Evidenced based mental health and wellbeing resources made by young people for young people in the COVID-19 context
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Oxford
Abstract
N/A- see Technical summary (which is in simple terms)
Technical Summary
Young people have faced extensive disruption and challenge throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. There is good evidence to draw on to provide advice and support, but this is often not easily available to young people in accessible and engaging forms. As a joint proposal from the UKRI Emerging Minds and Triumph Networks, and supported by the wider Mental Health Networks, we are uniquely placed to draw on our cross-disciplinary, cross-sector, and lived experience networks to (i) draw together evidence on the mental health and wellbeing impacts of the pandemic on young people, (ii) identify priority areas where resources are needed, (iii) enable young people to develop resources that will be engaging and accessible to young people, and (iv) disseminate the outputs widely. Central aspects of our approach are (a) involvement of young people throughout, including creating opportunities for skills development and training to enable young people to be involved at all stages of designing and developing resources across a range of platforms, including (b) purposeful participation to address the needs of vulnerable groups who are likely to require tailored support and/or may face particular barriers to accessing support, and (c) collaboration with a wide range of partners who will both feed in insights and feed out outputs to ensure that the resources are disseminated widely through sources that young people trust. We are delighted to confirm that we have secured matched funding of £100,000 (Westminster Foundation) to maximise this opportunity to support young people at this unprecedented time.
Organisations
- University of Oxford (Lead Research Organisation)
- Fully Focused (Collaboration)
- Swansea University (Collaboration)
- ESRC Centre for Society and Mental Health (Collaboration)
- Westminster Foundation (Collaboration)
- British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (Collaboration)
- Headliners UK (Collaboration)
- McPin Foundation (Collaboration)
- Young Minds Trust (Collaboration)
- Medical Research Council (MRC) (Collaboration)
- University of Reading (Collaboration)
- King's College London (Collaboration)
Publications
Watson, R
(2023)
A qualitative study exploring the benefits of involving young people in mental health research
in Health expectations
| Description | This was primarily a knowledge mobilisation project with virtually all the outputs being non-academic. However, our qualitative study explored young people's experiences of being involved in mental health research, with a particular focus on what they gained from taking part and how the involvement process enabled this. The four main themes identified were 1) opportunity to have a meaningful impact, 2) opportunity to be part of a supportive community, 3) opportunity to learn and grow, and 4) increasing opportunities for young people. |
| Exploitation Route | These findings can be used by researchers and other planned the involvement of children and young people in research. |
| Sectors | Education,Healthcare |
| URL | https://emergingminds.org.uk/resources-for-young-people/ |
| Description | The briefings and resources produced by the project have reached a large audience through a range of channels including young people directly and via voluntary sector organisations, practitioners and supportive adults. |
| First Year Of Impact | 2021 |
| Sector | Communities and Social Services/Policy,Education,Healthcare |
| Impact Types | Societal |
| Description | Duke of Westminster Awards (Co-Space, Emerging Minds and MRC) |
| Amount | £330,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Westminster Foundation |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 05/2020 |
| End | 02/2022 |
| Description | BBC Bitesize Animations Collaboration |
| Organisation | British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) |
| Department | BBC Children |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | The CoRAY Team provided BBC bitesize with evidence-based briefings to develop a short animation for young people. The CoRAY YPAG were involved in providing feedback on character design and the script for the animation. |
| Collaborator Contribution | BBC Bitesize developed an animation for Seeking Help and hosts this on the BBC bitesize website; BBC bitesize promoted the animation during the summer of 2021. BBC Bitesize also hosts a short film made by Fully Focused productions, in collaboration with CoRAY, about feeling bored, flat and unmotivated. |
| Impact | BBC Bitesize animated and published a short animation about Seeking Help. It has over 16,000 views as of March 2022. |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Description | CoRAY Voices with Headliners UK |
| Organisation | Headliners UK |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | The CoRAY team provided Headliners UK with the evidence-based briefings for Change and Uncertainty and Seeking Help, and attended a number of sessions with the young people at Headliners to develop relevant interview questions. CoRAY got in touch with known researchers at Oxford to be the experts for the interviews. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The young people and staff at Headliners UK developed interview questions based on two of the evidence-based briefings; three young people proceeded to interview experts. Headliners edited the podcasts and designed backgrounds to accompany the podcast. Headliners also edited the larger podcasts into shorter "top tips" clips. The CEO of Headliners also provided input and advice on the wider CoRAY project, and the dissemination of resources as part of the CoRAY Leadership Team. |
| Impact | Headliners published the Change and Uncertainty podcast in two parts. |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | Conference: Youth Mental Health & COVID-19 - What do we know and what should we do? |
