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We create health intelligence 📊 and digital solutions 💻 that enhance child and adolescent mental healthcare 🧠 | Working with @kingsioppn.bsky.social and @maudsleynhs.bsky.social

Website: https://www.camhsdlab.co.uk/
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CAMHS Digital Lab @camhsdlab.bsky.social · Jan 22
Hello Bluesky! 👋 We're here, and looking forward to discussing all things research, digital innovation, and children and young people's mental health.

You can find us across socials at the same handle (camhsdlab). And do check out our website at www.camhsdlab.co.uk
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CAMHS Digital Lab: Health intelligence and digital solutions to enhance child and adolescent mental healthcare.
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Are you a UK mental health professional working with children with mental health issues - we are asking for help designing a study for social robots to complete mental health questionnaires with children aged 8 to 10 - more infor here cambridge.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
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November 5, 2025 at 12:24 PM
camhsdlab.bsky.social
Come hear Head of the Lab Prof. Johnny Downs discuss new pathways in ADHD research and treatment at this webinar alongside King's Maudsley Partnership colleagues Professors Katya Rubia and Philip Shaw!

📅 Tuesday 4 November
🕑 1-2PM
October 27, 2025 at 10:59 AM
camhsdlab.bsky.social
Our very own Dr. @shuo-zhang.bsky.social discusses the link between mental health & the climate crisis for a King's Climate & Sustainability podcast: 'Understanding eco-anxiety & inequality: In conversation with Dr Shuo Zhang'

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October 27, 2025 at 9:59 AM
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kingsmaudsley.bsky.social
Explore how digital innovation can enhance mental health for young people! 💻🧠 Read more: https://ow.ly/mH1t50Xgu7h #10YearPlan #ChildrensMentalHealth #CAMHS #InnovationInHealthcare #NHS #MentalHealthMatters
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October 23, 2025 at 8:30 AM
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wolfsoncentre.bsky.social
October is ADHD Awareness Month! 🧠❤️

This year’s theme, “The Many Faces of ADHD,” celebrates the diversity of experiences among people living with ADHD.

In our latest blog, Dr Sharifah debunks seven common myths about ADHD and explains what research really says.

🔗 Read the blog: bit.ly/7adhdmyths
October 23, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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kingsmaudsley.bsky.social
Explore how the CAMHS Digital Lab is transforming child mental health! Read more: https://ow.ly/X6nm50XguWg
Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience
NIHR Maudsley Biomedical Research Centre (BRC)
Maudsley Charity
CAMHS Digital Lab
#KingsMaudsleyPartnership #ChildMentalHealth #CAMHS
October 23, 2025 at 8:05 AM
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kingsmaudsley.bsky.social
Discover how we’re transforming ADHD understanding through collaboration! Read more: https://ow.ly/FJhu50Xgr8i #ADHDAwarenessMonth
Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience @maudsleynhs.bsky.social Maudsley Charity NIHR Maudsley Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) CAMHS Digital Lab
How the King’s Maudsley Partnership is pioneering new, more effective treatment options for children with ADHD - King's Maudsley Partnership
Over the past 25 years, I’ve been lucky enough to meet thousands of children and young people with ADHD who have taken part in research. In that time, public
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October 23, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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mhrincubator.bsky.social
Happy #WorldMentalHealthDay! 🌍

Do you have a passion for mental health research? 🌱 The MHR Incubator helps current & aspiring researchers explore #careerdevelopment & funding opportunities!

Read career advice & learn more on our website 📖 :
Mental Health Research – Develop your career. Change lives.
mentalhealthresearch.org.uk
October 10, 2025 at 8:45 AM
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kingsioppn.bsky.social
In Zimbabwe, Prof Dixon Chibanda lost a patient to suicide over a $10 bus fare. This inspired @friendshipbench.bsky.social, which has now helped hundreds of thousands.

