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Social Outcomes and Early Life Experience (SOCiAL)
is part of the Mental Health and Neurodegeneration Research Group

Social Outcomes and Early Life Experience (SOCiAL)

The SOCiAL study

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SOCiAL aims

The aim of the SOCiAL study is to:

  • characterise the nature of social difficulty and functioning in children who have experienced early adversity.
  • understand the underlying cognitive mechanisms of social functioning.
  • learn more about the complex interplay between genetics and the environment in contributing to social difficulties in children.

Study update 10 May 2012

The SOCiAL study has nearly reached the target sample size of adopted children.

8 more adopted children are needed, as well as 14 more primary school children to acheive the target sample of children from partner primary schools in Greater Manchester.

The SOCiAL study has opened recruitment for the sample of children from Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services in Greater Manchester.

The SOCiAL study team would like to say a massive thank you to all of the parents, children and professionals who have supported the research over the last year.

Learn more about SOCiAL

Interested in taking part?

We are currently inviting families with adopted children who are aged between 6 and 11 years old to take part. For further information on who can take part and how to get involved click here:

Referrals

Professionals who are working with adopted and looked after children can find more information about the study, as well as how to refer individuals here:

Who are we?

We are a team of Manchester based researchers and professionals with extensive experience in clinical work and research with children who have social difficulties and expeirences of early adversity. We are very pleased to be collaborating with Adoption UK and Multi-Dimensional Treatment Foster Care Teams for this important new study. You can find out more about our team and our previous research here:

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