Jaymi Patel @jrpateli.bsky.social Pharmacist, wife, daughter, sister and aunty. Views are my own
Cathy Creswell @cathycreswell.bsky.social Professor of Developmental Clinical Psychology and lead of the TOPIC multigroup research group at the University of Oxford, UK. Views my own.
Natasha Irons MP @ndironsmp.bsky.social Labour Member of Parliament for Croydon East
Please email natasha.irons.mp@parliament.uk with any casework issues.
Daniel Rolph Author @danielrolphauthor.bsky.social Daniel Rolph grew up in the UK foster care system, experiencing firsthand the challenges that come with it. Now, he's channelling those experiences into his debut novel, Shattered Paths
Buy Now: https://geni.us/OEi75Gh
Hayley Lever @hayleylever.bsky.social CEO, Greater Manchester Moving.
Leading a movement for movement to address inactivity and inequality.
www.gmmoving.co.uk
Writer & poet, with three books on the go. Learning every day.
https://hayleyleverblog.wordpress.com/2019/06/20/contents-page/
Eve Holt @evefrancisholt.bsky.social #Manchester girl on #SocialJustice mission. Head of Policy & Implementation for GMCA & Mayor of GM. ๐ Public policy, service & participation. System convening, navigation & change. Previously #GMMoving and Public Law Solicitor.
Steve Garrett @stevengarrett.bsky.social Usually ๐โโ๏ธ and navigating ๐ง
Data and digital with a dash of optimism
Mike Wild @mikewildmacc.bsky.social CEO at Manchester Community Central, supporting local charities, community orgs and social enterprises to make more good things happen. (Also TV and music geekery) [he/him]
Nicky Hawkins @nickyhawkins.bsky.social Communications and framing enthusiast, working on climate change and inequality.
Sue Brown @suebrownsb.bsky.social Charity consultancy | Strategy | Governance | Policy influence consultancy/projects | Facilitation | I bring people together to create change | FRSA | parkrunner
Lauren Whaley @laurenwhaley18.bsky.social Active Young People Lead @GMMoving
Justine Blomeley @justineblomeley.bsky.social CEO Active Partnership for Merseyside / Liverpool City Region. Former Strategic Lead Place Directorate @Sport_England former PE teacher and PE Adviser. - M Danny Williams @mrdannyw.bsky.social Transport and journeys, working on policy things. Based London, Yorkshire and Sussex. (Available in ๐ฌ๐ง๐ฉ๐ช๐ซ๐ทa bit of๐จ๐ญand learning ๐ช๐ธ)
Walk Ride GM @walkridegm.org.uk Campaigning to make walking, wheeling and cycling the natural choice for journeys in Greater Manchester.
๐ walkridegm.org.uk
๐ฌ discord.com/invite/scjf9DUbj5
Sally Warren @sallywarren.bsky.social DG 10 Year Health Plan at DHSC, working with NHSE. Ex Director of Policy at The Kingโs Fund. All things health and social care. Views my own. Requotes not always an endorsement.
To help shape 10 year plan for health please go to www.change.nhs.uk
Dr Jo Maher NHS GP @drjomaher.bsky.social GP partner Foundry PCN https://www.foundrypcn.co.uk
Trustee Living Streets @livingstreets.bsky.social
Husband @cwjoneschris.bsky.social
Former PACC Sheffield https://www.movemoresheffield.com
Cycling UK Official @cyclinguk.bsky.social ๐ฒ Happier, healthier and greener lives through cycling.
www.cyclinguk.org
Kate Harding @kate-harding.bsky.social
Claire Stocks @stocksyatlarge.bsky.social Working to make Walking Wheeling & Cycling safer, easier & .. the way to go!๐ถโโ๏ธ๐จ๐ฟโ๐ฆฝ๐ฒ๐ด๐ณ
๐ธ supporting Greater Manchesterโs Transport Commissioners ๐
๐ธ co-host weekly activetravelcafe.co.uk
๐ธ ex-BBC exec / journalist
๐ธ co-founder cargo bike coop
Dr Benjamin Rigby @benjaminrigby.bsky.social Researching #behaviour & #systems to improve #publichealth & reduce #inequality. #physicalactivity & #policy enthusiast.
