Wolfson Centre for Young People’s Mental Health
@wolfsoncentre.bsky.social
🧠 We are a dedicated research centre for #mentalhealth focused on reducing anxiety and depression in young people. Based @cardiffuni and @swanseauni
Connect with us: https://linktr.ee/WolfsonCentre
Connect with us: https://linktr.ee/WolfsonCentre
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Hi BlueSky! 🎉
We're here to share our journey, research, and resources on young people’s #MentalHealth.
Start exploring: www.cardiff.ac.uk/wolfson-cent...
We're here to share our journey, research, and resources on young people’s #MentalHealth.
Start exploring: www.cardiff.ac.uk/wolfson-cent...
Happy New Year! 🎆
As we enter 2026, we want to say thank you to everyone who has supported the Wolfson Centre 💛
As we enter 2026, we want to say thank you to everyone who has supported the Wolfson Centre 💛
January 1, 2026 at 10:02 AM
Happy New Year! 🎆
As we enter 2026, we want to say thank you to everyone who has supported the Wolfson Centre 💛
As we enter 2026, we want to say thank you to everyone who has supported the Wolfson Centre 💛
At the start of 2025, we shared three areas we were focusing on as a centre.
As the year comes to a close, this post offers a snapshot of what that looked like in practice. 💙💛
As the year comes to a close, this post offers a snapshot of what that looked like in practice. 💙💛
December 18, 2025 at 1:03 PM
At the start of 2025, we shared three areas we were focusing on as a centre.
As the year comes to a close, this post offers a snapshot of what that looked like in practice. 💙💛
As the year comes to a close, this post offers a snapshot of what that looked like in practice. 💙💛
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Important new paper published today showing dramatic increase in the number of young people in Wales in touch with Specialist Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services now compared to twenty years ago. @wolfsoncentre.bsky.social
Trends in annual and lifetime prevalence of child and adolescent mental health service use in the UK between 1991 and 2023: Welsh healthcare register linkage study | The British Journal of Psychiatry ...
Trends in annual and lifetime prevalence of child and adolescent mental health service use in the UK between 1991 and 2023: Welsh healthcare register linkage study
www.cambridge.org
December 10, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Important new paper published today showing dramatic increase in the number of young people in Wales in touch with Specialist Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services now compared to twenty years ago. @wolfsoncentre.bsky.social
🎉 Celebrating 50 YAG meetings!
Thank you to every young person who has been part of the group. Your insight, honesty and creativity shape everything we do.
Here are a few reflections from our members on the past, present and future of the YAG. 💬
Read the story: https://bit.ly/3KiIZ4w
Thank you to every young person who has been part of the group. Your insight, honesty and creativity shape everything we do.
Here are a few reflections from our members on the past, present and future of the YAG. 💬
Read the story: https://bit.ly/3KiIZ4w
December 9, 2025 at 1:03 PM
🎉 Celebrating 50 YAG meetings!
Thank you to every young person who has been part of the group. Your insight, honesty and creativity shape everything we do.
Here are a few reflections from our members on the past, present and future of the YAG. 💬
Read the story: https://bit.ly/3KiIZ4w
Thank you to every young person who has been part of the group. Your insight, honesty and creativity shape everything we do.
Here are a few reflections from our members on the past, present and future of the YAG. 💬
Read the story: https://bit.ly/3KiIZ4w
Participate in our study on child development in Wales! 🌱
If you’re a parent or carer of a child aged 9–11, we’d love to hear from you.
Visit bit.ly/ADHDbears and answer a short survey 📝
Your input will help us learn more about children’s development and support future research. 💡
If you’re a parent or carer of a child aged 9–11, we’d love to hear from you.
Visit bit.ly/ADHDbears and answer a short survey 📝
Your input will help us learn more about children’s development and support future research. 💡
Child development in Wales
Take part in a new study which aims to better understand children's attention, behaviours, and emotions.
bit.ly
December 8, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Participate in our study on child development in Wales! 🌱
If you’re a parent or carer of a child aged 9–11, we’d love to hear from you.