| Organisation | ESRC Centre for Society and Mental Health |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | They partnered with us on a conference looking into youth mental health during COVID-19 and publicised it on their website. |
| Collaborator Contribution | We handled enquiries for the conference and published the recordings on our website. |
| Impact | We had a very high level of interest in our conference, networking occurred between attendees and we are hopeful of future positive research collaborations. |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Description | Conference: Youth Mental Health & COVID-19 - What do we know and what should we do? |
| Organisation | King's College London |
| Department | The Policy Institute |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | We ran the conference and shared the podcast recordings on our website |
| Collaborator Contribution | They partnered with us to arrange our recent conference on youth mental health during COVID-19 |
| Impact | We had a very high level of interest in our conference, networking occurred between attendees and we are hopeful of future positive research collaborations |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Description | Contract with McPin |
| Organisation | McPin Foundation |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | The CoRAY team offered young people from the McPin Foundation the opportunity to be co-researchers on a qualitative study, which explored young people's experiences of being involved in mental health research. The CoRAY team provided co-researchers from McPin with training in qualitative methods, thematic analysis, and results writing. Co-researchers were paid for their time via McPin, which was funded through the CoRAY budget. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The McPin Foundation helped to develop a contract that would enable CoRAY to employ young people as paid co-researchers on the project. McPin also offered individual check-in sessions to co-researchers to support their wellbeing throughout their involvement. Staff at McPin also provided input and advice on the wider CoRAY project, and the dissemination of resources as part of the CoRAY Leadership Team. |
| Impact | We did a Webinar with the co-researchers from McPin to present the findings of the study exploring the experiences of young people involved in mental health research. |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | Film Series with Fully Focused Films |
| Organisation | Fully Focused |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | The CoRAY team provided the evidence-based briefing on feeling Lonely, Isolated and Disconnected, and worked with Fully Focused to develop how this message might come across in the medium of film. CoRAY also provided additional PER funding for a GoggleBox-style discussion of the film series featuring the young people who made/starred in the films. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Fully Focused developed the story with their young people, and completed all steps from casting to filming to post-production. Fully Focused developed a comprehensive, youth-led launch plan for releasing the films, along with a social media campaign. A member of the Fully Focused team also provided input and advice on the wider CoRAY project, and the dissemination of resources as part of the CoRAY Leadership Team. |
| Impact | This is a three-part film series due to be released in March 2022. |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | Infographics Design with University of Reading |
| Organisation | University of Reading |
| Department | Department of Typography & Graphic Communication |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Two students from the Real Jobs scheme in the Typography and Graphic Communication Department (University of Reading) were invited to attend meetings with the CoRAY advisory group in order to design infographics templates that could be used to convey information from the evidence-based briefings. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The students and their supervisor developed three infographics templates, and edited these according to young people's input at CoRAY YPAG meetings. Sue Walker also provided input and advice on the wider CoRAY project, and the dissemination of resources as part of the CoRAY Leadership Team. |
| Impact | Using the designs from the students at University of Reading, we developed infographics covering the first four mental health priorities for young people. |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | Swansea University-Fully Focused Partnership |
| Organisation | Swansea University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | CoRAY provided the funds for the 1st and 3rd episode of the film series |
| Collaborator Contribution | Swansea University provided funding and development of a related 2nd episode, focusing on cyber-bullying. An associate professor from Swansea University also provided input and advice on the wider CoRAY project, and the dissemination of resources as part of the CoRAY Leadership Team. |
| Impact | The 2nd film of the Fully Focused film series focuses on cyber-bullying and loneliness. |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | UKRI Medical Research Council Funding |
| Organisation | Medical Research Council (MRC) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | CoRAY created accessible resources in collaboration with young people to support them during/following the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The Medical Research Council provided £200,000 worth of funding to support the development of resources made for and by young people in response to current mental health & wellbeing challenges and concerns of 11-16 year olds, in the context of COVID-19. |
| Impact | A range of multimedia outputs, including evidence-based briefings, podcasts, films, infographics and animations. |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | Westminster Foundation Funding |
| Organisation | Westminster Foundation |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | CoRAY created accessible resources in collaboration with young people to support them during/following the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The Westminster Foundation provided £100,000 worth of funding to support the development of resources made for and by young people. |
