CUES-Ed: Promoting mental health and wellbeing among primary school children

As many as 1 in 8 school aged children will experience a mental health problem, with many more experiencing significant emotional difficulties which impact on learning, behaviour, social relationships, motivation and decision making, and increase vulnerability to mental health difficulties in later adolescence and adult life. CUES-Ed is an innovative mental health promotion and prevention programme delivered in primary schools.

By NIHR Maudsley BRC at 7 Feb 2022

Involving more voices in research through the Race and Ethnicity Advisory Group

Kavita Bains, an assistant psychologist at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, is a member of our Race and Ethnicity Advisory (READ) group, where researchers can consult with individuals from under-represented ethnic communities on how best to conduct mental health research. In this blog, she writes about the barriers faced by ethnic minority communities in accessing research and how the READ group can help overcome these.

By NIHR Maudsley BRC at 7 Feb 2022