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...
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!)
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NEW PAPER: “Individual and School Environment Predictors of Mental Health and Wellbeing Across the Primary-to-Secondary School Transition” Led by Dr Caitlyn Donaldson @wolfsoncentre.bsky.social @deciphercentre.bsky.social
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
June 28, 2025 at 4:18 PM
NEW PAPER: “Individual and School Environment Predictors of Mental Health and Wellbeing Across the Primary-to-Secondary School Transition” Led by Dr Caitlyn Donaldson @wolfsoncentre.bsky.social @deciphercentre.bsky.social
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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An energising trip this week to Cardiff to give a talk on declining youth mental health at @wolfsoncentre.bsky.social and spend time exploring public health lenses and opportunities with Rhiannon Evans at @deciphercentre.bsky.social
Heading off to make copious notes and explore grant pathways!
Heading off to make copious notes and explore grant pathways!
June 19, 2025 at 11:43 AM
An energising trip this week to Cardiff to give a talk on declining youth mental health at @wolfsoncentre.bsky.social and spend time exploring public health lenses and opportunities with Rhiannon Evans at @deciphercentre.bsky.social
Heading off to make copious notes and explore grant pathways!
Heading off to make copious notes and explore grant pathways!
Help shape a new study on ADHD in children in Wales. 📣
June 5, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Help shape a new study on ADHD in children in Wales. 📣
🌴Our online Summer School in youth mental health research is almost here!
Still haven't sent your application in? No worries! You have until 9 June to fill in the form 👉http://bit.ly/wolfsonsummerschool
We can't wait to see you there! #wolfsonsummer25
Still haven't sent your application in? No worries! You have until 9 June to fill in the form 👉http://bit.ly/wolfsonsummerschool
We can't wait to see you there! #wolfsonsummer25
June 2, 2025 at 10:03 AM
🌴Our online Summer School in youth mental health research is almost here!
Still haven't sent your application in? No worries! You have until 9 June to fill in the form 👉http://bit.ly/wolfsonsummerschool
We can't wait to see you there! #wolfsonsummer25
Still haven't sent your application in? No worries! You have until 9 June to fill in the form 👉http://bit.ly/wolfsonsummerschool
We can't wait to see you there! #wolfsonsummer25
🗞️ Major new Horizon Europe grant to advance research on child maltreatment services
A new €6.3 million initiative will bring together researchers from 12 countries, Yulia Shenderovich from the Wolfson Centre is leading @cardiffuni.bsky.social involvement.
www.cardiff.ac.uk/news/view/29...
A new €6.3 million initiative will bring together researchers from 12 countries, Yulia Shenderovich from the Wolfson Centre is leading @cardiffuni.bsky.social involvement.
www.cardiff.ac.uk/news/view/29...
Major new Horizon Europe grant to advance research on child maltreatment services
A new €6.3 million initiative will bring together researchers from 12 countries to address critical gaps in identifying and supporting cases of children who have experienced abuse.
www.cardiff.ac.uk
May 28, 2025 at 3:16 PM
🗞️ Major new Horizon Europe grant to advance research on child maltreatment services
A new €6.3 million initiative will bring together researchers from 12 countries, Yulia Shenderovich from the Wolfson Centre is leading @cardiffuni.bsky.social involvement.
www.cardiff.ac.uk/news/view/29...
A new €6.3 million initiative will bring together researchers from 12 countries, Yulia Shenderovich from the Wolfson Centre is leading @cardiffuni.bsky.social involvement.
www.cardiff.ac.uk/news/view/29...
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If this is of interest to your young people please contact the @wolfsoncentre.bsky.social directly.
May 27, 2025 at 12:51 PM
If this is of interest to your young people please contact the @wolfsoncentre.bsky.social directly.
Are you a clinician or practitioner working in the field of youth mental health?
Register now for our Clinical Spotlight with Professor Samuele Cortese💡
📅 25 June at 2pm - The event is free to attend and will be held online.
Register now! ➡️ bit.ly/WolfsonCS4
#wolfsonlectures #clinicalspotlight
Register now for our Clinical Spotlight with Professor Samuele Cortese💡
📅 25 June at 2pm - The event is free to attend and will be held online.
Register now! ➡️ bit.ly/WolfsonCS4
#wolfsonlectures #clinicalspotlight
May 28, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Are you a clinician or practitioner working in the field of youth mental health?
Register now for our Clinical Spotlight with Professor Samuele Cortese💡
📅 25 June at 2pm - The event is free to attend and will be held online.
Register now! ➡️ bit.ly/WolfsonCS4
#wolfsonlectures #clinicalspotlight
Register now for our Clinical Spotlight with Professor Samuele Cortese💡
📅 25 June at 2pm - The event is free to attend and will be held online.
Register now! ➡️ bit.ly/WolfsonCS4
#wolfsonlectures #clinicalspotlight
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2 new papers led by Charlotte Dennison @wolfsoncentre.bsky.social
Early Manifestations of Neurodevelopmental CNVs in Children: A Population-Based Investigation
www.biologicalpsychiatryjournal.com/article/S000...
The role of rare CNVs in early-onset depression
www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
Early Manifestations of Neurodevelopmental CNVs in Children: A Population-Based Investigation
www.biologicalpsychiatryjournal.com/article/S000...
The role of rare CNVs in early-onset depression
www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
May 21, 2025 at 3:58 PM
2 new papers led by Charlotte Dennison @wolfsoncentre.bsky.social
Early Manifestations of Neurodevelopmental CNVs in Children: A Population-Based Investigation
www.biologicalpsychiatryjournal.com/article/S000...
The role of rare CNVs in early-onset depression
www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
Early Manifestations of Neurodevelopmental CNVs in Children: A Population-Based Investigation
www.biologicalpsychiatryjournal.com/article/S000...
The role of rare CNVs in early-onset depression
www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
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We're looking for families in Wales 🏴 who are interested in helping us shape our research on ADHD working with @wolfsoncentre.bsky.social & @thencmh.bsky.social at Cardiff University.
Please help us spread the word! 😊
Please help us spread the word! 😊
May 22, 2025 at 3:38 PM
We're looking for families in Wales 🏴 who are interested in helping us shape our research on ADHD working with @wolfsoncentre.bsky.social & @thencmh.bsky.social at Cardiff University.
Please help us spread the word! 😊
Please help us spread the word! 😊