Jessica Deighton
Biographic Data
| ID | 3799734 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jessica Deighton |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jessica |
| FAMILY NAME | Deighton |
| SIGNATURE | DEIGHTON J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Anna Freud Centre |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9516-7545 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 17 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Challenging school experiences of unavoidable absence and return for young people with chronic health conditions in English secondary schools: A qualitative, multi-informant study
Introduction School absences rates in England have remained high since the COVID-19 pandemic and reducing absence is a policy priority. Evidence shows that young people with chronic health conditions have higher school absence and worse educational outcomes. We examined the perspectives of young people, caregivers and school staff on school absence and return for English secondary school pupils with chronic health conditions. Methods We recruited…
Rural Community‐Based Interventions to Improve the Mental Health and Wellbeing of Children and Young People: A Rapid Scoping Review of the Quantitative and Qualitative Evidence
This study synthesised evidence on community‐based interventions targeting the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people in rural and remote locations. Scoping review methodology was employed. Searches of six databases were conducted. Titles and abstracts ( N = 6457) were screened against inclusion and exclusion criteria, followed by full text screening ( N = 61). Twelve publications reporting 10 unique interventions were identifie…
Public participation in mental health programming: Insights into the ways young people are involved in the development, delivery, and evaluation of mental health initiatives in school and community sp…
Despite recent investments in England’s school mental health initiatives, these interventions continue to face challenges in sustainability and relevance. Youth participation in developing, delivering, and evaluating services can enhance their fit within school and community contexts. While evidence highlights the benefits of youth participation, little is known about the engagement approaches used as part of these mental health interventions. Th…
Sustaining mental health and wellbeing programmes in schools: Recommendations from an online roundtable
Despite recent investments in school-based mental health and wellbeing promotion in England, the sustainability of mental health interventions remains a substantial challenge. This article brings together potential solutions to sustaining interventions in schools, drawing on insights from an online roundtable discussion held in July 2022. Facilitated by researchers and informed by recent research on barriers and facilitators to sustaining school-…
Domestic abuse, primary care and child mental health services: A systems analysis of service coordination from professionals’ perspectives
Objective: We explored how services work together to support parents and children experiencing both parental intimate partner violence (IPV) and parental or child mental health problems by drawing on the perspectives of professionals working in primary care, children and young people's mental health services (CYPMHS), and domestic abuse services. Methods: We conducted a qualitative study, interviewing 38 professionals in three geographically cont…
Gender difference in the change of adolescents’ mental health and subjective wellbeing trajectories
Umbrella systematic review finds limited evidence that school absence explains the association between chronic health conditions and lower academic attainment
A Qualitative Study of How Adolescents’ Use of Coping Strategies and Support Varies in Line With Their Experiences of Adversity
The impact of area level mental health interventions on outcomes for secondary school pupils: Evidence from the HeadStart programme in England
In light of the dramatic rise in mental health disorders amongst adolescents seen in the past decade across the world, there is an urgent need for robust evidence on what works to combat this trend. This paper provides the first robust evaluation of the impacts on school outcomes of 6-year funding programme (HeadStart) for area-level mental health interventions for adolescents. Exploiting educational administrative data on ten cohorts of state-ed…
Shall We Send a Panda?’ A Practical Guide to Engaging Schools in Research: Learning from Large-Scale Mental Health Intervention Trials
The substantial time that children and young people spend in schools makes them important sites to trial and embed prevention and early intervention programmes. However, schools are complex settings, and it can be difficult to maintain school engagement in research trials; many projects experience high levels of attrition. This commentary presents learning from two large-scale, mixed-methods mental health intervention trials in English schools. T…
A mixed methods evaluation of a peer mentoring intervention in a UK school setting: Perspectives from mentees and mentors
A Mixed-Methods Realist Evaluation of the Implementation and Impact of Community Forensic CAMHS to Manage Risk for Young People With Forensic and Mental Health Needs: Study Protocol
Introduction: Young people in contact with forensic child and adolescent mental health services present with more complex needs than young people in the general population. Recent policy has led to the implementation of new workstreams and programmes to improve service provision for this cohort. This paper aims to present the protocol for a national study examining the impact and implementation of Community Forensic Child and Adolescent Mental He…
