Researchers

Ulla Räisänen

Ulla is a senior researcher with the Health Experiences Research Group at the University of Oxford. Over the past ten years, she has worked on research projects in health communication, the experiences of (mental) health and illness, young people's health and (mental) health in the media, both in Finland and the UK.

Advisory Panel

Acknowledgements

Our special thanks go to all the young people who shared their stories with us and made this research possible. We also would like to thank Comic Relief who funded this project.

Professor Ilana Crome

Professor of Addiction Psychiatry and Academic Director of Psychiatry, Keele University

Erika-Maye Davies

Participant

Dr Julia Gledhilll

Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist and Honorary Senior Lecturer, Imperial College

Dr Kathy Hawley

Expert Patients Programme

Paula Lavis

Policy and knowledge manager, Young Minds

Sophie Longton

member of Youthhealthtalk Young People’s Advisory Panel

Dr Ann MCPherson

Medical Director, Health Experiences Research Group

Jim Phillips

Director; Product Development & Quality, Expert Patient Programme CIC

Craig Price

Participant

Dr Jane Roberts

Clinical Senior Lecturer in General Practice, University of Sunderland

Dr Sara Ryan

Senior Qualitative Researcher, DIPEx Health Experiences Research Group

Professor Janet Shucksmith

Professor in Public Health, University of Teesside

Kirsten Thomlinson

Services Manager, Depression Alliance Scotland

Professor Margaret Wetherell

Director, ESRC Identities Programme, Open University

Dr Anne Stewart

Consultant Adolescent Psychiatrist OBMH, Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer, the University of Oxford

Supported by:

Comic Relief