School of Health in Social Science

Child and Adolescent Mental Health

This theme includes research on a variety of mental health difficulties, including mood disorders and psychosis. These studies explore psychological, social and biological risk factors for mental health difficulties, protective factors and resilience.

 Project Soothe

This project’s mission is to develop a bank of soothing images that can be utilised to improve mental health and wellbeing. Project Soothe is a unique and innovative project that combines world-leading research with public engagement.

The problematisation of young people

This project is a critical ethnographic investigation of the emergence of the everyday practice of ADHD.