Barry Wright
@barrywright.bsky.social
Retired Professor Child Mental Health: Uni of York & HYMS Med School, NHS Deaf Child service, NHS CAMHS, COMIC child oriented innovative research. Interested in developing child friendly interventions. Husband, dad, grandad. Enthusiast for kindness & fun.
Interesting findings from the MYRIAD mindfulness school trial with large number of young people followed up from pre-intervention to 12m. 69%-80% had few emotional well-being problems across times, 11%-23% stable high-problem trajectories, 2%-16% worsening problems & 1%-5% decreasing problems.
Our key finding was that having mindfulness lessons (vs being in the control group) didn’t predict which of these trajectory groups a student would end up in
There was variety in students’ mental health trajectories, it just didn’t link to whether they'd been in the mindfulness vs control group
There was variety in students’ mental health trajectories, it just didn’t link to whether they'd been in the mindfulness vs control group
October 15, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Interesting findings from the MYRIAD mindfulness school trial with large number of young people followed up from pre-intervention to 12m. 69%-80% had few emotional well-being problems across times, 11%-23% stable high-problem trajectories, 2%-16% worsening problems & 1%-5% decreasing problems.
@iaspinfo.bsky.social Good to hear about initiatives like this that seek to understand and prevent youth self-harm and suicide, especially if it gathers evidence from young people themselves. www.ingentaconnect.com/content/ben/...
August 18, 2025 at 12:56 PM
@iaspinfo.bsky.social Good to hear about initiatives like this that seek to understand and prevent youth self-harm and suicide, especially if it gathers evidence from young people themselves. www.ingentaconnect.com/content/ben/...
Whatever the origins of war, is it not a principle of great importance that those in power, or with influence over conflict, should do all they can to protect children - from war itself and from its consequences? Children carry those traumas into their futures, and indeed they are the future.
Children caught up in war are at risk in so many ways. Their physical and mental health should be protected from the impact of war. This article in Global Public Health lays out clear ways to try to achieve this: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Impact of the humanitarian crisis in Gaza on children’s health: Evidence and recommendations for mitigation
On 7th October 2023, Hamas attacked Israel, killing over 1100 Israeli civilians. This was followed by a war in Gaza and Israeli forces continuously bombed and launched military attacks on the Gaza ...
www.tandfonline.com
August 16, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Whatever the origins of war, is it not a principle of great importance that those in power, or with influence over conflict, should do all they can to protect children - from war itself and from its consequences? Children carry those traumas into their futures, and indeed they are the future.
1/5 A very welcome announcement in the UK for increased funding for youth services. www.gov.uk/government/n...
Prime Minister unveils new opportunities for young people to re-connect with their communities
Prime Minister announces major expansion of youth services and real-world opportunities to re-connect young people with the world around them
www.gov.uk
August 6, 2025 at 8:42 AM
1/5 A very welcome announcement in the UK for increased funding for youth services. www.gov.uk/government/n...
Language deprivation (including adequate early access to sign language and good communication) are huge problems facing deaf children - affecting educational outcomes, social & emotional development, subsequent employment & finances and quality of life. Hugely important in a deaf child’s early life.
A new study shared at the British Deaf Association's (BDA) annual conference in Leeds has concluded that investing in British Sign Language (BSL) for deaf children is "likely cost-effective", returning £4 to the economy for every £1 spent.
Early years sign language access for deaf children ‘likely cost-effective’, study finds
A new study shared at the British Deaf Association's (BDA) annual conference in Leeds has concluded that investing in British Sign Language (BSL) for deaf children is "likely cost-effective", returning £4 to the economy for every £1 spent.
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July 19, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Language deprivation (including adequate early access to sign language and good communication) are huge problems facing deaf children - affecting educational outcomes, social & emotional development, subsequent employment & finances and quality of life. Hugely important in a deaf child’s early life.
An interesting related study from Yorkshire led by @megang04.bsky.social (>6000 children in 21 schools) showed most schools believed they had a whole school approach, but only 43% achieved at least 4 of the 6 main elements. pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
July 17, 2025 at 8:53 AM
An interesting related study from Yorkshire led by @megang04.bsky.social (>6000 children in 21 schools) showed most schools believed they had a whole school approach, but only 43% achieved at least 4 of the 6 main elements. pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
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2/14 Research on child mental health support and interventions needs to broaden its horizons. Services have tended to prioritise interventions often based on adult models such as medication and CBT. Should we have more developmentally appropriate, child friendly interventions? What would these be?
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February 2, 2025 at 7:19 PM
2/14 Research on child mental health support and interventions needs to broaden its horizons. Services have tended to prioritise interventions often based on adult models such as medication and CBT. Should we have more developmentally appropriate, child friendly interventions? What would these be?
