Learning from the trajectories of mental health challenges for children, young people and parents over the course of the Covid-19 pandemic
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Oxford
Department Name: Experimental Psychology
Abstract
COVID-19 and the related public health measures have led to major disruptions to families' lives, with different pressures arising for children, young people, and their families over time. The Co-SPACE project in the UK and CORONA-CODOMO (C-C) project in Japan are two nation-wide online survey-based studies tracking how children, young people, and parents have been affected since the start of the pandemic. Both studies, separately, have found that lockdowns and school closures were associated with deteriorating mental health and increased stress in young people and parents. Certain groups (e.g., families with financial difficulties, and with children with special education needs) appear to have been particularly vulnerable to elevated stress and mental health symptoms throughout the pandemic. However, at this point, we still know little about how to best support families coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic and, in particular, how needs may vary across countries and pandemic-contexts.
The proposed project builds on a successful existing collaboration that will further utilize available expertise in international data analysis, text-mining approaches, patient and public involvement, and translating research into practice. In turn, it will promote knowledge exchange and involvement of early career researchers. The aim of this proposal is to: (i) capitalise on what can be learned from these parallel international surveys about the impact of COVID-19 and how it has been managed across countries; (ii) develop a further understanding of medium and long-term impacts of the pandemic on the mental health symptoms of young people and parents, as well as their pathways to recovery; and (iii) together with young people and families, co-design guidelines for policy makers and health authorities, which will help to mitigate identified medium to long-term mental health consequences of the pandemic and current policies and to tailor future pandemic management strategies to minimise mental health impacts on young people and families.
The above aims will be achieved through three workstreams, while actively engaging young people and parents from both countries in decision making throughout the research lifecycle:
(1) The already collected online survey (including cross-sectional) data will be merged and analysed using a multi-level modelling approach to examine how immediate mental health consequences for children, young people, and parents across Japan and the UK have varied over the COVID-19 pandemic according to policies and restrictions, as well as child, family, and other key characteristics;
(2) Three 6-monthly follow-up surveys with comparable measures will be conducted and analysed using time series and text-mining approaches across both countries to examine who is and is not 'bouncing back' and what are the medium and long-term consequences of the pandemic;
(3) Through a series of online events, we will co-design guidance for policy makers and practitioners with young people from both countries in collaboration with the Leaders Unlocked, an organisation which enables young people and underrepresented groups to have a voice on issues that matter.
The proposed project builds on a successful existing collaboration that will further utilize available expertise in international data analysis, text-mining approaches, patient and public involvement, and translating research into practice. In turn, it will promote knowledge exchange and involvement of early career researchers. The aim of this proposal is to: (i) capitalise on what can be learned from these parallel international surveys about the impact of COVID-19 and how it has been managed across countries; (ii) develop a further understanding of medium and long-term impacts of the pandemic on the mental health symptoms of young people and parents, as well as their pathways to recovery; and (iii) together with young people and families, co-design guidelines for policy makers and health authorities, which will help to mitigate identified medium to long-term mental health consequences of the pandemic and current policies and to tailor future pandemic management strategies to minimise mental health impacts on young people and families.
The above aims will be achieved through three workstreams, while actively engaging young people and parents from both countries in decision making throughout the research lifecycle:
(1) The already collected online survey (including cross-sectional) data will be merged and analysed using a multi-level modelling approach to examine how immediate mental health consequences for children, young people, and parents across Japan and the UK have varied over the COVID-19 pandemic according to policies and restrictions, as well as child, family, and other key characteristics;
(2) Three 6-monthly follow-up surveys with comparable measures will be conducted and analysed using time series and text-mining approaches across both countries to examine who is and is not 'bouncing back' and what are the medium and long-term consequences of the pandemic;
(3) Through a series of online events, we will co-design guidance for policy makers and practitioners with young people from both countries in collaboration with the Leaders Unlocked, an organisation which enables young people and underrepresented groups to have a voice on issues that matter.
