Nick Pollard BSc(Psych), MBPsS, FRSA

Writer and speaker. Director of and co-founder of and

[Nick Pollard BSc(Psych), MBPsS, FRSA @nickpollard]

Today #AssemblyHealth has published a detailed and insightful report: ‘Eating Disorders in London’. Well worth reading. Really important recommendations. https://t.co/HzQx7duAI3

[Nick Pollard BSc(Psych), MBPsS, FRSA @nickpollard]

Any friends attending #BestPractice in Olympia tomorrow? Would be lovely to see you. It is never easy to talk about our own lived experience as a family, so all encouragements are very welcome! https://t.co/nhxA1TSXib

[Family Mental Wealth @Family_Mental_W]

Trying our new digital tools to help children build their mental health is just one of many research opportunities from NIHR. When you look at our opportunity, please also look around their site to see others. https://t.co/WjwZc30Bgb
#MentalHealth #Family #Research #NIHR

[3 SIDED CUBE @3SIDEDCUBE]

We are currently building an app with @Family_Mental_W that is designed to enable parents and carers to develop vital knowledge & skills to help their children build mentally healthy lives & we need YOU!

Please get in contact to join us for user testing this incredible app💚

[Nick Pollard BSc(Psych), MBPsS, FRSA @nickpollard]

The psychology underlying @Family_Mental_W's new tools to help children build mentally healthy lives, reducing the risk of mental ill-health. Join us to try them: https://t.co/BXqpfi0YZC
#Free #MentalHealth #Wellbeing #Family #Children #Research #NIHR
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[Family Mental Wealth @Family_Mental_W]

Yes Primary Prevention is really important - helping children build mentally healthy lives, reducing the risk of mental ill-health. https://t.co/v0tTxLISSz That’s why our team has created Headway. See brief demo at https://t.co/JOBTZMf11H

[Nick Pollard BSc(Psych), MBPsS, FRSA @nickpollard]

Exciting day on our long journey of creating digital tools (for use on phones/tablets) to help children build their mental health, and reduce the risk of mental ill-health. They move into useability testing by a wide range of families. Join us… https://t.co/BXqpfhIPLu

[Nick Pollard BSc(Psych), MBPsS, FRSA @nickpollard]

@HelenRingrow @DrEMcNaught @CarolAPollard Thanks Helen.

[Dr Elizabeth McNaught @DrEMcNaught]

We (well mostly my parents @nickpollard and @CarolAPollard as I am on maternity leave) have been busy creating tools for building childrens #mentalhealth, we would love for others to join us to help children and families to build mentally healthy lives!

[Nick Pollard BSc(Psych), MBPsS, FRSA @nickpollard]

So thankful for the team at @3SIDEDCUBE and Family Mental Wealth who have worked so hard to create these new tools for building children's mental health.

[Family Mental Wealth @Family_Mental_W]

Great opportunity to try our new digital tools to help children build mentally healthy lives, reducing the risk of mental ill-health. https://t.co/JOBTZMfyRf
#Free #MentalHealth #Wellbeing #Family #Children #Research #NIHR

[Nick Pollard BSc(Psych), MBPsS, FRSA @nickpollard]

That Friday night feeling is even stronger when you've just finished the final checks on a 400-page book's typesetting. Been a long journey but we got there! Kudos especially to @DrEMcNaught for fitting in her writing around clinical work during Covid https://t.co/QzykVAyXgA

[Nick Pollard BSc(Psych), MBPsS, FRSA @nickpollard]

Please do watch and share this inspirational story which will help many families, particularly in this #WorldAutismAcceptanceWeek

[Family Mental Wealth @Family_Mental_W]

Whatever you do on #WorldAutismAwarenessDay please watch and share Calvin and Marie’s inspirational story. All of us can learn a lot from the experiences of people on the autism spectrum. Find out more at https://t.co/EjhBz0FTml

#AutismAcceptanceWeek #WorldAutismAcceptanceWeek

[Nick Pollard BSc(Psych), MBPsS, FRSA @nickpollard]

I am so grateful for the wonderful team of people working with us in Family Mental Wealth, to help families build their mental health and wellbeing.

[Family Mental Wealth @Family_Mental_W]

Looking for accessible support from experts to help you build your child’s mental health? Our Headway: Parent Toolkit features clinical experts as well as ‘experts-by-experience’. #HeadwayDAILY

👉 See more at https://t.co/MEoFhAIl6j

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#FamilyMentalWealth

[Nick Pollard BSc(Psych), MBPsS, FRSA @nickpollard]

This poem, which my daughter @DrEMcNaught wrote when she was 14 years old, has helped many parents to understand what might be going on inside the mind of a child who is mentally unwell. Now it is part of #HeadwayDAILY, I truly hope it will help many more.

[Family Mental Wealth @Family_Mental_W]

Living through a period of mental ill-health can be a desperate and lonely place. But there is hope for recovery. And family-based self-help can make a real difference. #HeadwayDAILY

👉 See more at https://t.co/MEoFhAqKeL

@maudsleylearn
#FamilyMentalWealth #FamilyMentalHealth

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“I realised I couldn’t make her well again, but I could keep us all together in the boat.” This ‘rowing boat illustration’ has helped many parents caring for a mentally unwell child. #HeadwayDAILY
👉 See more at https://t.co/MEoFhAIl6j

@maudsleylearn
#FamilyMentalWealth

[Nick Pollard BSc(Psych), MBPsS, FRSA @nickpollard]

I truly hope these #HeadwayDAILY clips/quotes will help many parents day by day. Please invite others to follow the Family Mental Wealth channel to see new ones each weekday, or click on #HeadwayDAILY to see all published so far.

[Family Mental Wealth @Family_Mental_W]

Caring for a loved-one who is mentally unwell? Need inspiration and hope to help you get through each day? Follow us on social media for #HeadwayDAILY.
Short daily quotes and clips from the Headway: Parent Toolkit (https://t.co/EjhBz0XudT)
@maudsleylearn
#FamilyMentalWealth

[Nick Pollard BSc(Psych), MBPsS, FRSA @nickpollard]

Welcome @EllieRobsonPsyc All of us @Family_Mental_W really appreciate your expertise and passion for helping families.

[Family Mental Wealth @Family_Mental_W]

We welcome to our team Ellie Robson, a psychologist from University of Sussex, researching underlying evidence-base for further developments of Headway.

Ellie says: "As a parent of teenagers myself I know how hard the pressures of life can be for them at times." 1/3

[Dr Elizabeth McNaught @DrEMcNaught]

I first met Janet Treasure when she gave a lecture to my year at medical school and I am so thrilled and thankful for all her help as we developed the parent tool kit, to help families support their children to live a mentally healthy life! #mentalhealth

[Nick Pollard BSc(Psych), MBPsS, FRSA @nickpollard]

So many people make @Family_Mental_W happen. Writers, designers, producers, families who tell their stories, and clinical experts like Janet who wonderfully consult and guide at every stage.

[Family Mental Wealth @Family_Mental_W]

We are so grateful for Janet’s help as we developed the Headway: Parent Toolkit. Now, the insights of 'skills-based caring' are available for all parents with a child experiencing anxiety, depression or eating disorders.

👉 See https://t.co/MEoFhAqKeL

#FamilyMentalWealth

[Family Mental Wealth @Family_Mental_W]

Concerned about your child’s mental health?

Discover vital knowledge and skills through Headway: Parent Toolkit.

Watch to learn more: https://t.co/e7efXYUNps

#FamilyMentalWealth