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South Yorkshire Children and Young People's Health Research

South Yorkshire Children and Young People’s Health Research (SCYPHeR) aims to build collaboration between Sheffield Children’s Hospital, Sheffield Hallam University and the University of Sheffield and embed high-quality research and practice across South Yorkshire.

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Research themes

Parkinson's disease

Rare disease

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Health inequalities

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Child welfare and safeguarding

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Child health technologies

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Mental health and wellbeing

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Co-production and children's voices

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To hear about events, opportunities and funding calls in child health research, join our mailing list.

If you're not sure who to contact, you can get in touch via our email:

scypher@sheffield.ac.uk

News

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The Children’s Hospital Charity commit to invest £5m in research at Sheffield Children’s

Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust is receiving an incredible £5m funding boost towards research thanks to The Children’s Hospital Charity.

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Collaboration can help tackle Yorkshire’s child health challenges

In a comment piece originally published in the Yorkshire Post, Dr Meena Balasubramanian, Dr Katie Ellis & Professor Joanna Smith explain how a joined-up approach is fundamental to tackling significant regional challenges in children's healthcare.
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Is your child afraid of the dentist? CBT could help

A pioneering study led by the University of Sheffield and Sheffield Teaching Hospitals will investigate whether Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) could help reduce the worryingly high number of children who are afraid of the dentist.
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Olivia wearing her brace

Study launches to compare back brace treatment for children with scoliosis

The University of Sheffield and Sheffield Children’s Hospital are leading a new study to compare two back braces for children with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS).
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