Dr Emma Ashworth

Report

Jones L, Harris J, Booth-Rosamond A, Abdelgawad M, McCoy E, Butler N, Ashworth E, Brookes L, Quigg Z. 2025. A mixed-methods systematic review: The impact of mentoring and befriending practice and interventions for 'at risk' and care-experienced children and young people Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Deighton J, Thompson A, Humphrey N, Thornton E, Knowles C, Patalay P, Zhang K, Evans-Lacko S, Hayes D, March A, Mansfield R, Santos J, Deniz E, Stallard P, Ashworth E, Moltrecht B, Nisbet K, Stapley E, Mason C, Stepanous J, Boehnke JR. 2025. Effectiveness of school mental health awareness interventions: Universal approaches in English secondary schools Education for wellbeing programme findings Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Deighton J, Thompson A, Humphrey N, Thornton E, Knowles C, Patalay P, Zhang K, Evans-Lacko S, Hayes D, March A, Mansfield R, Santos J, Deniz E, Stallard P, Ashworth E, Moltrecht B, Nisbet K, Stapley E, Mason C, Stepanous J, Boehnke JR. 2025. Effectiveness of school mental health and wellbeing promotion: Universal approaches in English primary and secondary schools Education for wellbeing programme findings Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Stapley E, Knowles C, Hayes D, March A, Mansfield R, Burrell K, Ashworth E, Moltrecht B, Stallard P, Thompson A, Deighton J. 2025. Pupil perspectives on approaches to school wellbeing promotion: Experiences of Mindfulness-based exercises and Relaxation techniques Education for wellbeing programme findings Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Stapley E, Mansfield R, Knowles C, March A, Burrell K, Ashworth E, Deighton J, Hayes D. 2025. Pupil perspectives on school mental health literacy interventions: Experiences of three programmes in English primary and secondary schools Education for wellbeing programme findings Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Education for Wellbeing Team , Ashworth E. 2025. Education for Wellbeing: Technical Report Education for wellbeing programme findings Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Stapley E, Knowles C, March A, Mansfield R, Ashworth E, Burrell K, Thompson A, Ravaccia G, Deighton J, Hayes D. 2025. School staff perspectives on approaches to mental health promotion: Experiences of delivering universal approaches in English primary and secondary schools Author Url Publisher Url

Education for Wellbeing Team , Ashworth E. 2025. Education for Wellbeing: Headline findings from a study trialling universal mental health interventions in schools Author Url Publisher Url

Ashworth E. 2025. Suicide prevention in schools Publisher Url

Ashworth E, Bray L, Alghrani A, Kirkby J. 2023. National Institute for Health Research Policy Research Programme Project: A Rapid cross-sectional mixed methods study to scope, understand and co-develop the policy priorities for reducing inequalities and mitigating the long-term impacts of COVID-19 for children and young people with SEND DOI Public Url

Butler N, Wilson C, Bates R, Quigg Z, Ashworth E. 2023. Sefton School Mental Wellbeing and Resilience Survey 2021 Sefton School Mental Wellbeing and Resilience Survey 2021 Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Ashworth E, McCarthy M, Foweather L. 2023. A mixed-methods evaluation of the Wellbeing Through Sport programme in primary schools in Bury

Gibson B, Ashworth E, Newson L. 2022. Community by Nature: An examination of an outdoor learning intervention for young people at risk of exclusion Community by Nature: An examination of an outdoor learning intervention for young people at risk of exclusion Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Ashworth E, Molloy-Vickers D, Saini P. 2022. A Pilot Evaluation of Self-Harm Kits in Cheshire & Merseyside: 2021-2022 Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Hennessey A, Demkowicz O, Pert K, Ashworth E, Deighton J, Mason C, Bray L. 2022. Children and young people’s perceptions of social, emotional, and mental wellbeing provision and processes in primary and secondary education: A qualitative exploration to inform NICE guidance Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Ashworth E, Kirkby J, Bray L, Alghrani A. 2022. Ask, Listen, Act - Working together to get through it together; a child-centred rights-based approach to recovery and renewal for children and young people with Special Education Needs and Disabilities (SEND) linked to the COVID-19 pandemic. Priorities for Policy and Practice for Children and Young People with SEND. Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Ashworth E, Provazza S, McCarthy M, Saini P. 2022. Children and Young People Attending Alder Hey A&E in Suicidal Crisis: 2019-2021 Public Url

Ashworth E, Kirkby J, Bray L, Alghrani A. 2022. The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Education, Health and Social Care Provision for Children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND): The Ask, Listen, Act Study. Evidence Briefing 2: Qualitative interview data. Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Ashworth E, Thompson J, York S, Henderson K, Jalota MP, Shelton J, Crosbie V, Saini P. 2022. Assessing the social validity of a multi-modal school-based suicide prevention intervention: A scoping study DOI Public Url

Ashworth E, Kirkby J, Bray L, Alghrani A. 2021. The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Education, Health and Social Care Provision for Children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND): The Ask, Listen, Act Study. Evidence Briefing 1: Quantitative survey data. Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Kirkby J, Ashworth E, Bray L, Alghrani A. 2021. A Rapid Scoping Review - The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Education, Health and Social Care Provision for Children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Demkowicz O, Richie B, Ashworth E, Tait N, Miles H, Panayiotou M, Patalay P, Burrell K, Deighton J. 2021. Mental health questionnaire research with children and young people in schools: Recommendations for good practice Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Ashworth E, McLoughlin S, Saini P, Chopra J, Eames C, Hunt A. 2021. Young people's mental health and wellbeing in the north west during the COVID-19 pandemic: The ALICE study evidence briefing Public Url