| Impact | A range of multimedia outputs, including evidence-based briefings, podcasts, films, infographics and animations. |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | Young Minds Partnership |
| Organisation | Young Minds Trust |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | CoRAY created resources designed for and by young people, which could be used by Young Minds. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Young Minds provided input and advice on the wider CoRAY project, and the dissemination of resources as part of the CoRAY Leadership Team. |
| Impact | Assistance with project oversight. |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | 'Its not that Deep' Film clips shared on TikTok |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Short film clips Drama content from the original 3 episode drama series was edited into 6 short clips which were uploaded to the social media site tik tok by our partner Fully Focused productions and shared alongside 1 line summaries of one evidence-based message. High levels of engagement including over: 850k views 130k loves 600 comments 350/5000 shares/saves |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.tiktok.com/@officialmym/video/7097994277426449669?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_... |
| Description | 'The Evidence' BBC World Service |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Interview and discussion as part off BBC World Service programme on the impact of the pandemic on mental health |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | ACAMH conference keynote |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Keynote talk at conference for child and adolescent mental health practitioners, researchers and others |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Activity for young people to tell us what they think the current mental health priorities are for 11 -16 year old's during the COVID-19 pandemic |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Young people were invited to complete two activities to tell the team "what they think the current mental health priorities are for 11 -16 year old's during the COVID-19 pandemic". Young people used Padlet to report what feelings and emotions they felt young people needed most support with during the pandemic, and what changes to daily life were having the biggest negative impact on 11-16 year old's mental health. The exercise was completed by 144 young people across the UK, who were invited via organisations, including: two youth groups in Wales and groups of secondary school pupils in Scotland; the Ethnic Minorities and Youth Support Team (Wales); Charlie Waller Memorial Trust; Anti Bullying Alliance at the National Children's Bureau; Oxfordshire Schools' Mental Health and Wellbeing Network; Children and Young People's Mental Health Coalition; National Lottery Regional Teams; UK Youth: Police Scotland; Scottish Association for Mental Health; Place2Be; Young Minds; Welsh Schools Network and the Triumph Network. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://emergingminds.org.uk/co-ray-mental-health-resources-during-covid-19-activity-for-young-peopl... |
| Description | Advice on managing change and uncertainty via Planet Divoc-91 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Planet Divoc-91 is a web-comic collaboration between comic book creators, academics and young people around the world. It is an allegorical sci-fi story featuring the experiences of young people during the pandemic. We were able to offer advice from our Managing Change and Uncertainty evidence briefing which was incorporated into the ninth issue of the story. The comic received praise in the press. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://emergingminds.org.uk/planet-divoc-91/ |
| Description | Animation: Thoughts and feelings getting you down - When to seek help via BBC Bitesize |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | This BBC Bitesize animation features a cartoon bear and provides information for young people about when and how to seek help with their mental health. The film has been very well received and has so far been shared by Young Minds, Children & Young People's Mental Health Coalition, Place 2 Be, NSPCC learning, the Mix, Shout 85258, the McPin Foundation and the Charlie Waller Memorial Trust. It has had over 16,000 views. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/z8n7qfr |
| Description | Behind the scenes 'meet the cast' interviews for 'Its not that Deep' shared on YouTube |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | To further build engagement with the 3 part drama series 'Its not that Deep' on youtube. Fully Focused Productions recorded a behind the scenes meet the cast film with their young cast members talking about the theme of loneliness during mental health week 2022 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2643Casdrmc |
| Description | Blog: Reflecting on Co-Production |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Emily Bagnall, student at the Department of Typography & Graphic Communication at the University of Reading, reflects on her experiences working with the CoRay team to coproduce resources. As a key production partner, the team at Reading (led by Professor Sue Walker) were involved from the outset in focus groups with young people to collaborate on the identity of the overall CoRay project, as well as specific infographic resources based on the project's priority areas. At the project's heart was the idea that "effective design is designed with the intended user instead of for the user". |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://typography.network/2022/01/24/the-coray-project/ |
| Description | CoRAY Voices Podcast: 5 Top Tips for Facing Change & Uncertainty |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | This podcast features Five Top Tips from the CoRay Voices Podcast on managing change and uncertainty. The podcast was produced by a group of young people from the northeast of England alongside the CoRay team and Headliners (UK), and builds on our evidence-informed briefing produced by researchers and clinicians. Professor Jacqui Rodgers from Newcastle University is interviewed by young people and shares five top tips to young people facing change and uncertainty. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://emergingminds.org.uk/5-top-tips/ |
