2023
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Evidence
Fully human verified
Hoffman, E., Singh, A. & Brooks, L.
A short, guided digital programme reduced anxiety symptoms among secondary students waiting for specialist care. Weekly practitioner messages improved completion compared with an unguided app. The study did not…
2024
Evidence in Social Policy
AI curated—not human verified
Mensah, K., Alvarez, D., Chen, Y. & Walsh, S.
This review of 31 studies finds that cash transfers tied to school attendance usually increase enrolment and attendance in secondary school, with smaller and less consistent effects on learning. Programmes that…
2021
Environmental Policy Review
AI curated—not human verified
Bergstrom, A. & Patel, R.
This multi-city study found that heat-warning systems were associated with fewer deaths during extreme heat, particularly among people aged 75 and over. The apparent benefit was larger in cities that combined w…
2023
Global Health Practice
Partially human verified
Nguyen, H., Silva, P. & Clarke, J.
Adding trained community health workers to primary-care teams increased the share of adults with controlled blood pressure. Home visits, medication support and blood-pressure monitoring were the core activities…
2022
Journal of Education Effectiveness
Fully human verified
Rahman, L., Okeke, T. & Ellis, M.
A two-year programme of structured literacy coaching for Year 1 and Year 2 teachers improved children’s decoding and reading fluency compared with usual professional development. The largest gains were among pu…
2020
Early Years Research
AI curated—not human verified
Okafor, N. & Green, H.
Preschools that used a play-based curriculum with planned adult scaffolding saw modest improvements in children’s self-regulation by the end of the year. Academic school-readiness scores did not differ from a m…