Dr. Kate Mattocks
@katemattocks.bsky.social
Social scientist. Policy nerd. Researcher + p-t instructor @dalhousieu.bsky.social. Honorary research fellow (former asst prof) @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social.
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Canada’s next government must prioritize perinatal mental health - Healthy Debate
Perinatal mental health should remain a political priority for the next government to help support people at risk.
healthydebate.ca
Pleased to share a new piece on @healthydebate.bsky.social. This is a new research area for me: the politics of perinatal mental health. healthydebate.ca/2025/04/topi... Special thanks to @lucycbarker.bsky.social #perinatalmentalhealth #maternalmentalhealth
The price of formula is a national public health scandal IMO! www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
'Something is terribly wrong': Baby formula among most stolen food items as costs spiral, researcher says | CBC News
The price of baby formula in Canada has risen roughly 84 per cent since 2017, according to Statistics Canada, driving some parents to turn to strangers on social media for help. One researcher says fo...
www.cbc.ca
November 14, 2025 at 6:14 PM
The price of formula is a national public health scandal IMO! www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
This was one of the glaring omissions for me in this budget & discussions of priorities. Investment in mental health has so many positive ripple effects & can lower other costs
Feds focused on ‘streamlining’ programs, says health minister after budget fails to provide new money for mental health or substance use
www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/1...
www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/1...
November 11, 2025 at 12:20 PM
This was one of the glaring omissions for me in this budget & discussions of priorities. Investment in mental health has so many positive ripple effects & can lower other costs
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Nova Scotia Liberals urge government to prevent HRM infant feeding clinic closure
By @mmughees.bsky.social
By @mmughees.bsky.social
Nova Scotia Liberals urge government to prevent HRM infant feeding clinic closure - Halifax Examiner
“The government should be strengthening this kind of community support, not taking it away,” Iain Rankin said.
www.halifaxexaminer.ca
November 6, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Nova Scotia Liberals urge government to prevent HRM infant feeding clinic closure
By @mmughees.bsky.social
By @mmughees.bsky.social
This is outrageous. Breasfeeding is HARD and ppl need to be supported to establish & and keep going. Support is vital. Atlantic Canada already has the lowest rates of bf in the country. This will worsen it acadiabroadcasting.ca/liberals-urg...
Liberals urge gov to keep H.R.M. infant feeding clinic open - Acadia Broadcasting
Nova Scotia Liberals are urging the Houston government to save an infant feeding clinic in the Halifax Regional Municipality. The Halifax Primary Care Clinic announced that its publicly funded program...
acadiabroadcasting.ca
November 6, 2025 at 8:20 PM
This is outrageous. Breasfeeding is HARD and ppl need to be supported to establish & and keep going. Support is vital. Atlantic Canada already has the lowest rates of bf in the country. This will worsen it acadiabroadcasting.ca/liberals-urg...
The messaging around this, at least in the UK where I lived at the time, was unbelievably inconsistent & confusing. I hoped & trusted I was doing the right thing when I got my 2nd dose at around 4 months pregnant in early 2022.
Covid in pregnancy tied to autism, developmental issues, study wapo.st/4hB1OvP
Emphasized: "an observational study, the findings do not prove that covid causes the conditions..."
Still "...the findings underscore the importance of covid-19 vaccination during pregnancy"
Emphasized: "an observational study, the findings do not prove that covid causes the conditions..."
Still "...the findings underscore the importance of covid-19 vaccination during pregnancy"
Covid in pregnancy tied to autism, developmental issues, study says
A study published in the journal Obstetrics and Gynecology analyzed more than 18,100 births in Massachusetts of children born to women who contracted the virus starting in the early months of the pand...
wapo.st
October 30, 2025 at 11:22 PM
The messaging around this, at least in the UK where I lived at the time, was unbelievably inconsistent & confusing. I hoped & trusted I was doing the right thing when I got my 2nd dose at around 4 months pregnant in early 2022.
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As long as Canada is nation-building we should consider universal basic mouthguard care.
Last night, @davidmoscrop.com told a crowd his work made him grind his teeth to nub/lamented the cost of mouth guards. I could only laugh, thinking about my own guard. Today, two colleagues asked about coverage for mouth guards. At least dentists are benefitting from the collapse of civilization.
October 20, 2025 at 5:30 PM
As long as Canada is nation-building we should consider universal basic mouthguard care.
Are you interested in #policyexperiments or #policyinnovation? @sreejanair01.bsky.social & I are excited to announce the launch of the Policy Experimentation and Innovation Research Network- a new Thematic Research Network under the International Public Policy Association.
October 20, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Are you interested in #policyexperiments or #policyinnovation? @sreejanair01.bsky.social & I are excited to announce the launch of the Policy Experimentation and Innovation Research Network- a new Thematic Research Network under the International Public Policy Association.
Ha, would love to beam myself up to my alma mater for this panel!