Important report out this month exploring youth mental health in England, with highlights including decline in the myriad tapestry of youth services since 2010 youthfuturesfoundation.org/wp-content/u... @jess-deighton.bsky.social @olademk.bsky.social @lucyfoulkes.bsky.social
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July 16, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Important report out this month exploring youth mental health in England, with highlights including decline in the myriad tapestry of youth services since 2010 youthfuturesfoundation.org/wp-content/u... @jess-deighton.bsky.social @olademk.bsky.social @lucyfoulkes.bsky.social
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New research set to uncover lost ancient medical texts
A team of researchers at @manchester.ac.uk have secured a major €2.5 million grant from the @erc.europa.eu to uncover lost medical writings that could transform our understanding of ancient medicine. ⤵️
www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/n...
A team of researchers at @manchester.ac.uk have secured a major €2.5 million grant from the @erc.europa.eu to uncover lost medical writings that could transform our understanding of ancient medicine. ⤵️
www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/n...
New research set to uncover lost ancient medical texts
A team of researchers at the University of Manchester have secured a major €2.5 million (£2.1 million) grant from the European Research Council to uncover lost medical writings that could transform ou...
www.manchester.ac.uk
June 17, 2025 at 11:13 AM
New research set to uncover lost ancient medical texts
A team of researchers at @manchester.ac.uk have secured a major €2.5 million grant from the @erc.europa.eu to uncover lost medical writings that could transform our understanding of ancient medicine. ⤵️
www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/n...
A team of researchers at @manchester.ac.uk have secured a major €2.5 million grant from the @erc.europa.eu to uncover lost medical writings that could transform our understanding of ancient medicine. ⤵️
www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/n...
Evidence from the MBRRACE-UK perinatal epidemiology study showing higher risks & worse maternity outcomes for women with past children’s social care involvement. Better co-working & communication is needed between maternity services, social care & community health. www.eurekalert.org/news-release...
‘Support, not judgement’: Study explores links between children’s social care involvement and maternal deaths
A third of women who died during or in the year after pregnancy were known to Children’s Social Care – higher than previously reported, new research reveals. The authors say urgent changes...
www.eurekalert.org
July 11, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Evidence from the MBRRACE-UK perinatal epidemiology study showing higher risks & worse maternity outcomes for women with past children’s social care involvement. Better co-working & communication is needed between maternity services, social care & community health. www.eurekalert.org/news-release...
More important research from York’s Professor of environmental science @AlistairBoxall.Bskyb.social @york.co.uk showing levels of pollution in UK rivers of great concern to health www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... @SteveBarclay.bskyb.social
'Forever chemical' TFA found in all but one of tested UK rivers
The long-term impact of the chemical on human health is still unclear and being researched.
www.bbc.co.uk
June 16, 2025 at 7:43 AM
More important research from York’s Professor of environmental science @AlistairBoxall.Bskyb.social @york.co.uk showing levels of pollution in UK rivers of great concern to health www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... @SteveBarclay.bskyb.social
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Why this matters:
While we know deaf people face unique challenges growing up, we've lacked standardized ways to measure these experiences and their impact on lifelong health and wellbeing. 2/6
While we know deaf people face unique challenges growing up, we've lacked standardized ways to measure these experiences and their impact on lifelong health and wellbeing. 2/6
a man in a red shirt measures a window with a tape measure
ALT: a man in a red shirt measures a window with a tape measure
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June 12, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Why this matters:
While we know deaf people face unique challenges growing up, we've lacked standardized ways to measure these experiences and their impact on lifelong health and wellbeing. 2/6
While we know deaf people face unique challenges growing up, we've lacked standardized ways to measure these experiences and their impact on lifelong health and wellbeing. 2/6
In June English teachers will collect Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) profile information for Reception children across 7 areas of learning/development: socio-emotional, expressive arts, communication/language, understanding the world, physical, literacy and mathematics. 1/3
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June 6, 2025 at 3:05 PM
In June English teachers will collect Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) profile information for Reception children across 7 areas of learning/development: socio-emotional, expressive arts, communication/language, understanding the world, physical, literacy and mathematics. 1/3
Maternal warmth in infancy is a powerful factor in children’s social and emotional development. For example…1/3
June 6, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Maternal warmth in infancy is a powerful factor in children’s social and emotional development. For example…1/3
More great work from the “Born in Bradford” research family @bihr.bsky.social @profrosiemc.bsky.social
May 23, 2025 at 7:37 AM
More great work from the “Born in Bradford” research family @bihr.bsky.social @profrosiemc.bsky.social
A great piece of research exploring how accurately autistic people, non-autistic people and a mixed group with both, pass on information on in a chain of communication. A nice short informatics video also to explain the results.
Phew! Long thread :)
If it was too long, we also have this short video that explains what we did and what we found!
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Thanks to our funders @templetonworld.bsky.social and all our participants.
Here’s a link to the paper again - nature.com/articles/s41...
If it was too long, we also have this short video that explains what we did and what we found!
media.ed.ac.uk/media/DiSI+A...
Thanks to our funders @templetonworld.bsky.social and all our participants.