Visit bit.ly/ADHDbears and answer a short survey 📝
Your input will help us learn more about children’s development and support future research. 💡
If you’re a parent or carer of a child aged 9–11, we’d love to hear from you.
Visit bit.ly/ADHDbears and answer a short survey 📝
Your input will help us learn more about children’s development and support future research. 💡
Mental health difficulties among children and young people in Wales are still rising.
A new joint statement, created with @PublicHealthW and young people from the Wolfson Centre, calls for early support, prevention, and stronger collaboration.
phw.nhs.wales/news/rise-in...
A new joint statement, created with @PublicHealthW and young people from the Wolfson Centre, calls for early support, prevention, and stronger collaboration.
phw.nhs.wales/news/rise-in...
Rise in mental health difficulties among children and young people highlight need for early action
phw.nhs.wales
November 26, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Mental health difficulties among children and young people in Wales are still rising.
A new joint statement, created with @PublicHealthW and young people from the Wolfson Centre, calls for early support, prevention, and stronger collaboration.
phw.nhs.wales/news/rise-in...
A new joint statement, created with @PublicHealthW and young people from the Wolfson Centre, calls for early support, prevention, and stronger collaboration.
phw.nhs.wales/news/rise-in...
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Too Little, Too Late? Why Early Support for ADHD Matters | Psychology Today www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/yout...
Too Little, Too Late? Why Early Support for ADHD Matters
Timely support can alter life trajectories for those with ADHD.
www.psychologytoday.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Too Little, Too Late? Why Early Support for ADHD Matters | Psychology Today www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/yout...
There’s still time to take part in the Skills for Adolescent wellbeing study (SWELL) - but not for much longer!
The study focuses on protecting young people against depression and also offers support to parents experiencing low mood.
Recruitment closes on 30 November 2025.
👉 https://bit.ly/wcSWELL
The study focuses on protecting young people against depression and also offers support to parents experiencing low mood.
Recruitment closes on 30 November 2025.
👉 https://bit.ly/wcSWELL
November 21, 2025 at 2:01 PM
There’s still time to take part in the Skills for Adolescent wellbeing study (SWELL) - but not for much longer!
The study focuses on protecting young people against depression and also offers support to parents experiencing low mood.
Recruitment closes on 30 November 2025.
👉 https://bit.ly/wcSWELL
The study focuses on protecting young people against depression and also offers support to parents experiencing low mood.
Recruitment closes on 30 November 2025.
👉 https://bit.ly/wcSWELL
In her latest Psychology Today blog, Professor Anita Thapar highlights why we should be careful when interpreting studies linking maternal behaviour in pregnancy to ADHD.
Many apparent links are shaped by genetics and family factors, not simple cause and effect.
🌐 Read more: https://bit.ly/4qTPRph
Many apparent links are shaped by genetics and family factors, not simple cause and effect.
🌐 Read more: https://bit.ly/4qTPRph
November 19, 2025 at 2:01 PM
In her latest Psychology Today blog, Professor Anita Thapar highlights why we should be careful when interpreting studies linking maternal behaviour in pregnancy to ADHD.
Many apparent links are shaped by genetics and family factors, not simple cause and effect.
🌐 Read more: https://bit.ly/4qTPRph
Many apparent links are shaped by genetics and family factors, not simple cause and effect.
🌐 Read more: https://bit.ly/4qTPRph
You can help us reach more families!
If you work with young people or know parents or carers of children aged 13 to 19 year olds in Wales, please share our Skills for Adolescent Wellbeing (SWELL) study and help us close recruitment by 30 November.
🔗 https://bit.ly/wcSWELL
If you work with young people or know parents or carers of children aged 13 to 19 year olds in Wales, please share our Skills for Adolescent Wellbeing (SWELL) study and help us close recruitment by 30 November.
