🙏Huge thanks to all the participants & collaborators across our 14 cohorts, incl. @GLADStudy, @TedsProject, @LifelinesNL, @MoBa_study, @CO90s, @genscot, @uk_biobank, @ESTbiobank

June is Pride Month🌈 Representation in research matters. It helps ensure findings reflect diverse experiences 💛. Learn more: gladstudy.org.uk #GLADStudy #MentalHealthResearch

🔬How do researchers measure depression & anxiety? A study using 58,000 participants (incl. GLAD participants) compared symptom-based vs self-reported diagnoses. Findings showed differences depending on the condition, highlighting why measurement matters💛 #GLADStudy #MentalHealthResearch

📣 In #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek everyone 16 is invited to take part in the UK @GLADStudy of #anxiety & #depression! #MHAW2026 People with no #MentalHealth conditions can join as well as those who have, to compare data. 🖐️ Sign up with @CPFT_NHS here: ➡️ gladstudy.org.uk

🧠It’s Mental Health Awareness Week Mental health is shaped by genetics, life experiences, and environment. Research like GLAD helps us understand how these factors interact💛 Research studies like GLAD help us understand how these influences work together. Find out more via the link in our bio😊. #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek #GLADStudy

April is Stress Awareness Month🧠 Stress is a natural response to challenging or demanding situations. Our bodies react by preparing us to respond to these challenges. The GLAD Study explores how life experiences relate to mental health🩵 Learn more: gladstudy.org.uk #GLADStudy #MentalHealthResearch

🗞️This week’s Journal Club explores depression, anxiety, and PTSD symptoms before and during COVID-19 in the UK. Using data from 34k adults, researchers compared perceived changes with real pre-pandemic data, showing why long-term studies like GLAD matter💛 #GLADStudy #MentalHealthResearch

Everyday experiences shape emotional health 💛 On Emotional Health Awareness Day, we recognise the importance of research in understanding how life experiences and genetics influence anxiety and depression. 📣The GLAD Study is working to build a deeper understanding to support future mental health care. #ResearchMatters #anxiety #anxietyawareness #depressionawareness #depression #mentalhealthawareness #gladstudy

And still conduct an unnecessary puberty blockers clinical trial on VULNERABLE children and adolescents. Disgraceful.

@LancasterMedics can we repost please

📣 Everyone 16 is invited to help us find the genetic links to #anxiety & #depression! UK @GLADStudy needs people with no history of #MentalHealth conditions as well as those who have, to compare. Take part with @CPFT_NHS & help others for #BlueMonday: ➡️gladstudy.org.uk

Another great talk on eating disorders based on our large cohort from @GLADStudy able to gain personalised replies and the finding that one size doesn’t fit all @KingsIoPPN

📣 It's #WorldMentalHealthDay and everyone can take part in #research with @CPFT_NHS to improve #MentalHealth care and treatment! Anyone 16 in the UK can sign up to @GLADStudy online to help beat #anxiety & #depression. Say you heard about it from CPFT: ➡️gladstudy.org.uk

Today is #WorldMentalHealthDay, a reminder of the importance of research in understanding & improving mental health. @edgi_uk & @GLADStudy are helping uncover the genetic & environmental factors behind conditions like depression & anxiety. ow.ly/vKaJ50X4Sf3

For #WorldMentalHealthDay, we’re proud to support research that listens. Feeling overwhelmed is real and common. Through the @GLADstudy and @EDGI_UK studies, we’re helping researchers find answers and improve care. ow.ly/R4ZZ50X52fs

For #WorldMentalHealthDay, the theme is overwhelm. Many face this silently every day. The mental health and eating disorder studies @GLADstudy and @EDGI_UK are helping researchers understand the causes and improve support for those affected. ow.ly/QM4k50X50Zg

Want to make a difference to future generations of people with mental health disorders? Then join or share the Genetic Links to #Anxiety and #Depression Study @JoinGLADStudy @gladstudy today! gladstudy.org.uk @NIHRBioResource

📣 Now everyone over 16 is invited to help us find the genetic links to #anxiety & #depression! The UK @GLADStudy is also recruiting people with no history of #MentalHealth conditions, to compare data with others who have them. Take part with @CPFT_NHS: ➡️gladstudy.org.uk/

Great to see more work being done in this area.

Confidently presented @SaakshiKakar - the subject matter of eating disorders in today’s times is also relevant