Children, young people and families

At the School of Allied Health Professions and Nursing, improving the health and well-being, and preventing the ill-health, of children and young people is a strategic priority globally, in the United Kingdom and in Liverpool and the surrounding areas.

Our aim is to maximise the health and wellbeing of children, young people and their families through highly original, innovative and population based, person centred research.

We are determined to: improve access to, and engagement with, health and social care services and evaluate the impact of health and social care services for children, young people and families and we strive to support the development of healthy behaviours which are known to shape later life, aid childhood development and life transitions into early adulthood.

We also aim to enhance the assessment, diagnosis, treatment and long-term management of congenital, innate and/or acquired medical conditions for prevention of long-term complications, and to evaluate the impact of the wider determinants of health and wellbeing.