Children of care leavers risk inheriting parents’ emotional scars

The trauma associated with care experience casts a long shadow on mothers’ mental health and that of their children, finds new UCL research released today (7 February 2024).

New data release: COSMO Wave 2

Data from Wave 2 of the COVID Social Mobility and Opportunities (COSMO) study is now available to researchers interested in exploring how COVID-19 and the cost-of-living crisis has affected the lives of 17-18-year-olds across England.

39% of young people in the most deprived areas struggling to get mental health support

Nearly two fifths of 17-18 year olds from the most disadvantaged areas have struggled to receive the mental health support they need in the past year.

Care in the Cohorts: measurement, research and access

This webinar gives an overview of the data available on care and research opportunities in the four internationally-renowned cohort studies run by the Centre for Longitudinal Studies (CLS).

Mental health of at-risk teenagers – Evidence from children of care leavers and those from socially disadvantaged families in the Millennium Cohort Study

The relationship between maternal care experience and early child development: Evidence from the UK – CLS Working Paper 2023/2

Pandemic may have triggered second ‘midlife crisis’ in mental health for over-50s, study finds

British adults aged 50 and above experienced their highest-ever levels of mental ill health during the COVID-19 pandemic, even surpassing the well-known peak in midlife, according to new research published in PLOS Medicine.

Poorest children have worse health and educational outcomes in adolescence

Generation Z children born into the poorest fifth of families in the UK are 12 times more likely to experience a raft of poor health and educational outcomes by the age of 17 compared to more affluent peers, finds a new report led by UCL researchers.

Healthy longevity in the 21st century: A cross-generational life course perspective

George Ploubidis gave his Professorial Lecture on 24 May 2023. He explored findings from across several generations suggesting how to delay the onset of chronic illness and promote health and wellbeing.

Introduction to the Millennium Cohort Study

This short webinar gives first-time users and researchers less familiar with the Millennium Cohort Study (MCS) an insight into this unique longitudinal cohort dataset born at the turn of the century.

Introduction to Next Steps: a longitudinal study in England

This training webinar gives first-time users and researchers less familiar with Next Steps an insight into this unique cohort of ‘millennials’ in England.

Generational inequalities in mental health accelerated with the COVID-19 pandemic

Mental health problems like anxiety and depression were more common among younger generations before the COVID-19 outbreak — but the gap between young and old became even wider during the pandemic, according to new research based on five UK longitudinal studies.