🔗 https://bit.ly/wcSWELL
November 12, 2025 at 5:03 PM
You can help us reach more families!
If you work with young people or know parents or carers of children aged 13 to 19 year olds in Wales, please share our Skills for Adolescent Wellbeing (SWELL) study and help us close recruitment by 30 November.
🔗 https://bit.ly/wcSWELL
If you work with young people or know parents or carers of children aged 13 to 19 year olds in Wales, please share our Skills for Adolescent Wellbeing (SWELL) study and help us close recruitment by 30 November.
🔗 https://bit.ly/wcSWELL
Taking part in research can feel like a big decision - but you won’t be doing it alone.
Families participating in the skills for adolescent wellbeing study (SWELL) will be supported every step of the way.
Learn more and sign up 👇
🔗 https://bit.ly/wcSWELL
Families participating in the skills for adolescent wellbeing study (SWELL) will be supported every step of the way.
Learn more and sign up 👇
🔗 https://bit.ly/wcSWELL
November 3, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Taking part in research can feel like a big decision - but you won’t be doing it alone.
Families participating in the skills for adolescent wellbeing study (SWELL) will be supported every step of the way.
Learn more and sign up 👇
🔗 https://bit.ly/wcSWELL
Families participating in the skills for adolescent wellbeing study (SWELL) will be supported every step of the way.
Learn more and sign up 👇
🔗 https://bit.ly/wcSWELL
October is ADHD Awareness Month! 🧠❤️
This year’s theme, “The Many Faces of ADHD,” celebrates the diversity of experiences among people living with ADHD.
In our latest blog, Dr Sharifah debunks seven common myths about ADHD and explains what research really says.
🔗 Read the blog: bit.ly/7adhdmyths
This year’s theme, “The Many Faces of ADHD,” celebrates the diversity of experiences among people living with ADHD.
In our latest blog, Dr Sharifah debunks seven common myths about ADHD and explains what research really says.
🔗 Read the blog: bit.ly/7adhdmyths
October 23, 2025 at 1:30 PM
October is ADHD Awareness Month! 🧠❤️
This year’s theme, “The Many Faces of ADHD,” celebrates the diversity of experiences among people living with ADHD.
In our latest blog, Dr Sharifah debunks seven common myths about ADHD and explains what research really says.
🔗 Read the blog: bit.ly/7adhdmyths
This year’s theme, “The Many Faces of ADHD,” celebrates the diversity of experiences among people living with ADHD.
In our latest blog, Dr Sharifah debunks seven common myths about ADHD and explains what research really says.
🔗 Read the blog: bit.ly/7adhdmyths
📰New study explores mental health research priorities of families affected by depression
➡️Several key priorities emerged, see which ones on our website:
🔗 www.cardiff.ac.uk/news/view/29...
➡️Several key priorities emerged, see which ones on our website:
🔗 www.cardiff.ac.uk/news/view/29...
New study explores mental health research priorities of families affected by depression
A new publication highlights which mental health research topics matter most to parents with depression and their children.
www.cardiff.ac.uk
October 9, 2025 at 3:31 PM
📰New study explores mental health research priorities of families affected by depression
➡️Several key priorities emerged, see which ones on our website:
🔗 www.cardiff.ac.uk/news/view/29...
➡️Several key priorities emerged, see which ones on our website:
🔗 www.cardiff.ac.uk/news/view/29...
📰New research from the Wolfson Centre finds that children with sound sensitivity (hyperacusis) are more likely to experience anxiety in adolescence.
➡️ Could screening for sensory sensitivity help early identification of at-risk youth?
🔗 www.cardiff.ac.uk/news/view/29...
➡️ Could screening for sensory sensitivity help early identification of at-risk youth?
🔗 www.cardiff.ac.uk/news/view/29...
