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What did the pandemic teach us about our soaring rates of child mental health?

Professor Tamsin Ford offers her insights on lessons learnt during COVID-19, including the need to improve the quality and accessibility...

Are you a teacher proficient in multiple languages? Then you probably coped better during COVID-19

A Q&A with Professor Michał B. Paradowski from the Institute of Applied Linguistics, University of Warsaw Of the 170 longitudinal studies...

"Clap for Carers" and other empty promises

A Q&A with Dr Talya Greene on how NHS workers fared during the pandemic In early 2020, Dr Talya Greene was in the middle of a sabbatical...

Capturing the Experiences of People with Chronic Illness during COVID

A Q&A with Dr Anna Hood In June 2020, after months of preparation, Dr Anna Hood and her collaborators launched ATTACH, a study spanning...

From our Founder

A Q&A with Dr Daisy Fancourt The COVID-MINDS Network launched just over 18 months ago as the pandemic took hold across the globe. Below,...

When method speaks volumes: What COVID-19 has shown about mental health research

A Q&A with Dr Brett Thombs As a clinical psychologist and methodologist, Dr Brett Thombs holds a number of titles. At McGill University,...

The Pros, Cons and In-betweens:

Dr Praveetha Patalay on where we are with mental health research and COVID-19 This month, the COVID-MINDS Network registered a total of...

Reflection & Action Needed to Strengthen Mental Health Research During COVID-19 and Beyond

A Q&A with Dr Demkowicz and Dr Panayiotou Dr Ola Demkowicz and Dr Margarita Panayiotou are Lecturers at the Manchester Institute of...

Lancet COVID-19 Commission Releases First Report on Pandemic Consequences on Mental Health

A Q&A with Dr Lara Aknin, Chair of the Mental Health Task Force In June 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic continued to escalate, Dr Lara...

February Update: The Psychological Impact of COVID-19

The World Health Organisation declared the COVID-19 outbreak a global pandemic on 11 March 2020. Almost a year later, research on how it...