Towards a more inclusive child and adolescent mental health research: bridging gaps through neuro‐affirmative, transdiagnostic, and participatory frameworks
Towards a more inclusive child and adolescent mental health research: bridging gaps through neuro‐affirmative, transdiagnostic, and participatory frameworks
The field of child and adolescent mental health research is currently undergoing important shifts. In line with its mission to support accessible child mental health science for all, JCPP Advances has included 12 studies in its June 2025 issue, eight of which are presented in this editorial. These articles reflect how recent changes are influencing research in the field. These include the adoption of transdiagnostic frameworks to better understand shared mechanisms across diagnostic categories, and the growing use of participatory research to involve children, young people, and families in the design of assessments and interventions. The highlighted papers examine emotion regulation in autism, longitudinal pathways to psychopathology, the role of family dynamics and prosocial behaviours, and the development of accessible, inclusive tools and interventions. Together, they showcase how the field is evolving to become more developmentally informed, inclusive, and responsive to the real-world needs of young people and their support networks.
ADHD, adolescence, autism, child psychiatry, mental health, neurodiversity, participation, participatory, research, transdiagnostic
Bellato, Alessio
0ee4c34f-3850-4883-8b82-5717b74990f7
Seker, Asilay
9e80a417-4b38-4493-bbc6-5e7db6f79a0b
16 May 2025
Bellato, Alessio
0ee4c34f-3850-4883-8b82-5717b74990f7
Seker, Asilay
9e80a417-4b38-4493-bbc6-5e7db6f79a0b
Bellato, Alessio and Seker, Asilay
(2025)
Towards a more inclusive child and adolescent mental health research: bridging gaps through neuro‐affirmative, transdiagnostic, and participatory frameworks.
JCPP advances, 5 (2), [e70015].
(doi:10.1002/jcv2.70015).
Abstract
The field of child and adolescent mental health research is currently undergoing important shifts. In line with its mission to support accessible child mental health science for all, JCPP Advances has included 12 studies in its June 2025 issue, eight of which are presented in this editorial. These articles reflect how recent changes are influencing research in the field. These include the adoption of transdiagnostic frameworks to better understand shared mechanisms across diagnostic categories, and the growing use of participatory research to involve children, young people, and families in the design of assessments and interventions. The highlighted papers examine emotion regulation in autism, longitudinal pathways to psychopathology, the role of family dynamics and prosocial behaviours, and the development of accessible, inclusive tools and interventions. Together, they showcase how the field is evolving to become more developmentally informed, inclusive, and responsive to the real-world needs of young people and their support networks.
Text
JCPP Advances - 2025 - Bellato - Towards a more inclusive child and adolescent mental health research Bridging gaps
- Version of Record
More information
Published date: 16 May 2025
Keywords:
ADHD, adolescence, autism, child psychiatry, mental health, neurodiversity, participation, participatory, research, transdiagnostic
Identifiers
Local EPrints ID: 502456
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/502456
ISSN: 2692-9384
PURE UUID: 8125b550-5f44-4546-bf51-118aae2acbca
Catalogue record
Date deposited: 26 Jun 2025 17:02
Last modified: 22 Aug 2025 02:41
Export record
Altmetrics
Contributors
Author:
Alessio Bellato
Author:
Asilay Seker
Download statistics
Downloads from ePrints over the past year. Other digital versions may also be available to download e.g. from the publisher's website.
View more statistics