A few alum tickets are still left for this Poli Sci Homecoming roundtable next week
with @excubs.bsky.social @danielbeland.bsky.social @popovaprof.bsky.social @debthompsonphd.bsky.social @jacobtlevy.bsky.social
Reserve: www.eventbrite.ca/e/democracy-...
Give: www.alumni.mcgill.ca/give/?new=1&...
with @excubs.bsky.social @danielbeland.bsky.social @popovaprof.bsky.social @debthompsonphd.bsky.social @jacobtlevy.bsky.social
Reserve: www.eventbrite.ca/e/democracy-...
Give: www.alumni.mcgill.ca/give/?new=1&...
October 16, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Ha, would love to beam myself up to my alma mater for this panel!
Interesting (esp as I get more and more into public health research) & valuable piece by @paulcairney.bsky.social & colleagues on poli sci approaches to preventative healthcare. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
New political science analysis of the renewed push for preventive health: ‘Can it be any different this time around?’
The idea that ‘prevention is better than cure’ is often treated as self-evident in health policymaking: who would not want to shift resources from mit…
www.sciencedirect.com
October 16, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Interesting (esp as I get more and more into public health research) & valuable piece by @paulcairney.bsky.social & colleagues on poli sci approaches to preventative healthcare. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Has anyone read Research Nova Scotia's new strategic plan? It is..... interesting, to say the least.
October 10, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Has anyone read Research Nova Scotia's new strategic plan? It is..... interesting, to say the least.
Reposted by Dr. Kate Mattocks
Today, @nationalobserver.com is launching a tool to search municipal meeting transcripts across Canada. The tool has already helped us unearth a climate denial network targeting towns and cities, report on AI data centers, measure our impact and more.
Journalists and researchers, sign up for free!
Journalists and researchers, sign up for free!
Canada’s National Observer unveils a powerful tool for fighting disinformation
Civic Searchlight brings together municipal meeting transcripts from across Canada into a searchable database for the first time. It has already been used to fight disinformation, report on impact, di...
www.nationalobserver.com
October 8, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Today, @nationalobserver.com is launching a tool to search municipal meeting transcripts across Canada. The tool has already helped us unearth a climate denial network targeting towns and cities, report on AI data centers, measure our impact and more.
Journalists and researchers, sign up for free!
Journalists and researchers, sign up for free!
Reposted by Dr. Kate Mattocks
Whether they're blaming vaccines and Tylenol, or selling dubious "remedies," what they're really doing is promoting the perception that families (and especially mothers) can prevent and treat Autism. And thus also the perception that people with Autism and their families don't need social support.
September 23, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Whether they're blaming vaccines and Tylenol, or selling dubious "remedies," what they're really doing is promoting the perception that families (and especially mothers) can prevent and treat Autism. And thus also the perception that people with Autism and their families don't need social support.
Reposted by Dr. Kate Mattocks
📣#CPSA_ACSP26 Call4Proposals
Pols of Division: Conflict Community Curriculum
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Pols of Division: Conflict Community Curriculum
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@jplewis.bsky.social @jrobkan.bsky.social @bigcitypolitics.bsky.social @jfdaoust.bsky.social @lindsaylarios.bsky.social @yveilleuxlepage.bsky.social @balsillieschool.bsky.social
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September 18, 2025 at 7:09 PM
📣#CPSA_ACSP26 Call4Proposals
Pols of Division: Conflict Community Curriculum
👉 shorturl.at/AgUow
@jplewis.bsky.social @jrobkan.bsky.social @bigcitypolitics.bsky.social @jfdaoust.bsky.social @lindsaylarios.bsky.social @yveilleuxlepage.bsky.social @balsillieschool.bsky.social
@csnrec.bsky.social
Pols of Division: Conflict Community Curriculum
👉 shorturl.at/AgUow
@jplewis.bsky.social @jrobkan.bsky.social @bigcitypolitics.bsky.social @jfdaoust.bsky.social @lindsaylarios.bsky.social @yveilleuxlepage.bsky.social @balsillieschool.bsky.social
@csnrec.bsky.social
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How your email finds me
September 16, 2025 at 10:08 AM
How your email finds me
Reposted by Dr. Kate Mattocks
Eternity
Tracey Metallic ~ Mi'kmaq
n.d.
Tracey Metallic ~ Mi'kmaq
n.d.
August 20, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Eternity
Tracey Metallic ~ Mi'kmaq
n.d.
Tracey Metallic ~ Mi'kmaq
n.d.
Reposted by Dr. Kate Mattocks
The Conference on Policy Process Research 2026 is in Bern, Switzerland, January 20-23. You can submit your paper or presentation ideas here - policyprocessresearch.org - and can attend in person or online.
August 12, 2025 at 11:37 AM
The Conference on Policy Process Research 2026 is in Bern, Switzerland, January 20-23. You can submit your paper or presentation ideas here - policyprocessresearch.org - and can attend in person or online.
No words....
Feminists and abortion rights activists warned that this would happen, and now here we are: A Tennessee woman has been denied prenatal care because she’s unmarried.
The woman—who hasn’t shared her name—spoke about her experience at a town hall last week.
