Who is the YRU?
The Youth Resilience Unit (YRU) is funded by Barts Charity and commenced its work on 1 March 2021. Based at the Newham Centre for Mental Health (London, UK), we will collaborate with mental health services and organisations for young people in the community outside of health services.
The aim of the YRU
The overall aim of the unit is to study how young people use resources personal, social, and community resources to overcome mental distress. It will work closely with, but be separate from, the Unit for Social and Community Psychiatry.
The aim of the DEER Study
The development of Emotional Resilience (DEER) Study is a Barts Charity-funded project involving primary school children in Years 3, 4, and 5. The DEER study will investigate what helps children to develop resilience to “bounce back” from challenging events and thrive. Their findings will shed light on how schools, families and communities can help to support children when they go through difficult times.