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Member

Speaking in the House of Lords on 21 January 2026

Debate

Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill

Contribution

From April onwards, 4,000 students in years 8, 9 and 10 will be recruited from 10 Bradford secondary schools by a team led by Dr Dan Lewer, from the local NHS Trust, and Professor Amy Orben from the University of Cambridge. She is a recognised international expert on the links between mental health and digital technology use in adolescence. The trial will explore the effects of the intervention on all participants, but there will be a sub-group focusing on those with pre-existing symptoms of anxiety.

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