Invitation to tender Words That Carry On are looking for research proposals on issues related to personality disorder and/or autism. Deadline 30 April

Young Co-Researcher vacancy We are hiring young co-researchers to work on the Blueprint study, which focuses on mental health services for young people

Awards We’re collaborating with NIHR and MQ to award mental health researchers who involve service users and carers. Deadline 2 March

Art and mental health McPin’s Young People’s Network co-designed a National Gallery audio tour on mental health. Read about the experience from a young person’s perspective

Autistic women Jenn Layton Annable, an autistic woman and master’s student, explains why good quality co-produced research is needed to improve mental health for autistic people

Mental health and money We evaluated one of the first services in the UK to address these two connected issues. It was inspiring to hear the impact it has on people’s lives, says Lisa Couperthwaite