CYPW Network Seminar: UCL’s Child Trauma and Recovery Group
Thursday, 16 April 2026 at 12:00
CYP Wellbeing @Exeter Research Network are pleased to invite you to this ONLINE seminar where three researchers from the University College London’s Child Trauma and Recovery Group
Event details
The CYP Wellbeing @Exeter Research Network are pleased to invite you to this ONLINE seminar where three researchers from the University College London’s Child Trauma and Recovery Group will present their work on the mental health and wellbeing of care‑experienced young people. It’s taking place on Thursday 16th April 12:00- 13:00 via TEAMS LINK (Meeting ID: 397 394 546 897 07 Passcode: ZV3vV6rw). Staff and students from all disciplines are welcomed.
- Dr Eva A Sprecher will be providing an introduction to the work of the Child Trauma and Recovery Group at UCL, setting the scene for Havovi Khareghat and Charlotte Ransom's more detailed project specific talks. This will include a brief overview of what we presently know about the mental health of care-experienced young people - answering 1. Who are care-experienced young people? 2. What are the mental health and wellbeing needs of care-experienced young people? 3. What barriers do care-experienced young people face to accessing evidence-based mental health support and 4. What are the gaps in mental health research working with care-experienced young people? Dr Sprecher will provide a summary of the work being done across the Child Trauma and Recovery group with care-experienced young people including past, ongoing and future work.
- Havovi Khareghat, research assistant on the ReThink project, will be discussing the rationale, methods and findings of ReThink. The MRC-funded ReThink programme, co-led by Professor Rachel Hiller and Professor Lisa Holmes, is a longitudinal investigation of the mental health and wellbeing of care-experienced young people. The ReThink project aimed to identify key drivers of mental health and wellbeing across two critical transition periods: the move into secondary school and the transition to early adulthood. Quantitative findings from 450 participants using standardised mental health and wellbeing measures show high levels of mental health difficulties, with wellbeing varying across age groups. Qualitative interviews with 53 young people highlight the importance of belonging, supportive relationships, and coordinated professional support in shaping experiences of these transitions.
- Charlotte Ransom, research assistant on the MyVoice project, will briefly introduce the MyVoice project including the rationale, method and approach to co-producing the mental health assessment. The NIHR funded MyVoice project, led by Professor Rachel Hiller, is a randomised controlled trial testing a standardised comprehensive mental health assessment for young people in care. It seeks to understand whether this new assessment step, compared to usual care, can improve shared understanding of need between local authorities and CAMHS, shared decision making, referral practices and ultimately the mental health and wellbeing of young people in care. To do this, we will be working with local authorities all across England, and aim to recruit 260 young people in care.
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Best wishes,
The CYP Wellbeing @ Exeter Team
Organiser
Children and Young People’s Wellbeing @ Exeter
Location
Online via Teams