This problem is a UK government area of research interest (ARI) that was originally posted at https://ari.org.uk/ by a UK government organisation to indicate that they are keen to see research related to this area.
How can schools best identify children's mild to moderate mental health needs, and what role can early intervention play in preventing escalation?
This publication sets out areas where DfE is interested in more research and new evidence2. Given the broad policy agenda of the department it is not practical to provide an exhaustive list of research questions of interest. Instead this is a targeted list of areas which are both key departmental priorities and where we feel the research community is currently well placed to add to our evidence base. In terms of approaches to answer the questions, we are interested in both primary qualitative and quantitative research, secondary data analysis, and literature reviews/synthesis of existing evidence. For all questions we are interested in international perspectives and what has worked, or not, in other countries. For all our questions we are interested in how results differ for relevant sub-groups such as Free School Meal pupils, Pupil Premium pupils, Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) pupils, Black and Minority Ethnic pupils, and gender.
Contact details
ARI.Reply@education.gov.uk
Related UKRI Projects
- Emerging Minds: Action for Child Mental Health
- Building a prevention pathway for early mental health problems
- Towards early identification of adolescent mental health problems
- Understanding the relationship between mental health difficulties and educational outcomes in children and young people
- Time trends in childhood mental health problems: a 40-year cross-cohort comparison
- University of York (The) and PSHE Association KTP 21_22 R5
- Early-warning platform for children’s mental health and wellbeing
- The influence of mental health on educational attainment in adolescence
- Understanding and enhancing mental health competence - a promising new approach to improving lives for young people
- Exploring whole-system intervention to improve mental health and wellbeing through schools.