Demkowicz O, Ashworth E, O'Neill A, Hanley T, Pert K. 2020. Teenagers' Experiences of Life in Lockdown: The TELL study briefing Publisher Url Public Url

Ashworth E, Saini P, Chopra J, Hunt A. 2020. Caring for your wellbeing during COVID-19: Advice for young people

Humphrey N, Hennessey A, Ashworth E, Frearson K, Black L, Petersen K, Wo L, Panayiotou M, Lendrum A, Wigelsworth M, Birchinall L, Squires G, Pampaka M. 2018. Good Behaviour Game: Evaluation report and executive summary Author Url

Wigelsworth M, Squires G, Birchinall L, Kalambouka A, Lendrum A, Black L, Troncoso P, Santos J, Ashworth E, Britteon P. 2018. FRIENDS for life: Evaluation report and executive summary Author Url

Humphrey N, Wigelsworth M, Black L, Symes W, Frearson K, Ashworth E, Petersen K, McCaldin T, Runacres J, Demkowicz O, Pert K, Tronsco P, Anders L. 2017. Social, Psychological, Emotional, Concepts of self, and Resilience outcomes: Understanding and Measurement (SPECTRUM) Author Url

Humphrey N, Lendrum A, Ashworth E, Frearson K, Buck R, Kerr K. 2016. Implementation and process evaluation (IPE) for interventions in educational settings: A synthesis of the literature Author Url

Humphrey N, Lendrum A, Ashworth E, Frearson K, Buck R, Kerr K. 2016. Implementation and process evaluation (IPE) for interventions in education settings: An introductory handbook Author Url

Ashworth E, Demkowicz O. Teenagers' Experiences of Life in Lockdown (TELL): Caring for your wellbeing Publisher Url Public Url

LSCP , Ashworth E, Saini P. Liverpool Multi-Agency Self-Harm Practice Guidance Author Url Public Url

Ashworth E, Bray L, Kirkby J, McCarthy M. A Mixed-Methods Evaluation of RNIB’s Bookshare Service for Children and Young People with Vision Impairments and Print Disabilities

preprint

Alatrany S, McCarthy M, Flaiyah A, Ashworth E, Aldrraji H, Alatrany A, Al-Jumeily OBE D, Nadeem S, Robinson J, Saini P. 2025. Rates of Suicide Ideation and Associated Risk Factors Among Female Secondary School Students in Iraq Authorea DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Deighton J, Hayes D, Thompson A, March A, Thornton E, Santos J, Patalay P, Mansfield R, Deniz E, Knowles C, Humphrey N, Stallard P, Ashworth E, Moltrecht B, Nisbet K, Mason C, Stepanous J, Boehnke JR. 2025. School-based intervention study examining universal approaches for well-being and mental health literacy of pupils in Year 9 in England (AWARE): a multi-school, parallel group, cluster-randomised controlled trial OSF DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Deighton J, Thompson A, Hayes D, March A, Thornton E, Santos J, Patalay P, Mansfield R, Deniz E, Knowles C, Humphrey N, Stallard P, Ashworth E, Moltrecht B, Nisbet K, Mason C, Stepanous J, Boehnke JR. 2025. Promoting mental health and wellbeing in schools: examining mindfulness-based exercises, relaxation practices and Strategies for Safety and Wellbeing in English primary and secondary schools (INSPIRE): a multi-school, cluster randomised controlled trial OSF DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Knowles C, Thornton E, Panayiotou M, Ashworth E, Mason C, Hayes D, Thompson A, Deighton J, Mansfield R, March A, Stallard P, Santos J, Humphrey N. 2025. Session delivery completion as a modifier of treatment effects of universal mental health literacy curricula on emotional difficulties and help-seeking in primary and secondary schools: complier average causal effect estimation in the AWARE and INSPIRE cluster randomised controlled trials OSF DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Thornton E, Knowles C, Panayiotou M, Santos J, Ashworth E, Mason C, Hayes D, Thompson A, Deighton J, Mansfield R, March A, Stallard P, Humphrey N. 2025. Implementation dosage as a modifier of treatment effects of universal mindfulness and relaxation interventions on emotional difficulties in primary and secondary schools: complier average causal effect estimation in the INSPIRE cluster randomised trial OSF DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Stapley E, Hayes D, March A, Mansfield R, Burrell K, Ashworth E, Moltrecht B, Stallard P, Thompson A, Deighton J. 2025. A qualitative study of English school children’s experiences of two brief, universal, classroom-based mental health and wellbeing interventions: Mindfulness and Relaxation OSF DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Stapley E, Mansfield R, March A, Burrell K, Ashworth E, Deighton J, Hayes D. 2025. A qualitative investigation of children and young people’s experiences of three universal classroom-based mental health literacy interventions in England OSF DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Stapley E, March A, Mansfield R, Ashworth E, Burrell K, Thompson A, Ravaccia G, Deighton J, Hayes D. 2025. A qualitative study of school staff experiences of implementing five universal mental health interventions in England OSF DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Zhang K, King D, Boehnke J, Deighton J, Thompson A, Hayes D, Stallard P, Santos J, Ashworth E, Evans-Lacko S. 2025. Cost-effectiveness of school-based interventions for well-being and mental health literacy of pupils in Year 9 in England: the AWARE cluster randomised controlled trial OSF DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Zhang K, King D, Boehnke J, Deighton J, Thompson A, Hayes D, Stallard P, Santos J, Ashworth E, Evans-Lacko S. 2025. Cost-effectiveness of Mindfulness, Relaxation, and Strategies for Safety and Wellbeing in English primary and secondary schools: the INSPIRE cluster randomised controlled trial OSF DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Ashworth E, Bray L, Hanlon C, Stanway H, Pavlopoulou G, Moore D, Donaghy B, Coen E, Firth E. 2024. Accumulating harm and waiting for crisis: Parents perspectives of accessing Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services for their autistic child experiencing mental health difficulties Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory DOI Publisher Url Public Url