Associations between mental health competence and indicators of physical health and cognitive development in eleven year olds: Findings from the UK Millennium Cohort Study
MHC is not simply the inverse of MHD, and high MHC is associated with better physical health and cognitive development. Findings suggest that interventions to improve MHC may support healthy development, although they require replication
Coping With the Stresses of Daily Life in England: A Qualitative Study of Self-Care Strategies and Social and Professional Support in Early Adolescence
The aim of our study was to examine early adolescents’ perspectives on and experiences of coping with the problems, difficult situations, and feelings that can arise in daily life in England. Our study draws on the first time point of semistructured interviews ( N = 82) conducted with 9 to 12 year olds across six regions of England as part of HeadStart, a mental health and well-being program. Using thematic analysis, eight main themes were derive…
Longitudinal pathways between mental health difficulties and academic performance during middle childhood and early adolescence
There is a growing appreciation that child functioning in different domains, levels, or systems are interrelated over time. Here, we investigate links between internalizing symptoms, externalizing problems, and academic attainment during middle childhood and early adolescence, drawing on two large data sets (child: mean age 8.7 at enrolment, n = 5,878; adolescent: mean age 11.7, n = 6,388). Using a 2-year cross-lag design, we test three hypothese…
Hay fever in childhood, traits Neuroticism and Conscientiousness as independent predictors of the occurrence of hay fever in adulthood
The study investigated the associations between social and psychological factors in childhood and adulthood and the occurrence of adulthood hay fever in a longitudinal birth cohort study. A total of 5780 participants with data on parental social class, childhood hay fever up to age 7 years, childhood cognitive ability at age 11 years, educational qualifications at age 33 years, personality traits, occupational levels and adult hay fever (all meas…
Measures of Social and Emotional Skills for Children and Young People: A Systematic Review
This study presents the findings of a systematic review of measures of social and emotional skills for children and young people. The growing attention to this area in recent years has resulted in the development of a large number of measures to aid in the assessment of children and young people. These measures vary on a number of variables relating to implementation characteristics and psychometric properties. The methodology of the review follo…
Coping With the Stresses of Daily Life in England: A Qualitative Study of Self-Care Strategies and Social and Professional Support in Early Adolescence
The aim of our study was to examine early adolescents’ perspectives on and experiences of coping with the problems, difficult situations, and feelings that can arise in daily life in England. Our study draws on the first time point of semistructured interviews ( N = 82) conducted with 9 to 12 year olds across six regions of England as part of HeadStart, a mental health and well-being program. Using thematic analysis, eight main themes were derive…
Measures of Social and Emotional Skills for Children and Young People: A Systematic Review
This study presents the findings of a systematic review of measures of social and emotional skills for children and young people. The growing attention to this area in recent years has resulted in the development of a large number of measures to aid in the assessment of children and young people. These measures vary on a number of variables relating to implementation characteristics and psychometric properties. The methodology of the review follo…
Hay fever in childhood, traits Neuroticism and Conscientiousness as independent predictors of the occurrence of hay fever in adulthood
The study investigated the associations between social and psychological factors in childhood and adulthood and the occurrence of adulthood hay fever in a longitudinal birth cohort study. A total of 5780 participants with data on parental social class, childhood hay fever up to age 7 years, childhood cognitive ability at age 11 years, educational qualifications at age 33 years, personality traits, occupational levels and adult hay fever (all meas…
Longitudinal pathways between mental health difficulties and academic performance during middle childhood and early adolescence
There is a growing appreciation that child functioning in different domains, levels, or systems are interrelated over time. Here, we investigate links between internalizing symptoms, externalizing problems, and academic attainment during middle childhood and early adolescence, drawing on two large data sets (child: mean age 8.7 at enrolment, n = 5,878; adolescent: mean age 11.7, n = 6,388). Using a 2-year cross-lag design, we test three hypothese…
Associations between mental health competence and indicators of physical health and cognitive development in eleven year olds: Findings from the UK Millennium Cohort Study
MHC is not simply the inverse of MHD, and high MHC is associated with better physical health and cognitive development. Findings suggest that interventions to improve MHC may support healthy development, although they require replication
Coping With the Stresses of Daily Life in England: A Qualitative Study of Self-Care Strategies and Social and Professional Support in Early Adolescence
The aim of our study was to examine early adolescents’ perspectives on and experiences of coping with the problems, difficult situations, and feelings that can arise in daily life in England. Our study draws on the first time point of semistructured interviews ( N = 82) conducted with 9 to 12 year olds across six regions of England as part of HeadStart, a mental health and well-being program. Using thematic analysis, eight main themes were derive…
