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Emma Soneson

Fulford Junior Research Fellow

I lead a broad portfolio of research in child and adolescent mental health, with interests ranging from psychiatric epidemiology to intervention development and evaluation.

I have particular expertise in public health approaches, mental health services and support, mental health needs of marginalised & minoritised populations, and ways in which we can support schools to take a central role in mental health promotion and prevention.

You can find my full profile here, which overviews my current projects and research.


Publications

(Full publication is list available here.)

Public mental health

  • Kirkbride, J.B., Anglin, D.M., Colman, I., Dykxhoorn, J., Jones, P.B., Patalay, P., Pitman, A., Soneson, E., Steare, T., Wright, T., Griffiths, S.L. (2024). The social determinants of mental health and disorder: Evidence, prevention and recommendations. World Psychiatry. doi.org/10.1002/wps.21160
  • Fazel, M. & Soneson, E. (2023). Current evidence and opportunities in child and adolescent public mental health: A research review. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.13889
  • Lo Moro, G., Soneson, E., Jones, P.B.**, Galante, J.** (2020) Establishing a theory-based multi-level approach for primary prevention of mental disorders in young people. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17249445

Mental health services & support

  • Fazel, M., Soneson, E., Parker, M., Newby, D., Herring, J. (In press). Adolescent consent and Generation Alpha: Bridging policy, practice and empirical evidence in healthcare. British Journal of Psychiatry
  • White, S., Soneson, E., OxWell Study Team, Fazel, M. (2024). Networks of care for the modern adolescent. Psychological Medicine. doi.org/10.1017/S003329172400237X
  • Soneson, E., White, S., Howarth, E., Ford, T., Fazel, M., Jones, P.B. (2024). Access to and perceived unmet need for mental health services and support in a community sample of UK adolescents with and without experience of childhood adversity. Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences. doi.org/10.1017/S2045796024000027

School mental health

  • Soneson, E., Howarth, E., Weir, A., Jones, P.B., Fazel, M. (2024). Empowering School Staff to Support Pupil Mental Health Through a Brief, Interactive Web-Based Training Program: Mixed Methods Study. Journal of Medical Internet Research.doi.org/10.2196/46764
  • Fazel, M., Soneson, E., Sellars, E., Butler, G., Stein, A. (2023). Partnerships at the interface of education and mental health services: The utilisation and acceptability of the provision of specialist liaison and teacher skills training. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20054066

Methods

  • Karimipour, M., Fazel, M., Soneson, E. (In press). Adolescent perspectives on improving health research: better design, better engagement, better data. Health Expectations. 
  • Soneson, E., Fazel, M., Goli, P., OxWell Study Team, White, S.R. (2025). Are adolescents sensitive about sensitive data? Exploring student concerns about privacy, confidentiality, and data use in health research. Journal of Adolescent Health. doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2025.03.004


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