We’re excited to announce the launch of the ReSET Podcast Series, starting Tuesday 13th January.
Hosted by The Mental Elf, the 4-part series will feature incredible guest speakers, with each episode focusing on a different key area of young people’s mental health research. Conversations will be practical, evidence-informed, and grounded in real-world school contexts.
The podcast is designed especially for teachers, school staff, and those delivering mental health interventions in schools, offering insights that can support everyday practice as well as longer-term change.
Follow along and join us as we explore how research can meaningfully support young people’s mental health in schools.
EPISODE ONE: Indicated vs Universal Interventions
🎧 Featuring: Prof. Pasco Fearon (Professor of Developmental Psychology & Clinical Psychologist), Dr. Roslyn Law (Consultant Clinical Psychologist), Dr. Lucy Foulkes (Senior Research Fellow) & Faye Witts (School Mental Health Lead).
💬 Universal vs Targeted: Why schools should focus on targeted; why ReSET chose a targeted approach; how skills-based, non-stigmatising group work supports students.
📅 First episode: Tuesday 13th January 2026 – on YouTube:
EPISODE TWO: Emotion Regulation
🎧 Featuring: Prof. Essi Viding (Developmental Psychopathology, Pro Vice Provost for the Mental Health and Wellbeing Grand Challenge, and chairs UCL’s Children and Young People’s Special Interest Group), Prof. Niko Steinbeis (Professor of Developmental Neuroscience at UCL and Director for the Research Master in Developmental Neuroscience and Psychopathology) & Dr. Jenny Sole (Clinical Psychologist).
💬 Emotional Skills Interoception, perception, and regulation; “Me Strategies”; practical examples teachers can imagine using.
📅 Second episode: Tuesday 20th January 2026 – on YouTube:
EPISODE THREE: Social Relationships
🎧Featuring: Prof. Pasco Fearon (Professor of Developmental Psychology & Clinical Psychologist), Dr. Roslyn Law (Consultant Clinical Psychologist), Prof. Lucy Bowes (Associate Professor in Experimental Psychology) & Prof. René Veenstra (Professor of Sociology).
💬 Social Relationships “We Strategies,” peer communication, belonging, class climate.
📅 Third episode: Tuesday 27th January 2026 – on YouTube:
EPISODE FOUR: Prevention vs Treatment
🎧 Featuring: Prof. Essi Viding (Developmental Psychopathology, Pro Vice Provost for the Mental Health and Wellbeing Grand Challenge, and chairs UCL’s Children and Young People’s Special Interest Group), Dr. Roslyn Law (Consultant Clinical Psychologist), Prof. Jess Deighton (Professor of Child Mental Health and Wellbeing at UCL, Director of Applied Research and Evaluation at Anna Freud and Director of the Evidence Based Practice Unit) & Prof. Peter Fonagy (Head of the Division of Psychology and Languages Sciences at UCL).
💬 Prevention vs Treatment: Why prevention is essential; long-term school benefits; practical upsides (attendance, learning, behaviour).
📅 Fourth & final episode: Tuesday 3rd February 2026 – on YouTube: