Abstract
A commentary on the Mental Health Research Goals paper, emphasising the importance of the involvement of young people at all stages of mental health research pertaining to their demographic. Examples are highlighted from the UKRI Emerging Minds Network’s research challenge on the impact of racism on young people’s mental health in the UK, which has implications for research on racism and youth mental health specifically but also mental health research generally.
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