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Our research

We're currently running a study investigating emotional processing in young people aged 11 to 18. We want to better understand how emotional processing relates to mental health and wellbeing over time, as well as how it relates to individual responsiveness to interventions.

How we interpret, process and respond to emotional information in our everyday environments plays a key role in our interactions with others, our decisions, and in some cases, our mental health and wellbeing. Developmental differences in emotion processing mechanisms can predispose young people to a greater risk of common mental health difficulties like anxiety and depression.

By better understanding how individual differences in emotion processing relate to young people’s mental health, wellbeing, and treatment outcomes, this study will contribute to the development of more effective interventions for children and young people’s mental health.

This study is funded by the Prudence Trust.

Public Engagement Work

We have received funding from the UCL Institute of Mental Health to run an event to increase public engagement with mental health research. We have partnered up with a UK charity to run an exciting arts-based workshop on Wednesday 29th May 2024 with young people aged 12-15. Click the link below to find out more and get involved!

Take part!

Take part in our research study:

Young people: If you're aged 11-18 and want to find out more about participating in this study, click here!
Schools: We are actively recruiting schools to participate in our study. Click here to find out more!
RA, PhD and postdoctoral positions: Click here to find out more about joining our research team.

Take part in our public engagement event:

Young people & parents and guardians: If you are aged 12-15, or have a child aged 12-15, and would like to find out more about our creative workshop on 29th May 2024 click here!