The effects of dance interventions on physical function and quality of life among middle-aged and older adults: A systematic review Background Fundamental physical functions such as postural control and balance are vital in preserving everyday life, affecting an individual’s quality of life. Dance is a physical activity that offer...

…and dance is good for physical health journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...

The Effectiveness of Dance Interventions on Psychological and Cognitive Health Outcomes Compared with Other Forms of Physical Activity: A Systematic Review with Meta-analysis Physical activity is known to improve psychological and cognitive outcomes. Learning dance sequences may challenge cognition, partnered or group dance may benefit social interactions, and the artistic...

Lots of evidence to show that dance is not only fun but great for our mental health 1/2: pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...

Are you a young person who has moved from, or in the process of moving from CAMHS to AMHS? Share your experience and help shape better mental health services for young people. Your voice matters. #ElfHelp

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The Age of Wonder Trial in Bradford will study 4000 12-15 year olds comparing reductions in social media over 6 weeks measuring various outcomes (anxiety, sleep etc) with before and after questionnaires. bradfordresearch.nhs.uk/the-irl-trial/ More trials like this please. @bibresearch.bsky.social

School buildings and capital funding (England) Schools receive capital funding from the government through a few different streams. The overall level of funding has broadly fallen since the early 2010s

Some very welcome government capital funding for school buildings in England - investing in our children and young people! commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-bri...

Cafcass welcomes Child Focused Courts Cafcass welcomes the Ministry of Justice announcement that private law reform will be implemented in all family courts in England and Wales over the next three years.

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Hopeful UK news : the govt. Is rolling out child focused courts across all 43 court areas in England & Wales (up from its pilot of 10). Early Child Impact statements will bring children’s voices in to proceedings early - not later (or not at all). Less adversarial hearings and more problem solving.

In 1215 King John took huge income from the people, so greedy that he was forced to sign the Magna Carta, agreeing he was not above the law. For a 2026 minimum wage worker to earn as much as €23m they would have had to start work in 1215. Time for a Fairness Bill of Rights?@premnsikka.bsky.social

‘It has changed my life’: How a dose of nature is treating mental illness A project in London is helping hundreds of people, providing a genuine alternative to traditional treatments

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It would be good to see some large randomised controlled trials of this approach in adults and also in young people. @ucl-cpru.bsky.social @nihrarcs.bsky.social @nihr.bsky.social

Emma Walmsley’s pay rose almost 50% to £15.6m in final year as GSK boss Bulk of 2025 renumeration came from share bonuses as drug company’s now former CEO benefitted from stock rise

Mmm…GSK CEO earning £16m in one year. A minimum wage worker would need to start in 1381 to earn the same! - just after the Black Death. Ironically 1381 was the Peasants’ Revolt, demanding fairer wages. 70,000 workers, who generated GSK’s success, still waiting! www.theguardian.com/business/202...

4/4 Does the baby start predicting what mum might do and who mum is?

3/4 Do the associations and patterns become so rich and well-worn that with the brains capacity for memory, imagination and prediction they start running on their own, creating an understanding of “mum”.

2/4…if representations of mum happened when the baby was hungry, cold or scared then the baby may associate mum with food, warmth and safety. Over time the baby would understand mum with these memories and contexts including predictions about what “mum” might do and in the future.

Fascinating ideas @wiringthebrain.bsky.social @utafrith.bsky.social 1/4 So just trying to unpick this a bit, if an infant had a little packet of information saying “mum” traveling around the brain, how would other bits of brain know what that meant, but…

RCPsych uncovers £2.1million planned spending cuts for children’s eating disorder services in England New RCPsych analysis published during Eating Disorders Awareness Week reveals that 16 Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) in England are planning a total of £2.1 million in cuts, after adjusting for inflati...

From 2008 there were large UK cuts in CAMHS & council Children’s Services over many years. The consequences of that have been ever increasing youth & young adult psychological morbidity. One might have hoped that commissioners would be reinvesting, not the opposite. www.rcpsych.ac.uk/news-and-fea...

Can exercise improve #cancer survival rates? #HYMSResearch led by Dr Cindy Forbes and funded by @yorkshire-cancer.bsky.social is delving into the potential of exercise in cancer care: www.hyms.ac.uk/research/stories/can-exercise-help-improve-cancer-survival #WorldCancerDay

Griffith Taylor wears the same hat and top in several other photos.

Do we know who the two people in view in this picture are from Scott’s 2011 expedition?

10/10 It is also of great interest to see how these social dynamics play out not just in the school playground but in adult society and world politics.

10/10 It is also of great interest to see how these social dynamics play out not just in the school playground but in adult society and world politics.

9/10 Deterioration of the ethical climate as previous socially reinforced moral rules and compasses are eroded and/or discarded.

8/19 Role reinforcement where behaviour patterns and reactions are repeated and social status becomes more fixed with the roles of bully and subordinates reinforced

7/10 Ceding of power when inaction and deference occur and the bully accumulates more power.

6/10 Normalisation where bullying interactions become expected and usual.

5/10 Testing of the bystanders by the bully with varied challenges, requests and behaviours (a type of grooming) to find allies and victims

4/10 A desire for bystanders to be perceived by the bully as neutral (indifferent, useful, invisible or amused) that confirm for the bully that they won’t be challenged and who will comply.

3/10 Bystander silence and authority inaction that give the bully confidence that grows over time.

2/10 Fear driven avoidance, where self protection keeps resistance to a minimum.

1/10 It is fascinating looking at the themes that emerge from research into childhood bullying in schools. They consistently include things like:

🚨NEW @NCISH_UK STUDY🚨
NCISH has been commissioned to examine the transition process from CAMHS to AMHS. This can be a high-risk period for patients. To better understand this risk, we are asking patients, carers and clinicians to share their experiences of mental health services via online survey