| Description | CoRAY Voices Podcast: Encouraging Young People to Seek Support for their Mental Health |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | A CoRay Voices Podcast was coproduced by a group of young people from the northeast of England alongside the CoRay team and Headliners (UK), and builds on our evidence-informed briefing produced by researchers and clinicians. In the podcast Tori, Eve, and Jenny interview Dr Polly Waite, a clinical psychologist and researcher, on how to overcome the barriers that young people face when it comes to seeking help with managing their mental health. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://emergingminds.org.uk/coray-voices-podcast-seeking-help-for-your-mental-health/ |
| Description | CoRAY Voices Podcast: Feeling anxious about social situations |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | This CoRay Voices Podcast includes young people Tori, Eve, and Jenny from the north east of England supported by the charity Headliners (UK) interviewing Dr Eleanor Leigh of the University of Oxford about supporting young people who feel anxious about social situations. The podcast was coproduced by a group of young people from the northeast of England, alongside the CoRay team and Headliners (UK), and builds on our evidence-informed briefing from researchers and clinicians. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://emergingminds.org.uk/coray-voices-podcast-feeling-anxious-about-social-situations/ |
| Description | Conference Talk: Youth in Mind 2022 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Emily Lloyd made a presentation about the CoRAY project to attendees at the Youth in Mind conference jointly organised by Oxfordshire Youth and Oxfordshire Mind to showcase the CoRAY Project, including a meet-the-cast video from the 'Its Not That Deep' drama series co-produced by young people and Fully Focused Productions. The series was based on our evidence-informed briefing for supporting young people feeling lonely, isolated, and disconnected. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.oxfordshiremind.org.uk/support-for-you/children-and-young-people/youth-in-mind/ |
| Description | Covideos |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Interview about research activities and response to the COVID pandemic |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://youtu.be/qWAqBkx311Y |
| Description | Dining with Dinosaurs |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Talk to postgraduate students from across disciplines |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Feeling flat, bored and unmotivated |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | The short film was created by a young team of performers and producers at Fully Focused and communicates evidence-based guidance from researchers and clinicians. The film shares the experience of 4 young people and shares practical steps young people can take if they are feeling flat, bored of finding it hard to get motivated. It is hosted on BBC Bitesize and has had over 71,000 visits to date. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://emergingminds.org.uk/coray-resource-bbc-bitesize/ |
| Description | Imperial College- Launch of MH network |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Invited talk at launch of new cross disciplinary, cross sector research network |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Infographics: Change and Uncertainty |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | The CoRAY advisory group worked with designers from the University of Reading to develop infographics that convey information from the Change and Uncertainty evidence-informed briefing in an accessible, eye-catching way. They were designed to be posted on social media, making them maximally accessible to young people, but also for starting conversations in classrooms. The resources are free as PDFs on the Emerging Minds website, and a groups can contact CoRAY to ask for the resources in JPEG form. These infographics were shared by Headliner's UK in conjunction with the release of the podcast. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://emergingminds.org.uk/infographics-for-young-people/ |
| Description | Infographics: Feeling Anxious about Social Situations |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Young people from the CoRAY advisory group have also been working with designers from the University of Reading to develop new infographics to provide support and advice to young people feeling anxious about social situations. The free infographics have been designed to post on social media or start conversations in classrooms. We would love you to download the resources from our website. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://emergingminds.org.uk/infographics-for-young-people/ |
| Description | Infographics: Feeling bored, flat and unmotivated |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | The CoRAY advisory group worked with designers from the University of Reading to develop infographics that convey information from the "Feeling bored, flat and unmotivated" evidence-informed briefing in an accessible, eye-catching way. They were designed to be posted on social media, making them maximally accessible to young people, but also for starting conversations in classrooms. The resources are free as PDFs and groups can contact CoRAY to ask for the resources in JPEG form. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://emergingminds.org.uk/infographics-for-young-people/ |
| Description | Infographics: Feeling lonely, isolated and disconnected |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | The CoRAY advisory group worked with designers from the University of Reading to develop infographics that convey information from the "Feeling Lonely, Isolated and Disconnected" evidence-informed briefing in an accessible, eye-catching way. They were designed to be posted on social media, making them maximally accessible to young people, but also for starting conversations in classrooms. The resources are free as PDFs and groups can contact CoRAY to ask for the resources in JPEG form. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://emergingminds.org.uk/infographics-for-young-people/ |
