Lauren Cross is a former qualified teacher and Head of Psychology, with a keen interest in mental health in schools. After gaining her PGCE (Institute of Education, UCL) she taught for four years in London and the East of England before completing a Masters in Educational Research (University of Cambridge). Lauren is currently working as a research assistant at the Department of Psychiatry (University of Cambridge) on the RESHAPE project to explore the impact of Covid-19 on children and young people’s mental health.