Publications
Dodd H
(2023)
Changes in UK Pre-Schooler's Mental Health Symptoms over the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic: data from Co-SPYCE Study
in European Psychiatry
Goto R
(2022)
Time trends in emotional well-being and self-esteem in children and adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic.
in Child and adolescent psychiatry and mental health
Guzman Holst C
(2023)
Examining Children and adolescent mental health trajectories during the COVID-19 pandemic: Findings from a year of the Co-SPACE study.
in JCPP advances
Lawrence PJ
(2023)
Changes in UK pre-schooler's mental health symptoms over the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic: Data from Co-SPYCE study.
in JCPP advances
Robertson O
(2024)
Validation of the Parent-report Pandemic Anxiety Scale (PAS-P) in the context of COVID-19
in Current Psychology
| Description | Key findings, so far, indicate that: 1) Children's behavioural and attentional difficulty scores have remained relatively stable between July 2021 and March 2023. 2) On average, children's emotional difficulty scores have increased between July 2021 and March 2023. 3) Children vulnerable families (i.e., with SEN/ND and those from low-income and single adult households) continue to show elevated behavioural, emotional and attentional difficulties relative to the rest of the Co-SPACE sample. 4) Parent/carer financial stress decreased during the first UK national lockdown but was at its highest in October 2022. 5) Financial stress scores, in general, were higher among parents of children with SEN/ND, from single adult or lower income households than the sample as a whole. We have also found that the majority of children and young people (72-77%) reassuringly had low emotional, conduct, attentional symptoms and impact throughout the first two years of the pandemic. However, children and young people who had high mental health symptoms at the beginning of the pandemic (~9%) were less likely to recover and tended to have persistent difficulties across sub-scales. Children and young people with pre-existing mental health diagnosis, SEN and neurodevelopmental diagnoses were less likely to recover after the first national lockdown, whilst adolescents were less likely to recover longer-term. |
| Exploitation Route | Children and young people show different rates of recovery, with the majority experiencing low symptoms and impact over-time. These findings emphasize the need to consider resilience and recovery patterns for the small proportion who were the most impacted by the pandemic by both researchers and policy makers. When looking forward, young people from the UK and Japan developed five key overarching recommendations: 1. Give agency and control to young people 2. Provide reliable information to minimise confusion and uncertainty 3. Provide places and opportunities to connect 4. Allow for personalised and flexible approaches to schooling and education 5. Identify and address inequalities in support needs |
| Sectors | Communities and Social Services/Policy Education Healthcare |
| URL | https://cospaceoxford.org/ |
| Description | The findings from this project have enabled us to build a better understanding of medium and long-term impacts of the pandemic on the mental health symptoms of young people and parents, as well as their pathways to recovery in the UK. Through preliminary analyses, we have developed a comprehensive overview of these impacts, which have been presented in three reports available on the Co-SPACE website (https://cospaceoxford.org/findings/). In collaboration with young people aged 12-21 from both the UK and Japan, we co-designed a set of recommendations aimed at supporting young people's mental health during public health emergencies. These recommendations, grounded in the lived experiences and research findings from the pandemic, culminated in an infographic was created to highlight common recommendations endorsed by young people from both the UK and Japan. Additionally, our British co-researchers prepared a report summarising their focus group findings and UK-specific recommendations (both available at https://cospaceoxford.org/findings/). We have actively shared our findings with a broad network of policymakers, professionals, and organizations dedicated to supporting children's and young people's mental health in both the UK and Japan. Throughout the project, we maintained regular communication with participants through mailing list updates and patient and public involvement (PPI) activities, ensuring their feedback influenced both the study design and dissemination strategies. Our findings have been communicated to the public through podcasts, webinars, and radio interviews, reaching a wide audience. We have also presented them to academic communities through invited talks, conferences, and academic publications. These efforts have contributed to the national and international policy evidence base, notably informing the Department for Education's State of the Nation: Children and Young People's Wellbeing report. During the lifecycle of the project, we have successfully gained additional funding to expand our international collaboration and combine our insights from researchers around the world in a way that can directly inform global policy and practice. |
| First Year Of Impact | 2022 |
| Sector | Communities and Social Services/Policy,Education,Healthcare |
| Impact Types | Societal Policy & public services |
| Description | A Department for Education Partners in Practice report |
