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HeadStart national evaluation final report

• Supporting the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people: the role of HeadStartÌý(full report)
• Supporting the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people: the role of HeadStartÌý(executive summary)
• Appendix 1:Ìýevaluation approach
• Appendix 2: interview schedules
• Appendix 3: additional impact analysis not published elsewhere
• Appendix 4: HeadStart publications and engagement activity
• Appendix 5: information about partnership approaches

Heads up policy briefings

HeadStart heads up briefing 8

What has gender got to do with young people’s mental health?

26th April 2023

HeadStart heads up briefing 7

Mental health problems and subjective wellbeing: are they influenced by the same things?

21st November 2022

HeadStart heads up briefing 6

Targeted interventions in HeadStart: how do HeadStart partnerships support the mental health of young people, and do they reach those in need?

6thÌýJune 2022

HeadStart heads up briefing 5

Gender differences, improving support, and talking about mental health: learning from the 2020 HeadStart conference

10th July 2020

HeadStart heads upÌýbriefing 4

Supporting young people at home: what helps young people with their mental health and wellbeing?

4th June 2020

HeadStart heads upÌýbriefing 3

How are systems change and sustainability being approached in HeadStart?

15th OctoberÌý2019

HeadStart heads upÌýbriefing 2

What are HeadStart partnerships doing to support the mental health of children and young people aged 10 to 16?

17th June 2019

HeadStart heads up briefing 1

What are HeadStart interventions focusing on to improve mental health in 10 to 16-year-olds?

1st April 2019

HeadStart evidence briefings

HeadStart evidence briefing 16

Changes in local areas as a result of the HeadStart programme: stakeholder perspectives

2 May 2023

HeadStart evidence briefing 15

Supporting young people’s and families’ mental health and wellbeing: examples and perspectives from parents and carers in HeadStart

31 January 2023

HeadStart evidence briefing 14

Youth participation: models used to understand young people’s participation in school and community programmes

9 August 2022

HeadStart evidence briefing 13

Young people’s experiences of HeadStart: 2017–2021

28th June 2022

HeadStart evidence briefing 12

Learning from HeadStart: changes in perceived social support during early adolescence

19th October 2021

HeadStart evidence briefing 11

Learning from HeadStart: does a brief, school-based intervention aimed at building resilience help children with emerging mental health difficulties?

7th July 2021

HeadStart evidence briefing 10

Delivery of the HeadStart programme during the coronavirus pandemic: HeadStart staff perspectives

1st February 2021

HeadStart evidence briefing 9

HeadStart in schools: What do school staff members think?

15th December 2020

HeadStart evidence briefing 8

Learning from HeadStart: Does cross-age peer mentoring help young people with emerging mental health difficulties?

28th October 2020

HeadStart evidence briefing 7

Learning from HeadStart: the mental health and wellbeing of adolescent boys and girls

5th February 2020

HeadStart evidence briefing 6

Shining a light on risk and protective factors: young people’s experiences

24th January 2020

HeadStart evidence briefing 5

Whole school approaches to promoting mental health: what does the evidence say?

24th OctoberÌý2019

HeadStart evidence briefing 4

Learning from HeadStart: does social action help young people with emerging mental health issues?

8th April 2019

HeadStart evidence briefing 3

Learning from HeadStart:Ìýthe relationship betweenÌýmental health and schoolÌýattainment, attendanceÌýand exclusions in youngÌýpeople aged 11 to 14

5th February 2019

HeadStart evidence briefing 2

HeadStart year 1: national qualitative evaluation findings - young people's perspectives

14th May 2018

HeadStart evidence briefing 1

Mental health problems in young people, aged 11 to 14: results from the first HeadStart annual survey of 30,000 children

11th January 2018

Other resources

At a glance: impact of HeadStart on secondary pupil absence, exclusion and attainment

This study was funded through the Children and Families Policy Research UnitÌýby the National Institute for Health ResearchÌýPolicy Research Programme.

October 2022

Conducting economic evaluations of mental health and wellbeing early intervention and prevention programmes: learning and insights from a real-world implementation context

This study was funded through the Children and Families Policy Research UnitÌýby the National Institute for Health ResearchÌýPolicy Research Programme.

