HeyJaredDr Kathy Weston's Get a Grip! Parenting Podcast
This podcast series helps parents get a grip on some of the most important questions in parenting today. Tune in to hear interviews with the biggest influencers and most eminent researchers working in the areas of mental health, wellbeing, psychology and education.
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Researchers of the Month: Teaching Billy Waters – Black British History, Identity and Belonging (opens the original)
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Billy Waters was a Black sailor, disabled veteran and celebrated street performer in Regency London, but his remarkable story has largely disappeared from popular history. In this interview, our Researchers of the Month, Professor Mary Shannon, Dr Ben Marsh and PhD student Himan Heidari, discuss their innovative new, free teaching resources and explore how Billy's life can open up rich classroom conversations about Black British history, identity, disability, belonging and representation.
Dr Kathy Weston Talks with Professor Nick Haslam: How the Language of Mental Health Is Changing (opens the original)
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In this wide-ranging interview, Professor Nick Haslam explores ‘concept creep’, mental health awareness and the risks of over-pathologising everyday experiences. He considers why younger people may be more likely to self-diagnose and how we might promote mental health literacy without encouraging young people to view ordinary distress through a clinical lens. He also touches on what this might mean for resilience, empathy and our sense of belonging, and reflects on the challenges facing young pe
Researcher of the Month: Professor Tanya Horeck Discusses Tackling Deepfakes and AI-Generated Image-Based Sexual Abuse in Schools (opens the original)
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AI-generated sexual deepfakes are an emerging challenge for schools, raising complex questions around safeguarding, sexual violence, consent, digital ethics and the law. Our latest Researcher of the Month article, Professor Tanya Horeck discusses her recent research with UK schools and young people, exploring what they understand about deepfake sexual abuse and where significant gaps remain. She offers practical advice on prevention and response, from embedding the topic within wider RSHE and ch
Researcher of the Month: Professor Harry Sumnall Discusses School Drug Prevention Programme, ‘The Illicit Project UK’ (opens the original)
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What does effective drugs education actually look like? Our latest Researcher of the Month, Professor Harry Sumnall, introduces The Illicit Project UK, an innovative, evidence-based prevention programme currently being trialled in UK schools. He explains why fear-based approaches often backfire, what research tells us about helping young people make safer decisions and how schools and families can have more effective conversations about drugs, alcohol and vaping.
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