This free webinar aims to share what research and clinical experience can offer to help us best support children and young people with Autistic Spectrum Disorder at this time. We will explore the potential practical implications for children, young people and their families right now. The Emerging Minds network will be joined by Professor Jonathan...
What can research tell us about social isolation and children & young people’s mental health? What are the implications right now?
This free webinar aims to share what research tells us about the effect of social isolation and loneliness on children & young people’s mental health and what the potential practical implications for children, young people and their families are right now. The Emerging Minds network will be joined by Dr Maria Loades and Professor Shirely...
Screen time and young people’s mental health during COVID-19. What can research tell us?
The aim of this webinar is to share what research tell us about the effect of screen time on young people and to explore the potential practical implications for young people and their families right now. The Emerging Minds newtork will be joined by Dr Amy Orben and Dr Peter Etchells. This webinar is particularly...
Better reporting, tailored messaging and no longer than needed: reflections on a review of the psychological impact of quarantine
Dr Alexandra Pitman, joint lead of the Loneliness & Social Isolation in Mental Health research network and trauma specialist Dr Michael Bloomfield reflect on the findings of a recent rapid review in The Lancet on the psychological effects of quarantine.
Consultation Survey: Covid-19 response to “off-radar” children and young people trapped at home and at risk of violence and abuse
Survivors' voices, The McPin Foundation and VAMHN have launched an anonymous consultation to understand the impact of Covid-19 containment measures on “off-radar” children and young people trapped at home and at risk of violence and abuse to develop concrete measures to help children and young people at risk of such abuse. The online survey is aimed at adults who can identify with experiencing violence and abuse at home and no helping agency knowing about it for long periods (or ever).
Co-SPACE study: How are families are coping with the challenges of COVID-19?
The Emerging Minds network have worked with parents and carers to develop a new study to help understand how families are coping during the Covid-19 pandemic and what parents can do to help support their children’s mental health.
#WorkingFromHome: Adjusting to my new life as a mental health Early Career Researcher
How can mental health ECRs adjust to disrupted research and working from home? Sam Parsons discusses challenges ECRs face and the need for a strong mental health research community.
New study from MARCH network into psychological and social effects of Covid-19
Researchers from the MARCH network have launched a study into the psychological and social effects of Covid-19 in the UK. The Covid-19 Social Study is looking for people aged 18+ years in the UK to answer a 15-minute online survey now and then a shorter 10-minute follow-up survey once a week whilst social isolation measures...
How are the mental health research community responding to Covid-19? #MentalHealthResearchMatters
What is the role of mental health research at a time like this? Vanessa Pinfold looks at how research teams and funders are gearing up and asks how we can best contribute.
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