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Rachel Latham

Dr Rachel Latham PhD

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Biography

Rachel joined the Social Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Centre in 2017. Here her research focuses on individuals’ risk and resilience following experiences of childhood victimisation (e.g. abuse, neglect, exposure to domestic violence, and bullying). Rachel has a BSc and PhD in Psychology from the University of Sussex. She has previously worked in frontline social work roles for Brighton and Hove Children’s Services, and prior to joining King’s held research positions at the Early Intervention Foundation and Goldsmiths, University of London. 

Research interests:

  • Children’s mental health and wellbeing following victimisation 
  • Parenting and parent-child relationships 
  • Coparenting

Research groups:

The Environmental-Risk (E-Risk) Study 

    Research

    Adolescent violence and mental health

    Understanding and mitigating the impact of individual- and neighbourhood-level violence during adolescence on mental health at the transition to adulthood

    Project status: Ongoing

    News

    A Mentally Healthier Nation: support from ESRC Centre for Society and Mental Health

    The new ‘A Mentally Healthier Nation’ report by the Centre for Mental Health has called for cross-cutting policy to increasing mental health. The report’s...

    People in a Street

    Childhood Air Pollution Exposure Linked to Poor Mental Health at Age 18

    A 25-year study of young adults living in the United Kingdom has found higher rates of mental illness symptoms among those exposed to greater levels of...

    Young boy wearing a face covering next to a busy road

    Features

    Bringing the voice of lived experience to mental health and violence research

    In this blog, peer researchers Saffron, Bianca and Alysha describe their experience of working on a mental health and violence research project.

    Hiding in plain sight Survivor-led report highlights urgent need to recognise and help children and young people at risk of abuse during COVID-19 and beyond

      Research

      Adolescent violence and mental health

      Understanding and mitigating the impact of individual- and neighbourhood-level violence during adolescence on mental health at the transition to adulthood

      Project status: Ongoing

      News

      A Mentally Healthier Nation: support from ESRC Centre for Society and Mental Health

      The new ‘A Mentally Healthier Nation’ report by the Centre for Mental Health has called for cross-cutting policy to increasing mental health. The report’s...

      People in a Street

      Childhood Air Pollution Exposure Linked to Poor Mental Health at Age 18

      A 25-year study of young adults living in the United Kingdom has found higher rates of mental illness symptoms among those exposed to greater levels of...

      Young boy wearing a face covering next to a busy road

      Features

      Bringing the voice of lived experience to mental health and violence research

      In this blog, peer researchers Saffron, Bianca and Alysha describe their experience of working on a mental health and violence research project.

      Hiding in plain sight Survivor-led report highlights urgent need to recognise and help children and young people at risk of abuse during COVID-19 and beyond