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Preventing anxiety and depression through increasing school connectedness – identifying the active ingredients of a whole school approach

Principal Investigators A joint chief investigator model: Dr. Jeremy Segrott, Dr Hayley Reed, Dr Nicholas Page Co-investigators Frances Rice, Olga Eyre, Yulia Shenderovich, Simon Murphy… Read More »Preventing anxiety and depression through increasing school connectedness – identifying the active ingredients of a whole school approach

Impacts of e-cigarette regulation via the EU Tobacco Products Directive on young people’s use of e-cigarettes : a natural experiment

Chief investigator  Professor Graham Moore Co-investigators  Dr Britt Hallingberg, Dr Linsay Gray, Ms Anne Marie MacKintosh, Professor Laurence Moore, Professor Linda Bauld, Professor Marcus Munafo, Professor Simon Murphy More information… Read More »Impacts of e-cigarette regulation via the EU Tobacco Products Directive on young people’s use of e-cigarettes : a natural experiment

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 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) 

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 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

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)

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)

Exploring the uptake and provision of Long Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC) among ‘vulnerable’ groups: A mixed-methods study

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

PHaCT Trial: Preventing Homelessness, improving health for prison leavers: A pilot randomised controlled trial of a Critical Time Intervention

Lead Investigator  Jim Lewsey Co Investigators James White, Yvonne Moriarty, Rebecca Cannings-John, Peter Mackie, Ian Thomas (Cardiff), Vittal Katikireddi, Manuela Deidda (Glasgow), Suzanne Fitzpatrick (Heriot… Read More »PHaCT Trial: Preventing Homelessness, improving health for prison leavers: A pilot randomised controlled trial of a Critical Time Intervention

Maximising the impact and reach of evidence from Wales’s Student Health and Wellbeing Survey by improving accessibility and interpretability among schools and students

Lead Investigator  Nick Page Co Investigators Honor Young, Simon Murphy Background New laws in Wales recommend schools use data to provide evidence-based health and wellbeing… Read More »Maximising the impact and reach of evidence from Wales’s Student Health and Wellbeing Survey by improving accessibility and interpretability among schools and students

THE ADAPT STUDY

Lead Investigators Professor Graham Moore; Doctor Rhiannon Evans Background In recent decades, a growing body of evaluations have enhanced our understandings of what does (or doesn’t) work in improving population health. Using interventions which have a prior… Read More »THE ADAPT STUDY

Family recovery after domestic abuse (FREDA): A feasibility trial and nested process evaluation of a group based psychoeducational intervention for children exposed to domestic violence and abuse

Principal Investigator  Doctor Emma Howarth (University of Cambridge) Co-investigators Doctor Anne-Marie Burn; Doctor Ayla Humphrey; Professor Graham Moore; Doctor Hannah Littlecott; Doctor Katie Harron; Doctor… Read More »Family recovery after domestic abuse (FREDA): A feasibility trial and nested process evaluation of a group based psychoeducational intervention for children exposed to domestic violence and abuse

Does local authority care make a difference to the lives of vulnerable children? Longitudinal analyses of a retrospective electronic cohort

Principal Investigator Dr Sara Long Co Investigators Doctor Daniel Farewell; Professor Shantini Paranjothy; Professor Sinead Brophy; Professor Graham Moore; Professor Jonathan Scourfield; Professor Chris Taylor… Read More »Does local authority care make a difference to the lives of vulnerable children? Longitudinal analyses of a retrospective electronic cohort