Ariadna Albajara Sáenz is a Research Associate at the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Cambridge, working in Professor Tamsin Ford’s group, the Child and Adolescent Resilience and Mental Health Team. Her research focuses on school-based interventions, schoolteachers' mental health, SEND (special educational needs and disability) provision, and children’s mental health across countries.
Dr. Ariadna Albajara Saenz
Ariadna Albajara Sáenz is a Research Associate at the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Cambridge, working in Professor Tamsin Ford’s group, the Child and Adolescent Resilience and Mental Health Team. Her research focuses on school-based interventions, schoolteachers' mental health, SEND (special educational needs and disability) provision, and children’s mental health across countries.
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From Valencia to Understanding the Mental Health Impacts of Floods on Children and Young People
Floods are the most common type of natural disaster, with 1.81 billion people facing significant flood risk worldwide, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. Among those affected, children and young people are especially vulnerable due to limited coping strategies compared to adults and high dependence on caregivers. Despite this, research on the impacts of floods on their mental health remains scarce.
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The Sustainability of the Incredible Years Teacher Classroom Management Programme: Insights from UK Primary School Teachers
The current youth mental health crisis highlights the need for preventive and early intervention strategies like the Incredible Years programmes. The Incredible Years Teacher Classroom Management programme has shown positive effects on teachers’ classroom management strategies and pupil mental health. In this blog, we discuss teachers’ views on the sustainability of the programme, necessary to maintain its desired benefits in the longer term.
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