This website has some information about my work, publications and CV.
Please click on the links below to find out about my main research and clinical interests which include:
1. Understanding the mental health needs of children and young people.
My team runs an annual OxWell School Survey of mental health and well-being which was completed by over 30,000 students in 180 schools in 2021 across four counties in England. A webinar of findings is available for participating schools- contact oxwell@psych.ox.ac.uk for the link. The OxWell study was also conducted in 2019 and 2020. The information for this study for Parents, Pupils and Schools are here. The results from this work is informing how to help young people at school and how we can better develop school-based mental health services which is one of my main interests. Two school leavers created this video of results of the 2020 survey for secondary school pupils to watch, and following the 2021 Survey (OxWell 2021 Full Survey Report) we have created a number of resources for schools including this poster for students who might be nervous about vaccinations.
We have also evaluated the impact of a number of initiatives across child mental health services, including our work in schools, the findings have now been published and are listed in publications. We are also studying the mental health impact of school-based peer mentoring, part of which is a systematic review of studies, as well as a pilot of an intervention in some secondary schools.
2. Poster for schools on low mood. Free to use and download: Schools low mood poster
3. Developing a better understanding of adolescent consent to mental health treatment: whether, when, and how adolescents can consent to their own treatment. This is an area of research I am currently working on and would welcome anyone interested in this area to contact me.
4. Training school staff to deliver a mental health toolbox. I have recently uploaded a video of this training developed for refugee children but of relevance for many children at school with emotional and behavioural difficulties.
5. Refugee children’s mental health needs. We have made a series of 6 podcasts on the Mental health of refugee children. Do listen!
6. Implementation Science and Mental health apps. I am involved in two projects examining different aspects of mental health Apps for young people. The EcoWeb project has developed an App to help improve emotional competence and the Wellcome Global Mental Health Databank is working on the MindKind App, currently recruiting 16-24 year olds.
7. Effects of Immigration Detention
8. Eating disorders: 2 BMJ articles for families and clinicians on what to do in the early stages of an eating disorder.
9. My clinical work is in Children’s Psychological Medicine at the Oxford Psychological Medicine Centre at the Children’s Hospital
I occasionally tweet on the above: @minafazeloxford
Please email me with any questions you might have.
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