New on the blog: ‘Invisible glue’: Inside our first experience with the Wolfson YAG 💬 In this blog, Sarah and Sophie, placement students at the Wolfson Centre, reflect on attending an in-person event with the Wolfson Centre’s Youth Advisory Group (YAG). Read the full blog 👉 https://bit.ly/3S0yzKE

We recently brought together researchers, young people, partners and supporters to celebrate five years of the Wolfson Centre and look ahead to what comes next. 💙💛 Thank you to everyone who has been part of our journey so far! Read more about the day on our website: https://bit.ly/4wxFKJk

Thank you to everyone who joined us for the Wolfson Summer School! 💙To our super-engaged attendees 💛To our speakers for sharing their knowledge and insight. 💙To our summer school and Wolfson Centre team for making it happen! #WolfsonSummer26 over and out 🎤

#Day3 #wolfsonsummer26 Wonderful talk by Prof Jeremy Hall on the importance & application of #neuroscience in psychiatry. 💡A great overview of where mental healthcare stands today, where research is heading, & how combining disciplines is helping go even further @wolfsoncentre.bsky.social

💡 Day 1: @wolfsoncentre.bsky.social ‘Summer School’ in Youth Mental Health Research 🧠🙌 Starting with a key question 🧐 Are mental health problems in young people actually increasing, or are we changing the way we recognise, research and diagnose them? ➡️ Trends #MentalHealth #Research

🚨 Only 7 days to go! Have you registered for the next online Wolfson Centre Lecture? Let's go! bit.ly/wolfsonat

Participate in our study on child development in the UK! 🌱 If you’re a parent or carer of a child aged 9–11 (Years 5 & 6), 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 research.💡

💫Join us for our next Wolfson Centre Lecture! We will welcome Professor Anita Thapar to talk on ADHD service challenges and ways forward: lessons from the NHS-E independent ADHD Taskforce. Book your free place here: bit.ly/wolfsonat See you there! 😊 #wolfsonlectures

🌴Our online Summer School in youth mental health research is almost here! Still haven't sent your application in? No worries! You have until 7 June to fill in the form 👉http://bit.ly/wolfsonsummerschool We can't wait to see you there! #wolfsonsummer26

📝Curious to hear about the Wolfson Summer School through the eyes of our students before applying? Read about Tasnim's journey on our blog ➡️https://bit.ly/wss25to Applications for the Summer School are currently open, learn more and apply: ➡️https://bit.ly/wolfsonsummerschool

Are you a clinician or practitioner working in the field of youth mental health? Register now for our Clinical Spotlight with Professor Chris Hollis and Dr Camilla Babbage💡 📅 20 May at 2pm - The event is free to attend and will be held online. Register now! ➡️ bit.ly/WolfsonCS5

The applications for the Wolfson Summer School are currently open 🥳 Last year we had students from over 30 countries! Where will you be joining us from? 🌎💫 ➡️ Apply: bit.ly/wolfsonsummerschool

🚨New paper alert! Researchers from the Wolfson Centre were involved in a major new study finding that teenagers who feel under intense academic pressure are more likely to experience depression and self-harm in the years that follow. ➡️Read more: bit.ly/4cLNq3r #wolfsoncentre #mentalhealthresearch

Co‐development of a digital animated video on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder with children and parents/carers - Agha - JCPP Advances - Wiley Online Library acamh.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... Work led by Sharifah Agha, Kate Langley and team @wolfsoncentre.bsky.social

📝Curious to hear about the Wolfson Summer School through the eyes of our students before applying? Read about Ayşim's journey on our blog: ➡️https://bit.ly/wss25aa Applications for the Summer School are currently open, learn more and apply: ➡️https://bit.ly/wolfsonsummerschool #wolfsonsummer26

🚨New paper alert! A new Wolfson Centre study led by Dr Joanna Martin found that females diagnosed with ADHD later in life have poorer outcomes.  ➡️Read more: bit.ly/adhdgendergap #wolfsoncentre #mentalhealthresearch

The Wolfson Summer School in Youth Mental Health Research is back! 🥳 In this three-day virtual programme, we aim to give attendees an introduction to the field of youth mental health. 📅 29 June - 1 July 📍Online See more and apply: bit.ly/wolfsonsummerschool (link in bio) #WolfsonSummer26

🚨 Only 7 days to go! Have you registered for the next online Wolfson Centre Lecture? Let's go! bit.ly/wolfsonnh ---------- 🚨 Dim ond 7 diwrnod i fynd! Ydych chi wedi cofrestru ar gyfer Darlith ar-lein nesaf Canolfan Wolfson? Awn! bit.ly/wolfsonnh

Are you 16-25 years old, with experience of being detained under the Mental Health Act within CAMHS, and with experience using community mental health services? Or are you a carer/supporter of someone with this experience? Get in touch or sign up here: tr.ee/zzFSak

This year's Children’s Mental Health Week theme is: This is my place At the Wolfson Centre, young people’s voices belong in research. Their lived experience helps shape better questions, better methods, and better outcomes for mental health 💛 Research that affects young people should include them.

💫Join us for our next Wolfson Centre Lecture! We will welcome Professor Neil Humphrey to talk on the #BeeWell programme and making young people’s wellbeing everyone’s business Book your free place here: bit.ly/wolfsonnh See you there! 😊 #wolfsonlectures

Happy New Year! 🎆 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. 💙💛

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

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. 💡

Child development in Wales

Take part in a new study which aims to better understand children's attention, behaviours, and emotions.

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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...

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.

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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

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