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TOPIC Research Team @topicgroup.bsky.social · 1d

Excellent thread on a new paper just out on trajectories of change in mental health symptoms across the course of a universal mental health intervention in secondary schools. The findings have important implications so do read 🔽🔽🔽

Dr Lucy Foulkes @lucyfoulkes.bsky.social · 1d

New paper from my group, led by Carolina Guzman Holst

This is a secondary analysis of data from the high-quality MYRIAD trial, a universal school-based mindfulness intervention

Summary below (🧵)

acamh.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Adolescents' trajectories of mental health in the MYRIAD trial

Abstract
Background
This study explored adolescent's mental health trajectories over the course of a school-based mindfulness-based intervention trial (MYRIAD). It examined whether intervention condition (mindfulness vs. teaching-as-usual), individual-level and contextual-level factors were associated with different trajectories.

Methods
This pre-registered study used data from 11- to 14-year-olds who participated in the MYRIAD trial. We used growth mixture models to examine distinct trajectories in risk for depression, social-emotional-behavioural functioning, and wellbeing (co-primary outcomes), and anxiety (secondary outcome), across pre-intervention, post-intervention and 12-month follow up (ns = 7198–7727). We then used multinomial and binomial logistic regression models to examine factors associated with individual trajectory membership.

Results
Distinct trajectories emerged for each outcome: A five-trajectory model best explained the changes in risk for depression, whilst four-trajectory models best explained changes in social-emotional-behavioural functioning, wellbeing, and anxiety. While 69%–80% of adolescents followed stable low-problem trajectories for each outcome, 11%–23% experienced stable high-problem trajectories, 2%–16% experienced increasing-problem trajectories and 1%–5% experienced decreasing-problem trajectories. Receiving the mindfulness intervention was not associated with any mental health trajectory in models adjusted for confounders. Several individual-level factors, including executive functioning difficulties and risk of mental health problems at baseline, and school-level factors, such as school climate, predicted adolescents' classification into different trajectories, but they did not vary according to intervention group.

Conclusions
Individual differences in mental health trajectories emerged over the course of a 1-year mindfulness-based intervention, with most adolescents experiencing low-stable problem trajectories for each outcome. However, the intervention itself had no impact on individual trajectory membership, mirroring null results found in the main trial. Our findings suggest that universal interventions may not be sensitive enough to address the diverse needs of all students, however, tailoring interventions to address a range of different individual and contextual factors might maximise their impact.

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STAR-CAT Study @starcatstudy.bsky.social · 2d

Today is #WorldMentalHealthDay and the STAR-CAT research team are wearing yellow in support of Young Mind's #HelloYellow campaign ✨ 💛

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TOPIC Research Team @topicgroup.bsky.social · 9d

📣 We're recruiting 2 funded (UK home-fees) PhD students for our All About Me project - exploring strengths-based assessment in neurodivergent children/young people transitioning from Early Years to Primary, and Primary to Secondary. More info here: lnkd.in/e36645GY Deadline Wednesday 22nd Oct

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TOPIC Research Team @topicgroup.bsky.social · 19d

Are you passionate about both youth mental health and wellbeing and statistics, and keen to share your skills and enthusiasm with others?

If so this could be just the job for you!

Postdoc statistician in the new Oxford Centre for Emerging Minds
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TOPIC Research Team @topicgroup.bsky.social · 23d

We're very lucky to be at #OHBRCNDConf2025 today. So much to think about and do together!

Huge thanks to the organisers and participants. Here is a sneak peak of somebof our TOPIC team sharing their work 👏 👏

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STAR-CAT Study @starcatstudy.bsky.social · 23d

It's been a busy few weeks for the STAR-CAT team, presenting OSI research at various conferences! Here's Chief Investigator @cathycreswell.bsky.social and Trial Coordinator @emilykwhitaker.bsky.social speaking at #EABCT2025 and Senior Trial Manager @lucyannataylor.bsky.social at ICCAP ⭐

Cathy delivering a keynote talk at the European Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies conference in Glasgow

Emily presenting a secondary analysis of OSI data from the OSI-GROWS project (osiresearch.org.uk/osi-grows) at the European Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies conference in Glasgow

Lucy presenting a poster from the iCATS study (osiresearch.org.uk/icats) at the 17th International Conference on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology in Roehampton

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TOPIC Research Team @topicgroup.bsky.social · 26d

📢📢 Are you passionate about helping schools get meaningfully involved in mental health research?

If so come and work with us in our new Oxford Emerging Minds Research Centre as our Schools Research Network Manager

www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOP157/s...

Schools Research Network Manager; WISDOM Research Network, Oxford Centre for Emerging Minds Research at University of Oxford

Find your next professional services job in higher education on jobs.ac.uk. Apply now for the Schools Research Network Manager; WISDOM Research Network, Oxford Centre for Emerging Minds Research role ...

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TOPIC Research Team @topicgroup.bsky.social · Sep 12

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TOPIC Research Team @topicgroup.bsky.social · Sep 12

Be part of shaping a better digital future for young people’s mental health. With keynote from our @cathycreswell.bsky.social

❓Digital Youth x MindTech Conference
📅Thursday 13th November 2025
📍County Hall, London Southbank
‼️Early bird rate ends Monday 15th!

