Changing Adolescence

Our Changing Adolescence Programme (originally called the Adolescent Mental Health Initiative) was established in 2005 in response to research findings that showed a significant increase in young people’s emotional and behavioural problems between 1975 and 1999. 

The aim of the programme is to examine the reasons for this increase and to better understand how the lives of young people have changed over the last 30 years. 

The programme consists of a series of commissioned research reviews to look at trends in various aspects of teenage life over time, as well as seminars and workshops to bring together researchers, policy makers and practitioners in strategic discussions.

A final volume, Changing Adolescence: Social trends and mental health, which brings together the different research strands, will be published by Policy Press in March 2012

The Changing Adolescence Programme is not open to applications.