The PSP-REFUGEE study, supported and funded by the NIHR ARC North Thames, is a collaboration researching and co-designing culturally-sensitive support for refugee and asylum-seeking parents living in temporary accommodation.   

Reflections from an innovative study, supported and funded by the NIHR ARC North Thames

Professor Monica Lakhanpaul is an academic and clinician whose research promotes citizen science. She uses structured and participatory methods to co-design interventions for the advancement of population science. Here, she outlines a programme she is working on with NIHR ARC North Thames using these methods to support the health of children of families seeking refuge and asylum in the UK and living in temporary accommodation.  Temporary accommodation can challenge young ch