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South Yorkshire Children and Young People's Health Research

South Yorkshire Children and Young People’s Health Research (SCYPHeR) aims to build collaboration between ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ Children’s Hospital, ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ Hallam University and the University of ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ and embed high-quality research and practice across South Yorkshire.

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About SCYPHeR

South Yorkshire Children and Young People’s Health Research (SCYPHeR) aims to build collaboration between institutions across South Yorkshire and embed high-quality research and practice in the region.

About SCYPHeR

Research themes

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Rare Disease

One in 17 people will be affected by a rare disease at some point in their lifetime. This equates to nearly 1 million children in the UK. Rare disease research aims to improve awareness, diagnostics, access to treatment and outcomes for these children.

SCYPHeR Rare Disease

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Child Welfare and Safeguarding

Researching the experiences and outcomes of children who may be engaged in welfare services due to concerns for their safety or their development.

SCYPHeR Child Welfare and Safeguarding

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Health Inequalities

Health inequalities are unfair and avoidable differences in health between different groups of people.

SCYPHeR Health Inequalities

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Child Health Technologies

This theme promotes close collaboration with the other SCYPHeR themes to define the technological research challenges and co-creating innovative solutions that improve children’s lives.

SCYPHeR Child Health Technologies

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Mental Health and Wellbeing

This theme focuses on child and adolescent mental health. We are particularly concerned with the interaction or expressions of mental health difficulties with a physical health or paediatric context.

SCYPHeR Mental Health and Wellbeing

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Co-Production and Children's Voices

Hearing and understanding the voice of children, young people and their families underpins the ethos of SCYPHeR. Rather than being the subject of research, children and young people, and their families should shape research that focuses on the issues important to them.

SCYPHeR Co-Production

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SCYPHeR Leadership Committee 

Get in touch

To hear about events, opportunities and funding calls in child health research, join our

If you're not sure who to contact, you can get in touch via our email:

scypher@sheffield.ac.uk

News

SCYPHeR Executive Committee
SCYPHeR Executive Committee

South Yorkshire sets the pace for collaboration to improve child health research

Professor Meena Balasubramanian, Executive Director of SCYPHeR, along with Dr Katie Ellis, Director of Strategy & Engagement and Professor Joanna Smith, Director of Training & Development, reflect on the first year of a pioneering collaboration.
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Collaboration can help tackle Yorkshire’s child health challenges

In a comment piece originally published in the Yorkshire Post, Dr Meena Balasubramanian, Dr Katie Ellis & Professor Joanna Smith explain how a joined-up approach is fundamental to tackling significant regional challenges in children's healthcare.
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Is your child afraid of the dentist? CBT could help

A pioneering study led by the University of ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ and ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ Teaching Hospitals will investigate whether Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) could help reduce the worryingly high number of children who are afraid of the dentist.
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