We provide advice and consultancy, in partnership with external organisations in public and private sectors, including evaluations, staff development, training and advice on funding for research and development.
The Youth Wellbeing Theme is co-led by Professor Pam Maras and Dr Amy Moon.
Situated within the Centre for Vulnerable Children and Families, the Youth Wellbeing theme builds on research conducted over the past fifteen years looking at children and adolescents’ behaviour and attitudes. Current and on-going research focuses on children’s attitudes towards debt, environmental behavior and sustainability and cultural differences in understanding and provision for antisocial behavior in schools.
Within the remit of the Centre for Vulnerable Children and Families we provide advice and consultancy, in partnership with external organisations in public and private sectors, including evaluations, staff development, training and advice on funding for research and development.
On-going and previous research
Current and previous research work has included funded projects in London, Kent and South-East England as well as with partners in national and international organisations. Researchers have well-established research links with local partners, across the UK, Europe and worldwide (including France, Spain, Latin America, Australia, Africa and China).
Previously known as the 'Research Centre for Children Schools and Families', the Youth Wellbeing Theme is now based within the Centre for Vulnerable Children and Families. Examples of previous collaborative research and enterprise projects include:
Exploring opportunities for wellbeing practices for TFL staff and to grow links
Amy Moon & Pam Maras
December 2019
Adolescents’ attitudes towards money in the decision to attend university in England and New Zealand
Pam Maras, Amy Moon & Steve Agnew
August 2018
Evaluation of Kent County Council’s Resilience Toolkit and Quality Mark
Pam Maras, Amy Moon & Hilary Orpin
June 2018
Evaluation of Kent County Council’s Resilience Toolkit
Pam Maras, Jay Taplin, Bonny Hartley & Amy Moon
December 2016
Cross Regional Opportunities: Improving Social Cohesion (CROIS)
Pam Maras et al.
December 2013
Evaluation of Greenwich Mencap’s Greenlights project (part 1 and 2)
Amy Moon & Pam Maras
December 2013
Children as agents of environmental behavior change
Amy Moon
June 2012
Published academic papers from this research are available on the Greenwich Academic Literature Archive
If you would like further information about these or any other projects, including summary reports, please contact p.f.maras@gre.ac.uk or a.moon@gre.ac.uk.
Resources
We strive to provide tools and resources for practitioners, policy makers and academics in the fields of education, health, wellbeing and social issues in families, adolescence and childhood. Anyone may these measures and tools for their own research. However, we would appreciate being informed of any resultant publications.
The About Me questionnaire – social identity in school children