Lockdown is a slow-moving car crash for young people’s brains

Yes, children can recover from terrible experiences, but this is rarely achieved without dedicated resources

Why are we the academic oddballs?

Professors Ellen Townsend and Paul Dolan reflect on how they became ‘outlier voices’ during the pandemic.

Lockdowns Crush Mental Health and Wellbeing in Young People

Researchers Ellen Townsend and Matthew Owens discuss the findings of their new study on elevated levels of depression in university students

Ellen Townsend: Why I got involved in Collateral Global

EDITORIAL: Putting children and their social interactions first will be key to mental health recovery in a post-pandemic world

"The pandemic and associated mandated restrictions have damaged the mental health of children and adolescents enormously."

'We failed our children in lockdown and that must never happen again'

ARTICLE – ‘We failed our children in lockdown and that must never happen again’

The Youth Mental Health Crisis We Saw Coming Has Exploded

We tasked young people with protecting adults at a significant cost to their wellbeing and futures. It is long past time that we start protecting them.

It's Time to Put Young People First

Professor Ellen Townsend discusses the impact of loneliness and social isolation on young people's health and well-being