DECIPHer evidence cited by Welsh Government in response to Children’s Commissioner report The debate on free school meals frequently makes headlines, especially over the last couple of… Read More »Fuel for thought – DECIPHer research contributes to Welsh Government’s school dinner pledge
Primary schools have played a vital role in supporting children through the significant mental health challenges caused by COVID-19, according to a report by the… Read More »Children’s relationships with teachers remained strong despite toll of pandemic, report finds
We are pleased to announce our first annual report, spanning April 2020 to March 2021, as a Health and Care Research Wales funded research centre. This year… Read More »DECIPHer annual report published
During the COVID-19 pandemic, DECIPHer adapted their annual face-to-face summer short course in methodological innovation in public health intervention science to take it online. Dr… Read More »First online version of DECIPHer’s CPD course attracts international audience
DECIPHer has worked closely with the Welsh Government on reducing the harm caused to children by secondhand tobacco smoke. Wales was the first UK country… Read More »CHETS II: Childhood exposure to second hand smoke in ‘private’ spaces
The risk of children developing mental ill-health increases significantly when they have lived with someone who also has a common mental health disorder, research has… Read More »Children living with someone who has mental health issues two-thirds more likely to experience similar difficulties
Five mid-career Namibian professionals are to win Fellowships at DECIPHer to study how girls’ education can lead to female empowerment. Cardiff’s award-winning Phoenix Project has secured Centre… Read More »Partnership to empower Namibian women
The National Institute for Health Research has awarded a £1.7M grant to London South Bank University (LSBU) to conduct a trial to help those experiencing… Read More »Could E-Cigarettes help people to quit smoking?
A consistent number of young people are having energy drinks daily, despite an overall drop in the consumption of sugary beverages over time, new research… Read More »Call for urgent action on energy drinks as new UK research reveals daily use among young people
A team of researchers led by Professor Frances Rice at Cardiff University have identified some of the factors involved in how well young people settle… Read More »New paper investigates how children’s mental health influences move to secondary school
Almost 1 in 5 (19%) young people in Wales reported very high levels of mental health symptoms before the COVID-19 pandemic, a Cardiff University report… Read More »New SHRN survey: Fifth of young people in Wales were experiencing poor mental health prior to COVID-19
DECIPHer and Wolfson Centre for Mental Health contribute to mental health policy If COVID-19 has taught us anything, it is that we cannot underestimate the… Read More »New framework published on ‘whole school approach’ to mental health and well-being
Since 2018, DECIPHer’s Professor Graham Moore and Doctor Rhiannon Evans have been leading an MRC-NIHR funded study to develop guidance on adapting interventions for new… Read More »The ADAPT Study: How it started; how it’s going
On 20th January 2021, Simon Murphy and Joan Roberts presented The Schools Health Research Network (SHRN): Supporting Research, Policy and Practice Around Young People’s Health… Read More »SHRN presents to NSERE
DECIPHer had a strong presence at the recent European Society for Prevention Research (EUSPR) conference, which was held online over three days in October. This year’s… Read More »DECIPHer at the 2020 EUSPR conference
E-cigarette use among young people has fallen for the first time in Wales but declines in youth smoking have stalled, analysis from Cardiff University shows. The… Read More »E-cigarette use among young people has fallen for the first time in Wales but declines in youth smoking have stalled
DECIPHer is awarded research funding to explore how foster care services are being moved online during COVID-19 to support the mental health of children and… Read More »Funding triumph for new DECIPHer-led project
DECIPHer-led research, funded by CRUK, talked to pupils, parents and teachers to find out if e-cigarettes make smoking tobacco more acceptable. Doctor Rachel Brown, who… Read More »How do welsh primary school children view smoking and vaping?
On June 27 2020, international colleagues in the field of nonsuicidal self-injury, including DECIPHer’s Rachel Parker, met up virtually at the International Society for the… Read More »DECIPHer at the International Society for the Study of Self-Injury 2020 Conference
Better mental health support for children and young people in care will be even more important following the Covid-19 crisis, say researchers Dr Rhiannon Evans… Read More »Improved interventions needed to tackle mental health problems for children in care, say experts
Two new videos explain data linkage and why routine data collection is so important for researchers. Produced by the Centre for Trials Research (CTR) and funded by… Read More »Getting animated about routine data
DECIPHer recently contributed to the debate on Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) in Welsh schools via a consultation DECIPHer regularly contributes to consultations on major… Read More »DECIPHer consultation: Should Welsh parents be allowed to withdraw their children from sex education?
Young people in residential care need better support to overcome a range of challenges, Cardiff University academics say. The survey of school students aged 11… Read More »Study sheds light on difficulties faced by the most vulnerable young people in society
Workshop sets the agenda for improving young people’s mental health, with input from Youth Partner ALPHA The Transdisciplinary Research for the Improvement of Youth Mental Public… Read More »A TRIUMPHant get together
Largest UK study of its kind reveals popularity of betting activities Two fifths (41%) of young people aged 11 to 16 report having engaged in… Read More »Study: High numbers of young people experimenting with gambling
A new video captures the great work from the TRIUMPH Network Youth Advisory Group on their first weekend away The Transdisciplinary Research for the Improvement… Read More »First residential of TRIUMPH advisory group
The Wolfson Centre for Young People’s Mental Health will focus on understanding and developing new ways of reducing anxiety and depression in young people. The… Read More »DECIPHer to collaborate on pioneering adolescent mental health research centre
Free school breakfasts – will the government prioritise or pass up? Decipher’s Dr. Hannah Littlecott visited the House of Commons to discuss. On 4th September 2019… Read More »Policy roundtable on school breakfasts at Westminster
Schools and society as a whole have a role to play in helping young people tackle numerous challenges around their health and wellbeing, say DECIPHer… Read More »Largest report of its kind reveals the issues affecting adolescents today
New SHRN paper published today reveals reasons to be cheerful Today, Cardiff University’s DECIPHer Research Centre published a briefing paper on “Student wellbeing in Wales”. DECIPHer’s School… Read More »Student wellbeing in Wales: Initial findings from the 2017/18 health behaviour in school-aged children survey and SHRN student health and wellbeing survey