| Geographic Reach | Local/Municipal/Regional |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| URL | https://adcs.org.uk/feature/article/social-work-in-a-pandemic |
| Description | Covid-19 Inquiry |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to a national consultation/review |
| Description | Covid-19 Inquiry |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to a national consultation/review |
| URL | https://covid19.public-inquiry.uk/ |
| Description | ECAP review |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in systematic reviews |
| URL | https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00787-023-02206-8 |
| Description | Norwegian Institute of Public Health |
| Geographic Reach | Europe |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to a national consultation/review |
| URL | https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3067172 |
| Description | State of the nation 2022: children and young people's wellbeing |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to a national consultation/review |
| URL | https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/state-of-the-nation-2022-children-and-young-peoples-wellb... |
| Description | Broadening Horizons - Psychiatry Conference Travel Grant Scheme |
| Amount | ÂŁ2,255 (GBP) |
| Organisation | University of Oxford |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 07/2023 |
| End | 08/2023 |
| Description | COVID-19 Supporting Parents, Adolescents, and Children during Epidemics: Co-SPACE International Consortium meeting |
| Amount | € 28,436 (EUR) |
| Organisation | Lorentz Centre |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Start | 12/2023 |
| End | 12/2023 |
| Description | Pathways through support services in neurodivergent children and young people who develop mental health conditions |
| Amount | ÂŁ165,309 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | ES/Z503198/1 |
| Organisation | Economic and Social Research Council |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 09/2024 |
| End | 03/2026 |
| Description | The Lockey Fund: MATHEMATICAL, PHYSICAL, AND LIFE SCIENCES DIVISION |
| Amount | ÂŁ500 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | 0015638 |
| Organisation | University of Oxford |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 08/2024 |
| End | 09/2024 |
| Description | Travel grant |
| Amount | ÂŁ600 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Guarantors of Brain |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 08/2024 |
| End | 09/2024 |
| Title | COVID-19: Supporting Parents, Adolescents and Children during Epidemics (Co-SPACE), 2020-2023 |
| Description | The COVID-19 pandemic has caused major disruptions to families' lives in many ways, including through lockdowns, social distancing, home learning requirements, and restrictions. This resulted in a rapidly changing situation where different pressures have arisen for children, young people and their families over time. Understanding the psychological effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on children and young people, through the collection of high quality data and in a way that could directly inform policy, was set out as an immediate research priority in a Lancet position paper (Holmes et al., 2020) at the start of the pandemic. The Co-SPACE study was launched on 30th March 2020, a week after the first national lockdown was implemented in the UK, with the purpose of using the findings to inform resources and support for families. It was then extended in 2022 under the project on 'Learning from the trajectories of mental health challenges for children, young people and parents over the course of the Covid-19 pandemic' in collaboration with the CORONA x CODOMO project in Japan (run by Dr Naho Morisaki at the National Center for Child Health and Development). The Co-SPACE project aimed to: track participating children and young people's mental health throughout the COVID-19 crisis, identify what protects children and young people from deteriorating mental health (over time, and at particular stress points), determine how this varies according to child, family and environmental characteristics. The Co-SPACE study, overall, involved an online longitudinal survey completed monthly from March 2020 to July 2021 by (i) UK-based parents/carers of children and young people (aged 4-16 years, at the start of the study), and (ii) their children (if aged 11-16 years, at the start of the study). Additional, longer-term follow-ups were then completed 6-monthly in March/April 2022, October 2022, and March/April 2023 by parents who took part in the original Co-SPACE survey. To develop a richer understanding of people's experiences, qualitative interviews were also conducted with parents/carers, young people, and people who work with them. The current data available includes parent/carer reported survey data only. The study was designed and conducted with rapid and meaningful stakeholder involvement, including through in-depth discussion with advisory groups of experts, young people, and parents/carers. Parent/carer and young people's involvement was facilitated through the UKRI Emerging Minds Research Network Plus. In addition to the Principal Investigators (PW, CC, & SS), contributors to the study were as follows: Praveetha Patalay, UCL; Helen Dodd, University of Exeter; Pete Lawrence, University of Southampton; Simona Skripkauskaite, University of Oxford; Samantha Pearcey, University of Oxford; Adrienne Shum, University of Oxford; Amy McCall, University of Oxford; Olly Robertson, University of Oxford; Bettina