About the project
In our previous series of iCATS projects, we worked with families and school staff to develop an ‘identification-to-intervention’ (i2i) pathway that can be delivered through schools to identify and support children with anxiety problems. We tested this in a large study and found it reduced the number of children with anxiety problems. This is good news!
However, we also found that the number of families that took part varied across schools. In schools where lots of families were living on low incomes, only a small number of parents took part. This shows that we did not get it quite right for these families. It may be that families living on low incomes need different or extra support to make sure they have the opportunity to take part.
In the current study, we want to find out what may help families living on low incomes to access child anxiety support. To do this, we want to talk to families living on low incomes and individuals in roles that involve supporting these families (e.g. primary school staff, mental health practitioners, frontline support roles in voluntary and community organisations).
We will use findings from this study to:
- Develop new resources for schools to use in the future
- Provide recommendations on ways to support families on low incomes to access mental health support.
We are hoping schools and community organisations can help us connect with families who may be interested in taking part. If you interested in taking part as an individual who supports families living on low incomes, please get in touch: icatsinpractice@psych.ox.ac.uk .
You can find out more about what is involved for schools, organisations, parents, and other participants below.
Information (for schools/organisations, parents, and other participants)
You can download our information leaflets from this page. This has further information about the research and what will be involved for schools, organisations, parents/carers, and those in roles that involve supporting families on low incomes.
Meet the team
Principal Investigator
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This project is funded by the Prudence Trust.