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  • The lived experience of co-production: Reflective accounts from the InCLUDE project

    This paper shares reflections from four researchers in a co-produced foster care study, highlighting the value of safe, inclusive research spaces and offering practical recommendations for future co-production projects.

    Authors: Izzidien, S., Stemp, R., Akram et al.

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  • Wellbeing package for foster carers and teachers of looked-after children aged 8 to 11 years: the STrAWB feasibility RCT

    This study tested a new programme to support the mental health of children in care by training foster carers and teachers to work together. While the approach was acceptable to participants, the trial was not feasible due to low recruitment and disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

    Authors: Luke N., Banerjee R, Dunn V, Douglas N. et al.

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  • Co-producing an interdisciplinary, preventative mental health intervention: Development of the building resilience through Socioemotional Training (ReSET) Programme

    This paper outlines ReSET, a new adolescent mental health intervention co-created with young people. Combining psychotherapy and neuroscience, it aims to build emotional resilience and is being tested in a large trial.

    Authors: Lloyd, A., Law, R., Midgley, N. et al.

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  • ‘Maybe you don’t know what answers I want’: unresolved alliance ruptures preceding drop-out in short-term psychoanalytic psychotherapy with depressed adolescents

    This study explored why some depressed adolescents left short-term psychoanalytic therapy early, finding weak therapeutic alliances and mismatches between withdrawn teens and therapists led to disengagement.

    Authors: Difronzo, M., Thackeray, L., O'Keeffe, S., et al.

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  • A three-track, psychodynamic treatment approach for children who have experienced complex trauma

    Children facing complex trauma often lack stable, supportive caregivers, affecting their emotional and social growth. This paper outlines a three-track treatment model combining child therapy with parent and caregiver support.

    Authors: Vliegen, N., Tang, E., Midgley, N., et al.

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  • A theory-building case study of resolving epistemic mistrust and developing epistemic trust in psychotherapy with depressed adolescents

    This study explored how trust can be rebuilt in therapy for teens who struggle to trust others. It found that trust develops through key therapist-patient interactions and early opportunities for openness, offering practical guidance for improving treatment outcomes.

    Authors: Li, E., Midgley, N., Campbell., et al.

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  • Clinical effectiveness of the Circle of Security-Parenting group intervention for birthing parents in perinatal mental health services in England (COSI)

    The COSI study tested whether the Circle of Security-Parenting (COS-P) programme is a helpful and acceptable way for NHS perinatal mental health services to support mothers, birthing parents and their relationships with their babies.

    Authors: Rosan, C & Alyousefi-van Dijk, K., et al.

  • Adolescents' experiences of risk and protective factors in relation to mental wellbeing and mental health: a typology developed using ideal-type analysis

    Part of a three-year HeadStart evaluation across six English authorities, this study explores adolescents’ views on risks, protective factors, and supports that help them cope with challenges and promote positive outcomes.

    Authors: Eisenstadt, M., Stapley, E., Benedito, M. et al.

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  • A qualitative study of English school children’s experiences of two brief, universal, classroom-based mental health and wellbeing interventions

    Focus groups with 65 pupils (aged 8-12) from seven English schools explored experiences of mindfulness and relaxation lessons. Children valued calm classroom settings and variety in activities, highlighting factors that support effective delivery.

    Authors: Stapley, E., Hayes, D., March, A. et al.

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