Dr Nick Axford
Strategic Lead for Implementation & Knowledge Mobilisation
Expertise
Prevention and early intervention to improve child well-being
Biography
I work on a variety of projects concerned with evidence-based prevention and early intervention to improve child psychosocial outcomes, with a focus on service design and evaluation. I have undertaken studies involving a range of methods, including evidence reviews and randomised controlled trials, and covering a variety of subject areas, such as bullying, child maltreatment, youth offending and social-emotional learning. I am particularly interested in family financial well-being and means of supporting it.
I am on the board of the European Society for Prevention Research, a member of the Evidence and Evaluation Advisory Panel of Foundations – What Works Centre for Children and Families, and on the Evidence Panel for the Xchange registry of evidence-based programmes (hosted by the European Union Drugs Agency).
Projects
- INTEGRATED – Integrated Parenting and Financial Wellbeing Support
- Strengthening partnerships through research to tackle male violence against women and girls in Plymouth
- Dental care for looked after children and adolescents: evidence synthesis and qualitative exploration
- Income maximisation for families: exploring implementation and impact
- Review of evidence on implementation in education
- PhD Project – Social prescribing and horticulture therapy for autistic adults
- Feasibility study and pilot outcomes evaluation of Becoming a Man
- Looked After Children Transition Hub
- COVID-19 Learning Partnership
- How can schools best support parents’ engagement in their children’s learning?