| Description | Infographics: Seeking help for your mental health |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | The CoRAY advisory group worked with designers from the University of Reading to develop infographics that convey information from the "Seeking help for your mental health" evidence-informed briefing in an accessible, eye-catching way. They were designed to be posted on social media, making them maximally accessible to young people, but also for starting conversations in classrooms. The resources are free as PDFs and groups can contact CoRAY to ask for the resources in JPEG form. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://emergingminds.org.uk/infographics-for-young-people/ |
| Description | Introduction to the CoRAY Project |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | An initial overview of the CoRAY project was provided, including project aims, partnerships and funders. The CoRAY email address was provided to invite any questions or requests for additional information. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://emergingminds.org.uk/co-ray-project/ |
| Description | Okasha conference,, Cairo |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Online presentation to international audience of clinicians and academics |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Peer researchers present poster at Triumph festival |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | TRIUMPH Fest was organised by the UKRI funded Triumph network in October 2022 to celebrate young people's contribution to mental health research and activism and provide an opportunity for young people, researchers, policymakers and practitioners working with young people to come together and share learning and opportunities to improve young people's mental health. Co-ray's peer researchers were invited to attend and shared a poster to highlight their experiences of being involved in the research about young people's participation in research and their findings. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://triumph.sphsu.gla.ac.uk/2022/11/16/reflections-on-triumph-fest-2/ |
| Description | Podcast: Managing Change and Uncertainty (with Headliners UK) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | The CoRAY Team worked with Headliner's UK to co-create a podcast which focuses on how uncertainty has affected young people's mental health and how we can manage feeling uncertain. Young people from Headliners examined the evidence-informed briefing on change and uncertainty and developed questions to ask Professor Jacqui Rogers about how to support young people who are experiencing change and uncertainty. The podcast is available on Youtube; Episode 1 has had 125 views and Episode 2 has had 39 views. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://emergingminds.org.uk/coray-voices-podcast/ |
| Description | Royal Society of Medicine- Transforming Mental Health in Schools and Colleges: the impact of COVID |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Online presentation which sparked questions and discussion |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Short Film Series: It's Not That Deep |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Drama short film series "It's Not That Deep". The three-part series was written and acted by a group of young people in just five weeks, in collaboration with Fully Focused Productions and our CoRay team. The series draws on our evidence-informed recommendations for supporting young people feeling lonely, isolated and disconnected, as well as insights on cyberbullying from Swansea University. It was published on Fully Focused Productions YouTube channel 'Million Youth Media' |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://emergingminds.org.uk/its-not-that-deep-drama-series/ |
| Description | UK/Ireland Wellbeing Network |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Talk at online conference for UK/Ireland wellbeing network |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Video made by University of Oxford Development Office on research responding to the pandemic |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Short film about our research response to the pandemic |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://youtu.be/72vt-bOpBgQ |
| Description | Webinar: How can we best support the mental health of 11 - 16 year olds during the COVID-19 pandemic? |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | The round one of evidence synthesis and priority setting findings were shared in a Webinar attended by 98 representatives from organisations that support 11 - 16 year olds. Researchers invited discussion of the findings, as well as questions from the audience. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://emergingminds.org.uk/co-ray-research-evidence-synthesis/ |
| Description | Webinar: Who benefits and how? Young people's experiences of being involved in mental health research |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | The CoRAY team and co-researchers from the McPin Foundation presented findings from the qualitative study into the experiences of young people who have been involved in mental health research. The team invited the audience to discuss the implications of these findings to future research, as well as giving them the opportunity to ask questions about the study. 41 people attended. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://emergingminds.org.uk/openlab-february22/ |
| Description | Webinar: Young People's Mental Health Priorities During and Beyond COVID-19 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | The findings from round two of evidence-synthesis and priority setting were shared in a Webinar. Young people from the CoRAY YPAG were also invited to share their reflections on the mental health struggles young people were facing during the pandemic. The team also shared some of their upcoming resources. The Webinar was attended by 68 representatives from various organisations, including, Place2Be, Support in Mind Scotland, NSPCC, UNICEF, various NHS Foundation Trusts, DfE, DWP and various sporting organisations (e.g. British Cycling, Badminton England, Basketball England, GB Wheelchair Rugby). |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://emergingminds.org.uk/webinar-young-peoples-mental-health-priorities-during-and-beyond-covid-... |
