Research Library

This paper validated the BERRI, a new mental health and psycho-adjustment measure, identifying an eight-factor structure with strong validity and consistency for Children Looked After.

This systematic review and meta-analysis is the first to establish the type and prevalence of mental health disorders and symptoms among children in residential care. The findings provide evidence that the prevalence of mental health disorders and symptoms are particularly high among children in residential care.

This study aimed to investigate the patterns of vulnerability to harm from external risk and risk to self among children living in residential care in England. Archival data collected routinely from residential care staff who complete the online BERRI Questionnaire about children in their care were used. Certain groups of children in residential care are vulnerable to different types of risk.

The study provides novel insight into interparental conflict in the perinatal period, comparing the experiences of parents with, and without, clinical mental health diagnoses. This research was completed as part of a PhD project.

This randomised controlled trial evaluated the guided online intervention SOPHIE for adolescents (N = 133; 11–17 years) with social anxiety disorder or subclinical social anxiety compared to care-as-usual control condition and qualitatively explored their experiences.

Kailo is a prevention framework helping communities co-design strategies to address social factors affecting adolescent mental health. We conducted a developmental, realist-informed evaluation to explore how and why Kailo works, for whom, and in what contexts, to refine the framework and guide future impact evaluation.

The aim of this study was to explore the lived experiences of young women and girls (across different ethnic groups, who are neurodivergent, and/or who identify with the LGBTQIA + community) in the UK about their mental health and associated support.

The findings suggest that digital interventions can be a valuable tool for supporting CYP. However, realising their full potential for all CYP may require more high-quality research utilising diverse theoretical underpinnings and targeting CYP with diverse backgrounds.

This study explores foster parent perceptions of their role and its impact on child outcomes, identifying three types of foster parents: emotional, ambiguous, and professional.