Editorial/letter to the editor

Ashworth E, Merelle S, Saini P. 2024. Editorial: Early Identification and Prevention of Suicidal Crisis in Children and Young People Frontiers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 3 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Hanlon C, Ashworth E, Moore DJ, Donaghy B, Saini P. 2022. Autism should be considered in the assessment and delivery of mental health services for children and young people Disability and Society, DOI Publisher Url Public Url

Journal article

Ashworth E, McCarthy M, Wynne S, Robinson J, McKay S, Lane S, Richardson G, Boardman N, Henderson K, Crosbie V, Humphrey N, York S, Michail M, Hart D, Clacy D, Jalota M, Saini P. 2024. Study protocol for the Multimodal Approach to Preventing Suicide in Schools (MAPSS) project: A regionally based feasibility trial of an integrated response to suicide risk among UK secondary school pupils Dey A. PLoS One, 19 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Fairclough S, Clifford L, Knowles Z, Boddy L, Ashworth E, Tyler R. 2024. Move Well, Feel Good: Feasibility and acceptability of a school-based motor competence intervention to promote positive mental health Tilga H. PLoS One, 19 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Ashworth E, Saini P. 2024. Increasing help-seeking intentions for mental health difficulties in early adolescence: The role of cumulative promotive factors Adversity and Resilience Science, DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

McCarthy M, Saini P, Nathan R, Ashworth E, McIntyre J. 2024. “No abnormality detected”: A mixed-methods examination of Emergency Department coding practices for people in suicidal crisis Archives of Suicide Research, :1-14 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Ashworth E, Thompson J, Saini P. 2024. “It's like an epidemic, we don't know what to do”: The perceived need for and benefits of a suicide prevention programme in UK schools British Journal of Educational Psychology, :1-15 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Dewa LH, Roberts L, Choong E, Crandell C, Demkowicz O, Ashworth E, Branquinho C, Scott S. 2024. The impact of COVID-19 on young people’s mental health, wellbeing and routine from a European perspective: A co-produced qualitative systematic review PLoS One, 19 :1-27 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Ashworth E, Bray L, Alghrani A, Kirkby J. 2024. 'Trying to stay afloat': Education professionals’ perspectives on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on children with special educational needs and disabilities Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs, :1-13 DOI Publisher Url Public Url

McCarthy M, McIntyre JC, Nathan R, Ashworth E, Saini P. 2023. Socioeconomic predictors of crisis and clinical pathways among people contacting a mental health crisis line Health Services Insights, 16 :1-9 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

McCarthy M, McIntyre J, Nathan R, Ashworth E, Saini P. 2023. Staff perspectives of emergency department pathways for people attending in suicidal crisis: A qualitative study Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, 31 :313-324 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Molloy-Vickers D, Chopra J, Saini P, Ashworth E. 2023. Long-term factors associated with positive mental health outcomes for early adolescents during Covid-19-related school closures Psychology in the Schools, DOI Publisher Url Public Url

Clifford L, Tyler R, Knowles ZR, Ashworth E, Boddy LM, Foweather L, Fairclough SJ. 2023. Co-Creation of a School-Based Motor Competence and Mental Health Intervention: Move Well, Feel Good Children, 10 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Demkowicz O, Pert K, Bond C, Ashworth E, Hennessey A, Bray L. 2023. “We want it to be a culture”: children and young people’s perceptions of what underpins and undermines education-based wellbeing provision BMC Public Health, 23 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Demkowicz O, Bagnall C, Hennessey A, Pert K, Bray L, Ashworth E, Mason C. 2023. ‘It's scary starting a new school’: Children and young people's perspectives on wellbeing support during educational transitions British Journal of Educational Psychology, DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Hayes D, Moore A, Stapley E, Humphrey N, Mansfield R, Santos J, Ashworth E, Patalay P, Bonin EM, Evans-Lacko S, Moltrecht B, Nisbet K, Thornton E, Lange A, Stallard P, Thompson A, Boehnke JR, Deighton J. 2023. Promoting mental health and well-being in schools: examining mindfulness, relaxation and strategies for safety and well-being in English primary and secondary schools—study protocol for a multi-school, cluster randomised controlled trial (INSPIRE) Trials, 24 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Saini P, Hunt A, Kirkby J, Chopra J, Ashworth E. 2023. A qualitative dyadic approach to explore the experiences and perceived impact of COVID-19 restrictions among adolescents and their parents Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine, 11 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Ashworth E, Jarman I, McCabe P, McCarthy M, Provazza S, crosbie V, Quigg Z, Saini P. 2023. Suicidal Crisis among Children and Young People: Associations with Adverse Childhood Experiences and Socio-Demographic Factors International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Hayes D, Mansfield R, Mason C, Santos J, Moore A, Boehnke J, Ashworth E, Moltrecht B, Humphrey N, Stallard P, Patalay P, Deighton J. 2023. The impact of universal, school based, interventions on help seeking in children and young people: A systematic literature review European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Ashworth E, Kirkby J, Bray L, Alghrani A. 2023. “Vulnerable and abandoned" - the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on education, health and social care provision for children with SEND: Children and parents' perspectives Children and Society: the international journal of childhood and children's services, DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Hennessey A, Demkowicz O, Pert K, Mason C, Bray L, Ashworth E. 2022. Using Creative Approaches and Facilitating Remote Online Focus Groups With Children and Young People: Reflections, Recommendations and Practical Guidance International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 21 DOI Publisher Url Public Url