Sound sensitivity in children linked to increased risk of teenage anxiety
A new study has found that children with sound sensitivity may be at greater risk of experiencing anxiety during their teenage years.
www.cardiff.ac.uk
October 3, 2025 at 9:32 AM
📰New research from the Wolfson Centre finds that children with sound sensitivity (hyperacusis) are more likely to experience anxiety in adolescence.
➡️ Could screening for sensory sensitivity help early identification of at-risk youth?
🔗 www.cardiff.ac.uk/news/view/29...
➡️ Could screening for sensory sensitivity help early identification of at-risk youth?
🔗 www.cardiff.ac.uk/news/view/29...
We’re launching a new study on child development in Wales! 🌱
If you’re a parent or carer of a child aged 9–11, we’d love to hear from you.
🧩 Taking part is easy: visit bit.ly/ADHDbears to know more.
Your input will help us learn more about children’s development and support future research. 💡
If you’re a parent or carer of a child aged 9–11, we’d love to hear from you.
🧩 Taking part is easy: visit bit.ly/ADHDbears to know more.
Your input will help us learn more about children’s development and support future research. 💡
October 1, 2025 at 10:00 AM
We’re launching a new study on child development in Wales! 🌱
If you’re a parent or carer of a child aged 9–11, we’d love to hear from you.
🧩 Taking part is easy: visit bit.ly/ADHDbears to know more.
Your input will help us learn more about children’s development and support future research. 💡
If you’re a parent or carer of a child aged 9–11, we’d love to hear from you.
🧩 Taking part is easy: visit bit.ly/ADHDbears to know more.
Your input will help us learn more about children’s development and support future research. 💡
🚨 Only 7 days to go!
Have you registered for the next online Wolfson Centre Lecture?
Let's go! bit.ly/wolfsonbk
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🚨 Dim ond 7 diwrnod i fynd!
Ydych chi wedi cofrestru ar gyfer Darlith ar-lein nesaf Canolfan Wolfson?
Awn! bit.ly/wolfsonbk
#wolfsonlectures #youthmentalhealth
Have you registered for the next online Wolfson Centre Lecture?
Let's go! bit.ly/wolfsonbk
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🚨 Dim ond 7 diwrnod i fynd!
Ydych chi wedi cofrestru ar gyfer Darlith ar-lein nesaf Canolfan Wolfson?
Awn! bit.ly/wolfsonbk
#wolfsonlectures #youthmentalhealth
September 24, 2025 at 2:02 PM
🚨 Only 7 days to go!
Have you registered for the next online Wolfson Centre Lecture?
Let's go! bit.ly/wolfsonbk
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🚨 Dim ond 7 diwrnod i fynd!
Ydych chi wedi cofrestru ar gyfer Darlith ar-lein nesaf Canolfan Wolfson?
Awn! bit.ly/wolfsonbk
#wolfsonlectures #youthmentalhealth
Have you registered for the next online Wolfson Centre Lecture?
Let's go! bit.ly/wolfsonbk
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🚨 Dim ond 7 diwrnod i fynd!
Ydych chi wedi cofrestru ar gyfer Darlith ar-lein nesaf Canolfan Wolfson?
Awn! bit.ly/wolfsonbk
#wolfsonlectures #youthmentalhealth
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Apply to do a PhD investigating the link between neurodevelopmental and anxiety disorders across development, with me, Laura Howe, @franrice.bsky.social and Abby Russell as part of the @gw4alliance.bsky.social
Deadline 20th October
Please share!
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Deadline 20th October
Please share!
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Investigating the relationship between neurodevelopmental and anxiety disorders across development at University of Bristol on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Investigating the relationship between neurodevelopmental and anxiety disorders across development at University of Bristol, listed on FindAPhD.com
www.findaphd.com
September 19, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Apply to do a PhD investigating the link between neurodevelopmental and anxiety disorders across development, with me, Laura Howe, @franrice.bsky.social and Abby Russell as part of the @gw4alliance.bsky.social
Deadline 20th October
Please share!
