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Please take the time to read the following information carefully and discuss it with others if you wish. Ask us if there is anything that is not clear to you, or if you would like more information. Section 1: Project Overview What is the purpose of the project? We will collect perspectives and knowledge about the transmission of experiences of racism, anxiety, and depression in families. We will do this by reviewing existing research and talking with parents and teenagers whose communities have historically experienced racism. Our aim is to produce information and recommendations for community groups, academic researchers, and healthcare professionals, suggesting how we can better support families in racialised groups. Who are we? The TRADE project is designed and conducted by the following researchers at the university King’s College London* and the charity Centre for Mental Health: Yasmin Ahmadzadeh Research Associate King’s College London Tolúwalàse Fayese Research Assistant King’s College London Hannah Abdalla Research Student King’s College London Malaika Okundi Research Student King’s College London Carl Simela Research Student King’s College London Vanessa-May Gavaris Master’s student King’s College London Ziada Ayorech Research Fellow University of Oslo Tom McAdams Senior Research Fellow King’s College London Androulla Harris Senior Researcher Centre for Mental Health Alex Augustine Peer Researcher Centre for Mental Health Kadra Abdinsair Head of Children & Young People’s Programme Centre for Mental Health Twitter @TRADEproject_UK Instagram TRADEprojectUK Webpage https://www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/ racism-anxiety-and-depression-families
- Address: Social, Genetic & Developmental Psychiatry Centre, 16 De Crespigny Park, London, SE5 8AF What will happen to the results? Results will be summarised in a publicly available academic paper, a briefing report by the Centre for Mental Health, and a student dissertation project. Our team will share the results with community groups in an accessible format (e.g., podcast, newsletter, or video). The identity of all study participants will remain anonymous when we share the results. How is the project being funded? TRADE is funded by Emerging minds and King’s College London from January – July 2022. Emerging Minds are a ‘UK Research and Innovation’ network that aim to reduce the prevalence of mental health problems experienced by children and young people.
Information Sheet: the TRADE project
for participating teenagers aged 14 – 18 years
Section 2: Your Participation Can you take part? You can take part if you will be aged 14 – 18 by the end of April 2022. You must also live in the UK for at least part of the year and identify as belonging to a racialised group in the UK. We define a racialised group as any community that experiences racism due to their physical characteristics (e.g., skin colour, hair texture, facial features). Some examples include people who are racially identified as Black, Asian, Roma, or having a mixed racial identity. These communities may also be referred to as ethnic minorities in the UK. What will happen if you take part? If you choose to take part, you will be asked to join one focus group in April 2022 with other teenagers. The focus group will last for 1 hour and be conducted online via Zoom. You can join from any location where you have access to an internet connection and privacy. Participants are encouraged to turn on their camera during the focus group, although this is not essential. We will invite 15 people to each group and split into discussion rooms of five participants each, with up to two of our team members per room. During the focus group, we will discuss topics relating to experiences of racism, anxiety, depression, and parent-child relationships. You can contribute to the discussion as much or as little as you like and can take a break or leave at any point. Example topics for discussion in the focus group:
- Experiences of racism that may affect parent-child relationships
- Effects of racism on parent and child mental health
- Thoughts on mental health support available to families in racialised groups To sign up, and for us to check your eligibility, please complete our online registration and consent form. We’ll ask for your age, self-defined racial identity, and contact details (email, phone number). After the focus group, you will have the option to provide further demographic information about yourself (e.g., religious beliefs, gender identity) to help us understand the intersectionality of data we collect from participants. You will be asked to provide the name and contact details of a trusted adult who we can contact to support you if you feel distressed during the focus group. If you are under 16 , we will also need to contact your legal parent or guardian to ask for their consent for you to take part. We will ask you for their details and they will act as an emergency contact. Do you have to take part? Participation is voluntary. You should only take part if you want to. If you don’t take part, you won’t be disadvantaged in any way. What if you change your mind about taking part? You are free to withdraw at any time , without having to give a reason. Withdrawing from the project will not affect you in any way. To thank you for taking part… we will send you a £25 Love2shop voucher. You will also be invited to attend 2 online workshops with us, to hear more about university and jobs in research (these workshops are optional and will not be used for research or data collection).
Data handling and confidentiality Your data will only be accessed by our research team and will be deleted if you do not attend your focus group. Data will be processed under the terms of UK data protection law (including the UK General Data Protection Regulation, UK GDPR, and the Data Protection Act 2018). The following points apply to all data not mentioned under ‘Disclosures and Safeguarding’ (i.e., data that does not require us to break confidentiality). Your contact details: You can request for your details to be removed at any time. Otherwise, they will be stored for a maximum of 12 months. They will be deleted after we have sent you your £25 Love2shop voucher and outcomes of the study. Your demographic data: You have until two weeks after the date of your focus group to request that we delete your demographic data from the study. After that, your data will be fully anonymised. This means that only summary information relating to group-level demographics will be saved. Your focus group: All notes taken during the focus group will be anonymised. We will not write down “who said what”. We will remove names, places, and other identifying details. Video recordings will be deleted as soon as our note-taking is complete. Notes will be retained for a maximum of 12 months. Prepared data from the focus group discussions will be uploaded and stored by the UK data service for future research and learning. It will not be possible for you to withdraw information that you provide during the focus group because it will not be possible to identify your contribution from the anonymised notes. Who should you contact with questions? If you have any questions or require more information, please email: Dr Yasmin Ahmadzadeh: yasmin.ahmadzadeh@kcl.ac.uk (Principal Investigator) What if you have further concerns, or if something goes wrong? If this project has harmed you in any way, or if you wish to make a complaint about the conduct of the project, you can email The Chair of the King’s College London Research Ethics Sub-Committee for the Health Facilities: rec@kcl.ac.uk Services that you can access for further support
- To report a hate crime : https://www.police.uk/ro/report/hate-crime/report-hate-crime/
- Asian, Black therapist network : https://www.baatn.org.uk/find-a-therapist/
- Free mental health service for young people : Text YM to 85258 for free 24/7 support
- Free trauma-informed racial wellness workshop , run by certified therapists for Black people over 18: https://blamuk.org/zuri-therapy-racial-wellness/
- Mental health support for anyone in the Punjabi community : https://www.taraki.co.uk/
- Helpline for parents and families seeking emotional support or information on any aspect of family life. Call 0808800222 or email askus@familylives.org.uk or visit: https://www.familylives.org.uk/how-we-can-help/confidential-helpline/
