Natalia Kika
@nataliakika.bsky.social
PhD Researcher at the University of Bath | Developing an online intervention for parents of teens with low mood 💻 | Digital mental health | Co-production
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The post below says it all! @eleanorchats.bsky.social and I have received some seed funding from the MHR Incubator to pilot a global peer mentoring programme for ECRs (including clinicians!) working in mental health research 🌎
If you are an ECR in the UK, Brazil or South Africa, apply below ⬇️
If you are an ECR in the UK, Brazil or South Africa, apply below ⬇️
We're incredibly excited to launch BRIDGE - a community initiative led by Incubator alumni that connects UK #mentalhealth early career #researchers with the Global South!
⏰ Applications are OPEN until 9 JUNE.
For more info & to apply, visit the page below 👇
mentalhealthresearch.org.uk/bridge/
⏰ Applications are OPEN until 9 JUNE.
For more info & to apply, visit the page below 👇
mentalhealthresearch.org.uk/bridge/
May 15, 2025 at 11:01 AM
The post below says it all! @eleanorchats.bsky.social and I have received some seed funding from the MHR Incubator to pilot a global peer mentoring programme for ECRs (including clinicians!) working in mental health research 🌎
If you are an ECR in the UK, Brazil or South Africa, apply below ⬇️
If you are an ECR in the UK, Brazil or South Africa, apply below ⬇️
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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
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.
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International Women’s Day seems as good a time as any to remind folks that adolescent girls continue to face a range of gendered challenges in their day-to-day lives and they point to these as critical issues in understanding the gender mental health gap 👇
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
March 8, 2025 at 12:22 PM
International Women’s Day seems as good a time as any to remind folks that adolescent girls continue to face a range of gendered challenges in their day-to-day lives and they point to these as critical issues in understanding the gender mental health gap 👇
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We are looking for new members for our Young Person's Advisory Group - please share to anyone who might be interested (and here's the link to sign up: bit.ly/LAMP-ypag)
February 6, 2025 at 1:51 PM
We are looking for new members for our Young Person's Advisory Group - please share to anyone who might be interested (and here's the link to sign up: bit.ly/LAMP-ypag)
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Would you like more child and adolescent mental health content on your BlueSky in 2025? 🤔
These starter packs have 200 BlueSky+ profiles 👥
These are crowdsourced, so further accounts to add (including self nominations) all appreciated! 📇
Pt. 1: go.bsky.app/KSGUBYg
Pt. 2: go.bsky.app/TbtddRW
These starter packs have 200 BlueSky+ profiles 👥
These are crowdsourced, so further accounts to add (including self nominations) all appreciated! 📇
Pt. 1: go.bsky.app/KSGUBYg
Pt. 2: go.bsky.app/TbtddRW
January 13, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Would you like more child and adolescent mental health content on your BlueSky in 2025? 🤔
These starter packs have 200 BlueSky+ profiles 👥
These are crowdsourced, so further accounts to add (including self nominations) all appreciated! 📇
Pt. 1: go.bsky.app/KSGUBYg
Pt. 2: go.bsky.app/TbtddRW
These starter packs have 200 BlueSky+ profiles 👥
These are crowdsourced, so further accounts to add (including self nominations) all appreciated! 📇
Pt. 1: go.bsky.app/KSGUBYg
Pt. 2: go.bsky.app/TbtddRW
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⭐️ Peer Support in Mental Health ⭐️
Webinar 2:00-4:30pm
Mon 20 Jan 2025
Evidence, Experiences & Insights
NIHR Policy Research Unit in Mental Health event.
Steve Gillard, Una Foye, Ruth Cooper, Natasha Lyons, Sonia Johnson & Andrew Grundy.
#PeerSupport #MentalHealth
Webinar 2:00-4:30pm
Mon 20 Jan 2025
Evidence, Experiences & Insights
NIHR Policy Research Unit in Mental Health event.
Steve Gillard, Una Foye, Ruth Cooper, Natasha Lyons, Sonia Johnson & Andrew Grundy.
#PeerSupport #MentalHealth
Peer Support in Mental Health webinar: Evidence, Experiences & Insights
Explore the role of peer support in mental health & gain fresh insights into the current national landscape, guided by compelling research.
buff.ly
December 17, 2024 at 5:24 PM
⭐️ Peer Support in Mental Health ⭐️
Webinar 2:00-4:30pm
Mon 20 Jan 2025
Evidence, Experiences & Insights
NIHR Policy Research Unit in Mental Health event.
Steve Gillard, Una Foye, Ruth Cooper, Natasha Lyons, Sonia Johnson & Andrew Grundy.
#PeerSupport #MentalHealth
Webinar 2:00-4:30pm
Mon 20 Jan 2025
Evidence, Experiences & Insights
NIHR Policy Research Unit in Mental Health event.
Steve Gillard, Una Foye, Ruth Cooper, Natasha Lyons, Sonia Johnson & Andrew Grundy.
#PeerSupport #MentalHealth
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A University of Bath exercise psychologist and Brazillian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ) player is seeking players for a new study to explore the mental health benefits from the sport.
