Nina Vaswani
weeneens.bsky.social
Nina Vaswani
@weeneens.bsky.social
Research Lead at CYCJ, University of Strathclyde. She/her

Youth Justice | Bereavement, loss and trauma | Young masculinities | Mental health | Inequalities | Coproduction.

PI: www.menminds.org and www.challengejustice.org
🔊 Men Minds Policy Brief 🔊

This briefing:

✅sets out why there is an urgent need to focus on boys’ and young men’s mental health

✅summarises key findings from the project

✅proposes five policy recommendations for consideration

Please read, share and take action

www.menminds.org/outputs
May 21, 2025 at 12:35 PM
So proud of the young men who took part in Men Minds

Watch the promotional animation - narrated by our Young People's Forum and created by Richard Stevenson with artwork by @ellbalson.bsky.social

Read more about Men Minds and access the comic aimed at boys and young men here www.menminds.org/comic
May 14, 2025 at 9:11 AM
📢New comic aimed at boys and young men to help normalise conversations about mental health📢

Young men told us that they often felt alone and isolated in their mental health. Men Minds wants to change this

Read or download the comic www.menminds.org/comic

Artwork created by @ellbalson.bsky.social
May 14, 2025 at 9:05 AM
It's the start of Mental Health Awareness Week with the theme of Community, and the start of our Men Minds dissemination

Young men get a lot of bad press, but what a wonderful, supportive community our young men built during this project

Keep your eyes peeled on Wed for an exciting announcement 👀👀
May 12, 2025 at 2:38 PM
One of (my) life's biggest disappointments is the inability to work in the garden when it's sunny. There's power and WiFi but I've never found a satisfactory resolution to the screen issue (and yes I've tried an umbrella, cardboard box etc). Good problem to have I guess ☀️!
May 8, 2025 at 12:52 PM
British Sociological Association presentation done ✅ - a really enjoyable panel with important synergies around the politics of mental health. And it's great to be finally getting to share findings from the wonderful Men Minds Project.
April 25, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Enjoying the early morning sights of sunny Manchester, before a busy day of conferencing. I've been impressed by this city so far!
April 23, 2025 at 7:03 AM
You know how parenthood has transformed your life, when your first stop on your first ever trip to Manchester isn't the finest bars, eateries or art galleries... but this instead....
April 22, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Plans for a solid morning concentrating on writing have been scuppered by a very large wasp in my workspace. In April? Why are there wasps in April? A bee would be fine, but a wasp might call for drastic action. Send help!
April 11, 2025 at 9:11 AM
🌟 Men Minds: better mental health for young men 🌟

There are only a few tickets remaining for our in-person event on 27th May.

We will operate a wait list so please still register if it's sold out, or sign up for our webinar instead

Both events can be booked at: www.menminds.org/whats-new
April 4, 2025 at 11:00 AM
👋🏾 Work with boys and young men? Want to hear what they have to say about mental health, and creating purposeful spaces for young men to connect? Come along to one of our two free events:

📌 27th May, in person, University of Strathclyde
🌐 4th June, online, MS Teams

Book www.menminds.org/whats-new
March 21, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Men Minds: Better mental health for young men

🌟Free stakeholder event🌟

🗓️27th May 2025
📍University of Strathclyde
🕙10am-2.30pm
👋In person

🌐Details of an online event on 4th June coming soon🌐

More info: www.menminds.org/whats-new
Sign up here shorturl.at/jgeqm
March 7, 2025 at 10:10 AM
I am looking for justice-experienced young people to join the Challenging Justice Inequalities Project.

✅aged 14-17
✅paid opportunity
✅able to travel to Glasgow once or twice a month (evenings/weekends)
✅no specific skills needed

Please share with any young people or organisations you know.
January 7, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Hi @dedoose.bsky.social or anyone here that uses #Dedoose When coding media I have this view on my screen. I have a lot of codes and it would be good to see more of them on screen. Is there a way to expand the code box on bottom right at all? Sorry for the basic question but I'm new to Dedoose!
December 20, 2024 at 9:50 AM
I always wonder how productive I would be if I didn't spend a significant proportion of my time staring at a screen that was doing this 😬
December 11, 2024 at 5:59 PM
🌟Challenging Justice Inequalities🌟

Work with children in conflict with the law?

Friday afternoon is not the time to start a new task!

Instead please take a few minutes to complete (or share) our practitioner survey about protected characteristics and intersectionality

www.tinyurl.com/yt8dajj6
November 22, 2024 at 3:19 PM
3rd. Spindles. I have mainly been cleaning, sanding, and painting f@!#&!#ing spindles. I never want to see a spindle again!
November 17, 2024 at 11:42 AM
2nd. I am looking for 10 children in conflict with the law to join the paid Youth Advisory Group for our project exploring how poverty, protected characteristics and other inequalities affect justice. Do you know someone, or an organisation, who can help us reach people? www.challengejustice.org
November 17, 2024 at 11:40 AM
Winter and midsummer (at 10.30pm)
November 17, 2024 at 9:49 AM
Joining the masses, in a good way. I'm sure I'll post work-related stuff soon, once I've got the hang of this app and worked out who to follow. In the meantime here's a coo that I met today, for high-brow content...
November 13, 2024 at 3:34 PM