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Using health and well-being data to support improvements in mental health in schools
Welcome to the SHINE June 2023 Newsletter
- Review of academic session 2022-2023
- Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) 2022 Scotland National Report
- Notification of change of school details
- SHINE affiliated research projects by topic:
- Gender-based Violence: Equally Safe at School National Evaluation
- Sleep: The Ambient Sleep Study
- Relationships: Net4Health
- Anxiety: Moodhwb
- Other events and resources for school communities:
- Scottish Guidance Association 2023 Conference Early Bird registration
- Co-development of an intervention to improve sleep & mental health among young people in Scotland – invitation to join the Research Advisory Group
- Health and Wellbeing poster/media competition for YP aged 12 yrs +
SHINE Highlights 2022-2023
The SHINE network has continued to evolve and grow throughout the academic session 2022-2023. We worked intensely with 4 Local Authorities to deliver mental health data reports, training and research expertise to support a whole-school approach to mental health improvement planning for young people in the school setting.
In turn, this work facilitated closer links with the schools, leading to us visiting 13 schools to consult staff and young people about future SHINE developments. We would like to extend our thanks to all those involved in the evaluation of the SHINE Interactive Data Dashboard resources and for sharing opinions and perspectives on the potential benefits and challenges of introducing personal identifiers to the SHINE mental health survey.
Ensuring that the network is truly interactive is a key aim. We were delighted to establish the SHINE teachers' panel this year and would like to thank the teachers who volunteered their time to help shape the network resources and future direction. We will be recruiting again in the Autumn for this important group and hoping to extend our consultations further with young people and parents/carers.
Finally, we have very much enjoyed the move to our new home within the School of Health and Wellbeing, back on the University of Glasgow Campus. The highlight of 2022-2023 for us was being able to invite network members and associates in person to join us at the annual SHINE network conference. The buzz on the day was fantastic - we are looking forward to next year's event already!
Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children (HBSC) 2022 Scotland National Report
The Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children (HBSC) 2022 Scotland National Report was launched on Wednesday 21st June 2023. Key findings from the 2022 HBSC Scotland survey were presented along with recent trends in health and wellbeing among adolescents in Scotland. The HBSC Scotland 2022 National Report has attracted some media attention, with articles in The Herald, Scottish Daily Mail and Times Educational Supplement (TES). Jo Inchley was also interviewed on BBC Scotland's 'The Nine' news programme. Read more in the UofG press release.
Those schools that took part in the HBSC 2022 survey will receive a hard copy of the National Report over the summer. To read the full report, go to www.gla.ac.uk/hbsc
Notification of changes to SHINE contact details
Moving to a new school? Please remember to update the SHINE contact details for your school, if there are any changes to the SHINE Lead's email address. To update your details, please use this form: https://uofg.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0HP8xrVlYm4Zv70 which can also be found on the front page of our website. We will renew the link to the school's digital folder so that your school's data reports are secure and notify you of the new details. Thank you.
SHINE affiliated research projects
Your school can be part of trialling a new intervention, evaluating a programme or testing a new method of collecting data. Working together on solutions to YP HWB challenges.
National Evaluation of the Equally Safe at School programme in secondary schools.
ESAS is a whole school approach to address gender-based violence in secondary schools in Scotland. It helps schools build a positive culture in which staff and students work together to prevent GBV and feel more confident and skilled in responding to incidents and disclosures of sexual harassment/violence.
The Ambient Sleep Study
The Universities of Edinburgh and Glasgow have joined forces, with the support of SHINE, to work with young people from the age of 8 to 18 years to help shape a study into sleep in young people, which will use new contactless sleep monitors to track sleep patterns across this age range. The study team would like to work with a youth panel advisory group to advise the team. You can download the poster here to put on your school noticeboard or pass on to HWB pupil committees.
Relationships : Net4health Study
Net4Health is a study of how social relationships influence health and wellbeing in secondary schools. In the post-pandemic context of a return to school; this project will look more closely at the various ways social connections influence health, such as feelings of loneliness, positive social development, experience of learning, and social contagion of health risk and health promoting behaviours.
