Research Library

Researchers found that teenagers fall into four distinct groups based on how they understand emotions and trust others. This study examined these groups and identified specific patterns within them.

This review of 23 studies found that poorer mentalization skills in adolescents are moderately linked to higher anxiety, depression, and internalizing symptoms, highlighting its role in supporting teen mental health.

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.

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.

This is a literature review focused on what evidence is available to explore goal-oriented therapeutic practices in children and young people's mental health and wellbeing settings.

This review sought to identify the barriers and facilitators faced by adolescent boys and young men in help-seeking for affective mental health disorders.

This study describes the plans for our evaluation of a counselling intervention ('Knowledge Insight Tools or 'KIT') delivered in secondary schools for young people who struggle with anxiety and/or low mood. In collaboration with Place2Be.

The Brief Educational Workshops in Secondary Schools Trial investigated the effectiveness of a brief self-referral stress workshop programme for sixth-form students aged 16–18 years old.