Through global partnerships, King’s is improving access to mental health care. #WorldMentalHealthDay

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October 10, 2025 at 9:23 AM
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phiuk.bsky.social
Vacancy: Research Assistant in development of data and model assets for Policy Modelling for Health @healthmod.bsky.social and associated projects @uofglasgow.bsky.social www.phiuk.org/news/vacancy...
Vacancy: Research Assistant - development of data and model assets
Policy Modelling for Health is recruiting for a Research Assistant to support the development of data and model assets.
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October 8, 2025 at 8:50 AM
camhsdlab.bsky.social
WATCH NOW 🎥

It's finally here: our first RESEARCH EXPLORED video. Produced in partnership with @elstreescreenarts.bsky.social, this RESEARCH EXPLORED video dives into a project at @kingsioppn.bsky.social looking at 'expressed emotion' - how parents talk about their children.

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RESEARCH EXPLORED: The Five Minute Speech Sample
YouTube video by CAMHS Digital Lab
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October 6, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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Mark your calendars: our first RESEARCH EXPLORED video drops next week, October 6.

RESEARCH EXPLORED is a collaboration between @elstreescreenarts.bsky.social and the CAMHS Digital Lab.
October 2, 2025 at 9:23 AM
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rcpsych.bsky.social
October is Black History Month - a time to acknowledge the legacy, leadership, and impact of Black voices in psychiatry, while showcasing what it means to stand firm in power and pride.
October 1, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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What is expressed emotion, and why does it matter?

Expressed emotion is the emotion - positive or negative - that a parent communicates when talking about their child 🧵
September 30, 2025 at 3:25 PM
camhsdlab.bsky.social
With the youth mental health crisis mounting, we need evidence-based solutions that put young people's needs first. That's why we're launching a new partnership with @elstreescreenarts.bsky.social - putting young creatives at the heart of mental health content by young people, for young people 🧵
September 29, 2025 at 11:56 AM
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kingsioppn.bsky.social
What do we know about the causes of #autism? @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social Professor Laura Andreae speaks with BBC Radio 4's Inside Science about the genetic factors behind autism, particularly around twin studies.

🔊 Listen now: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
BBC Inside Science - The science behind autism - BBC Sounds
What do we know about the causes of autism?
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September 26, 2025 at 10:49 AM
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acamh.bsky.social
How can we better measure treatment outcomes for children with #neurodevelopmental disorders?

In this interesting ACAMH Learn talk, Prof. Melissa Mulraney introduces a patient-centred outcome set co-designed by experts & those with lived experience. https://t.co/TjN94dT7zm https://t.co/j6iOFm4FwI
September 26, 2025 at 11:48 AM
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poyton.bsky.social
I am delighted that @wellcentrecharity.bsky.social is one of the 11 successful Building Brighter Futures Fund projects! We can’t wait to start and will be partnering with the brilliant @camhsdlab.bsky.social to empower young people to be healthier, safer and happier!
maudsleycharity.bsky.social Maudsley Charity @maudsleycharity.bsky.social · Sep 25
📣 We're delighted to announce the awarding of £7.5m to 11 projects involving 50 organisations through our Building Brighter Futures programme - supporting young people’s mental health in Southwark, Lambeth, Lewisham and Croydon.

Read more: maudsleycharity.org/building-bri...
Building Brighter Futures £7.5m funding awarded - Maudsley Charity
Maudsley Charity has awarded £7.5m to 11 projects involving approximately 50 organisations in Southwark, Lambeth, Lewisham, and Croydon through its Building Brighter Futures programme.
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September 25, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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wellcentrecharity.bsky.social
We are over the moon to be partnering w/ @maudsleycharity.bsky.social & 10 other amazing innovative projects to improve young people’s mental health across Lambeth, Soutgwark Lewisham and Croydon! Watch this space for more about the impact we are going to scale alongside @camhsdlab.bsky.social
maudsleycharity.bsky.social Maudsley Charity @maudsleycharity.bsky.social · Sep 25
📣 We're delighted to announce the awarding of £7.5m to 11 projects involving 50 organisations through our Building Brighter Futures programme - supporting young people’s mental health in Southwark, Lambeth, Lewisham and Croydon.

