Emily Ostlund

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Emily is working as a Research Assistant at the CAMHS digital lab while completing her MSc in Clinical Mental Health Sciences at UCL. Her interest is in child and adolescent mental health and she’s currently writing her MSc dissertation about participatory and co-produced research with marginalised young people. Emily is particularly examining how these approaches are implemented in practice and the outcomes for both young people and services. Her goal is to pursue a doctorate in Clinical Psychology and specialise in supporting children and young people.

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Do school smartphone bans actually save schools money?

A school pupil holding a phone

Schools spend the equivalent of three full-time staff managing phone use, whether or not students are allowed to have phones in school. This new study asks if banning smartphones actually improves pupils’ wellbeing or saves money for schools.

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