UCL ECHILD project

Adolescent depression is hard to predict & too often support comes after symptoms appear. But what if we could predict which young people were at high risk of developing depression in later life? New research from @KingsIoPPN has developed a tool to do just that. 🧵1/5

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📢 New research @BMJMentalHealth 👇🏼 Our latest systematic review & meta-analysis (29 studies, 5,825 participants) finds digital peer support can lead to small-moderate improvements in depression, anxiety & social functioning for people in outpatient mental health care. 💻 Online platforms & apps may offer accessible support between appointments Benefits seen for symptoms, quality of life & personal recovery No clear effect on treatment engagement Digital peer support could be a valuable adjunct to usual care, but we need more research on long-term impact & safe, sustainable delivery. Read more: mentalhealth.bmj.com/content/29/1/e… #MentalHealth #DigitalHealth #PeerSupport #OutpatientCare Authors: Sarah Croke Ioannis Angelakis Natasha Tyler Chloe-Nicole Low Evgenia Gkintoni Ozlem Eylem-Van Bergeijk Alexander Hodkinson Brian McMillan Maria Panagioti @OfficialUoM #UniversityofLiverpool @nottmhospitals #UniversityofPatras

Another day out and proud on the picket lines today at Northumbria University. Staff are fighting to defend the Teachers’ Pension Scheme and stop management’s attempt to force them out through pay freezes. This is about dignity, security and refusing to let pensions be stripped away. Show your support to @UCUNUbranch

How can maternity data improve outcomes for mothers and babies? A new overview explores the value of robust maternity datasets for research, policy and better care. Find out more: ijpds.org/news/02-03-26-…

✨New study by Catherine Stewart (@ucl @ich_ppp @UCL_IfWH #ECHILD) shows why England’s Maternity Services Dataset matters more than ever. 👇 ijpds.org/news/02-03-26-…, 👉Full article: tinyurl.com/45wy68d4 @Klharron @adruk @UCLchildhealth

New insights into maternity data and its potential to improve care and research. This latest resource highlights how high-quality data can strengthen understanding of maternal and infant health outcomes. Read more: ijpds.org/news/02-03-26-…

💡📅 Our #ECHILD User Day agenda is now out! We’re excited to share what’s in store for 17th March Check it out here 👉tinyurl.com/4kesv3ap @JohnPeterJerrim @TheIFS @adr_uk @HDR_UK @ich_ppp @UCLchildhealth @UCL_CPRU @SCADR_data @educationgovuk @ONS @ucl @Klharron

Forcing staff out of their pension scheme and threatening dismissal if they object is shameful. It’s fire & rehire by another name. Show your support for staff at Southampton Solent University striking on 9 & 17 February to protect retirement security. ucu.org.uk/article/14396/…

How are rising employer NICs, higher minimum wages and upcoming employment rights changes affecting the labour market? In our podcast, @TomWatersEcon sets out the possible trends for youth unemployment in 2026. 🎧 Listen here: ifs.org.uk/articles/what-…

'Can administrative data save your life?' Listen to @adr_uk podcast 'Connecting Society' with their first #podcast for 2026 now live 😀🎧 Listen to the episode at lnkd.in/ek4R6WPS, or watch in full on YouTube: lnkd.in/eAMQFveu

“These cuts are hitting the most vulnerable staff hardest.” Sophia Woodman, @ucuedinburgh branch president explaining the reality of the crisis in HE to the Scottish Education Committee. Watch ⬇️

Colleagues at @EdinburghUni, @aberdeenuni. @dundeeuni and @UniStrathclyde painted a grim picture at the Scottish Education Committee about the reality of life in their institutions. @UCUScotland This is up and down the UK. How long can this go on?

⏰ There's still time to register for our upcoming webinar: 🔬 Preterm birth & paediatric intensive care: Using national data to examine critical illness in early childhood 🎙️ Dr Tim van Hasselt (@uniofleicester) 📅 Tue 3 Feb 26 🕧 12:30pm 👉 Register now: hdrmidlands.org.uk/hdrevents/febr…

📢 New #ECHILD publication Children with #Hirschsprung disease face higher hospital admissions, more surgeries and greater need for #SEND support. New population‑level research using #ECHILD reveals the long‑term impact of HSCR. 👉 Read the study tinyurl.com/5fpuc28s @adr_uk

“You can’t cut one in ten staff without damaging students and teaching.” 85% of University of Essex staff have voted for strike action over plans to cut 400 jobs and close the Southend campus. Show your support and solidarity as they prepare to fight back. ucu.org.uk/article/14323/…

📢New BLOG: Does an #autism diagnosis always help children get the support they need? #ADRUK Research Fellow Xingna Zhang shares insights from doctors and lived experience, using #ECHILD 👉 Read the full blog tinyurl.com/rzyyz97 @adr_uk @Klharron @UCLchildhealth @ich_ppp

🔬 Join us for our next Data Grand Round! Explore preterm birth & paediatric intensive care with Dr Tim van Hasselt (University of Leicester) as he dives into national data on critical illness in early childhood.⚕️ 📅 Tue 3 Feb 2026🕧 12:30pm💻 Online 👉 hdrmidlands.org.uk/hdrevents/febr…

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