Emily Widnall is a Senior Research Associate in Public Health with particular interests in young people's mental health and well-being and the impacts of the school environment on mental health outcomes. 

Her PhD focused on public health approaches to improving adolescent mental health and well-being in secondary schools.

Her current research focuses on developing better support systems for young people at risk of self-harm and suicide well as continuing to develop the South West - School Health Research Network (SW-SHRN) which aims to provide research evidence to schools on how to improve the health and wellbeing of their pupils.

Emily has recently received funding to better understand the mental health support needs of children and young people who are Not in School.