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Work Well Evaluation
An evaluation of the Work Well project, an employment project operating in South London, which invested in local projects that tackled poverty and promoted social inclusion and employment
Employment
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Mental Health Research Matters
#MentalHealthResearchMatters was a cross-organisation collaboration between the McPin Foundation, Mental Elf and the University of Oxford to share the importance of mental health research.
Blog
Using kids' TV to help explain mental health
To mark Parent Mental Health Day, one of the McPin team shares why kids tv shows can be more than just entertainment for the little ones.
Maternal mental health • Young people
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Our team
From research to operations, communications and public involvement, we’re united by a passion for mental health research and a mission to help put lived experience at its heart. Meet the team.
Blog
Visualising Public Mental Health
Public mental health affects us all – this new tool pulls together all the connected components in one visual framework
Inequality • Public mental health
Blog
Mental health & sleep priority setting: ‘I felt appreciated for my lived experience’
Circadian Mental Health Network LEAP member Dylan shares why they felt their lived experience was valued throughout the priority setting partnership.
Lived experience • Sleep
Blog
4 ways to find lived experience advisory opportunities in mental health research
Want to find out how you can share your personal experiences of mental health challenges to inform mental health research? Adeola Agunbiade shares her top tips.
#MentalHealthResearchMatters • Lived experience
Blog
Mental health & the cost-of-living crisis
As 2022 continues to see rising energy prices & inflation, and lower benefits support, we look at how money will impact the nation’s mental health more than ever this year.
Finance and mental health
Project
Public Mental Health
Asking the question: what affects a population's mental health, and what does a mentally healthy population look like?
Inequality
Blog
All change: the impact of NHS & welfare changes on mental health
McPin co-founder and research director Vanessa Pinfold reflects on what the proposed changes by the Labour government might mean for the sector.
Policy and politics
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4 takeaways from the APPG on the mental health of the NHS workforce
Some of the McPin team recently went down to the Houses of Parliament for the APPG on mental health. The theme for the day was the mental health of the NHS workforce.
Employment • Mental health services
Blog
Awareness alone isn’t going to solve the mental health crisis
To mark Mental Health Awareness Week, a McPin Peer Researcher & Public Involvement Officer discusses the disparity between awareness-raising and the severity of the national mental health crisis.
Lived experience • Severe mental illness
Blog
How does research benefit from a lived experience perspective?
McPin trustee, Naheen Ali, writes about the value of bringing your lived experience to mental health research.
#MentalHealthResearchMatters • Peer research
Blog
Lived experience in sleep & mental health research: "We were given equal say"
Two members of the Circadian Mental Health Network LEAP delve into the process of choosing the top 10 body clock, sleep and mental health research priorities.
Lived experience • Sleep
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Mental Health and Money Advice shows impact of joined up thinking
A McPin researcher shares why money and mental health are so closely linked, following an evaluation of the Mental Health and Money Advice service.
Finance and mental health
Blog
Endometriosis and mental health: exploring intersecting lived experiences
A McPin research manager shares their experience of 'endo', and how it impacts their mental health, for Endometriosis Awareness Month.
Lived experience • Physical health
Blog
Why collaboration is the key to the future of mental health research
McPin Deputy Research Director Dan Robotham shares his experiences of working with the UKRI mental health research networks.
Research methods
Blog
The importance of the storyteller’s identity in mental health narratives
Mental health stories are important – but so is the identity of the storyteller. Following a new study on mental health storytelling, an Equality, Diversity and Inclusion consultant shares why.
Inequality • Stigma
Blog
Improve your youth involvement practices with mental health first aid training
This November, the young people’s team at the McPin Foundation took part in a youth mental health first aid course. Here’s why we think everyone working in youth involvement should complete one.
Young people
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Why data science is unlocking new doors in mental health research
Data could be the key to new discoveries in mental health research – but it should be handled in the right way.
Data science