Brooks SJ, Titova OE, Ashworth E, Bylund SBA, Feldman I, Schiöth HB. 2022. Self-Reported Psychosomatic Complaints and Conduct Problems in Swedish Adolescents Children, 9 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Humphrey N, Hennessey A, Troncoso P, Panayiotou M, Black L, Petersen K, Wo L, Mason C, Ashworth E, Frearson K, Boehnke JR, Pockett RD, Lowin J, Foxcroft D, Wigelsworth M, Lendrum A. 2022. The Good Behaviour Game intervention to improve behavioural and other outcomes for children aged 7–8 years: a cluster RCT Public Health Research, 10 :1-100 DOI Publisher Url Public Url

Ashworth EL, Provazza S, McCarthy M, Saini P. 2022. Children and Young People Presenting in a Pediatric Emergency Department in North-West England in Suicidal Crisis: An Exploratory Case Series Study Frontiers in Psychiatry, 13 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Ashworth E, Hunt A, Chopra J, Eames C, Putwain DW, Duffy K, Kirkby J, McLoughlin S, Saini P. 2022. Adolescents’ Lockdown-Induced Coping Experiences (ALICE) Study: A Qualitative Exploration of Early Adolescents’ Experiences of Lockdown and Reintegration The Journal of Early Adolescence, 42 :514-541 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Moore A, Ashworth E, Mason C, Santos J, Mansfield R, Stapley E, Deighton J, Humphrey N, Tait N, Hayes D. 2022. ‘Shall We Send a Panda?’ A Practical Guide to Engaging Schools in Research: Learning from Large-Scale Mental Health Intervention Trials International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19 :3367-3367 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Butler N, Quigg Z, Bates R, Jones L, Ashworth E, Gowland S, Jones M. 2022. The Contributing Role of Family, School, and Peer Supportive Relationships in Protecting the Mental Wellbeing of Children and Adolescents School Mental Health, DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Ashworth E, Putwain DW, McLoughlin S, Saini P, Chopra J, Rosser BA, Eames C. 2022. Ordinary magic in extraordinary circumstances: Factors associated with positive mental health outcomes for early adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic Adversity and Resilience Science, DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Demkowicz O, Ashworth E, O’Neill A, Hanley T, Pert K. 2022. “Will My Young Adult Years be Spent Socially Distancing?”: A Qualitative Exploration of Adolescents’ Experiences During the COVID-19 UK Lockdown Journal of Adolescent Research, :074355842210971-074355842210971 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Humphrey N, Panayiotou M, Hennessey A, Ashworth E. 2021. Treatment effect modifiers in a randomized trial of the good behavior game during middle childhood. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 89 :668-681 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Ashworth E, Schiöth HB, Brooks SJ. 2021. Neural activation of anxiety and depression in children and young people: A systematic meta-analysis of fMRI studies Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging, 311 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Demkowicz O, Hanley T, Ashworth E, O'Neill A, Pert K. 2021. Teenagers' experiences of life in lockdown: Implications for college and university support University & College Counselling Journal, Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Demkowicz O, Ashworth E, Mansfield R, Stapley E, Miles H, Hayes D, Burrell K, Moore A, Deighton J. 2020. Children and young people’s experiences of completing mental health and wellbeing measures for research: learning from two school‑based pilot projects Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health, 14 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Ashworth E, Humphrey N. 2020. More than the sum of its parts: Cumulative risk effects on school functioning in middle childhood British Journal of Educational Psychology, 90 :43-61 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Ashworth E, Panayiotou M, Humphrey N, Hennessey A. 2020. Game On — Complier Average Causal Effect Estimation Reveals Sleeper Effects on Academic Attainment in a Randomized Trial of the Good Behavior Game Prevention Science, DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Ashworth E, Humphrey N, Hennessey A. 2020. Game Over? No Main or Subgroup Effects of the Good Behavior Game in a Randomized Trial in English Primary Schools Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness, DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Ashworth E, Humphrey N, Lendrum A, Hennessey A. 2020. Beyond "what works": A mixed-methods study of intervention effect modifiers in the Good Behavior Game Psychology in the Schools, 57 :222-246 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Demkowicz O, Panayiotou M, Ashworth E, Humphrey N, Deighton J. 2019. The Factor Structure of the 4-Item Perceived Stress Scale in English Adolescents European Journal of Psychological Assessment, :1-5 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Hayes D, Moore A, Stapley E, Humphrey N, Mansfield R, Santos J, Ashworth E, Patalay P, Bonin EM, Moltrecht B, Boehnke JR, Deighton J. 2019. Promoting mental health and wellbeing in schools: Examining Mindfulness, Relaxation and Strategies for Safety and Wellbeing in English primary and secondary schools: Study protocol for a multi-school, cluster randomised controlled trial (INSPIRE) Trials, 20 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Hayes D, Moore A, Stapley E, Humphrey N, Mansfield R, Santos J, Ashworth E, Patalay P, Bonin E, Boehnke JR, Deighton J. 2019. School-based intervention study examining approaches for well-being and mental health literacy of pupils in Year 9 in England: study protocol for a multischool, parallel group cluster randomised controlled trial (AWARE) BMJ Open, 9 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Ashworth E, Demkowicz O, Lendrum A, Frearson K. 2018. Coaching Models of School-Based Prevention and Promotion Programmes: A Qualitative Exploration of UK Teachers' Perceptions School Mental Health, 10 :287-300 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Ashworth E, Bray L, Hanlon C, Stanway H, Pavlopoulou G, Moore D, Donaghy B, Coen E, Firth E. "Accumulating harm and waiting for crisis”: Parents’ perspectives of accessing Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services for their autistic child experiencing mental health difficulties Autism, Public Url