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Deadline 20th October
Please share!
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
🌍 Today is Youth Mental Health Day, a reminder of the importance of coming together to share support 💚
We’re hosting a free webinar for primary school staff in Wales on ADHD in children, led by Dr Joanna Martin from the Wolfson Centre on October 7.
🔗 Find out more: adhd-at-school.eventbrite.co.uk
We’re hosting a free webinar for primary school staff in Wales on ADHD in children, led by Dr Joanna Martin from the Wolfson Centre on October 7.
🔗 Find out more: adhd-at-school.eventbrite.co.uk
September 19, 2025 at 1:03 PM
🌍 Today is Youth Mental Health Day, a reminder of the importance of coming together to share support 💚
We’re hosting a free webinar for primary school staff in Wales on ADHD in children, led by Dr Joanna Martin from the Wolfson Centre on October 7.
🔗 Find out more: adhd-at-school.eventbrite.co.uk
We’re hosting a free webinar for primary school staff in Wales on ADHD in children, led by Dr Joanna Martin from the Wolfson Centre on October 7.
🔗 Find out more: adhd-at-school.eventbrite.co.uk
💫Join us for our next Wolfson Centre Lecture!
We will welcome Professor Brandon Kohrt to talk on building a skilled workforce for child and adolescent mental health in humanitarian settings.
Book you free place here: bit.ly/wolfsonbk
See you there! 😊
#wolfsonlectures
We will welcome Professor Brandon Kohrt to talk on building a skilled workforce for child and adolescent mental health in humanitarian settings.
Book you free place here: bit.ly/wolfsonbk
See you there! 😊
#wolfsonlectures
September 8, 2025 at 4:05 PM
💫Join us for our next Wolfson Centre Lecture!
We will welcome Professor Brandon Kohrt to talk on building a skilled workforce for child and adolescent mental health in humanitarian settings.
Book you free place here: bit.ly/wolfsonbk
See you there! 😊
#wolfsonlectures
We will welcome Professor Brandon Kohrt to talk on building a skilled workforce for child and adolescent mental health in humanitarian settings.
Book you free place here: bit.ly/wolfsonbk
See you there! 😊
#wolfsonlectures
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🔊 VACANCY - please share!
Research Associate - RISE (Reducing Inequalities in School Food Environments: Supporting provision, uptake and consumption of Free School Meals in primary schools).
✅ Full-time. Fixed term until 31/03/28.
☑️ Closes: Friday, 29/08/2025.
More info 👉 bit.ly/4miHBw8
Research Associate - RISE (Reducing Inequalities in School Food Environments: Supporting provision, uptake and consumption of Free School Meals in primary schools).
✅ Full-time. Fixed term until 31/03/28.
☑️ Closes: Friday, 29/08/2025.
More info 👉 bit.ly/4miHBw8
August 8, 2025 at 3:29 PM
🔊 VACANCY - please share!
Research Associate - RISE (Reducing Inequalities in School Food Environments: Supporting provision, uptake and consumption of Free School Meals in primary schools).
✅ Full-time. Fixed term until 31/03/28.
☑️ Closes: Friday, 29/08/2025.
More info 👉 bit.ly/4miHBw8
Research Associate - RISE (Reducing Inequalities in School Food Environments: Supporting provision, uptake and consumption of Free School Meals in primary schools).
✅ Full-time. Fixed term until 31/03/28.
☑️ Closes: Friday, 29/08/2025.
More info 👉 bit.ly/4miHBw8
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Pleased to share our latest paper where we used two genetically informed designs to examine irritability as a causal risk pathway to depression, using data from the Child and Adolescent Twin Study in Sweden (CATTS)!