@Newcastleuni.bsky.social - My own views.
Claire Tomkinson @clairetomkinson.bsky.social Strategic Lead for People and Leadership at GM Moving.
Passionate about the ways of working and leading needed to reduce inequalities, with a focus on values, collaboration and systems change.
She/ her
Chris Boardman CBE @chrisboardman.bsky.social Pedalling a people powered panacea sinceโฆ.well for ages
Will Norman @willnorman.co.uk Londonโs Walking & Cycling Commissioner
Working with the Mayor, TfL & boroughs to build a safer, greener & healthier city.
Posts, errors & typos all mine.
Cllr Jess Eastoe @jesseastoe.bsky.social Cllr for Tyldesley & Mosley Common. Youth Worker. Young People Equality Lead at GM Moving (she/her) (Thoughts are my own) ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐น๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ
Lorna Leach @lornaleach.bsky.social Director of Community at Tigers Trust. Scotland Rugby Supporter #AsOne
Lewes Football Club Owner
Jack Shakespeare @jackshakespeare.bsky.social Having a go at raising triplet boys with @MegRahaim. Director @4Global1 | ex Director @_ukactive | Board Trustee @mytimeactive & @ActivePartners_
Gemma Ireland @gemmalireland.bsky.social St Helens Active Lives & Sports Development. Passionate about changing lives through movement. Collaboration | Leadership | Systems.
Running Yogi ๐ง๐ผโโ๏ธ
Gareth Dix @garethdix.bsky.social Self confessed outlier. Committed to social change through sport. Musician by night.
@rachelgarbutt.bsky.social @rachelgarbutt.bsky.social
@activeoxfordshire.bsky.social @activeoxfordshire.bsky.social
@craigvic1973.bsky.social @craigvic1973.bsky.social
Simon Osborn @simonosborn.bsky.social Head of communications at Sport England. Long-suffering West Ham fan, increasingly suffering Chicago Cubs fan. Centrist dad with a mild caffeine addiction. Misguided views my own.
Richard Shaw @richardshaw.bsky.social Lecturer @ University of Glasgow, UK. Epidemiologist interested in mental-health and wellbeing, health inequalities, administrative data, education.
Trying to learn Italian and Spanish.
Outdoor Play and Learning (OPAL) CIC @opal-cic.bsky.social Helping schools to strategically and sustainably improve their play opportunities. www.outdoorplayandlearning.org.uk #OPALSchools #PlanForPlay
Playing Out @playingout.bsky.social We campaign for children's everyday freedom and right to play out near home. Founders of the UK-wide play street movement. www.playingout.net
Juliet Robertson @creativestar.bsky.social Retired Education Consultant: Outdoor Learning & Play. Former HT. Author: Dirty Teaching, Messy Maths. Blogger: See linktr.ee/creativestar. Churchill Fellow. D.Ed. (Hon) from @qmuniversity.bsky.social. Living with Acute Myeloid Leukaemia. ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ
Fiona - Play Scotland @fiplayscotland.bsky.social Play Pedagogy Lead @Play Scotland. Championing childrenโs right to play in Scotland, inspiring & supporting educators to embrace play-based learning in schools. MEd student, bookworm, and cake lover. โค๏ธ All views my own! ๐๐๐
Eugene Minogue @eugeneminogue.bsky.social Strategic Interim & Consultant | Local Government Transformation | Exec. Director @PlayEngland | Play Commissioner @CfYoungLives | Founder @KnowBallGames
Play Gloucestershire @playglos.bsky.social A registered charity specialising in play activities for school aged children in Gloucestershire - GET OUT & PLAY
Bethan Morgan @bethan-opal.bsky.social OPAL Mentor. Passionate about play. The opinion expressed here is entirely my own and not necessarily the views of @opal-cic.bsky.social
Jon Severs @jonsevers.bsky.social Editor of Tes Magazine
Jill EP @jillinc.bsky.social
Challenging assumptions by amplifying silenced voices through lived experience phenomenological research.
@snowynorthernowl.bsky.social @snowynorthernowl.bsky.social Thinker. Reader. Scientist. Psychology. Secular Humanist. Against the current Govt Deficiency mess.
