Ten research projects on mental illness among young people.

Marianne and Marcus Wallenberg Foundation and Marcus and Amalia Wallenberg Foundation have awarded grants to ten research projects on mental illness among young people.

Five projects granted by MMW

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)”
Social media and mental health among young people – is there a connection?

Karolinska Institutet, Professor David Mataix-Cols, grant of SEK 10 million for the project: “Just-in-time relapse prevention in obsessive-compulsive disorder”
Preventing Relapse in the Treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder in Young People

Karolinska Institutet, Professor Lisa Berlin Thorell, grant of SEK 9 million for the project: “A Transdisciplinary Research Program on Female ADHD in Adolescence”
ADHD in teenage girls

Uppsala University, Professor Terje Falck-Ytter, grant of SEK 10 million for the project: “Unfolding neurodevelopmental conditions from infancy to mid-childhood”
Better understanding of how autism and ADHD arise and develop in young people

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” 
The role of the sense of smell in early psychosis – a new path to early detection?

Five projects granted by MAW

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”
Addressing momentary risk of suicidal behaviors in 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”
Exploring young people's sleep in a digital world

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”
A twin study on autism

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”
Personalized treatment strategies for young people with mental illness

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” 
Research to help children with serious behavioral problems