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...
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Michał B. Paradowski
- Feb 25
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...
Talya Greene
- Feb 21
"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...
Daisy Fancourt
- Nov 2, 2021
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,...
Brett Thombs
- Aug 31, 2021
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,...
Praveetha Patalay
- Jul 20, 2021
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...
Ola Demkowicz and Margarita Panayiotou
- May 19, 2021
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...
Lara Aknin
- Mar 17, 2021
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...
Nicole Creasey
- Feb 1, 2021
Study Shows the Resilience of Parents and Children: a Q&A with Nicole Creasey
A recent report published by the COVID-19 Family Study offers reassurance to families in the Netherlands. It finds that the mental health...
COVID-Minds
- Jan 8, 2021
Patient and public involvement: Advice and examples from the COVID-Minds Network
In recent years, researchers have increasingly involved individuals with lived experience of mental health challenges in their projects....
Lorena Canet Juric & Vitor Calegaro
- Dec 11, 2020
COVID-Minds Researchers Launch Mental Health Forum in Latin America
On 3 December, researchers from Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Guatemala and Cuba came together to pool their knowledge and resources and...
Lindsay Dewa
- Oct 13, 2020
Lived Experience and Co-Production: A Q&A with Dr Lindsay Dewa
This past month, the COVID-Minds Network has been discussing how researchers can involve people with lived experience of mental health...
Abigail Fiske and Karla Holmboe
- Sep 18, 2020
Researchers at Oxford Examine Families with Young Children during UK Lockdown
Abigail Fiske is a member of COVID-MINDS and a PhD student in the Department of Experimental Psychology at the University of Oxford. She...
Grace Gatera
- Aug 6, 2020
Why Lived Experience Matters: Advice from Expert Grace Gatera
Why lived experience matters