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Selina Wallis
@selinawallis.bsky.social
Public Involvement Manager @arcnwc
#Research #coproduction #health @LivUni
#doula #ADHD #ASD #inequality #cce #csa #dv #atheist #memoir All views personal
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Residential tree canopy configuration and mortality in 6 million Swiss adults: a longitudinal study

www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Bunch of technical stuff on configuration
TLDR = tree canopy has health benefit (as well as obvious environmental and aesthetic)
Residential tree canopy configuration and mortality in 6 million Swiss adults: a longitudinal study
Aggregated, connected, and less fragmented forested greenspaces might offer stronger health benefits than isolated, fragmented ones, but are difficult to implement in cities. Our study provided valuab...
www.thelancet.com
March 23, 2025 at 10:12 AM
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Enjoyed teaching the new cohort of @arc_nwc internship about all things #coproduction #LivedExperience #PublicInvolvement #CEI fascinating projects, from a wide range of disciplines incl #SocialCare we had fun with an #icebreaker @boingboing.bsky.social
March 19, 2025 at 8:45 PM
So proud. After a difficult year Finn just won, most impressive #GROM at Zillertal rally #snowboarding 1st go on a board in November, had 5 lessons at @Chill_Factore and been out in Austria since Jan with Inspire snowsports it's amazing #dyspraxia #asd #adhd
March 8, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Happy #InternationalWomensDay #IWD2025 so many inspirational women, my @arc_nwc #PublicInvolvement team & public advisors. My mum, my sister, my daughter, my friends. Women everywhere youtu.be/zQnCBrYHgo8?...
I am not Free (Words by Audre Lorde)
YouTube video by ARC NWC
youtu.be
March 8, 2025 at 8:04 AM
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‘Substantial work’ needed to improve family group conference data, study finds

www.communitycare.co.uk/2025/03/07/s...
'Substantial work' needed to improve family group conference data, study finds - Community Care
National family group conferences data collection launched to address gaps, ahead of implementation of duty on councils to offer FGC-type services
www.communitycare.co.uk
March 7, 2025 at 11:11 AM
It's our ninth @arc-west.bsky.social seldom heard forum today looking at the health and wellbeing of the #Chinese community in the North West. Starting off with Di Burbidge from Chinese Wellbeing #liverpool #LivedExperience #research
February 26, 2025 at 11:16 AM
In Gateshead teaching a group of doulas about movement for #birth today 💓
February 23, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Still time to sign up for out next seldom heard forum, next week on #Chinese #health and wellbeing #community #research #NorthWest @arc_nwc
February 20, 2025 at 9:40 AM
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📢 Join us for #ARCFEST25 on Tues 11th March at The Liner Hotel, Liverpool!

🧠The in-person event explores Brain Health through the Life Course, covering dementia, stroke & more.
🗞️Plus, an update on our ARC 2 proposal.
🎟️ Book now:https://tinyurl.com/44fyec45
February 14, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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Kinship carers in England contribute more than £4.3 billion a year to society by raising children - many of whom would otherwise be in the foster care system - new research from the Centre for Care has found.

www.sheffield.ac.uk/news/kinship...
Kinship carers struggling to cope despite £4.3 billion value they add to society
​​​​​​​Kinship carers in England are contributing more than £4.3 billion a year society by raising children - many of whom would otherwise be in the foster care system - new research from the Centre f...
www.sheffield.ac.uk
February 12, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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The Abu Dhabi owned Witherslack: Children ‘at risk of harm’ in SEND schools charging taxpayer fees of up to £116k

inews.co.uk/news/educati...
Children ‘at risk of harm’ in SEND schools charging taxpayer fees of up to £116k
Chaotic behaviour, pupil distress and injured staff found by Ofsted in private SEND schools run by Witherslack, as parents consider legal action over use of restraint
inews.co.uk
February 16, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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Live now! For all ICS leads, vcse and communities, this is a fantastic framework to work together and start doing the work rather than talk or 'engage'
This has been codesigned in a collaborative approach with wide range of stakeholders. I dare you to take a look! @jacoblant.bsky.social
February 12, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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Very interesting discussion about last words #death #dying #delirium
The dissonance between the idealized notion of dying speech and the reality of final moments can complicate our understanding of death. What should we make of people who can speak and yet make no sense? 🧪
The Hallucinatory Thoughts of the Dying Mind
Delirium exposes the gap between the ideal and the reality
nautil.us
February 12, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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Fantastic paper on the need for culture change to emphasize the importance of pain relief in pediatric procedures. 'One-off' events can accumulate & increase trauma & fear - not just of the specific procedure but of healthcare interactions in general.

bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
Moments that matter: childhood pain treatment shapes pain for life—we can do better every time in every child - BMC Medicine
Background Needle procedures, such as vaccinations, blood draws, and intravenous cannulation, are the most frequent source of childhood pain, causing fear and reducing the uptake of medical procedures...
bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.com
February 12, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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Policy alert: Addressing health inequalities through engagement with people and communities: a self-assessment and improvement framework for integrated care systems kingsfund.blogs.com/health_manag...
Addressing health inequalities through engagement with people and communities: a self-assessment and improvement framework for integrated care systems
Care Quality Commission - The Care Quality Commission (CQC), in partnership with National Voices and the Point of Care Foundation, has developed this self-assessment and improvement framework. It is a...
kingsfund.blogs.com
February 12, 2025 at 11:58 AM
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An update on the AI work I've been leading at @jrf-uk.bsky.social!

I reflect on what we've learnt and share how tech and AI are shaping our ways of working, our understanding of poverty's dynamics, and our development of tools and communities working to tackle it.

www.jrf.org.uk/ai-for-publi...
An update on AI at JRF
Reflections on JRF’s AI for public good programme - what we've learnt so far, and what's next for this topic.
www.jrf.org.uk
February 4, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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The cost of lies: Misinformation is worsening mental health & eroding our social fabric healthydebate.ca/2025/02/topi... @healthydebate.bsky.social

"The fight against disinformation is not just about protecting facts; it’s about safeguarding our mental health, our democracy & our collective future.
The cost of lies: Misinformation is worsening mental health and eroding our social fabric - Healthy Debate
Political propaganda, amplified by social media and unscrupulous actors, has become a weapon of choice, wreaking havoc on mental health, public safety and democracy itself.
healthydebate.ca
February 5, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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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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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
A very important report #CAPVA
Have you seen The Respect Young People's Service's new report ‘Unsafe and Unheard’?

The findings and recommendations in the report are informed by the young people’s co-production group, national survey respondents and practitioners.

Read more here: bit.ly/4aKjhhO

#UnsafeAndUnheard
February 5, 2025 at 1:48 PM
First time on BlueSky, hoping its a platform that is less stress to follow, I can see lots of people I followed previously, I used the Sky Follower bridge to migrate accross github.com/kawamataryo/...
GitHub - kawamataryo/sky-follower-bridge: Instantly find and follow the same users from your X(Twitter) follower on Bluesky.
Instantly find and follow the same users from your X(Twitter) follower on Bluesky. - kawamataryo/sky-follower-bridge
github.com
February 5, 2025 at 1:30 PM