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Let’s Talk About the Need to Invest in Women Researchers and Leaders
Every International Women’s Day, there is a call to retain talented women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields, with strategies and proposals often given by influential organisations such as the United Nations. These proposals aim to steer improvement in workplace cultures and environments, and champion equity in the opportunities available to women across fields. The theme of this year’s United Nations International Women’s Day is “Invest in women: Accelerate progress.” This blog discusses the leaky STEM pipeline with a focus on why we need to invest in women researchers, and sharing my own experiences as a woman pursing mental health research.
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Do CAMHS collect less PROM data from certain sociodemographic groups?
Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) are routinely used to inform clinicians and policymakers on clinical need and treatment efficacy. Yet despite their great value and utility, it seems that there is a low rate of outcome monitoring in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS).
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JCPP Editorial: Volume 58, Issue 01, January 2017
“Science unskewed – acknowledging and reducing ‘risk of bias’ in parenting research” by Edmund Sonuga-Barke
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