based interventions to improve emotional outcomes. Previous reviews have only focused on anx...
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June 2, 2025 at 6:24 AM
🔍 NEW STUDY: Evaluation of Project Care UK – an online self-help single-session intervention to boost SELF-COMPASSION in adolescents 💙
📘 Read in JMIR MH: mental.jmir.org/2025/1/e72077
🧠 A step forward in making mental health support more accessible.
#MentalHealth #SelfCompassion #PsychologyResearch
Investigating Project Care UK, a Web-Based Self-Help Single-Session Intervention for Youth Mental Health: Program Evaluation
Background: Psychological distress becomes more common during adolescence, yet many young people struggle to access clinic-based mental health care. Digital, self-help single-session interventions (SS...
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June 19, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Trying to bring science to TikTok. Inspired by youth voices + a few great academics. @lucyfoulkes.bsky.social @amymccall.bsky.social in particular.

Got examples? Send them my way! #SciComm

See more about why www.linkedin.com/posts/maria-...
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We need to talk about science where people are already spending their time — even if that’s TikTok. I’m passionate about science communication. If we want our research to make an impact, we need to m...
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June 11, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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You have 6 DAYS LEFF to apply to BRIDGE, a 6-month peer mentoring scheme for ECRs to facilitate global collaborations in mental health research!

It is free, remote, and focused in skills development, social support, and cross-cultural networking 👉🏽 mentalhealthresearch.org.uk/bridge/
June 3, 2025 at 10:00 AM
How do we bridge the gap between research-practice in public health? In my @nihr.bsky.social fellowship, I attended training @deciphercentre.bsky.social @grahammoore.bsky.social et al. I’ve since been thinking much more about context and using logic models more fluidly as to🛠️ to structure this
In London as part of the teaching team for this masterclass. Will be sharing @deciphercentre.bsky.social led frameworks for intervention research, with a focus on implementation.
Booking is now open for ARC South London's 2025 Implementation Science Masterclass. Learn from international experts in the field and receive guidance on how to work more effectively on your own implementation projects. #ImpSci

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June 3, 2025 at 4:40 AM
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Psychological distress over 30 years in Great Britain: the times they are a changin’ (or are they?) buff.ly/qpu4p0f

🧵 THREAD

#MentalHealth #PsychologicalDistress #Surveys #GB #30years
May 26, 2025 at 6:41 AM
May 27, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Colleagues in the UK - is anyone else actually in the office today? Just sent a bunch of emails and got an OOO reply from EVERY SINGLE ONE!
a drawing of a calendar with the words out of office written on it .
ALT: a drawing of a calendar with the words out of office written on it .
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May 27, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Interested in codesigning an intervention? #PPI #livedexperience. Thanks @cathycreswell.bsky.social et al for a super paper describing how they codesigned an intervention for anxiety problems for autistic children - see @acamh.bsky.social JCPP advances
JCPP Advances | ACAMH Child Development Journal | Wiley Online Library | Maria Loades
Mental health problems are common among young people, and some groups of young people like autistic individuals are particularly vulnerable, yet most interventions have historically been designed with...
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May 27, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Young adults mental health needs should be considered in their own right, not as part of working age adults generally - here’s why journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10.... @deborahchristie.bsky.social thanks for the opportunity to write this editorial for CCPP
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May 23, 2025 at 4:25 PM
It was such a pleasure to talk to the CYP Wellbeing & MH network @exeter.ac.uk yesterday - thanks for hosting me @annaadlam.bsky.social ! Find out more about what I talked about and all our @lampresearchuk.bsky.social work here www.linkedin.com/posts/maria-...
It was a pleasure and a privelege to present to you all too, thanks for… | Maria Loades
It was a pleasure and a privelege to present to you all too, thanks for the invite Anna Adlam ! And particularly thanks for the below thread which includes links to the main papers published from my N...
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May 20, 2025 at 4:49 AM
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@marialoades.bsky.social Delivered an insightful training on Co-Production for UoBath Psychology staff & postgrads. Explored key definitions, practical examples, and ethical considerations. #CoPro empowers young people and enhances the research relevance & impact.

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🌟 Training Session Recap! 🌟 On May 14th, 2025, Maria Loades delivered… | LAMPresearchUK
🌟 Training Session Recap! 🌟 On May 14th, 2025, Maria Loades delivered an insightful training session on Co-Production for the Department of Psychology staff and postgraduates at the University of Bat...
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May 16, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Lovely to have lunch with colleagues from @psychologybath.bsky.social yesterday! @harrietrose.bsky.social @sophiedallison.bsky.social and others all working as part of the @nihr.bsky.social Mental Health Research Group :-)
May 16, 2025 at 5:51 AM
It's been a few weeks since I was last on campus @psychologybath.bsky.social but here I am today
May 15, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Anyone who wants to know more about the Department of Psychology at Bath, we are now on LinkedIn @psychologybath.bsky.social so do give us a follow.
May 14, 2025 at 1:02 PM
We are one of the many vibrant research groups within @psychologybath.bsky.social and you can specifically also follow our work via @lampresearchuk.bsky.social
My research group, based at the University of Bath, is spotLight on Adolescent Mood Problems (LAMP). We are working on improving access to evidence based mental health help for young people (age 13-25).
May 14, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Delighted to share that I’ve been promoted to Professor! So thankful to everyone who has supported me and to @nihr.bsky.social for fellowship funding.
May 11, 2025 at 4:57 AM