Conference publication

Fairclough SJ, Clifford L, Foweather L, Knowles Z, Boddy LM, Ashworth E, Tyler R. 2023. S12-4 Feasibility evaluation of the Move Well, Feel Good movement behaviours intervention European Journal of Public Health, 33 DOI Publisher Url

McCarthy M, Nathan R, McIntyre JC, Ashworth E, Saini P. 2023. Staff perspectives of emergency department pathways for people attending in suicidal crisis: A qualitative Study BJPsych Open, 9 :S61-S61 DOI Publisher Url

McCarthy M, Saini P, Nathan R, Ashworth E, McIntyre J. 2023. Improve Coding Practices for Patients in Suicidal Crisis BJPSYCH OPEN, 9 :S62-S62 DOI Publisher Url

Fairclough SJ, Clifford L, Foweather L, Knowles Z, Boddy LM, Ashworth E, Tyler R. 2022. S06-4 Exploring correlates of adolescent boys' muscular fitness: a mixed-methods formative study EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH, 32 :ckac093.031 DOI Publisher Url

Dataset

Newson L, Gibson B, Ashworth E. 2023. Community by Nature: Outdoor Intervention Evaluation, 2021. [Data Collection]. Colchester, Essex: UK Data Service. 10.5255/UKDA-SN-856211 DOI

Media Coverage:

BBC Radio Merseyside - Children's Mental Health Week 2025

BBC News - Research into county's high suicide rate 2024

ITV Granada Reports - MAPSS School Suicide Prevention Trial 2024

BBC Radio Merseyside: 'Does the Ofcom Online Safety Act go far enough to protect young people?' 2024

Global Radio North West (Heart, Capital, Smooth) - impact of media reporting of Liam Payne's death on CYP wellbeing 2024

ITV Border News - coverage of 'The Big Question' study examining suicide rates in Cumberland 2024

Radio City: 'Are children not developmentally ready for school?' 2023

Wirral Globe - Parents can have say on SEND and 'Alternative Provision' system 2022

Liverpool Echo - Children with special needs and disabilities 'isolated' due to covid and lockdowns 2022

inews - Children with special educational needs adversely affected by lockdown: ‘I couldn’t use Zoom like others’ 2022

The Drop - “EARLY INTERVENTION IS KEY” – CALLS TO IMPROVE SUPPORT IN SCHOOLS THIS WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY 2022

LJMU News - Covid teenagers tell of 'emotional rollercoaster' 2021

Special Needs Jungle - "Ask, Listen, Act, so disabled learners’ two years of pandemic misery is never repeated" 2021

Women Advance Magazine: "The Quarantine’s Effects Hit Adolescents Especially Hard — Here’s How Parents Can Help" 2021

BBC Radio Merseyside 'Happy Heads' campaign - children's mental health: Ask an Expert 2021

BBC Radio Merseyside - supporting children's mental health when returning to school during the COVID-19 pandemic 2020

The Conversation Article - "Lockdown has been hard on teenagers, but they have shown remarkable adaptation" 2020

The Financial Times - The kids aren’t alright: How Generation Covid is losing out, coverage of the TELL Study 2020

Other Professional Activity:

Written evidence to the Education Committee's Inquiry - Solving the SEND Crisis., https://committees.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/134553/pdf/. 2025

Contributor/peer reviewer - Parliamentary Office for Science & Technology POSTnote report: Support for Neurodivergent Children and Young People, https://post.parliament.uk/research-briefings/post-pn-0733/. 2024

Written evidence to the Public Accounts Committee inquriry - Acess to Urgent and Emergency Care, https://committees.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/122005/pdf/. 2023

Written evidence and witness to the House of Lords Select Committee - is the Children and Families Act 2014 fit for purpose?, https://committees.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/107596/pdf/. 2022

Written evidence to the Department for Health and Social Care consultation - improving mental health and wellbeing. 2022

Written evidence to the Public Accounts Committee inquiry - DfE Recall: SEND Review, Schools White Paper and the National Tuition Programme. 2022

Written evidence to the Public Accounts Committee inquiry - COVID-19: Education, https://committees.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/23803/pdf/. 2021

Co-lead for the Children, Young People, and Families interest group in the LJMU Institute for Health Research. 2020

Peer reviewer for research funding bodies - NIHR, UKRI, Swiss National Science Foundation, Leverhulme, MRC.