January 2022

Learning from HeadStart: the mental health and wellbeing of boys and girls aged 11 - 14

December 2020

Young people’s experiences during the coronavirus pandemic: views of young HeadStart volunteers

November 2020

What young people in HeadStart told us about: having difficulties and getting support (based on evidence briefing 6)

January 2020

What young people told us about: handling problems and difficult situations (based on evidence briefing 2)

February 2019

Staff perspectives on HeadStart delivery: challenges and solutions

September 2017

Journal articles

Stapley, E.,ÌýEisenstadt, M.,ÌýDemkowicz, O.,ÌýStock, S.,ÌýO'Neill, A.,ÌýDeighton, J., &ÌýUngar, M. (2023).Ìý.ÌýAdvances in Mental Health. doi:Ìý10.1080/18387357.2023.2210704

Demkowicz, O., Panayiotou, M., Qualter, P., & Humphrey, N. (2023). ÌýDevelopment and Psychopathology, 1–16. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1017/S0954579422001407Ìý

Jefferies, P., Fritz, J., Deighton, J., & Ungar, M. (2023).ÌýÌýResearch on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology.Ìýdoi:Ìý10.1007/s10802-023-01038-z

Carmichael-Murphy, P., Demkowicz, O., & Humphrey, N. (2022).ÌýÌýFrontiers in Education, 7.Ìýdoi: 10.3389/feduc.2022.924456Ìý

Lereya, S. T.,ÌýPatalay, P.,Ìý&ÌýDeighton, J.Ìý(2022).ÌýÌýJCPP Advances, e12074.Ìý

Yoon, Y., Eisenstadt, M., Lereya, S.T., Deighton, J. (2022).ÌýÌýEuropean Child & Adolescent Psychiatry.

Stapley, E., Stock, S., Deighton, J.Ìý& Demkowicz, O. (2022).ÌýÌýChild Youth Care Forum.

Black, L., Panayiotou, M. & Humphrey, N. (2021).ÌýÌýDevelopment and Psychopathology,Ìý1-15. doi:10.1017/S0954579421000225

Demkowicz, O., Panayiotou, M., & Humphrey, N. (2021)Ìý.ÌýBMC Women's HealthÌý21,Ìý388. doi:Ìý10.1186/s12905-021-01527-7

O’Neill, A., Stapley, E.,ÌýStock, S., Merrick, H. &ÌýHumphrey, N. (2021). Front. Public Health, 24 May 2021.

Demkowicz, O., Ashworth, E., Mansfield, R.,ÌýStapley, E., Miles, H.,ÌýHayes, D., Burrell, K., Moore, A.,Ìý&ÌýDeighton, J.ÌýÌýChild Adolesc Psychiatry Ment HealthÌý14,Ìý35 (2020).Ìý

Humphrey, N. & Panayiotou, M. ÌýEur Child Adolesc PsychiatryÌý(2020). doi: 10.1007/s00787-020-01612-6Ìý

Black, L., Mansfield, R., & Panayiotou, M. (2020). Assessment. doi: 10.1177/1073191120903382

Stapley, E.,ÌýDemkowicz, O.,ÌýEisenstadt, M.,ÌýWolpert, M. &ÌýDeighton, J.Ìý(2019).Ìý.ÌýJournal of AdolescenceÌýdoi:Ìý10.1177/0272431619858420Ìý

Lereya, S. T.,ÌýPatel, M., dos Santos, J.P.G.A., &ÌýDeighton, J.Ìý(2019).ÌýÌýEuropean Child &ÌýAdolescent Psychiatry,Ìýdoi: 10.1007/s00787-018-01273-6.

Deighton, J., Lereya, T. L., Casey, P.,ÌýPatalay, P., Humphrey, N., &ÌýWolpert, M. (2019).ÌýÌýBritish Journal of Psychiatry,Ìýdoi: 10.1192/bjp.2019.19.

Black, L., Panayiotou, M., & Humphrey, N. (2019).ÌýÌýPLOS One, doi:Ìý10.1371/journal.pone.0213018.

Lereya, S. T.,ÌýHumphrey, N., Patalay, P.,ÌýWolpert, M., Böhnke, J. R., Macdougall A., &ÌýDeighton, J.Ìý(2016).ÌýÌýChild and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health,Ìýdoi: 10.1186/s13034-016-0132-5.

Blogs

Stapley, E. (2019).ÌýÌý(Big Qual Analysis Resource Hub).

Maddi (2020).ÌýYoung people at the forefront: the 2020 HeadStart Learning conferenceÌý(Evidence Based Practice Unit).