Alexey Tolchinsky @tolchinsky.bsky.social Clinical psychologist and researcher
https://alexeytolchinsky.com/
Mark A. Hanson @hansonmark.bsky.social #NewPI interested in #immune #evolution, host #pathogen interactions, and #ScientificPublishing @ University of Exeter, UK. He/him. ๐จ๐ฆ
Dashiell Sacks @dashiellsacks.bsky.social Research fellow at Harvard Medical School / Boston Children's Hospital.
Passionate about youth mental health.
Interested in cognitive neuroscience and computational approaches.
Aussie ๐ฆ๐บ
Chris Albertyn @chrisalbertyn.bsky.social Translational #precisionmedicine & measurement for patient and public benefit ๐ค.
Posts (mostly): #Dementia #HealthyAgeing #MentalHealth #AI #Trials #Psychopharmacology #Psychometrics
Professional style described as "optimistically innovative" ๐ก ๐
Dr Sam Roberts @samroberts7.bsky.social Senior Lecturer in Psychology @LJMU
Director of Networks and Wellbeing Lab: https://wellbeing.owlstown.net
Research interests in social bonds in primates and humans.
https://profiles.ljmu.ac.uk/12295-sam-roberts
Richard Lopez @richlopez41.bsky.social Assistant Professor of Psychology & Neuroscience โข Director of the SNAP Lab at WPI (https://wp.wpi.edu/snaplab/) โข Social neuroscientist studying emotions, digital media use, and mental health โข FirstGen
Jennifer Silk @jennifersilk.bsky.social Professor of Clinical and Developmental Psychology, University of Pittsburgh | emotion regulation | intersection of social (parents, peers, social media) and neurobiological risk factors for affective disorders in adolescence | therapy dog mom
Anne Marie Albano, Ph.D. @amalbano.bsky.social Professor, clinical child & adolescent psychologist & advocate, mentor; TedMed, liberal, Democrat, pro-union, Italian & American, adore my husband & family; travel, photography, hiking, history, literature; No DMs, please.
Kaitlyn Hajdarovic, Ph.D @khajdarovic.bsky.social Neuroscientist studying the neural circuits of glucose homeostasis.
Cats, embroidery, labor unions
Views my own.
https://khajdarovic.github.io/
She/hers/her
@andyburnham.bsky.social @andyburnham.bsky.social Mayor of Greater Manchester
Andrew Lawton @andrewlawton.bsky.social Strategic Lead Marketing & Communications (Health) at
Greater Manchester Moving - views my own.
Nicolรกs F. Narvaez Linares, PhD @drnickneuro.bsky.social Peruvian ๐ต๐ช Canadian & Francophone ๐จ๐ฆ
Director of Practice & Board Member of the CPA
Past Chair Clinical Neuropsychology Section of the CPA ๐ง
Director & Clincian @NPSCSPN๐คธ๐ผโโ๏ธ
Kathleen Hughes, PhD @kathmhughes.bsky.social Developmental Psychology Associate Professor (Teaching), UCalgary. Child & Youth Advocate. The Sims, PWHL, Children's Media.
Association of Directors of Public Health (ADPH) @adphuk.bsky.social Supporting Directors of Public Health (DsPH) across the UK to promote and protect good health and wellbeing, prevent ill-health and reduce inequalities.
EllieH @elliehoulz.bsky.social Director of Public Health. #PeakDistrict UK. SOAR Community Trustee. Scouts. Views my own.
Fiona J Whelan @whelanfj.bsky.social Senior Lecturer, Lister Prize Fellow, & UKRI Future Leaders Fellow at U of Manchester. Bioinf, microbes, evol bio, running, cycling, & pub chats. she/her ๐จ๐ฆ. whelanlab.co.uk
UK Research and Innovation @ukri.org The UKโs largest public funder of research. Our mission is to advance knowledge, improve lives and drive growth.
#FundedByYou
Also autoposting to @news.ukri.org, @funding.ukri.org, @blogs.ukri.org and @events.ukri.org. Topic specific feeds coming soon!
Rob Parker @drrobparker.bsky.social Lecturer in Earth Observation at University of Leicester and UKRI Future Leaders Fellow. Interested in climate, carbon cycle, methane, wetlands, remote sensing, machine learning.
