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Professor Helen Minnis is a Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the University of Glasgow, affiliated with the School of Health and Wellbeing and the Centre for Developmental Adversity and Resilience (CeDAR). Her research focuses on psychiatric problems in abused and neglected children, intervention strategies for foster and adoptive families, and behavioral genetics examining the intersection of adversity and neurodevelopment. She leads randomized controlled trials (RCTs) evaluating infant mental health services and Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy for children in care. Collaborations include institutions like King’s College London, Denmark’s Aalborg and Aarhus Universities, and Sweden’s Gillberg Neuropsychiatry Centre.
- Key Roles: Academic leadership in child psychiatry, intervention trial design, and global research partnerships.
- Research Interests: Child maltreatment effects, neurodevelopmental disorders, and mental health interventions in high-risk populations.
Her work emphasizes translational research, integrating clinical practice with population-level studies. Notable projects include the BeST? Services Trial for foster children and the BRIDGE project for youth at risk of severe mental illness.
