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Mental Health

Why we need cultural competency: racial disparities in mental health, their impact in clinical settings, and strategies for mitigation

By | Anti-racism

This Black History Month, placement students Aliyah (EDIT Lab) and Tin Tin (BioResource) highlight the complex racial disparities which exist within mental health treatment and care, and discuss a range of changes that can be made, on an individual and structural level, to address this systemically in the workplace.  …

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N for National Mental Health Initiatives

By | A-Z

There is a rise in mental health concerns among children and young people. In this week’s blog, we look at national mental health initiatives and their respective approaches in addressing this issue.               In recent years, there has been a rise in concern for…

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D for Differential Susceptibility

By | A-Z
Shifting the focus from just 'vulnerability.' In this blog, Alicia Peel explores differential susceptibility and how it develops our understanding of the gene-environment interaction. Alicia Peel, EDIT Lab PhD student           Why is it that not all people who experience the same event will react in...
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Anti Bullying Week 2022

By | Research Matters

 The Anti-Bullying Alliance, a coalition of various institutions and individuals hosted by the National Children’s Bureau, has organised various events and activities happening this week. These activities focus on initiating meaningful conversations about bullying, finding concrete means to address this issue, and providing useful tools to help support children and…

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