Moltrecht, UCL; Eoin McElroy, Ulster University; Lowrie Hilladakis (nee Burgess), University of Oxford; Ning Ding, University of Oxford; Martha Oakes, University of Oxford; Naho Morisaki, National Center for Child Health and Development . Further information, including research reports, are available from the Co-SPACE project website.Latest edition informationFor the second edition (January 2025), the study has been updated to include three new waves of data collection conducted between March 2022 and March 2023. The data and documentation files have been replaced with new versions. |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2025 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | This data is now included in the international ATLAS of longitudinal datasets: https://atlaslongitudinaldatasets.ac.uk/datasets/EtcIDIymaBN2HJA1jKWv |
| URL | https://beta.ukdataservice.ac.uk/datacatalogue/doi/?id=8900#1 |
| Description | Co-SPACE Leaders Unlocked |
| Organisation | Leaders Unlocked |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | We are working with Leaders Unlocked to design and facilitate a process for engaging young people in the UK and Japan as peer researchers and to co-develop guidance for policy makers and practitioners in Japan and the UK. Together, Leaders Unlocked and the University of Oxford Co-SPACE team will conduct a series of online international focus groups and events with young people (aged 11-16 years) and parents/carers. This work will be used to inform and enable a similar process to be implemented by collaborators at the National Center for Child Health and Development in Japan. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Leaders Unlocked train and support young people in the UK to enable them to have a voice on the issue of COVID-19 mental health impact and to work with researchers, policy makers and practitioners to influence decision making. Together, Leaders Unlocked and the University of Oxford Co-SPACE team will conduct a series of online international focus groups and events with young people (aged 11-16 years) and parents/carers. This work will be used to inform and enable a similar process to be implemented by collaborators at the National Center for Child Health and Development in Japan. |
| Impact | Co-researcher kick-off meeting (Engagement activity) Co-researcher focus group and research training session (Engagement activity) British and Japanese young people make mental health recommendations for public health emergencies (Engagement activity) Japanese co-researcher kick-off meeting (Engagement activity) Co-researcher focus group design session (Engagement activity) Co-researcher lead focus groups x3 (Engagement activity) Co-researcher meeting on co-designing solutions for UK (Engagement activity) Co-design of solutions across UK and Japan (Engagement activity) Looking forward: co-designing recommendations to support young people's mental health in public health crises (Publications) Supporting Young People's Mental Health: British and Japanese Young People's Recommendations for Public Health Emergencies (Publications) |
| Start Year | 2023 |
| Description | Learning from the trajectories of mental health challenges for children, young people and parents across Japan and UK over the course of the Covid-19 pandemic |
| Organisation | National Center for Child Health and Development |
| Country | Japan |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | We hold monthly meetings where we share expertise, advice and review ongoing research outputs, provide support with PPI, share our cleaning and analysis scripts, and plan simultaneous data collection. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The NCCHD team has also shared their expertise, reviewed our survey materials, provided new questions, and shared their research information such as variable guides. They also hosted us in Japan to enable wider dissemination of our findings to Japanese policy makers, practitioners, general public, and academics. |
| Impact | doi: 10.1186/s13034-022-00525-3 Co-researcher kick-off meeting (Engagement activity) British and Japanese young people make mental health recommendations for public health emergencies (Engagement activity) Japanese co-researcher kick-off meeting (Engagement activity) Co-design of solutions across UK and Japan (Engagement activity) Supporting Young People's Mental Health: British and Japanese Young People's Recommendations for Public Health Emergencies (Publications) |
| Start Year | 2022 |
| Description | 13th Annual Oxford Neuroscience Symposium |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | A short talk to around 200 members of Oxford neuroscience community introducing our work. It sparked questions, discussions, and reflections from the audience. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| URL | https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/96da4d50-36ee-4d77-a97a-d1fe9a177899/ |
| Description | ACAMH podcast |
| 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 | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | In this Papers Podcast, Dr Simona Skripkauskaite discusses her JCPP Advances paper 'Changes in UK parental mental health symptoms over 10 months of the COVID-19 pandemic' |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://www.acamh.org/podcasts/changes-in-uk-parental-mental-health-symptoms-over-the-covid-19-pande... |
| Description | British and Japanese young people make mental health recommendations for public health emergencies |
