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The Mental Health Manifesto is a project funded by the National Lottery’s Mind Our Future grant in collaboration with the charity Single Parents Wellbeing (based in Cardiff), Swansea University, Public Health Wales and the Mental Health Foundation. The project is for young people (aged 10-24) living in a single-parent household, codesigning what they need to...

The Mother & Infant Research Electronic Data Analysis (MIREDA), led by the National Centre for Population Health & Wellbeing Research is a partnership which brings together leading researchers from Swansea University, the University of Edinburgh, King’s College London, the University of Nottingham, the University of Birmingham, and the Bradford Institute for Health Research. Poverty, disadvantage...

Co-production is an essential part of our research within the National Centre for Population Health & Wellbeing Research (NCPHWR). Co-producing research with those with a stake in the project who are not researchers can help to keep the research grounded, enhance the quality of the research, and produce meaningful outcomes and positive changes for the...

Young people’s experiences and the support they receive in dealing with different experiences can influence their long-term physical and mental health. Our team has developed a survey for 16-18-year-olds living in Wales to tell us about their experiences. This survey will help to improve understanding of what help and support young people find most beneficial....

The current situation in Wales In 2018, the Welsh Government started to revise the free school meals policy due to the recognition that the current policy was failing to meet all children in relative income poverty. As of September 2022, universal free school meals for all primary school children are being rolled out stepwise, starting...

The Data Science Laboratory (Data Lab) creates easily accessible linked datasets which can be used for data discovery, e.g. to examine if certain questions can be answered with data held in existing systems. It enables researchers to develop their research questions and pilot analysis methods and see if data is missing, not collected or not...

Born In Wales Overview of the Project We believe it is important to understand how the family's health and well-being affect our children's future.  Our team has developed two surveys - the first is for expectant parents, and the second is for parents of children aged 18 months to 2 and a half years.  Our third...

Giving young people a voice in their local areas Young people report that they want to be active in their local communities, but they feel there is a lack of facilities that they want, they cost too much or that they feel unwelcome to spend time in these spaces. As well as this they tell...

Do you have a rheumatic condition? We want to understand the healthcare priorities of those living with rheumatic and musculoskeletal conditions and how these might differ in rural and urban communities. To do this, we’re inviting people to take part in a survey as part of a research project called RHEUMAPS so that we can...

Research Team HAPPEN Primary School Network Wales Background As a Centre, our workplace health research aims to identify some of the key health challenges faced in the workplace environment. HAPPEN is an established school network that brings together education, health and research to help schools have a better understanding of pupil’s physical, psychological, emotional and...