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Connecting back to yourself when feeling lonely

Connecting back to yourself when feeling lonely

Posted on 9 May 2022 by Becs Parker

It’s Mental Health Awareness Week and this year’s theme is loneliness. Loneliness is a feeling that everyone has sometimes but can be hard to recognise, describe and acknowledge. In this […]

Senior Research Leaders announced by Health and Care Research in Wales

Senior Research Leaders announced by Health and Care Research in Wales

Posted on 27 April 2022 by Becs Parker

A cohort of talented academics from Cardiff University’s Social Science Research Park (SPARK) are among a list of Senior Research Leaders announced by Health and Care Research Wales, including a senior professor from […]

New public lecture series focused on youth mental health

New public lecture series focused on youth mental health

Posted on 13 April 2022 by Becs Parker

A public lecture series featuring internationally acclaimed academics will launch this month, organised by the Wolfson Centre for Young People’s Mental Health. The interdisciplinary research centre at Cardiff University is […]

Applications open for new Summer School in youth mental health research

Applications open for new Summer School in youth mental health research

Posted on 6 April 2022 by Becs Parker

The Wolfson Centre for Young People’s Mental Health will host its first virtual Summer School this July. The three-day course will take place online between 18-20 July, run by the […]

Meet the researcher: Dr Olga Eyre

Meet the researcher: Dr Olga Eyre

Posted on 17 March 2022 by Becs Parker

A Clinical Research Fellow has joined the Wolfson Centre for Young People’s Mental Health. Dr Olga Eyre is supporting the set-up of a trial of a psychological intervention for the […]

Celebrating International Women’s Day ♀️

Celebrating International Women’s Day ♀️

Posted on 8 March 2022 by Becs Parker

Today is International Women's Day, a global day to celebrate the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women around the world. The Wolfson Centre for Young People’s Mental Health […]

Reflections on a campaign: growing together for Children’s Mental Health Week

Reflections on a campaign: growing together for Children’s Mental Health Week

Posted on 21 February 2022 by Becs Parker

We ran our first fully collaborative campaign with the Wolfson Centre’s Youth Advisors in support of Children’s Mental Health Week. In this blog post, we want to showcase the wonderful […]

10 things DLD has taught me: Developmental Language Disorder in the classroom

10 things DLD has taught me: Developmental Language Disorder in the classroom

Posted on 7 February 2022 by Becs Parker

Hannah is a teacher in an Enhanced Learning provision for children with Developmental Language Disorder (DLD). For Children’s Mental Health Week, Hannah has shared her first-hand experience of supporting children […]

Protecting your mental health and wellbeing as a new year begins

Protecting your mental health and wellbeing as a new year begins

Posted on 20 January 2022 by Becs Parker

We are in the first month of a brand-new year and after the difficult last two years, 2022 offers a chance at a fresh start.  January can be a challenging […]

Five ways we can look after our mental health at Christmas

Five ways we can look after our mental health at Christmas

Posted on 17 December 2021 by Becs Parker

After last year's Christmas in lockdown, this year's more "normal" celebrations will be welcomed. However, while celebrating with friends and family again will be joyful for many, it will also […]