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New from me via LinkedIn: Mental Health Services in Scotland: Towards meaningful outcomes linkedin.com/pulse/mental-h…

Join us for an #EvaluationStories webinar in which we'll explore key insights from @FPScotland's recent impact report and the benefits of combining a self-evaluation approach with independent analyses and review to understand impact. 8 Feb, 12.30pm ℹ️: loom.ly/iQkVyNA

For anyone lucky enough to be at Scottish Recovery Network peer support event today you may be interested that I'll be hosting a webinar next month talking about Matter of Focus evaluation of the ImROC peer support training programme #ilovepeersupport #thefutureispeer

Training people to provide good peer support is a complex and nuanced undertaking. Join me and colleagues at a free webinar to hear about the findings of the Matter of Focus independent evaluation of ImROC peer support training matter-of-focus.com/evaluating-the…

Just us to hear about - complexity of delivering peer support training - challenges of ensuring values-based training is accessible online - how theory-based approaches to evaluation can enhance our understanding of peer approaches matter-of-focus.com/evaluating-the… Matter of Focus

“Meaningful research impact assessment is possible, doable, and even sometimes fun!” So says Sarah Morton, our host for Tuesday's webinar 👇 If you want to plan for and track the impact of research on people and society, join us this Tuesday. loom.ly/6wE0X9Q

Thanks to Poppy and Danny Bowyer from ImROC for joining Simon Bradstreet and Audrey K Buelo; MPH, PhD to discuss findings and recommendations from our external #evalution of their #PeerSupport training. If you couldn't make our webinar, catch up with the recording: matter-of-focus.com/evaluating-the…

Understanding and measuring #outcomes in #SocialCare. Missed last month's webinar with @ailsacook and @simonmhr? Watch the recording: loom.ly/VTTi4Qo

Want to share mental health research with a global audience? With The Mental Elf I'm looking for people to blog about research on psychosis, bipolar, complex emotional needs, secondary services, and physical activity. Interested? Drop a reply or DM! #mentalhealth #blogging

New and emerging treatments for major depressive disorder nationalelfservice.net/?p=201445 Dr Kirsten Lawson on a new review of novel & emerging pharmacotherapy & neuromodulation for people with ‘treatment resistant depression’. Frederico Coelho de Magalhaes harold alan pincus The BMJ

Mental health diagnosis: where are we now? nationalelfservice.net/?p=202707 Essential reading! Niall Boyce summarises a new review by Awais Aftab, Konrad Banicki, Mark L. Ruffalo & Allen Frances ‘Psychiatric Diagnosis: A Clinical Guide to Navigating Diagnostic Pluralism’ 🧶 THREAD

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