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« Back to NewsRadical rethink of mental health support for adolescents needed – new study
19 December 2024
Young people have given important insights into what mental health support they prefer and what does not work for them or meet their needs, as part of a major new study of thousands of adolescents.
Shaping the Future of Trauma-Informed Care – Insights from the Attune Project’s Impact and Dissemination Conference
11 November 2024
ATTUNE is a project that explores young people’s understanding of mental health and adverse childhood experiences using arts-based methods.
Psychiatry and the arts - reflections from a conference
5 November 2024
Harsimran Sansoy shares her experiences at the Le Groupe Hospitalier Universitaire (GHU) Paris conference, which she attended as part of the Department of Psychiatry’s Broadening Horizons conference travel grant scheme.
New therapies developed by Oxford experts offer online support for anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorders
31 July 2024
Four internet-based therapies are proving helpful for patients with social anxiety disorder, post-traumatic stress disorders and for children with anxiety disorders.
Brief online training can help teachers respond to pupils’ mental health
23 April 2024
Brief, interactive online mental health training can help teachers better respond to their pupils’ mental health difficulties, according to a new study.
Professor Mina Fazel appointed Chair of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
18 April 2024
She will lead the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry research group, aiming to better understand how to prevent mental health difficulties in children and young people and how best to support them and their families
The importance of talking to children about serious illness
22 March 2024
Professor Louise Dalton and Professor Elizabeth Rapa lead a programme of work focussed on the importance of communicating with children about a loved one’s serious illness such as cancer.
New online tool for child anxiety could expand access to child mental health services
7 February 2024
New research from the University of Oxford has revealed that an online programme that empowers parents to apply Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) principles in their child’s day to day lives is just as effective as traditional talking therapies for child anxiety problems.
Alan Stein retires as Chair of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
10 October 2023
Professor Alan Stein, Chair of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, is retiring from Oxford’s Department of Psychiatry and will be taking up a senior post at the Blavatnik School of Government in global health and public policy.
'There's never been a more difficult time to be young'
2 October 2023
Researchers from Oxford, Kent, Falmouth, London and Leeds came to together to address the complexities of adolescent mental health at the Attune conference.
Young people’s mental health deteriorated at greater rate during the pandemic
21 September 2023
Major new study shows young people’s mental health deteriorated during COVID-19, with higher levels of depression and social, emotional and behavioural difficulties than before the pandemic hit.
Prioritising the children of parents with severe mental illness
24 July 2023
The needs of children whose parents have severe mental illness should be prioritised, according to a new paper written by a consortium of international experts.
Glastonbury: taking science into people's lives
10 July 2023
Georgina Donati from the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry research group reflects on her weekend at the Glastonbury Festival talking to the public about science, developmental psychology and mental health.
New paper shows young people interested in online arts and culture for their mental health
19 June 2023
Researchers spoke to young people for qualitative study exploring their perceptions of using arts and culture online to improve mental health.
New Associate Professors appointed
2 June 2023
Four new Associate Professors have been appointed in the Department of Psychiatry.
New collaboration between academics and secondary schools to address mental health crisis in adolescents
15 May 2023
Scientists and Educators collaborate in a programme to transform scientific research, school teaching and young people’s understanding of their mental health and wellbeing.
Online arts and culture for young people’s mental health – new research programme announced
3 April 2023
- Anxiety
- Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
- Child and adolescent
- Depression
- Mental Health
- Public involvement
Young people will help create an ‘online museum’ as a way of improving their mental health, as part of a new and ground-breaking £2.61m research project.
Friendship and mental health in adolescents
9 February 2023
Tanya Manchanda's new paper investigates the role of friendship on the mental health outcomes of adolescents
NICE recommends digital mental health technologies from Oxford
8 February 2023
Two digital tools were recommended for use in the NHS to help children and young people with symptoms of anxiety or low mood.
Major wellbeing survey for 9-18 year olds launched
7 February 2023
Researchers at Oxford are encouraging schools and colleges in four areas of the country to sign up to be part of the OxWell Student Survey.