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NIHR-funded DECRYPT trial now out (ow.ly/JYci50WWHBQ); for youth (8-17) with PTSD after multiple traumas, Cognitive Therapy was superior to treatment-as-usual at 11-month follow-up & improved anxiety/depression @UEA_ClinPsyD @uniofeastanglia @KingsIoPPN @mrccbu

This should be changed asap. If we give someone refugee status, it can't be right to then refuse them route to become a British Citizen. To say they can have a home in our country, but never a place in our society and be forever second class. freemovement.org.uk/good-character…

In this brilliant @ACAMHLearn Interview on #ComplexPTSD, @Rachel_Hiller1 discusses effective treatment approaches, the impact of #ComplexTrauma on children and adolescents, and the barriers they may face in accessing #MentalHealth services. bit.ly/40QnmhA

New tCBT Editorial to introduce the Special Collection : Enhancing your delivery of cognitive therapy for PTSD: a celebration of the work of Hannah Murray Full free text at ow.ly/CoVK50UhSwa Collection at cambridge.org/core/journals/…

Age assessments have huge consequences - we need better decision-making, and fewer of them. Read @weareyoungroots new report on decision-making in local authority age assessments, co-written with Immigration Social Work Services and @publiclawprojct  youngroots.org.uk/blog/age-asses…

We have a 0.8WTE band 7 clinical/counselling psychologist vacancy in Berkshire Traumatic Stress Service, working with people with Complex PTSD. More info - jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/joba…. Please also get in touch with any questions! @CompassionateM @HjordisLorenz @TrionaMcInerney @BHFT

Intrusive thoughts & memories in #adolescents with #PTSD or #depression - work by @dralexpayne Aleks Kralj & Olivia Holzhauer-Conti @Judith_Young_ #openaccess here: bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/bj… Huge thanks to all who helped with publicity & recruitment!

Please complete and/or RT our brief 5-min 9-item survey and help us map routine outcome measure use in #MentalHealthServices for children and young people. Part of @UK_Life_Science Mental Health Mission. Please follow the link - cambridge.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6A……

📣 Our new webinar! Join us as we launch our latest report with @weareyoungroots on the mental health impact of age disputes on children seeking asylum. We will discuss what a trauma-informed approach to supporting young people can look like: Register 🔽 eventbrite.co.uk/e/supporting-y…

Do you work with unaccompanied children who are seeking asylum in the UK? We've published new guidance with @missingpeople to share best practice examples taken from across the UK. Access the report here: bit.ly/3HNJm1V

BABCP Paper of the month: Mapping evidence-based interventions to the care of unaccompanied minor refugees using a group formulation approach Blog at buff.ly/3UozIdP Full free paper at buff.ly/496O8DX

Please share: We are excited to announce Lets Face Change's third free webinar: ‘Reconsidering Institutional Racism’. With Cultural Psychologist Dr Tarek Younis. Monday February 12th 7-8.30pm. Sign up here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/lets-face-ch……

Our new report "Hope & Harm", highlights the dangers faced by migrant & refugee children on their way to Europe➡️ bit.ly/48GKgsO 56% of kids surveyed felt in danger while seeking safety - they faced violence & discrimination at borders⚠️ This is a scandal that must end

"Hundreds of child refugees have encountered abuse and exploitation... The report found that children wrongly classified as adults were at risk of suicidal ideation and absconding." @guardian covers our report on children wrongly assessed as adults: shorturl.at/osvGV

🚨BREAKING: Over 18-months, the Home Office wrongly assessed 1,300 children seeking asylum in the UK to be adults. Our new report with @refugeecouncil and @humansforrights reveals the extensive harm caused to child refugees by these flawed decisions. 🧵1/3 helenbamber.org/resources/repo…

Birth Trauma was just added to the UK's 2024 Women's Health Strategy. A much-needed priority. Interested in contributing to the support after birth trauma? 🚨 New #AssistantPsychologist post available in our birth trauma service @BHFT tinyurl.com/BirthInMind Deadline 31/01

We have a part-time role out in Berkshire Traumatic Stress Service for a clinical/counselling psychologist or CBT therapist. Very happy to chat about the role so please do get in touch about it or with any questions berkshirehealthcare.nhs.uk/work-for-us/jo… @CompassionateM @HjordisLorenz

Excellent to see this important work out from our SIG Co-chair @Shah_257 ! Some v important implications especially for NHS Talking Therapies services where British-Bangladeshi men often have lowest recovery rates. Please share widely! @LeilaLawton3 @DanielaZigova @RaniCBT

Great to join @Steph_J_Lewis @RMeiserStedman @KatieLofthouse5 at #ISTSS2023 to discuss scaleable options for supporting trauma-exposed CYP. Only 1-3% of UK youth with PTSD get access to evidenced-based treatments(!). Scalability is key but quality and evidence essential.

Changes in cognitive processes and coping strategies precede changes in symptoms during cognitive therapy for posttraumatic stress disorder authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S00…