Lead Investigator Lucy Maddox Supervisor Rhiannon Evans Funded by Wellcome Centre for Cultures and Environments of Health Publications “The team needs to feel cared for”:… Read More »Development of an intervention to reduce compassion fatigue in adolescent mental health ward staff (PhD)
A team of researchers at Cardiff University as part of a consortium have been granted 3m euros to advance family interventions for families with adolescents… Read More »3m euro grant for Cardiff University research team and collaborators to develop well-being programme for families in Eastern Europe
Principal Investigators (in alphabetical order) Prof. Dr. Nevena Calovska, Association of Systemic Therapists Education Center Dr. Rhiannon Evans, Cardiff University Prof. Dr. Heather Foran, University… Read More »FLOURISH: Family-Focused Adolescent & Lifelong Health Promotion
Principal Investigator Dr. Hayley Reed Mentor Yulia Shenderovich Background In Wales, 19 per cent of adolescents report elevated but sub-clinical mental health symptoms. These adolescents… Read More »The SAMA project (School-based Adolescent Mental Health Intervention Adaptation)
Wales welcomed its new Curriculum for Wales last autumn, including changes to the way learners and schools are assessed, and changes to the way educators are trained… Read More »A curriculum for children’s health and wellbeing
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?
DECIPHer collaborates with Bristol University as part of the National Institute for Health Research Public Health Intervention Responsive Studies Teams (PHIRST) as part of PHIRST… Read More »Public Health Intervention Responsive Studies Teams (PHIRST)
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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
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
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 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
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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 Kara Smythe Co Investigators Gareth Thomas, Honor Young Background Long-Acting Reversible Contraceptives (LARC) are methods of birth-control used for an extended period without… Read More »Exploring the uptake and provision of Long Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC) among ‘vulnerable’ groups: A mixed-methods study
Lead Investigator EJ Renold Co Investigators Jessica Ringrose, Sara Bragg, Vicky Temperley, Honor Young, Ester McGeene Funders NSPCC Further information and publications “We have to… Read More »Research exploring what and how adolescents learn about sex and relationships and their associated helpseeking behaviours
Dr Anthony was awarded for her vital work examining mental health problems among children in adoptive families. Judges at Mental Health Research Incubator awarded seven researchers whose… Read More »Dr Rebecca Anthony Wins Mental Health Research Incubator Award
Rakel Kavena Shalyefu (known as Kavena) is an Associate Professor in Lifelong Learning and Community Development at the University of Namibia, and one of the… Read More »Meet the Namibian Fellows: Kavena Shalyefu
The six Namibian Fellows are now ten weeks into their visit to DECIPHer. In blog four, Dr Rachel J Freeman explains how their experience reflects… Read More »Meet the Namibian Fellows: Dr Rachel J Freeman
