How to apply Find out more about how to apply to share your research opportunity with the Parent Carer Research Network.

📣Calling researchers!
📢Looking for parents/carers to be involved in research as participants/ part of PPI?
✍️Share details of in our form under 'How to Apply'
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📅Deadline for inclusion in newsletter is 8 Apr 2026
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Highlights from our Mental Health in Development Team Meeting: February 2026 - Mental Health in Development Highlights from our recent team meeting in February 2026

We had our whole team meeting last week - a chance to celebrate departing colleagues and look to the future. Thank you to everyone who joined us:

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We had our whole team meeting a few weeks ago - a wonderful opportunity to reflect on connections and think about our future

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For #ChildrensMentalHealthWeek, the WISDOM network are encouraging schools and colleges to join with research that strengthens understanding on children's mental health.

This year's theme is "This Is My Place", promoting inclusive and nurturing environments for young people.

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🚸 #ChildrensMentalHealthWeek (9 -15 February) highlights the importance of helping young people feel they belong.

The WISDOM Schools Research Network is inviting schools and colleges to join research that strengthens understanding of pupils’ mental health.

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Update: The Developing Child UK Priority Setting Partnership - Mental Health in Development Update on the Developing Child UK Priority Setting Partnership, run by Supporting Early Minds in collaboration with the James Lind Alliance

Exciting update from the Developing Child UK Priority Setting Partnership run by Supporting Early Minds team ...

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WISDOM Research Network for Schools - Mental Health in Development The WISDOM Research Network is delighted to celebrate Children’s Mental Health Week (9–15 February 2026) and this year’s powerful theme, “This is My Place.”  Children’s Mental Health Week is an annual...

The WISDOM Network is delighted to celebrate #ChildrensMentalHealthWeek2026 - this year's theme is "This is My Place"

Find out more about the WISDOM network here:
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📢 Join the WISDOM Schools Research Network

A free national mental health research network supporting #mentalhealth #research in #primary, #secondary, #sixthform and #FE settings.

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Join the WISDOM Schools Research Network

A free national mental health research network supporting #mentalhealth #research in #primary, #secondary, #sixthform and #FE settings.

Get involved: tinyurl.com/WisdomOHBRC
YouTube: tinyurl.com/WhatisWISDOM

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Parent Carer Research Network - For Researchers Find out more about partnering with parents and carers of children and young people for your mental health research via our Parent Carer Research Network.

Happy New Year!
📢Looking for parents/carers to be involved in research as participants or as part of PPI?
✍️Share details of projects/opportunity in our form - see our webpage under 'How to Apply'
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📅Deadline for inclusion in newsletter is 4 Feb 2026

‘Care’ in public, patient participation as an ethical practice - Bristol Biomedical Research Centre Dr Kanwal Mand is a Research Fellow in the INSiGHTS team, part of the Mental Health in Development theme at the Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre. She’s also a member of the BRC Qualitative Soc...

Wonderful blog piece on care in public and patient participation by Dr Kanwal Mand from our INSiGHTS team

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Interested in a new adventure for 2026? We are recruiting a part time Theme Manager for Mental Health in Development!

Full details & how to apply are here: my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...

Closing date: 30 January

We look forward to hearing from you!

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Last day to sign up to receive the next newsletter from the Parent Carer Research Network!
Some great information coming up on how to get involved in youth mental health research along with lots of interesting news of research success stories - don't miss out, your voice matters!

Do you care for or work with under-5s?
Are you a researcher in child development?

Help shape future research by taking part in a national survey from Supporting Early Minds Research Network @mhid.org.uk

Read more: tinyurl.com/DevelopingCh...

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Revealing lasting consequences of socioeconomic disadvantage on child mental health - Mental Health in Development Research funded by the Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre (OH BRC) has found that socioeconomic inequalities in children’s mental health are evident by age five and persist throughout childhood ...

One of our Liverpool partners has published a paper on the lasting consequences of socioeconomic disadvantage on child mental health

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Survey: The Developing Child UK Priority Setting Partnership - Mental Health in Development Tell researchers what you want to know about babies’ and children’s social and emotional wellbeing

This Developing Child UK Priority Setting Partnership is run with the James Lind Alliance and is an exciting opportunity to hear from you about what you want to know about babies' and children's social and emotional wellbeing.

Find out more & complete the survey:

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🌍Our evidence-based programme for child anxiety is now being adapted for families in Asia and South America.

Online Support and Intervention (OSI) is a therapist-guided, parent-led online Cognitive Behaviour Therapy platform for treating anxiety in children aged 5-12.

🔗https://tinyurl.com/498z9dnx

Emojis as a method for co-production: Working against language barriers - INSiGHTS How can emojis help marginalised young people express themselves?

How can emojis helps us to overcome language barriers in co-production?

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Building Research Relationships - GIPSIL Podcast - INSiGHTS Kanwal explores some of the key outcomes and the real-world complexities that come with research in mental health and community work.

Listen to our team member Kanwal Mand talking about building research relationships with the team from @gipsil.bsky.social

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New research has found that socioeconomic inequalities in children’s mental health are evident by age five.

Researchers analysed types of mental health difficulties childhood, and how patterns are shaped by early life socioeconomic disadvantage.

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👏 OSI, an early intervention digital parenting tool has been featured by by Kavli Trust. Led by Dr Tessa Reardon (Univ. of Oxford) via the WISDOM Schools Network & our MHID Theme, OSI has reached 1,000+ kids across 95 UK schools. Fewer diagnoses. Real impact.

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📢 The Digital Youth x MindTech Conference is on 13 Nov at County Hall, London.
Hear from experts incl. Dr Amy Orben & OH BRC Prof Cathy Creswell as the 4-year programme wraps.

Explore youth voice, research innovation & industry partnerships.

Early bird registration: tinyurl.com/2bv9w44u

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Introducing the WISDOM Research Network for Schools YouTube video by Mental Health in Development

Have you heard about our WISDOM Research Network for Schools? Find out more ...

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