Read more: maudsleycharity.org/building-bri...
Building Brighter Futures £7.5m funding awarded - Maudsley Charity
Maudsley Charity has awarded £7.5m to 11 projects involving approximately 50 organisations in Southwark, Lambeth, Lewisham, and Croydon through its Building Brighter Futures programme.
maudsleycharity.org
September 25, 2025 at 1:24 PM
camhsdlab.bsky.social
The news is out! 🎉 We're very excited to be partnering with the @wellcentrecharity.bsky.social, the Harris Foundation, South London Listens, and more great partners on projects in the @maudsleycharity.bsky.social's Building Brighter Futures programme. Stay tuned to find out more in the coming weeks!
maudsleycharity.bsky.social Maudsley Charity @maudsleycharity.bsky.social · Sep 25
📣 We're delighted to announce the awarding of £7.5m to 11 projects involving 50 organisations through our Building Brighter Futures programme - supporting young people’s mental health in Southwark, Lambeth, Lewisham and Croydon.

Read more: maudsleycharity.org/building-bri...
Building Brighter Futures £7.5m funding awarded - Maudsley Charity
Maudsley Charity has awarded £7.5m to 11 projects involving approximately 50 organisations in Southwark, Lambeth, Lewisham, and Croydon through its Building Brighter Futures programme.
maudsleycharity.org
September 25, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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chcr-uwe.bsky.social
🎉We are excited to announce the launch of the first ‘Ethnic Inequality Conference’.

Applications are open for oral and poster presentation abstracts.

Deadline: 30th Sept 2025

For abstract submissions email: Inequality.Research@uwe.ac.uk

Register: app.geckoform.com/public/#/mod...
September 10, 2025 at 4:24 PM
camhsdlab.bsky.social
In partnership with @kingsmaudsley.bsky.social, Lab Lead Prof. Johnny Downs co-wrote two blogs with Zoë Firth on the government's new 10-year Health Plan for the NHS.

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September 15, 2025 at 10:40 AM
camhsdlab.bsky.social
Interview alert! As part of the @ukri.org Adolescence, Mental Health and the Developing Mind programme, ECR Zoë Firth sat down with the @ncb.org.uk to share more about our AI-driven speech analysis of data from the @eriskstudy.bsky.social project. Read below ⬇️

www.ncb.org.uk/about-us/med...
A.I. analysis of ‘expressed emotion’
We spoke to Zoë Firth – an Early Career Researcher working on Five Minute Speech Samples and ‘expressed emotion’ – about her background, her project, and how she is disseminating her findings in an en...
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September 10, 2025 at 9:58 AM
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eriskstudy.bsky.social
Can maternal warmth or negativity at age 10 shape adolescent mental health 💚🧠? Using identical twin comparisons, this study uncovers how emotional parenting influences outcomes at ages 12 & 18 👩‍👧‍👦📊

📄 Read: doi.org/10.1111/jcpp...

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<em>Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry</em> | ACAMH Pediatric Journal | Wiley Online Library
Background Emotions that mothers express about their offspring are associated with offspring mental health during childhood, but little research has explored whether this extends into adolescence. W...
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August 19, 2025 at 3:55 PM
camhsdlab.bsky.social
🎉GOOD NEWS AT THE LAB 🎉

Huge congrats to Dr. Johnny Downs and
@nickcummins41.bsky.social for their promotions to professor & senior lecturer, respectively, & to
@judedineley.bsky.social for her NIHR DSE Award. Well-deserved achievements!

Read more below ⬇️ www.camhsdlab.co.uk/news/congrat...
Congratulations to Professor Downs, Drs Nick Cummins and Jude Dineley | CAMHS Digital Lab
www.camhsdlab.co.uk
August 19, 2025 at 10:46 AM