Public Involvement Manager @arc_nwc | Founder #SafeByDefault | #coproduction #traumainformed #cse #dv #doula | Memoirist | All views my own

Liverpool, England
Joined December 2013
LOOK AND READ: DARK TOWERS (1981) The BBC's famous literacy strand for primary school kids threw up the occasional scary serial, and this classic - written by Andrew 'House of Cards' Davies - gave kids the heebie-jeebies. With songs by Derek Griffiths, too!
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Menopause changes the brain in ways entirely distinct from changes seen in puberty and pregnancy, according to a new study. The findings could help explain how hormonal changes through life shape women’s brains spklr.io/6019Er73d
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📢 Funded PhD opportunity at Lancaster University Interested in mental health research, co-production and public involvement? This PhD will explore how to increase diversity in Public and Patient Involvement (PPI) across mental health research in the UK. findaphd.com/phds/project/in…
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📚 Great research needs great support. Have you helped build research skills, confidence, infrastructure or opportunities within your organisation? 🏆 Celebrate your impact and apply today ✅ Apply now: healthinnovationnwc.nhs.uk/n… 📅 Deadline: 16 September
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files.constantcontact.com/cc… Call for Abstracts: Journal of Child Sexual Abuse For a Special Issue on Institutional Betrayal
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While declining female sexual desire is frequently treated as a biological or hormonal issue, behavioral researchers point to adolescent development. Unequal early sexual experiences often condition the developing brain to associate intimacy with… dlvr.it/TV7lLS
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What support do young people who are worried about their sexual behaviour need? Our latest Faithfull Paper presents analyses of anonymous chats and emails from young people using Shore. Read the paper: lucyfaithfull.org.uk/this-is… Access Shore: shorespace.org.uk/
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The need for independent oversight of faith organisations safeguarding confirmed in another national report. Glad to see the author highlight that survivors are a resource, not a threat.
A dreadful catalogue of abuse that underlines why faith organisations shouldn't be left to mark their own homework on safeguarding. As the review notes, too many have prioritised protecting their reputation above all else. Independent oversight needed. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgje…
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Replying to @UnlockingBirth
Thanks Selina - yes - I think ‘supporting physiological birth’ whilst being vigilant with an emphasis on good multi-professional teamwork - together with putting women’s choices and preferences first - should be the overriding ethos of maternity care.
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AI produces the appearance of knowing
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The hidden logic of emotion and anxiety. How does the brain turn a racing heartbeat into an inference of threat or safety? A fascinating new perspective in Science explores "internal emotion models"—neural circuits that integrate lingering emotional states, bodily (interoceptive) signals, and prior learning to map abstract context and infer meaning. By bridging the gap between reactive animal behavior and higher-order human experience, this cross-species framework is unlocking fresh mechanism-based pathways for treating anxiety and trauma. #Neuroscience #Neurobiology #PredictiveProcessing #Interoception #MentalHealth #BehavioralScience #ScienceJournal #Biology #CrossSpecies science.org/doi/10.1126/scie…
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Use of violent pornography shapes people's sexual scripts, feeding into their perpetration of sexual violence. A new study again finds this among male university students. Porn's effects were worse if males saw porn as realistic and believed that their peers endorsed rape myths.
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How the Cottingley Fairies Photographs Reveal Confirmation Bias in Evaluating Evidence observatory.wiki/How_the_Cot… via @MLosure
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Teaching people about social identity, group dynamics, and intergroup relations is more important than ever. Students are living through an era of intense polarization, online conflict, generational divides, and eroding trust in institutions. So we updated our free Power of Us syllabus and teaching materials to help instructors teach the science of identity with fresh examples, new readings, classroom activities, videos, and editable slides. Our free educational content package includes: -Syllabus and course schedule -Educational videos -Suggested readings (including debunking famous psychology studies) -Chapter summaries & key takeaways -Lecture slides (editable .pptx file) -Test questions -Interactive activities/assignments -Interactive class Q&A with either Jay or Dom -Newsletters discussing related topics (eg., new content on AI) The course syllabus is ideal for college students, but can easily be adapted for high school classes and book clubs (e.g., by focusing on on the book and excluding any assignments), organizations (e.g., by removing the academic journal articles and replacing them case studies or practical activities), or advanced academic seminars (e.g., by focusing on the original research articles and requiring an original research project). Be creative and adapt the content for their audience—then let us know so we can share it with others. powerofusnewsletter.com/p/th…
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Australia’s social media ban for under 16s has not curbed use among adolescents, new data published in The BMJ indicate, with researchers concluding the current platform age verification checks are “suboptimal" bmj.com/content/393/bmj-2026… Read the study here bmj.com/content/393/bmj-2026…
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Health and care research needs a wider range of voices, perspectives, and professional experiences to help improve care, inform policy, and drive innovation. If you're considering applying for an NIHR career development award and would benefit from extra support to develop a strong application, the Pre-Application Support Fund could help. The scheme can support you to prepare a competitive application and take the next step in your research journey. Find out if you're eligible and start your application today. 👉nihr.ac.uk/funding/pre-appli… #Midwives #LocalAuthority #Council #SocialCare #AlliedHealthProfessionals #Pharmacists #HealthcareScientists #Research #NIHR
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THREAD Children and young people’s mental health is at crisis, with services overwhelmed and families struggling. Nearly 1 in 5 primary school children now have a probable mental health disorder and 385,000 children are still waiting for support healthequitynorth.co.uk/chil… 1/6
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We’ve created a quick guide to help schools respond to sexual threats and harmful sexual comments, applying our 6 Rs model for managing specific incidents of harmful sexual behaviour to this type of behaviour. Get the guide here: lucyfaithfull.org.uk/advice/…
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