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Unpicking childhood trauma and its later life effects

Posted on April 4, 2022 by Christine Garrington

There has been increased focus in recent years on the mechanisms which link early childhood trauma with poorer health outcomes later in life. In 2018, Rebecca Lacey from UCL’s ESRC International Centre for Lifecourse Studies led a major project looking into how such early adversities (ACEs) can be linked to increased risk of health conditions…

Time for change: the NHS needs to take better care of ethnic minority mums and babies

Posted on March 22, 2022 by Christine Garrington

There has long been evidence of the stark health inequalities faced by ethnic minority people in England and elsewhere. Despite this, there has been no significant change. One major area of concern is around pregnant and new mothers, in particular where discriminatory or racist treatment can affect their mental and physical health as well as…

Better housing and employment are key to preventing long-term mental health effects of the pandemic

Posted on November 29, 2021 by Christine Garrington

Ministers have announced extra funding for mental health services and suicide prevention amid concerns over a surge in cases among young people during COVID-19. New research by Thierry Gagné, Alita Nandi and Ingrid Schoon looks more closely at the issue and finds strong differences in mental health responses to the pandemic with deprivation. Resources need…

Is it time for all policy to consider the needs of care leavers?

Posted on July 20, 2021July 22, 2021 by Christine Garrington

Every policy should take into account the needs of care-leavers, participants at the launch of a major new research report on outcomes from a childhood in care were told. The Nuffield Foundation funded study, which pushes forward the boundaries of knowledge by looking at what happens in mid-life to those who have been in care…

Time to stop physical punishment and score equal rights for children 

Posted on January 13, 2021February 11, 2021 by Christine Garrington

A piece of news that might have slipped under the radar for some in this challenging year is that Scotland became the 60th country in the world to make it illegal to physically punish a child under the age of 16. The law came into force as a result of an evidence review conducted by…

We are failing those who spend their childhood in care. Here’s how.

Posted on July 20, 2020June 25, 2021 by Christine Garrington

The number of children in care has steadily increased over the past decade, reaching almost 85,000 in England and Wales at the start of 2019. But what are the longer term consequences of a childhood in care? In a first-of-its kind research project looking at nearly 6,000 people who had spent some or all of…

Pregnant and poor? Children likely to face many more challenges  

Posted on July 9, 2020 by Christine Garrington

Over the past two decades, an increasing amount of research on Adverse Childhood Experience (ACEs)* has helped to highlight the importance of the early life social environment as a predictor of what a person’s health will be like as they get older. The research has shown that children who experience one trauma such as parental…

Do sexual minority teenagers have greater health risks?

Posted on January 20, 2020January 20, 2020 by Christine Garrington

People who identify as gay or bisexual have long been known to be more likely than others to be at risk from behaviour which can affect their health, such as drug-taking, drinking and not doing enough exercise. But how does this affect today’s teenagers? In an era of greater social liberalism might these differences be…

Time to help our children get a move on

Posted on December 4, 2019December 4, 2019 by Christine Garrington

 World Health Organisation and United States guidelines say adolescents should do at least an hour’s moderate-to-vigorous physical activity each day. But a new global study shows eight out of 10 fail to meet that standard – and there is a widening gender gap. Professor Yvonne Kelly and Fran Abrams outline new research revealing worrying trends which…

I wanna hold your hand: helping young people prepare for happy healthy relationships

Posted on June 21, 2019March 4, 2020 by Christine Garrington

The teenage years are a time for experimenting and for pushing boundaries – particularly when it comes to intimate relationships. Such experimentation is a natural part of growing up. But there are potential risks, too – particularly if these early experiences aren’t positive ones. A new study from Professor Yvonne Kelly from UCL’s Department of Epidemiology…

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  • Unpicking childhood trauma and its later life effects

    Unpicking childhood trauma and its later life effects

    April 4, 2022
  • Time for change: the NHS needs to take better care of ethnic minority mums and babies

    Time for change: the NHS needs to take better care of ethnic minority mums and babies

    March 22, 2022
  • Better housing and employment are key to preventing long-term mental health effects of the pandemic

    Better housing and employment are key to preventing long-term mental health effects of the pandemic

    November 29, 2021

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