The project is a collaboration between the Glasgow School of Art (GSA), De Montfort University, Centre for Mental Health, and Leaders Unlocked, using a participatory design approach to work with young people from ethnically diverse groups.

This work fills a crucial gap in current knowledge and approaches to research, policy and practice across the UK that builds on lived experiences of young people from ethnically diverse groups, explicitly focusing at the intersection of ethnic identity, school transition and mental health.

The project aimed to map the experiences of young people from ethnically diverse groups during their transition from primary to secondary school, to:
- Understand what mental health support young people need and aspire to during this transition
- Identify opportunities to improve approaches to supporting young people’s mental health in schools during this transition
- Develop ideas and recommendations for culturally sensitive support for young people.

The summary report presents key insights and ideas that have emerged, alongside outlining implications of these for future policy, practice and research.