Transmission of Experiences of Racism, Anxiety, and Depression in Families

Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health (ACAMH)

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.20683
In this podcast we are joined by student researchers Hannah Abdalla, Malaika Okundi, and Carl Simela. All three have been working on TRADE, which stands for Transmission of experiences of Racism, Anxiety, and Depression in families. TRADE is a collaboration between researchers at the Center for Mental Health and King’s College London.
To set the scene, Hannah, Malaika and Carl provide insight into what TRADE is, how they gathered their data, and what the aims of the project were.
Hannah, Malaika, and Carl then share what drew them personally to this research project and why they think that there has been so little focus until now on the UK experience, in terms of the transmission of experiences of racism, anxiety, and depression in families.
Having met with parents and teenagers to talk through their experiences, during their research, Hannah, Malaika and Carl share their key findings, comment on what stood out to them, plus share what their expectations were when they started the project and whether these expectations were met.
Hannah, Malaika and Carl then discuss the importance of this research and what they have learned from the project, and from each other.
Furthermore, Hannah, Malaika and Carl share their advice to students embarking on their first research project, and comment on what makes them hopeful for the future.