Children and young people Explore our work on children and young people’s health and services
We are concerned about children and young people’s physical and mental health, both in the present and how it affects their futures. Our work examines the factors that shape health and development, the impact of inequalities, and how to improve health services for children and young people.
Our recent work and content on this topic is listed below.
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Our work on children and young people
Four teams funded to research the effects of the wider determinants of health on young people’s experiences of emotional support
Four research teams have been selected to take part in this new programme to develop the evidence base on what shapes the emotional support that young people experience.
Geographies of exclusion and inclusion: a comparative investigation of families
This project addresses evidence gaps on how emotional support from families can help or hinder mental health outcomes in young people, focusing on two communities in North Yorkshire.
Social disadvantage, family support and young people's mental health in the UK
This project engages young people, parents and stakeholders in areas of deprivation across the UK to investigate how social factors and adversities interact to impact adolescents’ family relationships...
Cost of living: impact on emotional support for young Londoners
This project investigates whether young Londoners get the emotional support they need from their families, in the context of the cost-of-living crisis.
Supporting young Bradford
This project will explore how work-life balance affects the level of emotional support available to young people from their families.
Transfer of congenital heart patients from paediatric to adult services in England
Experience of congential heart patients from paediatric to adult services.
Improving children and young people’s mental health services
Drawing on local, linked data sources, this briefing presents analysis from the Networked Data Lab (NDL) about children and young people’s mental health. It explores trends in mental health presentati...
Health Services Research UK Conference 2022
The Health Foundation is supporting HSR UK’s 15th annual conference on 5–7 July 2022, contributing to several sessions over the three days.
DHSC mental health and wellbeing plan: call for evidence
Our response to the Department of Health and Social Care call for evidence on mental health.
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