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Gordon Harold
Honorary Chair (Brighton and Sussex Medical School)

Research

My primary research interests focus on (1) examining the impact of family and wider social adversities (e.g. inter-parental conflict, negative parenting, parent mental health, family stress and transition) on child and adolescent mental health (e.g. depression, anxiety, conduct problems), (2) the interplay between genetic factors, pre-natal, post-natal rearing experiences and children’s mental health, (3) utilising advanced statistical methods to examine longitudinal data/cohort longitudinal resources, and (4) promoting research-led practice/policy recommendations focusing on early rearing influences on child and adolescent mental health.

Recent Research Grant Awards (2015 - Present)

Harold, G. T., Livingstone, S., Perez-Vallejos, E., Ford, T., Sonuga-Barke, E., Hollis, C. (2018-2022). The Nurture Network: Promoting Young People’s Mental Health in a Digital World. UKRI-Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) (£1,249,969).

Harold, G. T., Hampden-Thompson, G., Watters, C., Cassell, J. (2017-2022). Developing an Integrated and Interdisciplinary Practice-Based Training Model aimed at Improving Mental Health Outcomes for Children, Parents and Families. Rudd Family Foundation (£1,500,000).

Horwood, J., R., Boden, J., O’Donovan, M., Harold, G. T., (2016-2021). The Christchurch Health and Development Study – Birth to 42 years. Health Research Council of New Zealand ($NZ 3,914,157).

Sellers, R., Harold, G. T. (2015-19). Underatanding how family processes affect children's mental health: Implementing an international and interdisciplinary programme of research. The Economic and Social Research Council (£135,000)

Harold, G. T., Thapar, A., Leve, L. D., Neiderhiser, J. (2015-17). Utilising adoption-based research designs to examine the interplay between family relationship processes and child developmental outcomes. Economic and Social Research Council, (£199,605).

Harold, G. T., Hampden-Thompson, G. (2015-16). An evaluation of the AdOpt parenting programme. National Implementation Service (NIS) and Department for Education (DfE), (£202,000).

Harold, G. T. (2015-16). Implementing a parent support programme aimed at improving psychological outcomes for child witnesses of domestic abuse. Barnardos Wales (£80,000).

Harold, G. T. (2015-16). Inter-parental relations and child mental health outcomes: A policy-based evidence review. Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and Early Intervention Foundation (EIF), £33,000.