Find out more about the study and how to get involved below. ⬇️
#Research #BrazillanJiuJitsu #BJJ #MentalHealth
Find out more about the study and how to get involved below. ⬇️
#Research #BrazillanJiuJitsu #BJJ #MentalHealth
Brazilian Jiu Jitsu’s links to mental health explored in new research study
UK-based BJJ players can take part in an online study to understand how BJJ affects mental health and wellbeing
buff.ly
December 16, 2024 at 7:00 PM
A University of Bath exercise psychologist and Brazillian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ) player is seeking players for a new study to explore the mental health benefits from the sport.
Find out more about the study and how to get involved below. ⬇️
#Research #BrazillanJiuJitsu #BJJ #MentalHealth
Find out more about the study and how to get involved below. ⬇️
#Research #BrazillanJiuJitsu #BJJ #MentalHealth
Really interesting review with valuable recommendations to improve co-production and co-design with young people - super relevant to our group’s YPAG work @marialoades.bsky.social @sophiedallison.bsky.social!
Excited to share our new review on PPI with young people in mental health research, including recommendations for how to conduct co-production and co-design! We also have a response from two young people with experience of collaborating on mental health research. Link to the paper below
JCPP Advances | ACAMH Child Development Journal | Wiley Online Library
Involving young people with lived experience in youth mental health research is important. The current review examined this question and identified common practices for collaborating with experts by ...
acamh.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
December 13, 2024 at 11:35 AM
Really interesting review with valuable recommendations to improve co-production and co-design with young people - super relevant to our group’s YPAG work @marialoades.bsky.social @sophiedallison.bsky.social!
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Interested in mental health/young people's mental health? We have got post doc jobs out to advert now! www.bath.ac.uk/jobs/Vacancy... - this is part of the NIHR award to Bath, and the post doc opportunities are very exciting. Working potentially across work packages and getting training too!
CH12270 Research Associate - Jobs at Bath
Research Associate
www.bath.ac.uk
December 11, 2024 at 3:03 PM
Interested in mental health/young people's mental health? We have got post doc jobs out to advert now! www.bath.ac.uk/jobs/Vacancy... - this is part of the NIHR award to Bath, and the post doc opportunities are very exciting. Working potentially across work packages and getting training too!
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⭐️ Do you identify as a student from an ethnic minority background?
⭐️ Have you ever wondered what kind of experiences you need to start a career in mental health research or clinical psychology?
FREE in-person event in London, Wed 5 Feb 2025, 12:00-2:30pm GMT
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/mental-hea...
⭐️ Have you ever wondered what kind of experiences you need to start a career in mental health research or clinical psychology?
FREE in-person event in London, Wed 5 Feb 2025, 12:00-2:30pm GMT
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/mental-hea...
Mental health careers workshop for ethnic minority students
Come to this workshop for ethnic minority students and discover how you can take your first step towards a career in mental health!
www.eventbrite.co.uk
December 10, 2024 at 10:48 AM
⭐️ Do you identify as a student from an ethnic minority background?
⭐️ Have you ever wondered what kind of experiences you need to start a career in mental health research or clinical psychology?
FREE in-person event in London, Wed 5 Feb 2025, 12:00-2:30pm GMT
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/mental-hea...
⭐️ Have you ever wondered what kind of experiences you need to start a career in mental health research or clinical psychology?
FREE in-person event in London, Wed 5 Feb 2025, 12:00-2:30pm GMT
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/mental-hea...
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Calling all artists under the age of 12 or 12 to 17 - please help design a cover for the next CAPSS report - chance to win £50
December 9, 2024 at 1:19 PM
Calling all artists under the age of 12 or 12 to 17 - please help design a cover for the next CAPSS report - chance to win £50
Calling all UK-based parents of teens! Help us explore how and where parents look for help online when they become worried about their teen’s mental health - the findings will help us design our single-session intervention to support parents 💻please email us lamp@bath.ac.uk to take part!
December 9, 2024 at 11:47 AM
Calling all UK-based parents of teens! Help us explore how and where parents look for help online when they become worried about their teen’s mental health - the findings will help us design our single-session intervention to support parents 💻please email us lamp@bath.ac.uk to take part!
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Let's not abandon ship altogether on universal school based interventions argue @bronwynec.bsky.social & I in this @acamh.bsky.social CAMH debate in response to @jackandrews.bsky.social et al acamh.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... -let's return to the drawing board&codesign w. YP+communities
<em>Child and Adolescent Mental Health</em> | ACAMH Journal | Wiley Online Library
In their paper, Birrell et al. (Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 2025) are rightly concerned about the future of universal school-based mental health interventions. They highlight the successes an....
acamh.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
December 8, 2024 at 8:09 AM
Let's not abandon ship altogether on universal school based interventions argue @bronwynec.bsky.social & I in this @acamh.bsky.social CAMH debate in response to @jackandrews.bsky.social et al acamh.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... -let's return to the drawing board&codesign w. YP+communities
Proud to be part of the LAMP group where we’re working on developing and adapting scalable, brief online interventions for young people’s mental health and those who support them! My work specifically focuses on helping parents support teens with low mood
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).
December 7, 2024 at 1:50 PM
Proud to be part of the LAMP group where we’re working on developing and adapting scalable, brief online interventions for young people’s mental health and those who support them! My work specifically focuses on helping parents support teens with low mood