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@wolfsoncentre.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@wolfsoncentre.bsky.social
Investigating Irritability as a Potentially Causal Risk Pathway to Depression Using Two Genetically Informed Designs
Major depressive disorder (MDD) is heterogeneous, with diverse risk pathways leading to illness. Identifying causal routes to depression helps priorit…
www.sciencedirect.com
August 21, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Pleased to share our latest paper where we used two genetically informed designs to examine irritability as a causal risk pathway to depression, using data from the Child and Adolescent Twin Study in Sweden (CATTS)!
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@wolfsoncentre.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@wolfsoncentre.bsky.social
🗞️ New on the website!
Researchers call for more respectful language in ADHD research
➡️ Read it here: www.cardiff.ac.uk/news/view/29...
Researchers call for more respectful language in ADHD research
➡️ Read it here: www.cardiff.ac.uk/news/view/29...
Researchers call for more respectful language in ADHD research
Researchers from the Wolfson Centre for Young People’s Mental Health have contributed to a new Lancet Psychiatry publication calling for more compassionate and inclusive language in attention deficit ...
www.cardiff.ac.uk
August 6, 2025 at 12:42 PM
🗞️ New on the website!
Researchers call for more respectful language in ADHD research
➡️ Read it here: www.cardiff.ac.uk/news/view/29...
Researchers call for more respectful language in ADHD research
➡️ Read it here: www.cardiff.ac.uk/news/view/29...
📝Curious to hear about the Wolfson Summer School through the eyes of our students?
Read about Pelin's journey on our blog - link also in bio!
➡️ https://bit.ly/ss25pk
Read about Pelin's journey on our blog - link also in bio!
➡️ https://bit.ly/ss25pk
August 4, 2025 at 3:31 PM
📝Curious to hear about the Wolfson Summer School through the eyes of our students?
Read about Pelin's journey on our blog - link also in bio!
➡️ https://bit.ly/ss25pk
Read about Pelin's journey on our blog - link also in bio!
➡️ https://bit.ly/ss25pk
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Attending @wolfsoncentre.bsky.social's young people's mental health summer school.
Interesting talk from Prof Stephan Collishaw.
Key take aways: there really is a worrying increase in prevalence of MH problems in young people (not just a reporting issue) and outcomes are getting worse.
Interesting talk from Prof Stephan Collishaw.
Key take aways: there really is a worrying increase in prevalence of MH problems in young people (not just a reporting issue) and outcomes are getting worse.
a neon sign that says attention on a black background
ALT: a neon sign that says attention on a black background
media.tenor.com
July 7, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Attending @wolfsoncentre.bsky.social's young people's mental health summer school.
Interesting talk from Prof Stephan Collishaw.
Key take aways: there really is a worrying increase in prevalence of MH problems in young people (not just a reporting issue) and outcomes are getting worse.
Interesting talk from Prof Stephan Collishaw.
Key take aways: there really is a worrying increase in prevalence of MH problems in young people (not just a reporting issue) and outcomes are getting worse.
Thank you to everyone who joined us for the Wolfson Summer School!
💙To our attendees who were super engaged
💛To our speakers for sharing their knowledge and insight.
💙To our summer school and Wolfson Centre team for making it happen!
#WolfsonSummer25 over and out 🎤
(we will be back next year!)
💙To our attendees who were super engaged
💛To our speakers for sharing their knowledge and insight.
💙To our summer school and Wolfson Centre team for making it happen!
#WolfsonSummer25 over and out 🎤
(we will be back next year!)
July 9, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Thank you to everyone who joined us for the Wolfson Summer School!
💙To our attendees who were super engaged
💛To our speakers for sharing their knowledge and insight.
💙To our summer school and Wolfson Centre team for making it happen!
#WolfsonSummer25 over and out 🎤
(we will be back next year!)
💙To our attendees who were super engaged
💛To our speakers for sharing their knowledge and insight.
💙To our summer school and Wolfson Centre team for making it happen!
#WolfsonSummer25 over and out 🎤
(we will be back next year!)