Find out more and book bit.ly/DY13NOV

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TOPIC Research Team @topicgroup.bsky.social · Sep 12

Lovely article about our recent MYCATS study here, with many thanks to the @kavlifoundation.org

kavlifondet.no/en/2025/09/h...

Helping anxious kids before anxiety hits: How a digital parenting tool is changing lives

What if we could stop anxiety in children before it takes hold – just by supporting their parents? A major UK research project backed by Kavli Trust is proving that we can. And that schools might just...

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Nora Skjerdingstad @noraskjerdingstad.bsky.social · Sep 8

Had a great time at #EABCT presenting work from both my clinical training and my PhD. Grateful to my fantastic symposium teams for making it such a rewarding experience🥰! @sophie-grant.bsky.social @sakshirajesh.bsky.social @emilykwhitaker.bsky.social

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TOPIC Research Team @topicgroup.bsky.social · Sep 5

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Vacancies

For current vacancies, follow the links below. These pages are updated regularly as new positions become available. Opportunities may arise for researchers, teaching and support staff, and graduate st...

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NIHR Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre @oxhealthbrc.bsky.social · Aug 22

📣A milestone for child mental health research

Prof Cathy Creswell, OH BRC Theme Lead, will co-lead Oxford’s new Centre for Emerging Minds advancing research to support youth mental health, thanks to a £27m gift from The Paul Foundation.

🌐 tinyurl.com/yvrb3tn4

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Hjördis Lorenz @hjordislorenz.bsky.social · Sep 3

📢 Our systematic review, led by Bomikazi Lupindo, is out in BJPsych International!

We examined how school and community violence affect adolescents’ mental health in Sub-Saharan Africa.

#YouthMentalHealth @topicgroup.bsky.social @oxexppsy.bsky.social

📄Read full article here ➡️ bit.ly/424I4tT

Impact of exposure to community and school violence during adolescence in the African context: systematic review | BJPsych International | Cambridge Core

Impact of exposure to community and school violence during adolescence in the African context: systematic review

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TOPIC Research Team @topicgroup.bsky.social · Sep 5

📢📢 Business manager and grants/finance assistant needed for our exciting new research centre!
If you are excited about supporting research that makes a difference to children and families, take a look at these vacancies
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Vacancies

For current vacancies, follow the links below. These pages are updated regularly as new positions become available. Opportunities may arise for researchers, teaching and support staff, and graduate st...

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Mental Health Research Incubator @mhrincubator.bsky.social · Aug 29

No two journeys in #mentalhealth or #addiction research are the same.

Read the different career journeys & reflections of researchers in the MHR Incubator's case study section, featuring a wide range of professionals and specialists

Case Studies – Mental Health Research

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TOPIC Research Team @topicgroup.bsky.social · Aug 29

📢📢 If you are passionate about supporting research that makes a difference to children and families take a look at these new exciting job opportunities within our new centre:

Head of Operations and Engagment
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EA to the Director
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TOPIC Research Team @topicgroup.bsky.social · Aug 18

📢📢📢 Are you a health economist? Are you interested in children and young people’s mental health and influencing policy? If so, come and work with us!
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TOPIC Research Team @topicgroup.bsky.social · Aug 13

📢📢 We are hiring 3 postdocs to join us in our new Oxford Centre for Emerging Minds Research on an exciting new project to develop a strengths-based assessment toolkit to support neurodivergent children and young people:

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Mental Health in Development @mhid.org.uk · Aug 7

📢Looking for parents/carers to be involved in research either as participants or as part of PPI?
✍️Share details of projects/opportunity in our form - see on our webpage under 'How to Apply'
www.parentcarerresearchnetwork.org.uk/researchers
📅Deadline for inclusion in next newsletter is August 20th

Parent Carer Research Network - For Researchers

Find out more about partnering with parents and carers of children and young people for your mental health research via our Parent Carer Research Network.

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TOPIC Research Team @topicgroup.bsky.social · Aug 6

We are so excited to let you know that from October we will become part of the new Oxford Centre for Emerging Minds Research! This is a really exciting moment for youth mental health and wellbeing research and practice!

www.ox.ac.uk/news/2025-08...

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Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford @oxfordpsychiatry.bsky.social · Jul 29

The 6 things everybody should know about body focused repetitive behaviours (BFRBs)👇

In this new video, Professor Clare Mackay - aka The Trich Prof - shares the things she wished more people knew about BFRBs: tinyurl.com/4hbybrp2

@claremackay.bsky.social

The 6 things everyone should know about body-focused repetitive behaviours (BFRBs)

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

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TOPIC Research Team @topicgroup.bsky.social · Jul 25

Are you interested in a career in HR and supporting child mental health research?

Come and work with us:
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(Spoiler also here for some exciting news to be formally announced very soon)

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STAR-CAT Study @starcatstudy.bsky.social · May 7

We're excited to announce that the trial is now open to recruitment! Welcome to our very first site, Cambridge Community Services NHS Trust 👋

Over the next two years we will be aiming to recruit 650 families - have a read of our website to find out more: osiresearch.org.uk/star-cat 👈

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STAR-CAT Study @starcatstudy.bsky.social · May 20

Happy #InternationalClinicalTrialsDay 🎉

Here's our Trial Manager Kelsey with some merchandise from the STAR-CAT trial at @oxprimarycare.bsky.social's stall!

#ICTD2025 #CTD2025 #UKCTUNetwork @ukcrc-ctu.org.uk @topicgroup.bsky.social

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