| 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 | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | A press release and an infographic summarising co-designed recommendations on supporting young people's mental health: disseminated institutional media and policy channels, social media (twitter, facebook, blueSky), and mailing lists of policy makers, charities, NPOs, clinicians, and media outlets in both UK and Japan. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2025 |
| URL | https://www.medsci.ox.ac.uk/news/british-and-japanese-young-people-make-mental-health-recommendation... |
| Description | Child Rights Forum |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | An event organised by 'Save the Children Japan' aiming to bring together children, youth, and organizations dedicated to children's rights. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| URL | https://www.savechildren.or.jp/tokyo-crc-forum/ |
| Description | Children and Family Agency |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | An event at Japanese Child and Family Agency (government body) aiming to foster a conversation between researchers, young people, and policy makers. Event was attended by Japanese co-researchers (school-aged-children taking part in the project), researchers from UK and Japan, Japanese NPO, and policy makers. It included presentation of findings by co-researchers and researchers and discussions between young people and policy makers. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| Description | Co-SPACE featured in University of Oxford's research page of child mental health |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | The Co-SPACE project has been featured in the covering page for Brain and Mental Health from Infancy to Adolescence at University of Oxford. It was featured in the section under research of lockdowns and mental health, highlighting the prompt response to track children and young people's mental health throughout the COVID-19 crisis and identify ways to protect their mental health. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://oxford.shorthandstories.com/brain-and-mental-health-from-infancy-to-adolescence/ |
| Description | Co-SPACE featured in University of Oxford's research page of parental mental health |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | The Co-SPACE project has been featured in the covering page for Parental and Maternal Mental Health at University of Oxford. It was featured in the section under research of parental mental health and Covid-19, highlighting its prompt response to help us understand the impact of the COVID-19 on the mental health of parents and carers. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://oxford.shorthandstories.com/parental-and-maternal/ |
| Description | Co-SPACE's Report 13 featured in NIHR News |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Co-SPACE's latest report, Report 13, has been featured in NIHR news and features. The report outlines the changes in child mental health and parental financial stress 30 months after the start of COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://www.arc-oxtv.nihr.ac.uk/news/changes-in-children2019s-mental-health-and-parents2019-financia... |
| Description | Co-design of solutions across UK and Japan |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Study participants or study members |
| Results and Impact | A joint UK & Japan session including young people co-researchers and academics from both countries, as well as Leaders Unlocked staff and NPOs to co-design priorities and joint solutions for supporting young people's mental health across the UK and Japan. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| Description | Co-researcher focus group and research training session |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Patients, carers and/or patient groups |
| Results and Impact | Around 10 young people attended this training and planning session for Co-SPACE Leaders Unlocked workstream as co-researchers. The meeting sparked great discussions on how to best engage focus group participants, how to address the aims of research, and consider safeguarding and ethical aspects of conducting research. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| Description | Co-researcher focus group design session |
| 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 | A co-design session with around 15 young people from the UK who took part in the project as co-researchers. This session included planning aims, research questions, and approaches to the 3 focus groups conducted by the co-researchers with the support from the Leaders Unlocked and academics. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| Description | Co-researcher kick-off meeting |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Patients, carers and/or patient groups |
| Results and Impact | 15 young people attended the kick-off meeting for the Co-SPACE Leaders Unlocked project as co-researchers. This initial session was aimed at getting to know one another, learning about the project aims and approaches, and reflect on young people's and families experiences during the Covid-19 pandemic. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Co-researcher lead focus groups x3 |
