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Described as an ‘invaluable experience’ by attendees, the programme explored lived experience in research, as well as the research process, methods and skills.

In March, McPin joined over 120 people at the Hive conference to talk about peer research. Here are a few things we took away.

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.

#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.

Our Young People’s Network is a mailing list of young people who want to get involved in mental health research. Here you can make connections, learn new skills, have your say and lots more

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

Historically doing research in schools may seem like more hassle than it’s worth but, to celebrate Children’s Mental Health Week, we’ve released a new podcast where members of the REACH project share

In this project we aim to better understand what automatic thought mechanisms and what brain circuits are involved in maintaining mood instability across individuals with different diagnoses.

A staff nurse and researcher shares her first experience of working with a Young Person's Advisory Group.

Help design and influence research using your lived experience. Our range of participation and involvement opportunities are aimed at all ages, unless specifically stated.

A paper from the Screen Time study

We have joined other health, research and social care bodies in a pledge to improve public involvement in research.

McPin’s Head of Public Involvement reflects on how and why to celebrate good service user & carer involvement in research following the Public Involvement Awards – and what’s next.

Data could be the key to new discoveries in mental health research – but it should be handled in the right way.

McPin's Deputy Research Director shares his thoughts about the new patient-led research hub in Cambridge.

An overview of McPin including who we are, some of our key speakers, and our media contact information

Two youth advisors share their insights on being involved with a project that used creativity to explore experiences of mental health support.

We put lived experience at the heart of everything we do, including research, public involvement, evaluation, training, campaigns, policy work and more.

McPin Deputy Research Director Dan Robotham shares his experiences of working with the UKRI mental health research networks.

McPin’s Head of Research and Involvement looks at barriers to publishing lived experience articles following the launch of a lived experience issue in a major journal.