Early Intervention Foundation (EIF)

Recording of the Children and Young People's Mental Health Catalyst Seminar, Tuesday18 May 2022, 1:00 pm-2:15 pm.
Speakers: Aleisha Clarke, Assistant Director and EIF’s lead on mental health and wellbeing, and Tom McBride, Director of Evidence.
Abstract: The speakers discussed the following points: 1) The role of EIF and the What Works Network; 2) Their work on social and emotional learning and adolescent mental health; 3) The strengths and limitations of the knowledge broker model in translating and mobilising evidence; 3) How, in their view, academic research could have greater influence on policy and practice.
EIF have been talking with UCL’s CYP MH representatives about building stronger links between EIF and UCL, which include opportunities for collaboration. The EIF are particularly interested in talking to any UCL colleagues who considering bidding to the forthcoming Wellcome mental health round and have provided a brief description of the skills and expertise they would bring to a collaboration.