Dr Abby Dunn
@abbydunn.bsky.social
Associate Professor at the University of Sussex. Work focused on parental mental health and the intergenerational transmission of mental health challenges.
Today begins the @nihr.bsky.social grant to improve inpatient facilities for parents who are hospitalised and their families. Very excited to colllaborate with @profsamch.bsky.social, Dr Eleanor Ratcliffe, Chloe Elsby-Pearson and Mark Oliver @researchspft.bsky.social @surreypsychology.bsky.social
September 15, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Today begins the @nihr.bsky.social grant to improve inpatient facilities for parents who are hospitalised and their families. Very excited to colllaborate with @profsamch.bsky.social, Dr Eleanor Ratcliffe, Chloe Elsby-Pearson and Mark Oliver @researchspft.bsky.social @surreypsychology.bsky.social
Looking forward to joining @profsamch.bsky.social to talk about preventing intergenerational transmission of mental illness later at @rcpsych.bsky.social conference 2025
With RCPsych International Congress taking place in Wales, be sure to keep in touch with the action with coverage of Keynote speeches on X and the many events taking place via Instagram.
Learn more about our social media channels rcpsych.ac.uk/about-us/soc...
Learn more about our social media channels rcpsych.ac.uk/about-us/soc...
Royal College of Psychiatrists
The Royal College of Psychiatrists is the professional body responsible for education and training, and setting and raising standards in psychiatry.
rcpsych.ac.uk
June 25, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Looking forward to joining @profsamch.bsky.social to talk about preventing intergenerational transmission of mental illness later at @rcpsych.bsky.social conference 2025
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Prevention of mental illness in children of parents with depression
10-min talk from Belinda Platt describing evidence-based interventions to prevent youth mental illness with a focus on an family-and group-based intervention.
acamhlearn.org/Learning/Pre...
#ACMHlearn
10-min talk from Belinda Platt describing evidence-based interventions to prevent youth mental illness with a focus on an family-and group-based intervention.
acamhlearn.org/Learning/Pre...
#ACMHlearn
Prevention of mental illness in children of parents with depression
acamhlearn.org
May 30, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Prevention of mental illness in children of parents with depression
10-min talk from Belinda Platt describing evidence-based interventions to prevent youth mental illness with a focus on an family-and group-based intervention.
acamhlearn.org/Learning/Pre...
#ACMHlearn
10-min talk from Belinda Platt describing evidence-based interventions to prevent youth mental illness with a focus on an family-and group-based intervention.
acamhlearn.org/Learning/Pre...
#ACMHlearn
Very much looking forward to being part of the Carers Week webinar today. Talking about the identification (or lack of it) of parents and their children by adult mental health services. @carers-uk.bsky.social @carers-week.bsky.social
June 13, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Very much looking forward to being part of the Carers Week webinar today. Talking about the identification (or lack of it) of parents and their children by adult mental health services. @carers-uk.bsky.social @carers-week.bsky.social
Question: How do researchers who are investigating parenting (from any angle) ensure that fathers are involved?
May 21, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Question: How do researchers who are investigating parenting (from any angle) ensure that fathers are involved?
Very excited to join this brilliant event. The curators have pulled together a fantastic programme in Crawley and Brighton.
March 3, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Very excited to join this brilliant event. The curators have pulled together a fantastic programme in Crawley and Brighton.
Great article! Now beavers are stars of @prospectmagazine.co.uk and @allaboutthearchers.bsky.social they are encroaching on capybara www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
February 20, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Great article! Now beavers are stars of @prospectmagazine.co.uk and @allaboutthearchers.bsky.social they are encroaching on capybara www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
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Never too early to start planning.
