Researcher of the Month: Tanya Manchanda Discusses the Role of Friendship Interventions on the Mental Health Outcomes of Adolescents

Our Researcher of the Month, Tanya Manchanda, has recently
published a review which assesses existing friendship
interventions and their impacts on the mental health outcomes of
adolescents aged 12–24 years. In this interview, Tanya considers
what we know about these interventions, for both the teen who is
trained and their friends and reveals that surprisingly few
interventions which utilise authentic social groups have been
studied, despite their potential for strong results. She talks us
through some of the interventions that do exist and outlines key
things that schools might like to consider when developing and
implementing friendship interventions designed to improve teens'
mental health.