Dr. Emily Stapley is a research fellow in the Evidence-Based
Practice Unit (EBPU; Anna Freud National Centre for Children and
Families and University College London). Her research interests
center on young people’s and families’ experiences of mental health
problems, coping and receiving support. Emily has expertise in
qualitative and mixed-methods research. Her current research within
the EBPU qualitatively explores the experiences of children and
adolescents who are in receipt of preventive interventions in
school and community settings seeking to promote positive mental
health and wellbeing.
Dr. Sally O’Keeffe is a research fellow in the School of
Health Sciences at City, University of London. Sally has worked on
clinical trials investigating the effectiveness of psychological
interventions, including treatments for depression and self-harm.
Sally is particularly interested in the use of mixed methods to
explore how interventions work and what works for whom. Her PhD was
a mixed methods investigation into psychotherapy dropout in
adolescents with a diagnosis of depression. Sally is currently
working on a research program to develop a brief psychological
intervention for people presenting to emergency departments having
self-harmed.
Dr. Nick Midgley is Professor of Psychological Therapies
with Children and Young People at University College London (UCL)
and the Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families, where
he is co-director of the Child Attachment and Psychological
Therapies Research Unit (ChAPTRe). He has written and edited many
articles and books, including Essential Research Findings in Child
and Adolescent Counselling and Psychotherapy (Sage, 2017);
Mentalization-Based Treatment for Children: A Time-Limited Approach
(APA, 2017); and So Young, So Sad, So Listen: A Parent's Guide to
Depression in Children and Young People (CUP, 2020).
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