| 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 | Young people co-researcher with the support from Leaders Unlocked and Oxford academics lead three focus groups with: • A group of 6 11-14-year-olds, who were in primary school during the pandemic. • A group of 4 15-21-year-olds, who were in secondary school and/or making transitions during the pandemic. • A group of 8 parents and carers, who cared for 4-16-year-olds during the pandemic. Focus group participants were recruited through the Leaders Unlocked networks of past and present participants in other projects, their children or siblings, and personal and professional connections of the staff team. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| Description | Co-researcher meeting on co-designing solutions for UK |
| 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 | A session with young co-researchers, Leaders Unlocked, Oxford academics to discuss focus group findings and their implications in the UK. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| Description | Conference key note presentation - Leeds Trinity Global Covid summit |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Presentation as part of a webinar for international audience, with questions and answers afterwards. Feedback from event suggested audience had greater knowledge and understanding afterwards. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.leedstrinity.ac.uk/research/british-families-in-lockdown-study/covid-19-summit/ |
| Description | Doshisha University, Kyoto |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Invited talk where researchers presented our research findings to students, practitioners, and researchers across the region. The event included lunch and discussion with the attendees strengthening international links with ECRs |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| Description | Futuremakers podcast |
| 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 | Professor Lennox sits down with Professors Cathy Creswell and Dr Polly Waite to talk about how anxiety affects young people and the complex picture that makes up the risk factors for developing mental health disorders |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://open.spotify.com/episode/0L9cCiyNNVSyHPDDqqKRZH?si=a9e3de68bd904729&nd=1 |
| Description | Interview with Faculti |
| 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 | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Dr Simona Skripkauskaite was interviewed by the academic media Faculti to discuss the Co-SPACE study, with highlight on the Lancet paper, and its partner studies which were set up to help understand how families have coped throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, and what parents can do to support their children's mental health. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://faculti.net/covid-19-supporting-parents-adolescents-and-children-during-epidemics/ |
| Description | Japanese Society for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect Symposium |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Participated in a panel discussion and delivered a talk on Co-SPACE-Japan findings and co-design work with young people in both countries and Leaders Unlocked |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| Description | Japanese co-researcher kick-off meeting |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Study participants or study members |
| Results and Impact | A kick-off meeting for young people (school-aged-children) co-researchers from Japan which including Japanese researchers and NPO members. Researchers from UK, British young people co-researchers, and members from Leaders Unlocked organisation joined their event for 3 hours via Zoom. The event included introductions from young people from Japan, UK, and adults from the UK (and Japan); sharing experiences from the pandemic, including images or impressions; introduction on current activities in the UK and future plans, and opportunities for the young people to get to know their counterparts abroad. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| Description | Lorentz Centre: Co-SPACE International Consortium meeting |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | In connection to the further funding received from the Lorentz Centre, we held an international in-person meeting on child, adolescent, parent mental health research during the pandemic (December 2023). The workshop was attended by international collaborators from around the world, including from Australia, Denmark, Iran, Ireland, Japan, Malaysia, Netherlands, and Turkey, as well as Dutch young people and clinicians. During the workshop, we discussed our global findings and experiences, such as different approaches to school closures and potential links to post-pandemic school absenteeism, particularly vulnerable groups, modifiable protective factors, and similarities between pandemic experiences and other public health crises. We also planned how the international Co-SPACE consortium data and insights can be used to inform future policy and strategies that prioritise young people's mental health before, during and after public health crises. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://www.lorentzcenter.nl/covid-19-supporting-parents-adolescents-and-children-during-epidemics-c... |
| Description | NIHR ARCs Your Path in Research special edition newsletter |
| 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 | Co-SPACE's Report 12 on changes in children's mental health two years after the start of the pandemic was featured in the NIHR Arcs newsletter. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | NIHR Arc-OX TV newsletter: Co-SPACE Report 13 |