Other invited event:

NHS England, Invited speaker, Access to CAMHS for Autistic Children and Young People Experiencing Mental Health Difficulties: Parent Perspectives. 2024

Labour Party Conference, Invited attendee, The Future for Mental Health in Schools Roundtable. 2024

International Association for Suicide Prevention, Invited chair, The role of primary care in suicide prevention: Challenges and opportunities. 2023

Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families, Invited speaker, The Tortoise and the Hare: Learning from both rapid response and ongoing research about the impact of the pandemic on young people’s mental health. 2022

Council for Disabled Children - Special Education Cosortium, Invited speaker, Ask, Listen, Act - working together to develop priorities for the provision of SEND support for children after COVID. 2022

Beyond CYP Transformation Programme: Learning Disability, Difficulties and Autism Workstream, Invited Speaker, Ask, Listen, Act - working together to develop priorities for the provision of SEND support for children after COVID. 2022

Department for Education - SEND research department, Invited speaker, Ask, Listen, Act - working together to develop priorities for the provision of SEND support for children after COVID. 2022

University College Dublin – COVISION seminar series, Invited speaker, Ask, Listen, Act - working together to develop priorities for the provision of SEND support for children after COVID. 2022

University of Oxford - Medical Law and Ethics Group, Invited speaker, Ask, Listen, Act - working together to develop priorities for the provision of SEND support for children after COVID. 2022

LHP Mental Health Research Collaborative, Invited speaker, Children and adolescents’ experiences of lockdown, and the impact on their mental health and wellbeing. 2021

LHP Starting Well Research Seminar, Invited speaker, Research in child and adolescent mental health. 2020

Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families, Talk delivered as part of the "Evenings at Rodney Street" seminar series., Education for Wellbeing. 2019

Conference organisation:

Co-chair, LJMU Institute for Health Research: Children, Young People and Families Conference 2024. 2024

Co-chair, LJMU Institute for Health Research: Suicide Prevention in Children and Young People 2024. 2024

Co-chair, LJMU Institute for Health Research: Children, Young People and Families Research Showcase. 2022

Organiser, Getting research into schools: A workshop on engaging with educators. 2018

Editorial boards:

Editorial Board Member, BMC Pediatrics. 2024

Guest Associate Editor, Frontiers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (special issue). 2024

Review Editor, British Journal of Educational Psychology. 2023

Review Editor, Frontiers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (Interventions for Adolescent Mental Health section). 2023

Special Issue Topic Editor, Frontiers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 2023

Research Grants Awarded:

Grant value (£): £133,181, Foundations What Works Centre for Children & Families, Lisa Jones, Jane Harris, Ellie McCoy, Nadia Butler, Zara Quigg, A systematic review of parenting and whole-family interventions for families with multiple and complex needs with children and young people aged 11-19 (Co-I). 2024

Grant value (£): 113,425, Foundations What Works Centre for Children & Families, Lisa Jones, Jane Harris, Ellie McCoy, Nadia Butler, Lorna Brooks, zara Quigg, A systematic review of the impact of mentoring and befriending practice and interventions for children and young people (Co-I). 2024

Grant value (£): 15,000, International Science Partnership Fund, Pooja Saini, Suicide Ideation and PTSD Among Secondary School Students in Iraq (Co-PI). 2024

Grant value (£): 397,609, NIHR Innovation Fund to Reduce Demand for Illicit Substances, Prof Sumnall (LJMU), Dr Carver (UoE), Dr Collins (UoL), Dr Kershaw & Prof Newton (UoM, Australia), The Illicit Project UK: Adaption and implementation of an evidence-based schools prevention programme for older adolescents (Co-I). 2024

Grant value (£): 50,000, Cumberland Council, Pooja Saini, The Big Question: Understanding Suicide Rates in Cumberland (PI). 2024

Grant value (£): 9,964.93, QR Participatory Research Fund, Claire Hanlon, Access to Child & Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) for Autistic Children and Young People Experiencing Mental Health Difficulties (Co-I). 2024

Duration of research project: 2 years, Grant value (£): 586,237, National Institute for Health and Care Research, Multimodal Approach to Preventing Suicide in Schools (MAPSS) project: A regionally-based feasibility trial of an integrated response to suicide risk among secondary school pupils (Co-PI). 2023

Grant value (£): 25,000, Champs Public Health Collaborative, Dr Pooja Saini, A regionally-based pilot study of an integrated response to suicide risk among secondary school pupils (PI). 2023

Grant value (£): 4,918, LJMU Faculty Research Development Fund, Dr Pooja Saini, Coproduction for suicide prevention research (Co-PI). 2023

Grant value (£): 50,000, Merseycare NHS Foundation Trust, Pooja Saini, Jason McIntyre, Suicide Prevention evaluation for Mersey Care in community settings (Co-I). 2023

Grant value (£): 10,000, Bury CCG, Evaluating the impact of the Wellbeing Through Sport programme on primary school children's mental health (PI). 2022

Grant value (£): 30,000, Royal National Institute of Blind People, Prof Lucy Bray (Edge Hill University), An evaluation of Bookshare for children with visual impairments and print disabilities (PI). 2022

Grant value (£): 9,727, QR-PSF, Pooja Saini, Children and Young People Presenting in Accident & Emergency Departments in Suicidal Crisis: Developing Learning to Inform Practice (PI). 2022

