The ‘ <scp>FRIENDS</scp> for Life’ emotional health programme: Differential impact for those at risk
While FRIENDS did not alter risk status, there appears treatment effects specifically for children within the clinical range for anxiety and depression. Findings provide a more nuanced understanding of who benefits from universal school-based interventions. Findings inform health and education professionals in balancing FRIENDS' treatment effects against factors like availability of alternative services, relative costs and sustainability.
Authors
- Garry Squires (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2105-3358)
- Margarita Panayiotou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6023-7961)
- Michael Wigelsworth (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3361-6293)
- Karolina Byc (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5782-7939)
Institutions
- University of Manchester (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- British Journal of Educational Psychology
- Published
- 2025-06-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/bjep.70005
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.31
Funders
- Education Endowment Foundation