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‘Shall We Send a Panda?’ A Practical Guide to Engaging Schools in Research: Learning from Large-Scale Mental Health Intervention Trials

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  • Anna March

    (Evidence Based Practice Unit (EBPU), Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families and University College London (UCL), 4-8 Rodney Street, London N1 9JH, UK)

  • Emma Ashworth

    (School of Psychology, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool L3 5UX, UK)

  • Carla Mason

    (Manchester Institute of Education, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK)

  • Joao Santos

    (Manchester Institute of Education, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK)

  • Rosie Mansfield

    (Centre for Longitudinal Studies, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, UK)

  • Emily Stapley

    (Evidence Based Practice Unit (EBPU), Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families and University College London (UCL), 4-8 Rodney Street, London N1 9JH, UK)

  • Jessica Deighton

    (Evidence Based Practice Unit (EBPU), Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families and University College London (UCL), 4-8 Rodney Street, London N1 9JH, UK)

  • Neil Humphrey

    (Manchester Institute of Education, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK)

  • Nick Tait

    (Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families (AFNCCF), London N1 9JH, UK)

  • Daniel Hayes

    (Evidence Based Practice Unit (EBPU), Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families and University College London (UCL), 4-8 Rodney Street, London N1 9JH, UK)

Abstract

The substantial time that children and young people spend in schools makes them important sites to trial and embed prevention and early intervention programmes. However, schools are complex settings, and it can be difficult to maintain school engagement in research trials; many projects experience high levels of attrition. This commentary presents learning from two large-scale, mixed-methods mental health intervention trials in English schools. The paper explores the barriers and challenges to engaging schools in promotion or early intervention research and offers detailed recommendations for other researchers.

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  • Anna March & Emma Ashworth & Carla Mason & Joao Santos & Rosie Mansfield & Emily Stapley & Jessica Deighton & Neil Humphrey & Nick Tait & Daniel Hayes, 2022. "‘Shall We Send a Panda?’ A Practical Guide to Engaging Schools in Research: Learning from Large-Scale Mental Health Intervention Trials," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(6), pages 1-12, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:6:p:3367-:d:769995
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    1. Joel R. Malin & Chris Brown & Georgeta Ion & Isabell Ackeren & Nina Bremm & Ruth Luzmore & Jane Flood & Gul Muhammad Rind, 2020. "World-wide barriers and enablers to achieving evidence-informed practice in education: what can be learnt from Spain, England, the United States, and Germany?," Palgrave Communications, Palgrave Macmillan, vol. 7(1), pages 1-14, December.
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