Dr Jeremy Segrott, Dr Hayley Reed and Dr Nick Page discuss their project on strengthening pupil and school relationships High rates of anxiety and depression… Read More »Building mentally healthy schools – what are the active ingredients?
PHIRST website: https://phirst.nihr.ac.uk/
Welsh Government research report:
Lead Investigator Amy Mizen Background Mental ill-health and poor wellbeing is a global public health crisis. In Wales, 1 in 10 children between the ages… Read More »Discovering which modifiable characteristics of the built-environment support good adolescent mental health and wellbeing
Lead Investigator Isabelle Durance Co-Investigators Steve OrmerodAndy WeightmanJo CableMike SingerLiz BagshawRupert PerkinsMax MundayDevin SapsfordTim EasunTom BeachOwen JonesMichaela BrayBen PontinKaren HenwoodOmer RanaSimon MurphyTommaso ReggianiKirsty O’NeillAdrian HealySarah… Read More »Discipline Hopping for Environmental Solutions
Rebecca Anthony, Research Associate at DECIPHer and Wolfson Center for Young People’s Mental Health, discusses her new paper Young People’s Online Communication and its Association… Read More »How does online communication affect young people’s mental well-being?
Frequent online communication with best friends and existing friendship groups is associated with better wellbeing in young people, new research by Cardiff University has found.… Read More »Adolescent wellbeing improved by online contact with close friends
DECIPHer recently hosted a five-week visit from researcher Devy Elling from Stockholm University. Here, she looks back on on her time with us and how… Read More »Reflections on a research visit
Principal Investigators Dr Sarah MacDonald and Dr Gillian Hewitt Co-investigators Dr Rebecca Anthony, Dr Rachel Brown, Dr Rhiannon Evans, Dr Siôn Jones, Professor Alyson Rees… Read More »Mental health provision for children and young people in schools and FE colleges (11-25 years) with experiences of care: Mixed-method study of implementation, acceptability, need and priority outcomes (The WiSC Study)
Principal Investigator Dr Jemma Hawkins Co-investigators Dr Elinor Coulman, Prof Simon Murphy Background Malnutrition has been shown to affect over 1.3 million older people (over… Read More »Implementation of the Patient Association Nutrition Checklist by the Food Train charity’s Eat Well Age Well project in the Scottish Borders
New Eco-Schools Wales resource explains how to use SHRN data to support lessons on environmental topics Eco-Schools is a global programme engaging 19.5 million children across… Read More »SHRN data to support Eco-Schools monitoring
Our second annual report as a Health and Care Research Wales funded research centre is ready to read The report covers a busy and productive year for… Read More »DECIPHer annual report 2021/22 out now
Researchers Emily Lowthian and Rebecca Anthony have won funding from eNurture (UKRI) to conduct research on young people’s online communication behaviours and risks and benefits… Read More »Young people’s online communication behaviours – positive or negative for wellbeing?
What’s it like completing a summer research internship at DECIPHer? Five Cardiff University students discuss their experiences.
Henry Amery looks back on his 12-week placement at DECIPHer, which he undertook as part of his MSc Psychology Conversion. My time at Cardiff University… Read More »From music to methodology
DECIPHer regularly contributes to consultations on major issues in public health and education. This ensures that we engage with key debates on public health improvement,… Read More »DECIPHer contributes to Welsh Parliament consultation on peer-on-peer sexual harassment among learners
Compared to children who began secondary school in 2019, children in Wales who entered year seven in September 2021 were significantly more likely to report… Read More »Children who started secondary school in 2021 were more likely to report elevated symptoms of depression compared to their pre-pandemic peers, analysis shows
Research Assistant Safia Ouerghi feeds back on ‘Development, Evaluation, Adaptation and Implementation’, which took place in June 2022. After joining DECIPHer in September 2021, I… Read More »Safia: My take on the DECIPHer short course
Alice Porter discusses her PhD research on age-appropriate portion sizes for preschoolers and reflects on her placement with DECIPHer Portion size is the amount of… Read More »What’s the right amount of food for preschool children?
Lead Investigators Dr Sara Long; Prof Graham Moore Background Schools can have good or bad influences on young people’s health and wellbeing. They are important settings for early intervention to prevent later health and wellbeing problems.… Read More »Integration of health and wellbeing into the school curriculum: A mixed methods investigation of preparations for Wales-wide curriculum reform and its impacts on health and well-being
Lead Investigator Prof Stephen Collishaw, Prof Frances Rice Co Investigators Prof Graham Moore, Prof Simon Murphy, Prof Sir Michael Owen, Prof Anita ThaparProf Ann John,… Read More »Wolfson Centre for Adolescent Mental Health in Wales
Lead Investigator David Westlake Co Investigators Dr. James White, Prof. Donald Forrester, Dr. Philip Pallmann, Dr. Fiona Lugg-Widger, Prof. Stavros Petrou Background Following on from… Read More »The SWIS Trial: An evaluation of school based social work
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Lead Investigator Dr. Gemma Lewis, University College, London Co Investigators Prof. Simon Murphy, Prof. Ann John (Swansea), Prof. Alice Sullivan (UCL) Further information Dr Gemma… Read More »Investigating academic pressure as a risk factor for adolescent depression
Lead Investigator Rachel Brown Co Investigators Graham Moore, Jordan van Godwin, Amy Edwards, Molly Burdon, Wolfson Centre Background In Wales, the promotion of positive health… Read More »Theory of Change and Evaluability Assessment for the Whole School Approach to Mental Health
Lead Investigator Rhiannon Evans Co Investigators Simon Murphy, Lauren Copeland, Amy Edwards, Peter Gee, Gillian Hewitt, Helen Morgan, Nick Page, Joan Roberts, Simone Willis Background… Read More »Review Of Statutory School and Community-Based Counselling Services and Research & Design Of a Pilot for Primary Aged Children
Lead Investigator Simon Murphy Co Investigators Honor Young, Nick Page, Joan Roberts Background TBA Aims and Objectives TBA Study Design TBA Further information and publications… Read More »Secondary SHRN Student Health and Wellbeing Survey 2021 – 2023 (Extension)
Lead Investigator Graham Moore Co Investigators Simon Murphy, Jemma Hawkins, Kelly Morgan, Lianna Angel, Jordan Van Godwin, Kelly Buckley, Lauren Copeland, Joan Roberts Background TBA… Read More »Primary school expansion of SHRN: SHRN Primary Network-Extending the School Health Research Network into primary schools in Wales to support mental health and wellbeing throughout childhood and adolescence (Phase 2)
Lead Investigator Simon Murphy Co Investigators Honor Young, Nick Page, Joan Roberts, Lianna Angel Background TBA Aims and Objectives TBA Study Design TBA Further information… Read More »Next stage funding 2022-2024; Secondary SHRN 2022-2024
Lead Investigator Graham Moore Co Investigators Simon Murphy, Jemma Hawkins, Kelly Morgan, Lianna Angel, Jordan Van Godwin, Kelly Buckley, Lauren Copeland, Joan Roberts Background TBA… Read More »Phase 3 funding 2022-2024; Primary school expansion of SHRN: SHRN Primary Network-Extending the School Health Research Network into primary schools in Wales to support mental health and wellbeing throughout childhood and adolescence (Pri-SHRN)