🚨 Coming soon! 🚨
The UKRI Mental Health Platform ECR Fellowship Awards open 1st March
🔬 Up to £300k for 1–3 year projects
🤝 Join our network advancing SMI research
💡 More details coming soon—stay tuned! Start thinking about cross-hub projects, find out about our research:🔗
The UKRI Mental Health Platform ECR Fellowship Awards open 1st March
🔬 Up to £300k for 1–3 year projects
🤝 Join our network advancing SMI research
💡 More details coming soon—stay tuned! Start thinking about cross-hub projects, find out about our research:🔗
Research hubs | Mental health platform
The Mental Health Platform supports five challenge-led research programmes and one mental health data science hub. We have partners across the UK and internationally.
buff.ly
February 14, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Never too early to start planning.
Reposted by Dr Abby Dunn
Another fully funded PhD @qmul.ac.uk - -Experiences of postpartum survivors of Intimate Partner Violence with serious mental health illness - but move quickly, closes Friday 14th of Feb 25. Please share widely! www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Experiences of postpartum survivors of Intimate Partner Violence with serious mental health illness at Queen Mary University of London on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Experiences of postpartum survivors of Intimate Partner Violence with serious mental health illness at Queen Mary University of London, listed on FindAPhD.com
www.findaphd.com
February 12, 2025 at 8:35 AM
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PCPH @bsmspcph.bsky.social
Our seminar this month is presented by Dr Abby Dunn @abbydunn.bsky.social . Please come along to Watson, 301 - all are welcome. Contact primarycareda@bsms.ac.uk for further information.
Our seminar this month is presented by Dr Abby Dunn @abbydunn.bsky.social . Please come along to Watson, 301 - all are welcome. Contact primarycareda@bsms.ac.uk for further information.
February 10, 2025 at 2:19 PM
PCPH @bsmspcph.bsky.social
Our seminar this month is presented by Dr Abby Dunn @abbydunn.bsky.social . Please come along to Watson, 301 - all are welcome. Contact primarycareda@bsms.ac.uk for further information.
Our seminar this month is presented by Dr Abby Dunn @abbydunn.bsky.social . Please come along to Watson, 301 - all are welcome. Contact primarycareda@bsms.ac.uk for further information.
Really useful
Welcome to our new @psychtoday.bsky.social blog about how to spot and support hashtag #highlysensitive children at school. Authors: Prof Michael Pluess & Cherry Hirst
www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/su...
www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/su...
How to Spot and Support Highly Sensitive Children at School
About 30% of children in class will be highly sensitive to their environment. Teachers can use a questionnaire to identify these children and adapt their teaching accordingly.
www.psychologytoday.com
February 7, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Really useful
Rising rates of post-natal child removal are not a consequence of greater numbers of women with at-risk babies. As a society we should be working harder to prevent this
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
‘I can’t sleep, I’m terrified’: the rise in mothers having their babies taken away within days of giving birth in England
Charity finds ‘inhumane’ system is forcing women to defend themselves in court, sometimes from their hospital beds, while in fear of having their newborn child taken from them
www.theguardian.com
January 25, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Rising rates of post-natal child removal are not a consequence of greater numbers of women with at-risk babies. As a society we should be working harder to prevent this
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Could it be any starker than this
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Parental mental health biggest cause of child protection referrals in England
Public service cuts and ‘stark impact of poverty’ are causing worse outcomes for children, according to survey
www.theguardian.com
January 15, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Could it be any starker than this
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Writing week. Any academics out there will know why it's almost holiday vibes here. @academic-chatter.bsky.social
January 13, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Writing week. Any academics out there will know why it's almost holiday vibes here. @academic-chatter.bsky.social
Very pleased to have this piece of work out in the world! We know that hospitalisation is difficult for parents and their families. Even small actions can support parent-child connection when a parent is being treated as an inpatient. @surreypsychology.bsky.social
Researchers from Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, University of Sussex and University of Surrey have developed a new programme to help parents in psychiatric hospital stay connected with their children 🏥
Find out more here 👉 tinyurl.com/yc2vsvuf
@abbydunn.bsky.social
Find out more here 👉 tinyurl.com/yc2vsvuf
@abbydunn.bsky.social
January 7, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Very pleased to have this piece of work out in the world! We know that hospitalisation is difficult for parents and their families. Even small actions can support parent-child connection when a parent is being treated as an inpatient. @surreypsychology.bsky.social