Dr Ali D'Amario @alidamarioep.bsky.social Educational and Child Psychologist
#edpsychs, proud mum to my daughter and cavapoo.
Co-author of Recovery Toolbox for Well-being series and School Mental Health Response Handbook.
Director of Ali D'Amario Psychology
www.alidamariopsychology.com
Brian Resnick @bresnick.bsky.social National Geographic editor. Science journalist. Past: Vox / Unexplainable podcast
Gavin Buckingham @drgbuckingham.bsky.social Cognitive psychologist interested in perception, illusions, sensorimotor control, and virtual reality.
I also blog for early-career academics: https://gavinbuckingham.wordpress.com/
Jenny McMahon @jennymcmahon.bsky.social Psychologist interested in school mental heath, wellbeing and suicide prevention in youth. University of Limerick, Ireland
Member of Young Academy Ireland, Royal Irish Academy
Billy Downie @billydownie.bsky.social Headteacher, Trustee at Youth Sport Trust. Chair of Black Country School Games. Passionate about education, sport, tech & family (#NetballDad) Views my own.
Colin Smith @colinsmith84.bsky.social Development Manager - Girls Football Programmes at the Youth Sport Trust. All views are my own.
Marc Kidson @marckidson.bsky.social A bit obsessive about better ways of running public services - what got us here wonโt get us there. Back in South West England via Oxford, York, London, Sydney. Views my own.
Alex @muddyfeettraining.bsky.social Forest School trainer, outdoor learning, behaviour change, pro environmental behaviours. PT researcher. Generally interested in human - nature relationships.
StarlightMcKenzie @starlightmckenzie.bsky.social Meetings are not Outcomes (MANO). Passionate about fairness, transparency and accountability In SEN.
Parent Education System Tester
Tim Linehan @timlinehan.bsky.social
Dad of two. Inclusive schools advocate. Devout sceptic.
A/Prof Carly Johnco @carlyjohnco.bsky.social A/Prof and Clinical Psychologist at Macquarie University, Australia. Deputy Director at Macquarie University Lifespan Health and Wellbeing Research Centre. Researching mechanisms and treatment of #anxiety in #children and #older adults. #geropsych
Craig Gamble Pugh @craiggamblepugh.bsky.social Labour Councillor, mental health nurse, climate campaigner and a Former charity CEO. Posting in personal capacity
Outdoor Play Canada @outdoorplayca.bsky.social Working with advocates, leaders & organizations to promote, protect, preserve outdoor play in Canada.
๐The trad. territ. of Indigenous Nations of Turtle Island
www.outdoorplaycanada.ca
Will Gaze @willhgaze.bsky.social Microbiologist, AMR, environmental scientist, communicating science to people who make things happen
Adam Butler @adamsbutler65.bsky.social NHS CAMHS Clinician/EMDR Therapist. Boxing Board of Control trainer. โค WHUFC โ , Lincoln City, RAF BBMF & animals
Population Data Science at Swansea University @popdatascisu.bsky.social The science of data about people. We are proud to be pioneering this science across a range of data-intensive initiatives. Find out more about us on our website https://popdatasci.swan.ac.uk
Karineemma @karinemma.bsky.social Clinical psychologist in France. Loves dogs, books, penguins and clear blue skies. Lived in #Scotland till Brexit, back in the Vosges
ACAMH - Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health @acamh.bsky.social We are delighted to announce the launch of #ACAMHLearn - our innovative #OpenAccess resource, bringing together specially commissioned videos from world-leading experts in the field of #CYPMentalHealth. Visit https://bit.ly/3AV958F to learn more!
