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Personal profile
Research interests
Emily Widnall is a Senior Research Associate in Public Health with particular interests in young people's mental health and well-being and the impacts of the school environment on mental health outcomes.
Her PhD focused on public health approaches to improving adolescent mental health and well-being in secondary schools.
Her current research focuses on developing better support systems for young people at risk of self-harm and suicide well as continuing to develop the South West - School Health Research Network (SW-SHRN) which aims to provide research evidence to schools on how to improve the health and wellbeing of their pupils.
Emily has recently received funding to better understand the mental health support needs of children and young people who are Not in School.
Research Groups and Themes
- NIHR SPHR
- Bristol Population Health Science Institute
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Research output
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How schools and youth organisations are supported in preventing and responding to self-harm and suicide: a qualitative study with frontline staff and external support providers
Widnall, E., Spencer, L., Robinson, H. F., Davis, R. S., Biddle, L. A., Russell, A. & Kidger, J. L., 21 Apr 2026.Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference Abstract
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Prevalence of mental health, mental well-being, and school connectedness in UK secondary school students in 2021/2022: Results from the South West - School Health Research Network pilot study
Albers, P. N., Widnall, E., Hatch, L., Hopkins, G. L., Sharp, C. A., Kidger, J. L., de Vocht , F., Kaner, E., van Sluijs, E. M., Fairbrother, H., Jago, R. & Campbell, R. M., 28 Aug 2026, In: PLOS ONE. 21, 8, 25 p., e0355874.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (Academic Journal) › peer-review
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Prevention and postvention guidance relating to self-harm and suicide for UK educational and youth organisations: a systematic review of grey literature
Widnall, E., Robinson, H., Wang, L., Hartwell, G., Davis, R. S., Mathews, F., Mughal, F., Spencer, L., O’Keeffe, S., Russell, A., Biddle, L. & Kidger, J., 18 Mar 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: BMC Public Health. 26, 1, 23 p., 1376.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article (Academic Journal) › peer-review
Open Access1 Citation (Scopus)
Thesis
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A public health approach to improving adolescent mental health and well-being in English secondary schools
Widnall, E. (Author), Kidger, J. (Supervisor) & Campbell, R. (Supervisor), 30 Sept 2025Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
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