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  • Developing programme theory for a place-based, systems change approach to adolescent mental health: A developmental realist evaluation

    Kailo is a prevention framework helping communities co-design strategies to address social factors affecting adolescent mental health. We conducted a developmental, realist-informed evaluation to explore how and why Kailo works, for whom, and in what contexts, to refine the framework and guide future impact evaluation.

    Authors: Allen K, March A, Alexandrescu B,. et al.

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  • My Story and Me: a narrative study of young women and girls’ stories of their mental health and associated support

    The aim of this study was to explore the lived experiences of young women and girls (across different ethnic groups, who are neurodivergent, and/or who identify with the LGBTQIA + community) in the UK about their mental health and associated support.

    Authors: Angelika L, Giulia R, Maddison C,. et al.

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  • Updates on digital mental health interventions for children and young people: systematic overview of reviews

    The findings suggest that digital interventions can be a valuable tool for supporting CYP. However, realising their full potential for all CYP may require more high-quality research utilising diverse theoretical underpinnings and targeting CYP with diverse backgrounds.

    Authors: Liverpool, S., Mc Donagh, C., Feather, J. et al.

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  • What does it mean to be a 'foster parent'? Exploring Foster parent narratives using ideal-type analysis

    This study explores foster parent perceptions of their role and its impact on child outcomes, identifying three types of foster parents: emotional, ambiguous, and professional.

    Authors: Dalgaard, N. T., Reich, J.,M., Midgley, N. et al.

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  • The development of the psychoanalytic psychotherapy process with a depressed adolescent: an empirical case study

    This study examines the psychotherapy process in short-term psychoanalytic treatment with a depressed adolescent, highlighting changes in the patient’s engagement and presentation over time, despite persistent depressive symptoms.

    Authors: Sharp, L., Thackeray, L., O’Keeffe, S. et al.

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  • Trial protocol for the Building Resilience through Socio-Emotional Training (ReSET) programme: a cluster randomised controlled trial of a new transdiagnostic preventative intervention for adolescents

    This study evaluates the 'ReSET' intervention, a preventative programme targeting emotion processing and social skills to reduce adolescent psychopathology, using a cluster-randomised design.

    Authors: Viding, E., Lloyd, A., Law, R. et al.

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  • Repairing alliance ruptures in psychodynamic psychotherapy with young people: The development of a rational-empirical model to support youth therapists

    This study developed an evidence-based model to guide psychodynamic therapists in flexibly and empathetically repairing alliance ruptures with depressed adolescents.

    Authors: Cirasola, A., Midgley, N., Muran, C., et al.

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  • The Power Threat Meaning Framework: a qualitative study of depression in adolescents and young adults

    This study used the Power Threat and Meaning Framework to explore how young people with depression understand their experiences, highlighting the need for more tailored interventions.

    Authors: Ekbäck, E., Rådmark, L., Molin, J. et al.

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  • The Unbroken Circle: From Child Analysis to Mentalization-Based Treatment (MBT) with Children, Adolescents, and Families

    This article highlights how developments in child analysis at Anna Freud crucially shaped the evolution of mentalization-based treatment (MBT), alongside its better-known influences.

    Authors: Midgley, N.

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