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  • A feasibility study of a preventative, transdiagnostic intervention for mental health problems in adolescence: Building resilience through socioemotional training (ReSET)

    This study tested ReSET, a school-based programme helping teens build emotional and social skills to prevent mental health issues. Results showed it was feasible, well-received, and linked to positive experiences and benefits.

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

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  • Short-term psychoanalytic therapy with depressed adolescents: lessons learned from the Improving Mood with Psychoanalytic and Cognitive Therapies (IMPACT) trial

    This review examined short-term psychoanalytic therapy for depressed teenagers, finding that a strong therapist–teen relationship is crucial. It offers insights to enhance therapist training and improve outcomes.

    Authors: Midgley, N., Calderon, A., Cirasola, A. et al.

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  • A qualitative evaluation of the Reflective Fostering Programme - examining foster and kinship carers’ experiences, practical application, and perceived impact

    This study explored foster and kinship carers’ experiences of the Reflective Fostering Programme. Most found it improved relationships and stress management, though some were unsure of its relevance, suggesting a need for better tailoring.

    Authors: Katangwe-Chigamba, T., Murdoch, J., Irvine, K. et al.

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  • Therapists’ questions in short term psychoanalytic psychotherapy with depressed adolescents

    This study analysed how therapists use questions in psychoanalytic sessions with depressed adolescents, finding frequent questioning. Questions voicing unspoken negative feelings often prompted avoidance, offering insights for improving therapy techniques.

    Authors: Dehl, A., Edginton, E. & Midgley, N.

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  • How inclusive and representative is research on foster caring in the UK? Findings from a scoping review

    This review found foster care research often underrepresents groups such as kinship and non-White carers and rarely addresses inclusivity, calling for more representative, inclusive research practices.

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

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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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