Jo Billington @drjobillington.bsky.social Autism researcher/lecturer at Uni of Reading. Co-founder of the Wellbeing Hub: https://bit.ly/4ewJP6t
Personal account
Interested in:
#AutRes
School experiences of autistic children
Qual methods
Equity & social justice
Autistic flourishing & thriving
Give Them Time @givetimescot.bsky.social Campaigned for a further year of nursery funding for ALL children deferring primary one start in Scotland who need more time.
https://givethemtime.org/?fbclid=IwY2xjawGoFVpleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHcJHQ0QqsKZm6ImiMcI_6WigpKyYqFKWBXzBYO3GoMcp-N8IUPJbMSOo2g_aem_kfTZ
Louise Arseneault @larseneault.bsky.social Professor of Developmental Psychology at KCL IoPPN. Never fits in. Fellow of @acmedsci + @AcadSocSciences
https://linktr.ee/l_arseneault
Matthew B @matthewbroome.bsky.social Director, Institute for Mental Health, and Chair in Psychiatry and Youth Mental Health, University of Birmingham. Interested in psychosis, youth mental health, neuroscience, philosophy, phenomenology. NHS Psychiatrist in Early Intervention in Psychosis
Dr Kathryn Bates @kathrynbates.bsky.social Research Fellow at King's College London in youth development and mental health, host of The Science or Fiction Podcast www.scienceorfiction.co.uk
Tamsin Ford @tamsinford.bsky.social Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Epidemiologist at University of Cambridge Department of Psychiatry & Hughes Hall; Honorary Consultant at Cambridgeshire & Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust
Carlo Schuengel @carloschuengel.bsky.social Professor of Clinical Child and Family Studies, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.
Interested in child-parent attachment, mental health, and social adaptive behavior
Dr Giorgia Michelini @giorgiamichelini.bsky.social Senior Lecturer/Associate Prof @qmul.ac.uk. Research on ADHD/Neurodiversity & Youth Mental Health using transdiagnostic, longitudinal, EEG & participatory approaches. Leads TREND Lab. Academic mama
https://www.seresearch.qmul.ac.uk/cbb/people/gmichelini/
Kaitlin Sheerin, Ph.D. @kaitlinsheerin.bsky.social Assistant Professor in Brownโs Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior| Clinical Psychologist| Behavioral health & the juvenile legal system | Family-based interventions | Views my own
Dan Hayes @danhayesphd.bsky.social Director Social Prescribing Youth Network, Deputy Director National Centre for Social Prescribing and Analysis, Senior Research Fellow @UCL_SBB
UCL profile: https://profiles.ucl.ac.uk/44018-daniel-hayes
Becca Lacey @rebeccalacey.bsky.social Reader in Social and Lifecourse Epidemiology, City St George's, University of London
Deputy Director of Equalise: ESRC Centre for Lifecourse Health Equity
Childhood adversities, young carers, mental health
Lover of all things longitudinal and trains
Tony Roberson @tonyjroberson.bsky.social Asst Prof UH-Clear Lake / #RStats, Methods, & Measurement / Youth Wellbeing / #SchoolPsych / ๐ธRadical๐คBehaviorism / #OpenScience / ๐ Da Moviesh ๐ฅ / #DoubleBass
The Mental Elf @thementalelf.bsky.social ๐ค๏ธ Hello, Iโm the Mental Elf!
๐ณ Follow me to keep up to date with the latest reliable #MentalHealthResearch.
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Dr Nina Higson-Sweeney @nhigsonsweeney.bsky.social Lecturer at Bath | Postdoc at Oxford | Blog Coordinator at The Mental Elf | researching young peopleโs mental health | views my own | she/her | ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
Helen Manley @hmanley.bsky.social Postdoctoral Researcher| University of Oxford| STAR-CAT Study| Supporting childrenโs mental health in primary schools| Qualitative methods| Participatory research| Implementation| Parent partnership
Runner. Crocheter. Once a teacher, always a teacher.
Jenny Gibson @drjennyg.bsky.social Academic, Bookworm & Coffee-Drinker. Prof
of Developmental Psychology, Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge. #Neurodivergent #Play #DevLangDis
Dr Anna Roach, PhD @annaroach.bsky.social Research psychologist interested in child mental health, implementation and paediatric psychology. QI coach @ royal college psych and lecturer @ Anna Freud
Miri Forbes @miriforbes.bsky.social Quantitative Psychopathology | Associate Professor at Macquarie University on Wallumattagal land | views mine | she/her
Reihaneh Farzinnia @reihaneh-farzinnia.bsky.social PhD researcher at The University of Manchester; exploring the measurement of mental health and wellbeing in young people.
https://reihanehfarzinnia.github.io/