A Mixed-Methods Realist Evaluation of the Implementation and Impact of Community Forensic CAMHS to Manage Risk for Young People With Forensic and Mental Health Needs: Study Protocol
Introduction: Young people in contact with forensic child and adolescent mental health services present with more complex needs than young people in the general population. Recent policy has led to the implementation of new workstreams and programmes to improve service provision for this cohort. This paper aims to present the protocol for a national study examining the impact and implementation of Community Forensic Child and Adolescent Mental He…
Shall We Send a Panda?’ A Practical Guide to Engaging Schools in Research: Learning from Large-Scale Mental Health Intervention Trials
The substantial time that children and young people spend in schools makes them important sites to trial and embed prevention and early intervention programmes. However, schools are complex settings, and it can be difficult to maintain school engagement in research trials; many projects experience high levels of attrition. This commentary presents learning from two large-scale, mixed-methods mental health intervention trials in English schools. T…
A mixed methods evaluation of a peer mentoring intervention in a UK school setting: Perspectives from mentees and mentors
Gender difference in the change of adolescents’ mental health and subjective wellbeing trajectories
Umbrella systematic review finds limited evidence that school absence explains the association between chronic health conditions and lower academic attainment
A Qualitative Study of How Adolescents’ Use of Coping Strategies and Support Varies in Line With Their Experiences of Adversity
The impact of area level mental health interventions on outcomes for secondary school pupils: Evidence from the HeadStart programme in England
In light of the dramatic rise in mental health disorders amongst adolescents seen in the past decade across the world, there is an urgent need for robust evidence on what works to combat this trend. This paper provides the first robust evaluation of the impacts on school outcomes of 6-year funding programme (HeadStart) for area-level mental health interventions for adolescents. Exploiting educational administrative data on ten cohorts of state-ed…
Sustaining mental health and wellbeing programmes in schools: Recommendations from an online roundtable
Despite recent investments in school-based mental health and wellbeing promotion in England, the sustainability of mental health interventions remains a substantial challenge. This article brings together potential solutions to sustaining interventions in schools, drawing on insights from an online roundtable discussion held in July 2022. Facilitated by researchers and informed by recent research on barriers and facilitators to sustaining school-…
Domestic abuse, primary care and child mental health services: A systems analysis of service coordination from professionals’ perspectives
Objective: We explored how services work together to support parents and children experiencing both parental intimate partner violence (IPV) and parental or child mental health problems by drawing on the perspectives of professionals working in primary care, children and young people's mental health services (CYPMHS), and domestic abuse services. Methods: We conducted a qualitative study, interviewing 38 professionals in three geographically cont…
Challenging school experiences of unavoidable absence and return for young people with chronic health conditions in English secondary schools: A qualitative, multi-informant study
Introduction School absences rates in England have remained high since the COVID-19 pandemic and reducing absence is a policy priority. Evidence shows that young people with chronic health conditions have higher school absence and worse educational outcomes. We examined the perspectives of young people, caregivers and school staff on school absence and return for English secondary school pupils with chronic health conditions. Methods We recruited…
Rural Community‐Based Interventions to Improve the Mental Health and Wellbeing of Children and Young People: A Rapid Scoping Review of the Quantitative and Qualitative Evidence
This study synthesised evidence on community‐based interventions targeting the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people in rural and remote locations. Scoping review methodology was employed. Searches of six databases were conducted. Titles and abstracts ( N = 6457) were screened against inclusion and exclusion criteria, followed by full text screening ( N = 61). Twelve publications reporting 10 unique interventions were identifie…
Public participation in mental health programming: Insights into the ways young people are involved in the development, delivery, and evaluation of mental health initiatives in school and community sp…
Despite recent investments in England’s school mental health initiatives, these interventions continue to face challenges in sustainability and relevance. Youth participation in developing, delivering, and evaluating services can enhance their fit within school and community contexts. While evidence highlights the benefits of youth participation, little is known about the engagement approaches used as part of these mental health interventions. Th…
Psychology (15 works) · Medicine (12 works) · Mental health (11 works) · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (10 works) · Psychiatry (8 works) · Developmental psychology (7 works) · Early Childhood Education and Development (7 works) · Medical education (7 works) · Nursing (5 works) · Qualitative research (5 works)