The woman—who hasn’t shared her name—spoke about her experience at a town hall last week.
July 22, 2025 at 11:57 PM
No words....
If arguments about care, ethics, morals, decency, humanity, dignity, etc do not make a difference, maybe ones about money will? www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
NHS facing ‘absolutely shocking’ £27bn bill for maternity failings in England
Exclusive: Legal actions rise after death or injury of hundreds of babies and women in recent years
www.theguardian.com
July 21, 2025 at 5:41 PM
If arguments about care, ethics, morals, decency, humanity, dignity, etc do not make a difference, maybe ones about money will? www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
If you're wondering about the relationship between policy change and policy experiments....look no further 😆 I have a new article out in @policysciences.bsky.social link.springer.com/article/10.1... #policychange #policyexperiments
Can policy experiments achieve policy change? The politics of experimentation in Canadian cultural policy - Policy Sciences
This article examines the relationship between policy experiments, a form of policy innovation, and policy change. Despite a great deal of scholarship on experiments, little is known about how experim...
link.springer.com
July 21, 2025 at 1:52 PM
If you're wondering about the relationship between policy change and policy experiments....look no further 😆 I have a new article out in @policysciences.bsky.social link.springer.com/article/10.1... #policychange #policyexperiments
Reposted by Dr. Kate Mattocks
It’s Birth Trauma Awareness Week. This year, we focus on marginalised groups facing extra barriers in maternity care, from racial disparities to challenges faced by disabled and neurodivergent mothers. Let’s listen. Let’s learn. Let’s do better. #GoodMaternityCareforAll #BTAW25
July 14, 2025 at 7:20 AM
It’s Birth Trauma Awareness Week. This year, we focus on marginalised groups facing extra barriers in maternity care, from racial disparities to challenges faced by disabled and neurodivergent mothers. Let’s listen. Let’s learn. Let’s do better. #GoodMaternityCareforAll #BTAW25
Reposted by Dr. Kate Mattocks
Calling all women: The IWK Foundation wants to hear your health stories www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... @maggiearchibald.bsky.social
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July 4, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Calling all women: The IWK Foundation wants to hear your health stories www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... @maggiearchibald.bsky.social
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And do you even know if you're using it? Indexing on databases is being done by AI and results are sometimes wildly inaccurate, as I have recently found out...
🤖 If you use #AI in a #SystematicReview, how much error is acceptable?
We don’t have consensus on:
❓ What’s "accurate enough"
❓ How error tolerance varies
❓ What trade-offs are we willing to accept
📋 Take the survey: forms.office.com/pages/respon...
🗓️Until July 2
🔗 More on lnkd.in/dYJRHg37
We don’t have consensus on:
❓ What’s "accurate enough"
❓ How error tolerance varies
❓ What trade-offs are we willing to accept
📋 Take the survey: forms.office.com/pages/respon...
🗓️Until July 2
🔗 More on lnkd.in/dYJRHg37
June 30, 2025 at 11:28 AM
And do you even know if you're using it? Indexing on databases is being done by AI and results are sometimes wildly inaccurate, as I have recently found out...
Reposted by Dr. Kate Mattocks
Freedom opens in Salt Yard on the Halifax Waterfront
"Proudly rooted in African Nova Scotian culture, Freedom serves reimagined comfort food we’ve grown up with and offers locally made goods by ANS makers from our communities. Located in the Salt Yard, - we’re a place to eat, learn, and give back."
"Proudly rooted in African Nova Scotian culture, Freedom serves reimagined comfort food we’ve grown up with and offers locally made goods by ANS makers from our communities. Located in the Salt Yard, - we’re a place to eat, learn, and give back."
June 26, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Freedom opens in Salt Yard on the Halifax Waterfront
"Proudly rooted in African Nova Scotian culture, Freedom serves reimagined comfort food we’ve grown up with and offers locally made goods by ANS makers from our communities. Located in the Salt Yard, - we’re a place to eat, learn, and give back."
"Proudly rooted in African Nova Scotian culture, Freedom serves reimagined comfort food we’ve grown up with and offers locally made goods by ANS makers from our communities. Located in the Salt Yard, - we’re a place to eat, learn, and give back."
Very interesting & tallies with my findings on experimentation @ Cdn Heritage. I would put leadership at the top of the list; in my work I found that it was not enough for leaders to accept experimentation/innovation - they need to actively *champion* it
What's holding back policy innovation in Canada's public service? Views from senior policy leaders in Part I of 'Battling the Deep Status Quo'. The first of 2 posts from the policymaking today convening in Ottawa www.policyready.ca/policymaking... #canpoli #reform #modernization
Battling the Deep Status Quo: Policy Innovation in Canada’s Public Service (Part I) (Copy) — Resources for today's policymakers
by Sharon Ayele & Jonathan Craft
www.policyready.ca
June 26, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Very interesting & tallies with my findings on experimentation @ Cdn Heritage. I would put leadership at the top of the list; in my work I found that it was not enough for leaders to accept experimentation/innovation - they need to actively *champion* it