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Young People 16-25
Help shape a new ‘tapping’ therapy for young people with anxiety
Researchers from the NHS are in the early stages of designing a research study into “tapping” (also called Emotional Freedom Technique) for adolescent anxiety.
Anxiety • Young people
Young People 18-24
Breaking the Cycle: Join an advisory group to share your experiences of parental mental health difficulties
Join an advisory group to help research find out whether certain environments might help to "interrupt" transmission of familial mental health difficulties and protect a young person'
Young people
Young People 16-24
What Mental Health Support Works for Which Young People with Symptoms of Anxiety and Depression
This project aims to understand what types of mental health support are most effective for which young people with symptoms of anxiety and depression.
Anxiety • Depression
Young people 16-19
Get involved in a project to understand and better support LGBTQ+ young people who experience online blackmail
LGBTQ+ • Young people
Young People 16-29
Tackling mental health inequalities for LGBTQ+ youth
Join a workshop to identify social policies that affect LGBTQ+ youth mental health!
Inequality • LGBTQ+
News
Our response to NIHR's changes to PPI payment guidance
Learn about how McPin is responding to the changes in Public and Patient Involvement payment guidance issued by the NIHR in December 2025. With information on McPin payments for new and existing work.
public involvement
Adults 18+
Cognitive Remediation Therapy for people with mental illness
Help develop a chatbot to support a therapy programme designed to treat schizophrenia spectrum, bipolar and depression
Bipolar • chatbots
Adults 18+
The Successful Treatment of Paranoia using an online app-based therapy
Join an exciting project to develop a smartphone app designed to treat paranoia in a clinical and community setting!
apps • Digital mental health
Adults 18+
Digital Relapse Prevention for People with Psychosis
Co-design future versions of a digital real-time monitoring and relapse prevention platform using smartphones for people with psychosis
apps • Digital mental health
Blog
Ode to Peer Research: animation launch
An animation highlighting the skills needed in peer research, as expressed from the inside out, by peer researchers.
10 for 10 • Lived experience
News
Peer research at McPin: Reflections & learnings over 10 years
The next resource from our McPin 10 for 10 anniversary celebration is here. Its focus is peer research, from the benefits of working this way to the skills and expertise associated with peer research.
10 for 10 • Lived experience
Toolkit
10 for 10: Peer research at McPin
This resource shares our journey and explores the skills associated with peer research. It has been developed by peer researchers and people who support peer researchers.
10 for 10 • Lived experience
News
Community Mental Health report: A ‘good summary but will anything change?’
The new Community Mental Health report covers neighbourhood mental health centres and a call to guarantee mental health service funding will continue to increase.
Community • Policy and politics
Project
Community Leisure Activities as a Primary Prevention Tool for Youth Anxiety and Depression (CLASP)
The CLASP project aims to explore whether involvement in community leisure activities can prevent young people from experiencing anxiety and depression.
Young people's mental health
Emotional experiences of LGBTQ+ people with lived experience involved in mental health research
The project explores what it is like for LGBTQ+ people to be involved in mental health research
LGBTQ+ • Lived experience
Blog
From graduate to advocate: Advice for the next chapter
A recent graduate and Lived Experience Advisory Panel member shares their experiences of moving from Psychology graduate to mental health advocate – and how others can too.
Young people
Young People Aged 5-25
Exploring Trauma-Affected Children and Young People’s Experiences of Nature-Based Therapy: A Qualitative Study
Take part in a research project exploring how nature-based therapy is experienced by children and young people (particularly those who identify as having difficult experiences)
Adult 18+
Help develop and test a digital monitoring platform for people with psychosis
Involvement opportunity for UK based people (See location list) with lived experience of psychosis. Help develop and test a digital monitoring system for predicting/preventing relapse for psychosis.