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The power of community and feeling like you belong

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The power of community and feeling like you belong

Posted on 15 May 2025 by Margarida Maximo

In this blog, Lauren reflects on the 2025 theme for Mental Health Awareness Week – community. She shares her personal journey with mental health and highlights the importance of community […]

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Researcher’s Journal: How my ADHD journey shaped my PhD

Posted on 10 April 2025 by Margarida Maximo

In this blog, PhD student Isabella Barclay discusses their recently published paper on ADHD diagnosis, exploring why some individuals receive a diagnosis later than others and how sex differences play […]

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Global lessons, local impact: applying what I learnt during the Wolfson Summer School to my research in Indonesia

Posted on 20 March 2025 by Margarida Maximo

My name is Wiwit Puspitasari Dewi, I’m a lecturer at the Faculty of Psychology in Universitas Pelita Harapan and a clinical psychologist interested in young people’s mental health in Indonesia. […]

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Mental health literacy 101: Is it okay to be not okay?

Posted on 5 February 2025 by Margarida Maximo

In this blog, Summer School 2024 attendee Kathleen Rachel explores the importance of mental health literacy, breaking down what it means to understand and manage our mental wellbeing. Drawing from […]

 
‘Mirror, Mirror on the wall’: a reflection on body image – by Jaden

‘Mirror, Mirror on the wall’: a reflection on body image – by Jaden

Posted on 28 November 2024 by Margarida Maximo

In this blog, Jaden, an 18-year-old based in the UAE, writes about her journey with body image, a topic that is highly influential on young people’s mental health. She reflects […]

Researcher Journal: What type of researcher am I?

Researcher Journal: What type of researcher am I?

Posted on 17 October 2024 by Margarida Maximo

Hello lovely Wolfson blog readers, This June, the British Educational Research Association (BERA) held their 2nd Annual Early Career Researcher (ECR) Conference in Leeds. Unlike their main conference, the aim […]

Youth mental health and social media 

Youth mental health and social media 

Posted on 15 October 2024 by Margarida Maximo

In this blog post, we’re reflecting on the Youth Voices on Social Media webinar, hosted on September 19 2024 for Youth Mental Health Day. The event brought together young people […]

Gaining insight on merging clinical practice and research – Wolfson Summer School 2024

Gaining insight on merging clinical practice and research – Wolfson Summer School 2024

Posted on 17 September 2024 by Margarida Maximo

I am Debbie, a postgraduate student in Child and Adolescent Mental Health and Wellbeing and a medical doctor. I applied to join the Wolfson Centre Summer School in 2024 after […]

YAG Spotlight: Talking about the importance of our voices at Edinburgh University

YAG Spotlight: Talking about the importance of our voices at Edinburgh University

Posted on 4 September 2024 by Margarida Maximo

  Emma: The sun was shining on the Wolfson Youth Advisory Group as Sami, Lily and I arrived in Edinburgh to attend the Edinburgh University Youth Mental Health Forum networking […]

Amplifying Accessibility: lessons from a disabled young musician

Amplifying Accessibility: lessons from a disabled young musician

Posted on 10 July 2024 by Margarida Maximo

In this blog post, Keys (she/they), a Welsh musician with a disability, shares three lessons they have learnt on their journey from street busking to playing music at the Green […]