- The study will focus on surveying all pupils in S2 and S4 on dates that suit your school in the 2023-2024 session.
- There are minimum time implications for teachers. A fieldwork team will attend to log all participants onto the phone survey and handle queries.
- Most pupils complete the survey in 30 minutes. The fieldworkers can provide additional support where needed.
- Your school will get a report on the individual findings and the research team can support the interpretation of findings and how to use them for planning.
To participate in this study, contact Dr Mark McCann at Mark.McCann@glasgow.ac.uk
Anxiety: Moodhwb trial
An online programme/app developed for young people with young people and families/carers to support their mood and well-being; Moodhwb was recently awarded a 'Digital Innovation Award' by the Association of Child and Adolescent Mental Health (ACAMH).
Many young people are not getting any help and there are long waiting lists for services. This programme could provide valuable support for young people with low mood and anxiety. It uses engaging illustrations and animations to communicate information about mental health and offers personalised support, flagging the most relevant information to the individual user.
Do you know young people and parents/carers who would be interested to trial this resource and provide feedback?
More information available here or at Elaine.Hindle@glasgow.ac.uk
Other events and resources for school communities
Scottish Guidance Association Conference Saturday 16th September 2023
We are looking forward to welcoming delegates in person at the Carnegie Conference Centre, Dunfermline. Our programme includes the following presenters and organisations:
- Tracy Johnston, Education Scotland - PSE Toolkit and CLPL provision for Guidance Teachers
- Dr Elinor Steel - Healthy Schools resource
- Annabel Turner - CyberSafe Scotland
- Graeme Young, Papyrus - Prevention of Young Suicide
- Chris Paul - Man On! Inverclyde
- Jordan Daly, Time for Inclusive Education (TIE)
- Angela McDonald, Mentors in Violence Prevention (MVP)
Click here to see the Programme
Click here to book your place with early bird prices.
Co-development of an intervention to improve sleep and mental health among young people in Scotland – invitation to join the Research Advisory Group
Sleep is important for health and wellbeing, but research suggests that most young people struggle to get enough sleep, which can lead to poor mental health. Catriona’s research aims to co-develop an intervention with young people, parents, teachers, and anyone interested in adolescent wellbeing to improve sleep and mental health in young people across Scotland.
Catriona is inviting young adolescents (aged 12 – 15), parents, and teaching staff to join her Research Advisory Group (RAG) for four online meetings over 12 months to guide research and intervention development. As a member of the advisory group, you will not be a research participant but rather a partner with researchers, having your voice heard and actively designing an intervention that will improve sleep and mental health outcomes for young people.
To read more about the project and join the RAG, click here. If you have any questions about this project or want to know more about the RAG, you can email Catriona at c.ewart.1@research.gla.ac.uk. Links to supporting materials:
- Downloadable Posters to share on social media or post on notice boards
- Young Persons Information Sheet
- Parent/Carer Information Sheet
- Teaching Staff Information Sheet
Health and Wellbeing poster/media competition for young people aged 12 years and above
If you had a magic wand what would health and well-being look like in Scotland in 2030? Generation Scotland will be running an exciting competition throughout August and September to encourage young people to learn more about the positive impact of health research. The competition is open to anyone over the age of 12 with prizes of gift vouchers and there is an extra category for teachers and youth workers to enter too, with a prize of a visit to your school/youth group from a University of Edinburgh scientist or researcher. Entries will be accepted through the following formats: Posters (digital and/or drawn), 30 second videos clips, animations, infographics, art work, poetry, Instagram reels.
To find out more about the competition please email sarah.robertson@ed.ac.uk and for more information about Generation Scotland visit https://www.ed.ac.uk/generation-scotland
Thank you for your continued support for the network this session. We look forward to working with you again in 2023-2024.
All the best,
The SHINE Team
Dawn Haughton
Schools Health and Wellbeing Improvement Research Network (SHINE) Manager
E-mail: Dawn.Haughton@glasgow.ac.uk
Web: www.gla.ac.uk/shine
Twitter: @ScotlandSHINE
