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J. Kidger

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Open access Sep 2026

A qualitative exploration of further education college staff perspectives on the challenges and opportunities for using physical activity to support student mental health in England

The increasing prevalence of poor mental health amongst young people is a public health concern, and physical activity (PA) is a potential intervention that has both physical and mental health benefits. While education settings are important contexts for intervention delivery, little is known about the role of PA in st...

Andy Mahon, Ciara Thomas, Russell Jago et al. · Discover Public Health · 0 citations

Open access Sep 2026

Demonstration of how group model building can be used to understand barriers and facilitators to “at-risk” young people’s access to community assets for mental health support: a participatory study

Community assets (e.g. green spaces, youth centres) can support the mental health of young people. However, less is known about barriers and facilitators to access these assets. This manuscript aims to demonstrate how group model building – a participatory research method grounded in systems thinking – can be use...

H. Fisher, V. Er, B. Longdon et al. · Health Research Policy and S... · 0 citations

Open access Aug 2026

Prevalence of mental health, mental well-being, and school connectedness in UK secondary school students in 2021/2022: Results from the South West - School Health Research Network pilot study

Background Young people are experiencing more mental health challenges, and connection to school can improve this. This study aimed to investigate adverse mental health, mental well-being, and school connectedness among secondary school students according to gender, academic year group, and socioeconomic status to iden...

P. Albers, E. Widnall, Lorna Hatch et al. · PLoS ONE · 0 citations