Poor mental health doubled likelihood of experiencing financial hardship during pandemic

Up to one in five adults with a history of poor mental health reported they were ‘much worse off’ financially a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, compared to one in ten of those who had never had psychological problems in adulthood.

Almost half of young people experiencing mental health problems

Poor mental health among young people (aged 16 and 17) has increased by more than a quarter since 2017, according to new research by UCL and the Sutton Trust, using the COVID Social Mobility & Opportunities (COSMO) study.

Eliminating sexual violence could reduce teenage mental ill health

The prevalence of serious mental health problems among 17-year-olds could drop by as much as 16.8% for girls and 8.4% for boys if they were not subjected to sexual violence, such as sexual assault and harassment, according to estimates from UCL researchers.

Association of children conceived via infertility treatments with school and mental health outcomes

Children conceived through medically assisted reproduction (MAR) fare better at school but are slightly more likely to have mental health problems by their late teens, finds a new study led by researchers at UCL and the University of Helsinki.

Examining the quality and sample representativeness of linked survey and administrative data – CLS Working Paper 2022/5

Newly available data on childhood mental health of 1958 cohort opens up research opportunities

Researchers investigating the links between childhood mental health and people’s later outcomes can now access a wealth of new cohort study data.

State school pupils just as happy with their lives as private school counterparts

Private school pupils in England do not tend to report better mental health or greater life satisfaction in early adulthood than their state-educated peers.

Only children more likely to care for ageing parents, but don’t suffer worse mental health

Only children can manage the emotional and psychological demands of caring just as well as those who share duties with siblings, according to UCL researchers.

Resources available to mothers who experienced out-of-home care in childhood: Evidence from the UK Millennium Cohort Study

Introduction to Next Steps: a longitudinal study in England

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

The economic and social value of health from childhood to later life

This project aims to examine the relationship between people’s physical and mental health and their educational and employment prospects, both across the lifecourse and between generations using data from five longitudinal studies.

Getting started: An introduction to four British cohort studies

This webinar gives first-time users an insight into four internationally-renowned cohort studies run by the Centre for Longitudinal Studies (CLS).