Grant value (£): 16895.70, Liverpool Clinical Commissioning Group, Emma Ashworth, ‘Making a shift towards school-based interventions’: Assessing the social validity of a school-based suicide prevention intervention - Co-Principal Investigator. 2021

Grant value (£): 4,433, Champs Public Health Collaborative, Pooja Saini, Evaluation of an NHS self-harm prevention toolkit for young people across Merseyside (PI). 2021

Grant value (£): 59,225, The Waterloo Foundation, Stuart Fairclough (Edge Hill University), Lawrence Foweather, Lynne Boddy, Zoe Knowles, Richard Tyler (Edge Hill University), Feasibility of a co-produced primary school-based intervention to improve children’s motor competence and mental health and wellbeing (Co-I). 2021

Grant value (£): 6,685, QR-PSF, Prof Lucy Bray (Edge Hill University), Prof Amel Alghrani (University of Liverpool), Dr Carianne Hunt (Liverpool Health Partners), Developing Impact: Working Together to Inform Policy and the Provision of Support for Children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) after the COVID-19 Pandemic. 2021

Grant value (£): 66,000, NIHR ARC NWC, Pooja Saini, Dave Moore, Fully-funded LJMU PhD studentship: Suicide crisis and self harm attendance at A&E in autistic young people: a mixed method study. (co-supervisor). 2021

Grant value (£): 84,651, National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), Prof Lucy Bray (Edge Hill University), Prof Amel Alghrani (University of Liverpool, A Rapid cross-sectional mixed methods study to scope, understand and co-develop the policy priorities for reducing inequalities and mitigating the long-term impacts of COVID-19 for CYP with SEND (PI). 2021

Grant value (£): 9000, Youth Endowment Fund, Community by Nature Capacity Building and Enrichment Project (Co-I). 2021

Duration of research project: 1 year, Grant value (£): 15,682, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, Dr Ola Demkowicz (University of Manchester), Dr Alexandra Hennessey (University of Manchester), Prof. Jessica Deighton (Anna Freud Centre), Informing the development of NICE guidance on Social, emotional and mental wellbeing in primary and secondary education (Co-I). 2020

Grant value (£): 8,601, Economic and Social Research Council: Impact Acceleration, Dr Ola Demkowicz and Dr Terry Hanley (University of Manchester), The TELL Study: Teenagers’ Experiences of Life in Lockdown (Co-I). 2020

Grant value (£): 9004, QR Strategic Policy Fund, Pooja Saini, Young people's presentations at A&E for suicidal crisis: Coding, admissions, and resultant care pathways (PI). 2020

Conference presentation:

Invited keynote, Imam Jaafar Al-Sadiq University, IJSU Mental Health Conference, Suicide and self-harm prevention for children and young people: Therapeutic approaches to self-harm behaviours in school students. 2024

Oral presentation, Delhi, India, World Health Organisation Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion (Safety 2024), Multimodal Approach to Preventing Suicide in Schools (MAPSS): Global research programme. 2024

Oral presentation, Rome, Italy, European Symposium on Suicide and Suicidal Behaviours, Adapting and Co-producing Resources for the Multi-Modal School-Based Suicide Prevention (MAPSS) Programme in the UK (Experience in Suicide Prevention Research, Policy, and Practice: Evidence-Based Approaches Across the Globe symposium). 2024

Oral presentation, Rome, Italy, European Symposium on Suicide and Suicidal Behaviours, MAPSS: A Pilot Study of a Suicide Prevention Intervention in UK Schools (Implementing School-Based Suicide Prevention symposium). 2024

Oral presentation, Liverpool, UK, British psychological Society: Psychology of Education Section Conference, Multi-modal approach to preventing suicide in schools (MAPSS): A scoping and pilot study. 2023

Oral presentation, NIHR ARC NWC MIDAS Implementation Science Sub-Group, “Beyond ‘what works’: Implementation variability as a moderator of outcomes in school-based mental health interventions”. 2023

Oral presentation, Piran, Slovenia, International Association for Suicide Prevention World Congress, Assessing the social validity of a multi-modal school-based suicide prevention intervention in the UK: A scoping study. 2023

Symposium presentation, International Association for Suicide Prevention World Congress, The social validity of a suicide prevention intervention in UK schools. 2023

Invited keynote, London, UK, CYP Now - SEND Summit, Ask, Listen, Act - working together to develop priorities for the provision of Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) support for children after the COVID-19 pandemic. 2022

Oral presentation, Integrative Counseling and Support Center, Innovative methods and approaches in working with children with SEND, Ask, Listen, Act - working together to inform the provision of Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) support for children after the COVID-19 pandemic. 2022

Oral presentation, Glasgow, UK, Suicide and Self-Harm Early and Mid-Career Researchers’ Forum, Children and young people presenting in Emergency Departments in North West England in suicidal crisis. 2022

Invited keynote, London, UK, Reform Movement: Communities That Care Annual Coference, The impact of the pandemic on the mental health of young people. 2022

Oral presentation, Liverpool, UK, LJMU Institute for Health Research: Children, Young People and Families Research Showcase, Children and young people presenting in Emergency Departments in North West England in suicidal crisis. 2022

Poster presentation, Copenhagen, Denmark, European Symposium on Suicide and Suicidal Behaviours, Children and young people presenting in Emergency Departments in North West England in suicidal crisis. 2022

