The Mental Health Policy Research Unit Summer Research Festival took place in London on 31st July 2023 #MHPRUfestival The sessions covered acute care, peer support, mental health care for autism, coproduction, public mental health & policy. Catch up with it all now! youtube.com/watch?v=bdeEM8…

Every child deserves a mentally healthy start in life. Here's how the Government can make this a reality 👇🧵

Catching up after a writing retreat yesterday - a big thanks to The Mental Elf for inviting me to write my second blog post!

I'm also pleased to share a new paper out today, and my first editorial: Ensuring continuity of care for young people transitioning to adult mental health services: issues faced and promising approaches | British Journal of Mental Health Nursing magonlinelibrary.com/doi/abs/10.129…

Calling all trauma colleagues! Would any of you be so kind as to take part in a research interview on your views about working with people of South Asian origin who have been affected by trauma? If so, please let me know or email my colleague [email protected]. Thank you!

🧒🏻 👧 Thousands of children will receive better mental health support through additional funding for early support hubs in local communities. A total of 24 hubs will get a share of £8 million to provide a range of services and early interventions. gov.uk/government/new…

Our Mental Health Policy Research Unit paper on the effectiveness, experience & implementation of #peersupport for mental health is out 🚨 Congrats team Sonia Johnson Alan Simpson 💙 karen machin Phoebe Barnett Becky Appleton Dr Sophie Allan (she/her) et al HSPRD IOPPN Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience National Institute for Health and Care Research ⬇️ bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11…

We're currently recruiting mental health professionals who have experience of working with people of South Asian origin who have experienced trauma - more details below ⬇️

If the Government views social security payments to people living with mental health problems as ‘unsustainable’, the answer must surely be to address to determinants of mental health and illness, not to restrict the entitlements of those currently struggling

Heartbreaking, but so proud of our comeback (and I hate VAR 😭)

STUDENTS: REGISTER TO VOTE RIGHT NOW! The law is as follows. 1. You can register at home AND at your term-time address, if that's more convenient for you. 2. You can CHOOSE on the day where to vote. 3. But you can ONLY legally vote in ONE place on the day.

Research participants needed for a study on young adults' experiences of assessment in mental health services - please share and get in touch if you'd be interested in taking part!

🚨 Funding Opportunity: The Prudence Trust is offering up to £1.5M to support early support hubs for young people's mental health and wellbeing. Deadline: Mon, Sept 9th. Spread the word! #FundTheHubs #MentalHealth #YouthSupport theprudencetrust.org/what-we-fund/e…