Paul Wilkinson

Professor Paul Wilkinson serves as Professor of Youth Mental Health within the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Cambridge, where he holds the dual roles of Clinical Dean and director for the Cambridge Clinical Medicine course. He maintains an Honorary Consultant position in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the university's healthcare facilities, reflecting his integrated academic-clinical profile.

His research program centers on adolescent mental health epidemiology, with sustained focus on self-harm behaviors and depressive disorders in youth populations. As a core member of the ChARM (Cambridge Adolescent Risk and Mental Health) research group, he investigates longitudinal patterns, risk stratification, and population-level interventions for mental health crises among adolescents. This work bridges clinical practice with public health approaches to youth mental healthcare delivery.

Administrative responsibilities as Clinical Dean currently preclude supervision of new graduate students, and Professor Wilkinson explicitly states unavailability for external consultancy work. His leadership in medical education shapes curriculum development for the Clinical Medicine program while his research continues to inform national guidelines on adolescent self-harm prevention through the ChARM group's ongoing studies.