Oral presentation, International School Psychology Association, Children and young people’s experiences and perceptions of completing mental health measures for research. 2021

Oral presentation, Liverpool, UK, LJMU Research and Knowledge Exchange Conference, The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on children and young people's mental health and wellbeing. 2021

Oral presentation, Suicide and Self-Harm Research Expertise North West (SSHaRE NoW), Invited Panel Member. 2021

Poster presentation, Edinburgh, Scotland, International School Psychology Association, More than the sum of its parts: Cumulative risk effects on school functioning in middle childhood. 2021

Oral presentation, London, England, BERA Special Interest Group Conference: Researching mental health and education: Where are we now?, Children and young people’s experiences and perceptions of completing mental health measures. 2019

Oral presentation, Stockholm, Sweden, European Network for Social and Emotional Competencies, All in the game: Improving pupil behaviour in the classroom. 2017

Poster presentation, Edinburgh, Scotland, British Psychological Society’s Psychology of Education Section, Differential effects of the Good Behaviour Game on pupils’ school functioning: Cumulative risk exposure as a moderator of intervention outcomes.. 2017

Public engagement:

Public talk or lecture, General public, Speaker, Podcast - Suicide Prevention in Schools, https://www.innobellamedia.uk/podcasts/mindful-merseyside/. 2024

Other, Policymakers, Blog, Author, Policy@Manchester, One year on: Lessons from lockdown, https://policyatmanchester.shorthandstories.com/one-year-on/. 2021

Public talk or lecture, Policymakers, Learning Lunch Seminar Series, Invited Speaker, University of Manchester online webinar, What has changed for teenagers’ mental health and opportunities since the UK COVID-19 outbreak?, https://www.policy.manchester.ac.uk/activities/events/policymanchester-presents-in-conversation-with-dr-ola-demkowicz/. 2020

Public talk or lecture, Public, Blog, Author, Policy@Manchester, Teenagers’ experiences of life in lockdown – and lessons for COVID-19 recovery plans, http://blog.policy.manchester.ac.uk/health/2020/10/teenagers-experiences-of-life-in-lockdown-and-lessons-for-covid-19-recovery-plans/. 2020

Other, Public, Blog, Author, National Elf Service, Mental Elf, Overcoming barriers: why adolescents don’t seek mental health support, https://www.nationalelfservice.net/populations-and-settings/child-and-adolescent/barriers-support-mental-health-adolescents/. 2020

Public talk or lecture, Academics, Seminar, Speaker, University of Manchester, Research Matters Seminar: Measuring children's mental health for research in schools. 2019

Participatory research, School teachers, Knowledge exchange workshop, Organiser, University of Manchester, SEL practices in the classroom. 2018

Other, Educators, Blog, Author, MIE BEE Blog, Exposure to multiple risks is worse for children’s outcomes than the nature of specific risks, http://blogging2.humanities.manchester.ac.uk/miebee/exposure-to-multiple-risks-is-worse-for-childrens-outcomes-than-the-nature-of-specific-risks/. 2018

Award:

North West Coast Research and Innovation Awards, Tackling Health Inequalities Award, https://www.nwcawards.co.uk/2023-winners. 2023

Track Impact - Vertigo Ventures, International People's Choice Award for Most Engaging Impact Project, https://www.vertigoventures.com/resources/trackimpact-project-competition-winners-showcase/. 2022

Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health, Kathy Sylva ‘Rising Star’ Award (nominee). 2021

LJMU Vice Chancellor’s Award for Research and Knowledge Exchange, Excellence in Response to the Covid-19 Pandemic - Faculty of Health Winner. 2021

Faculty of Humanities, University of Manchester, PGR Distinguished Achievement Award. 2019

Teaching qualification:

Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. 2017

Membership of professional bodies:

British Psychological Society, Chartered Psychologist.

External collaboration:

CAMHS crisis team, Alder Hey Children's NHS Trust.

Dr Georgia Pavlopoulou, University College London - Group for Research in Relationships And NeuroDiversity- GRRAND.

Dr Jessica Schwartzman, Training and Research to Empower NeuroDiversity (TREND) Lab, University of Southern California - Children's Hospital Los Angeles.

Dr Lindsay Dewa, Imperial College London.

Dr Shilpa Agarwal, Manotsav Foundation, Mumbai.

Dr Stephanie Scott, University of Newcastle.

Fresh CAMHS social prescribing team, Alder Hey Children's NHS Trust.

Group Member, European Research Network - Understanding and Preventing Youth Suicide.

Honorary researcher, Evidence Based Practice Unit - Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families.

Manchester Institute of Education, University of Manchester.

Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use, University of Sydney.

Prof Dr Saad Alatrany, Imam Ja’afar Al-Sadiq University, Iraq.

Prof. Amel Alghrani & Dr Seamus Byrne, University of Liverpool.

Prof. Lucy Bray, Edge Hill University.

School suicide prevention team, Orygen, University of Melbourne, Australia.

External committees:

Cheshire & Merseyside NHS, Board Member, Children & Young People's Crisis Development Group.

Cheshire & Merseyside NHS, Board Member, Children & Young People's Self-Harm Development Group.

Department for Education, UK Government, Advisor, Review of the RHSE School Curriculum.

Mental Health Research UK, Committee Member, Scientific Committee.

NIHR ARC NWC, Deputy Lead, Implementation Science Methodology Research Sub-Group.