A team led by Dr Rhys Bevan-Jones at Cardiff University are interested in how young people might use MoodHwb compared to a digital information pack. They are looking for young people aged 13-19 years living in Wales or Scotland who are experiencing low mood or other depressive symptoms to take part in the trial. Their parents/carers can also take part. They will be asked to complete an online questionnaire at the start, and then again after two months, and some will be asked whether they would like to meet (e.g. by video) to discuss the programme.
If you are a young person, or work with young people who might be eligible and want to find out more about the study, please visit the website to find out more, or contact the researchers at Cardiff University (Wales) at YouthOnlineStudy@cardiff.ac.uk, or the University of Glasgow (Scotland) at sphsu-phrf@glasgow.ac.uk.
Assessing Young People's Experience of Stigma
This participatory study seeks to explore how children and young
people, aged 12–17 years old, experience stigma from others regarding their poor mental health. In the existing literature, there is no research that actively involves young people with lived experience in the research process and youth voice is consistently missing from the way we define and measure mental health stigma. This study aims to address these missing voices, by prioritising youth voice and lived experience at the centre of the research and involving young people as researchers throughout the process. We are looking to interview girls between the age of 12–14, boys and young men between the age of 12–17 and non-binary and gender fluid individuals between the ages of 12–17. You can find out more about the study in this short video. If you have any questions or are interested in more information please contact Rebecca Johnson, the lead researcher, on twitter @Researching_Reb or via email, which can be found here https://www.gcu.ac.uk/staff/rebeccajohnson.
Neurodiversity Alliance Project
The Neurodiversity Alliance project has co-designed peer support resources for neurodivergent students attending Scottish high schools, with neurodivergent young people and adults who work with neurodivergent young people and/or were neurodivergent themselves.
However, to know if the resources make a positive difference, it is important to understand what school life is like for neurodivergent young people. Therefore, neurodivergent young people attending Scottish mainstream high schools are invited to complete three online 30-minute questionnaires, across a 12 month period. As a thank you, they can receive a £5 voucher, for each questionnaire they complete.
If someone is interested in taking part, they need to meet the following criteria:
- Identifies as neurodivergent (no formal diagnosis required)
- Attends a Scottish mainstream high school
- Understands written English
- Can access an online questionnaire via a link
If a young person would like to take part, email Francesca on Francesca.fotheringham@ed.ac.uk for the information sheets/videos and consent forms, or to set up a video/phone call to chat about the project.