| 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 | Co-SPACE's latest Report 13 was featured in the NIHR Arc-OX TV newsletter. The report outlines the changes in child mental health and parental financial stress 30 months after the start of COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://www.arc-oxtv.nihr.ac.uk/news/changes-in-children2019s-mental-health-and-parents2019-financia... |
| Description | Neurodiversity Research in CYP |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Dr Simona Skripkauskaite delivered a talk on child and adolescent mental health, neurodiversity, and a role of social support. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2025 |
| Description | Northern Ireland World article on Leaders Unlocked project |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Newspaper article describing a local student who is participating in the Leaders Unlocked Co-SPACE Japan project |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://www.northernirelandworld.com/education/wallace-student-becomes-only-pupil-from-ni-to-take-pa... |
| Description | Podcast with Tooled Up Education |
| 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 | Dr Simona Skripkauskaite was interviewed for a podcast series the ANCHOR where she talked about her Ox-Well study on gaming behaviours and her role in the Co-SPACE project. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://anchor.fm/dr-kathy-weston/episodes/Researcher-of-the-Month-Is-Heavy-Gaming-Detrimental-to-Yo... |
| Description | School of Psychology Research Seminar Series, University of Surrey Talk |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Dr Simona Skripkauskaite gives talk at the University of Surrey on findings from tracking mental health in children and young people during the Covid-19 pandemic |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://www.surrey.ac.uk/events/20231026-tracking-mental-health-children-and-young-people-during-cov... |
| Description | Somerville College, University of Oxford |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Postgraduate community organised event called "Spilling Tea on Neurodiversity". It included three expert academics from different areas of research providing insights into research findings and practical advise for neurodivergent students. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2025 |
| Description | Support Staff meeting |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Dr Simona Skripkauskaite delivered a research talk to administrative, technical, and other support staff in the Department of Experimental Psychology to share the impact their work indirectly makes. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| Description | TOPIC lab, Oxford |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | A presentation to the TOPIC research group involving practitioners, students, and researchers. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2025 |
| Description | The Generation Pandemic Podcast |
| 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 | In episode 5 of the Generation Pandemic podcast Cathy Creswell (UK) and Jennifer McMahon (Ireland) from the Co-SPACE study discussed the mental health and wellbeing of children before, during and after the pandemic, with a panel to discuss how researchers have tracked children's mental health changes and the urgent need to address the effects they have evidenced. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://generation-pandemic.libsyn.com/covid-19-childrens-mental-health-and-wellbeing |
| Description | The Mental Health of Children and Young People Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic Webinar - Talk |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Dr Simona Skripkauskaite discussing key findings and implications from recent research into the mental health of children and young people in the UK |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://blogs.bmh.manchester.ac.uk/blog/2023/06/13/the-mental-health-of-children-and-young-people-be... |
| Description | The Parenting Pandemic Podcast |
| 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 | Dr Simona Skripkauskaite was interviewed about how families experienced uneven effects of the pandemic. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | University College London, Institute of Education |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Martha Oakes presented Co-SPACE & Co-SPACE Japan findings to lab mostly comprising bachelor's and master's students who are interested in young people's mental health and education |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| Description | University of Oxford, Department of Psychiatry - Away day |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | The event was to disseminate research findings to members of the department from other research groups, including students and clinicians. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| Description | University of Tokyo |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | One hour talk and 10 minutes questions at the University of Tokyo. Described work on OSI, Co-SPACE, Co-SPACE-Japan and related projects to date. Strengthened collaborative relationship with Japanese colleagues, made plans for ongoing future collaborations. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| Description | Voice of Islam Breakfast Show |
| 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 | Dr Simona Skripkauskaite talks with the Voice of Islam Radio about children's anxiety during the pandemic |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://soundcloud.com/voislam/breakfast-show-podcast-15-08-2023-is-it-good-to-have-houseplants-in-o... |