Child and Adolescent Health

The Child and Adolescent Health Research Group carries out applied research that contributes to the understanding of children and young people’s physical and psychological health and wellbeing. We align with the UN Sustainable Development Goals of Good Health and Wellbeing, Reduced Inequalities, Gender Equality and Quality Education. We are multi-disciplinary, with members drawn from a range of disciplines including psychology, nursing, education, social work, and public health.

The Child and Adolescent Health Research Group is committed to understanding and tackling the inequalities in mental health outcomes experienced by children and young people. We seek to achieve this through inclusive research which considers marginalised groups, and by involving those populations in how we design, conduct, and use our research. In pursuing these goals, we will consider how children's and young people’s health is shaped by the different ecosystems within which their development occurs.

Our work involves close relationships with third-sector and NHS partners and ongoing projects include work on young people’s engagement with specialist mental health services, successful transition from Primary to Secondary schools, the effects of gender socialisation and gender norms on adolescent sexual and mental health and wellbeing, and the gamification of loneliness interventions.

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