Over SEK 87 million for research on mental illness among young people
At the same time as more and more young people are affected by mental illness, the need for research in psychology and psychiatry aimed at children, young people and young adults is becoming ever greater. Marianne and Marcus Wallenberg Foundation and Marcus and Amalia Wallenberg Foundation have now decided to award grants to ten research projects in the area.
– Mental illness among young people primarily impacts the young people who are affected and those close to them, but it is also a major societal challenge and an area that is urgent to strengthen in terms of research. After discussions with experts where it emerged that the need for further research in the area is great, the boards of the two foundations decided to make a joint targeted call, says Astrid Söderbergh Widding, Executive Director of Marianne and Marcus Wallenberg Foundation and Marcus and Amalia Wallenberg Foundation.
The ten projects that have now been awarded funding from the call are about: better understanding how autism and ADHD arise and develop, exploring personalized treatment strategies, investigating how sleep is affected by screen use and vice versa, the possibility of preventing self-harm and suicide attempts, ADHD in teenage girls, preventing relapse in the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder, investigating the connection between social media and mental illness, strategies for helping children with serious behavioral problems, and the possibility of early diagnosis of psychotic illnesses and improved treatment using studies of the olfactory system. All projects focus on children and young people.
Five grants from Marianne and Marcus Wallenberg Foundation
Karolinska Institutet, Dr Yi Lu, grant of SEK 10 million for the project: “Evaluating the Causal Link, mechanisms, and Impact of Problematic digital media use on youth mental health and SuicidE (ECLIPSE)”
Karolinska Institutet, Professor David Mataix-Cols, grant of SEK 10 million for the project: “Just-in-time relapse prevention in obsessive-compulsive disorder”
Karolinska Institutet, Professor Lisa Berlin Thorell, grant of SEK 9 million for the project: “A Transdisciplinary Research Program on Female ADHD in Adolescence”
Uppsala University, Professor Terje Falck-Ytter, grant of SEK 10 million for the project: “Unfolding neurodevelopmental conditions from infancy to mid-childhood”
Karolinska Institutet, Dr Fahimeh Darki, grant of SEK 9.6 million for the project: “Olfactory Neural Signatures and Their Genetic Foundations in Early-Onset Psychosis: Enhancing Risk Prediction for Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder”
Five grants from Marcus and Amalia Wallenberg Foundation
Karolinska Institutet, Associate Professor Johan Bjureberg, grant of SEK 5 million for the project: “Mapping and preventing self-harm and suicide attempts through digital phenotyping in high-risk youth”
Örebro University, Associate Professor Serena Bauducco, grant of SEK 10 million for the project: “Young people’s sleep in a digital world: Unraveling the two-way impact between sleep and technology use”
Karolinska Institutet, Docent Janina Neufeld, grant of SEK 5 million for the project: “A Multifaceted Twin Study on Autism: How Clusters of Behavioural Features Shape Functioning and the Brain”
Örebro University, Professor Henrik Hegbo Larsson, grant of SEK 10 million for the project: “Tackle the youth mental health crisis with patient stratification and personalized treatments”
Karolinska Institutet, Associate Professor Pia Enebrink, grant of SEK 8.6 million for the project: “Improved treatment for children and youth at risk of severe antisocial and violent behaviour: A translational research program”
Contact person:
Astrid Söderbergh Widding, Executive Director of Marianne and Marcus Wallenberg Foundation and Marcus and Amalia Wallenberg Foundation
[email protected]
