Rachel Wilcock
@rachwilcock.bsky.social
Researcher | Mental health education in schools and communities | qualitative & participatory research | 🏃♀️🌻📚⛰️💭
(5) Be informed by lived experiences and contextual and cultural relevance
(6) Be committed and realistic about the time and resources needed to undertake coproduction grounded in key principles
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(6) Be committed and realistic about the time and resources needed to undertake coproduction grounded in key principles
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October 1, 2025 at 3:40 PM
(5) Be informed by lived experiences and contextual and cultural relevance
(6) Be committed and realistic about the time and resources needed to undertake coproduction grounded in key principles
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(6) Be committed and realistic about the time and resources needed to undertake coproduction grounded in key principles
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(2) Make use of creative, participatory and age-appropriate activities
(3) Build positive relationships and create safe empowering environments where the power is shared as a part of a collaborative team
(4) Promote and enable opportunities for choice and autonomy
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(3) Build positive relationships and create safe empowering environments where the power is shared as a part of a collaborative team
(4) Promote and enable opportunities for choice and autonomy
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October 1, 2025 at 3:40 PM
(2) Make use of creative, participatory and age-appropriate activities
(3) Build positive relationships and create safe empowering environments where the power is shared as a part of a collaborative team
(4) Promote and enable opportunities for choice and autonomy
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(3) Build positive relationships and create safe empowering environments where the power is shared as a part of a collaborative team
(4) Promote and enable opportunities for choice and autonomy
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From the perspective of the children involved in our research, for the benefits of coproduction to be fully realised, it should:
(1) Be done in a way that is relatable and appealing to the population you are seeking to work with
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(1) Be done in a way that is relatable and appealing to the population you are seeking to work with
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October 1, 2025 at 3:40 PM
From the perspective of the children involved in our research, for the benefits of coproduction to be fully realised, it should:
(1) Be done in a way that is relatable and appealing to the population you are seeking to work with
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(1) Be done in a way that is relatable and appealing to the population you are seeking to work with
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💭 We explored the views of 65 primary school children who were involved in the coproduction of the school-based mental health literacy programme 'Tackling the Blues'.
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October 1, 2025 at 3:40 PM
💭 We explored the views of 65 primary school children who were involved in the coproduction of the school-based mental health literacy programme 'Tackling the Blues'.
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We too advocate for coproduced mental health programmes in schools, with all stakeholders (including children and young people) represented in this process.
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February 7, 2025 at 9:58 AM
We too advocate for coproduced mental health programmes in schools, with all stakeholders (including children and young people) represented in this process.
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4) Strengthened programme acceptability by fostering more pupil-to-pupil conversations which were perceived to positively contribute to stigma reduction and help-seeking efficacy.
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February 7, 2025 at 9:58 AM
4) Strengthened programme acceptability by fostering more pupil-to-pupil conversations which were perceived to positively contribute to stigma reduction and help-seeking efficacy.
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3) External partners' complementary expertise helped build capacity for delivering MHL work flexibly in schools, strengthened teachers' confidence, and expanded their understanding of pupils' diverse mental health needs.
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February 7, 2025 at 9:58 AM
3) External partners' complementary expertise helped build capacity for delivering MHL work flexibly in schools, strengthened teachers' confidence, and expanded their understanding of pupils' diverse mental health needs.
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2) The collaborative approach helped align TtB to the values, ethos, and strategic priorities of the school, including existing whole-school approaches to mental health within and beyond the curriculum.
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February 7, 2025 at 9:58 AM
2) The collaborative approach helped align TtB to the values, ethos, and strategic priorities of the school, including existing whole-school approaches to mental health within and beyond the curriculum.
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Our key findings were:
1) TtB provided schools and teachers the opportunity to work with external organisations committed to working with, rather than on or for, them over the school year.
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1) TtB provided schools and teachers the opportunity to work with external organisations committed to working with, rather than on or for, them over the school year.
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February 7, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Our key findings were:
1) TtB provided schools and teachers the opportunity to work with external organisations committed to working with, rather than on or for, them over the school year.
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1) TtB provided schools and teachers the opportunity to work with external organisations committed to working with, rather than on or for, them over the school year.
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So I'm spending lots of my time writing this project up! I will have the first paper from that project to share v. soon! In the meantime, here is my paper from the evaluation of a men's mental health programme I conducted with the great team I work with 👇: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Designing community sports-based programmes for men with mental illness: A qualitative study of the Offload rugby league programme
Despite the increasing appeal of community sport programmes which focus on men's mental health, the key design characteristics of these programmes, an…
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February 3, 2025 at 11:59 AM
So I'm spending lots of my time writing this project up! I will have the first paper from that project to share v. soon! In the meantime, here is my paper from the evaluation of a men's mental health programme I conducted with the great team I work with 👇: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
I've spent the last 2.5 years researching a school-based mental health literacy programme. Some info about the programme is here 👇
www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edi...
www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edi...
Tackling the Blues | 11 | v2 | A sport and arts-based mental health pr
This chapter discusses the initial design and development of an on-going sport and education-based mental health programme – Tackling the Blues (TtB) – which
www.taylorfrancis.com
February 3, 2025 at 11:59 AM
I've spent the last 2.5 years researching a school-based mental health literacy programme. Some info about the programme is here 👇
www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edi...
www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edi...