Here’s a link to the paper again - nature.com/articles/s41...
DiSI Animation 2.0
media.ed.ac.uk
May 16, 2025 at 3:31 PM
A great piece of research exploring how accurately autistic people, non-autistic people and a mixed group with both, pass on information on in a chain of communication. A nice short informatics video also to explain the results.
Reposted by Barry Wright
📢Calling experts in UK health and social care staff wellbeing, including staff working there! We need your help to understand the demands staff face at work and which resources best support them to inform future research.
Find out more: tinyurl.com/3wb5vj6x
Find out more: tinyurl.com/3wb5vj6x
May 15, 2025 at 10:01 AM
📢Calling experts in UK health and social care staff wellbeing, including staff working there! We need your help to understand the demands staff face at work and which resources best support them to inform future research.
Find out more: tinyurl.com/3wb5vj6x
Find out more: tinyurl.com/3wb5vj6x
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Manualised attachment-based interventions can help to nurture parent-infant relationships. Great to see this new systematic review highlighting that 80% of the studies found an improvement in parent-infant relationships. #Attachment #parentinfantrelationships link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Manualised Attachment-Based Interventions for Improving Caregiver-Infant Relationships: A Two-Stage Systematic Review - Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review
As attachment-based interventions can improve caregiver-infant relationships and their subsequent psychological outcomes, the identification of relevant and effective interventions can facilitate thei...
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November 27, 2024 at 8:24 AM
Manualised attachment-based interventions can help to nurture parent-infant relationships. Great to see this new systematic review highlighting that 80% of the studies found an improvement in parent-infant relationships. #Attachment #parentinfantrelationships link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Children caught up in war are at risk in so many ways. Their physical and mental health should be protected from the impact of war. This article in Global Public Health lays out clear ways to try to achieve this: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Impact of the humanitarian crisis in Gaza on children’s health: Evidence and recommendations for mitigation
On 7th October 2023, Hamas attacked Israel, killing over 1100 Israeli civilians. This was followed by a war in Gaza and Israeli forces continuously bombed and launched military attacks on the Gaza ...
www.tandfonline.com
May 14, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Children caught up in war are at risk in so many ways. Their physical and mental health should be protected from the impact of war. This article in Global Public Health lays out clear ways to try to achieve this: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Eating together with friends or family members has benefits such as enhancing social connectedness. Countries where people share more meals have higher levels of social support and positive social reciprocity, and are less likely to experience loneliness. worldhappiness.report/ed/2025/shar...
Sharing meals with others: How sharing meals supports happiness and social connections
The World Happiness Report is published by the Wellbeing Research Centre at the University of Oxford, in partnership with Gallup, the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network and an independent ed...
worldhappiness.report
April 27, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Eating together with friends or family members has benefits such as enhancing social connectedness. Countries where people share more meals have higher levels of social support and positive social reciprocity, and are less likely to experience loneliness. worldhappiness.report/ed/2025/shar...
A recent UK survey @rnid.bsky.social of over 1000 deaf people found that, of 121 British Sign Language users who responded, 56% had to rely on a family member or friend to interpret for them in NHS settings (including their children) rnid.org.uk/get-involved...
Fight for accessible healthcare
Join us in calling on governments, NHS organisations, GPs and other NHS services to take action to meet the requirements of equality legislation and standards for accessible information and communicat...
rnid.org.uk
April 24, 2025 at 8:22 AM
A recent UK survey @rnid.bsky.social of over 1000 deaf people found that, of 121 British Sign Language users who responded, 56% had to rely on a family member or friend to interpret for them in NHS settings (including their children) rnid.org.uk/get-involved...
There has recently been more research and gradually increasing understanding of the role of non-coding RNA in neurodevelopmental disorders. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0287131
Last session of #GRD25 kicking off with a talk by Nicky Whiffin from @UniofOxford on The Expanding Role of snRNAs in neurodevelopmental disorders. ReNU syndrome caused by variants in the non-coding RNA RNU4-2 is remarkably prevalent with estimated 100k individuals in the world
April 17, 2025 at 1:22 PM
There has recently been more research and gradually increasing understanding of the role of non-coding RNA in neurodevelopmental disorders. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0287131
Interesting paper by Prof Amy Bogaard & colleagues on archaeological data from 45 000 houses, ranging from 20,000 years ago-20th century (Western Asia to the South Pacific). Early findings on house size distribution suggest societal inequality is not inevitable. More to come! doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
The Global Dynamics of Inequality (GINI) project: analysing archaeological housing data | Antiquity | Cambridge Core
The Global Dynamics of Inequality (GINI) project: analysing archaeological housing data - Volume 98 Issue 397
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April 15, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Interesting paper by Prof Amy Bogaard & colleagues on archaeological data from 45 000 houses, ranging from 20,000 years ago-20th century (Western Asia to the South Pacific). Early findings on house size distribution suggest societal inequality is not inevitable. More to come! doi.org/10.15184/aqy...