| Description | What the research tells us about young people's mental health and wellbeing during COVID-19 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | In this presentation, researchers from the CoRAY team shared findings from their evidence-synthesis on young people's mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic. This presentation was recorded and shared with the Young People's Advisory Group, and is available on Youtube via the Emerging Minds Network channel. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awpOrnmGrVs |
| Description | YPAG Design Workshop |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Study participants or study members |
| Results and Impact | 5 young people attended a design workshop with Sue Walker from the University of Reading. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | YPAG Meeting - 1st infographics review |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Study participants or study members |
| Results and Impact | Young people were shown the infographics templates designed by students at the University of Reading, and asked to provide their feedback. They discussed what they liked and what be improved. 7 young people attended. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | YPAG Meeting - 2nd Priority setting development |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Study participants or study members |
| Results and Impact | Young people helped with the development of the 2nd priority setting exercise. They reviewed and discussed the accessibility of the language used in the questions; how interesting these questions were to 11-16 year olds; and what could be done to improve them. This meeting was attended by 6 young people. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | YPAG Meeting - 2nd priority setting |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Study participants or study members |
| Results and Impact | Young people were asked to consider what the three main things young people would like help and support with over the coming months, based on their own experiences, the research, and the experiences of people around them. 11 young people attended. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | YPAG Meeting - 2nd priority setting and evidence synthesis |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Study participants or study members |
| Results and Impact | The focus of the meeting was to recap the evidence so far about how young people's mental health had been affected by the pandemic, and to review what young people in the advisory group had learned about specific challenges other young people had faced. There was also a discussion about the look and content of the materials prepared for the next priority setting. 11 young people attended. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | YPAG Meeting - Discussion of resources in-progress |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Study participants or study members |
| Results and Impact | Young people were shown resources in-progress and asked for their feedback. They were shown the infographics (edited after their initial input); short clips from the Headliners podcast; and the BBC Bitesize animation. 4 participants attended the meeting. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | YPAG Meeting - Final meeting |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Study participants or study members |
| Results and Impact | Young people were shown finalised resources, including infographics for the initial four priority setting topics and one of the Fully Focused films. They were also shown the initial draft of the social anxiety infographics and asked for their feedback. 4 young people attended the meeting. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | YPAG Meeting - Qualitative study document development |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Study participants or study members |
| Results and Impact | The objective of this meeting was to get young people's feedback and input on documents developed for the qualitative study exploring young people's experiences of being involved in mental health research. Young people discussed the topic guide, the look of the information sheets and the accessibility of the language. This session was attended by 14 young people - 7 in the older group, and 7 in the younger group. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | YPAG Meeting - ideas for resource production |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Study participants or study members |
| Results and Impact | This session focused on initial ideas for resource development including: how best to present information to young people (i.e. through film, animation, podcast); what young people do/do not like about existing resources; and where young people go to find resources. This session was attended by a total of 17 young people - 8 from the older group, and 9 from the younger group. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | YPAG Meeting -Reflections on priority setting |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Study participants or study members |
| Results and Impact | The first YPAG meeting focused on young people's reflections on the priority setting exercise, including how the priority setting findings compared to their own experiences and what groups/experiences might be underrepresented in the data. There were a total of 17 attendees - 7 in the older group, and 10 in the younger group. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | YPAG Workshop - Content analysis |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Study participants or study members |
| Results and Impact | 3 young people attended a workshop on doing content analysis. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |