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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.
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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.
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“By sharing small bits of myself, interviewees may have opened up more”

Alex Kenny talks about disclosure, empowerment and the need for breaks while working as a peer researcher on a virtual reality project.
Digital mental health • Peer research
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Peer research at Hive: thriving, creative & juggling many identities

In March, McPin joined over 120 people at the Hive conference to talk about peer research. Here are a few things we took away.
Peer research • Research methods
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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.
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Schools and researchers – strange pairing or recipe for success?

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
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Young People's Network

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
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Research involvement opportunities

Help design and influence research using your lived experience. Our range of involvement opportunities are aimed at all ages, unless specifically stated.
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Adult ADHD in Women: How I finally found out why I am how I am

For ADHD Awareness Month, a McPin team member shares her experience of being diagnosed with ADHD in her thirties, writing about adult ADHD in women, and her top tips for thriving with ADHD.
Neurodiversity
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Whose idea is it anyway? Using research infrastructure to turn people’s ideas into projects

McPin's Deputy Research Director shares his thoughts about the new patient-led research hub in Cambridge.
Lived experience • Mental health services
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Who are the 'experts by experience' in mental health research?

Before Laura left McPin in the summer 2016 to begin a PhD she wrote this blog exploring some of the issues about how we use our lived experience of mental health issues as researchers.
Lived experience • Research methods
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Media centre

An overview of McPin including who we are, some of our key speakers, and our media contact information
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When taking part in research is your service

#MentalHealthResearchMatters and is a force for good, writes Thomas Kabir, McPin’s head of Public Involvement in Research.
#MentalHealthResearchMatters • Peer research
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Anti-racism and mental health: “All the researchers I've worked with have been White”

Sandra Jayacodi reflects on her experiences in research involvement and what researchers and funders can do to be anti-racist.
Racial equity
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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
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The wisdom, privilege, and challenges of peer academic researchers in mental health research

Dr Ruth Knight and Richard Knight discuss how researchers provide a viewpoint that can improve research but address the privilege that comes with being a peer researcher with an academic background.
#MentalHealthResearchMatters • Lived experience
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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
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The genetics of schizophrenia

McPin's Public Involvement in Research Manager does a deep dive on mental health and genetics following an exciting new paper on schizophrenia.
Lived experience • Psychosis
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Our minds, our rights: World Mental Health Day 2023

McPin Research Director Vanessa Pinfold considers the place - and future - of mental health research, and in particular lived experience, in the world during a time of flux.
Lived experience
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‘Best practice’ for co-production: Does clashing trump consensus?

Part of the challenge of doing good co-production in research is that it may be designed to clash – and that’s not necessarily a bad thing, says a McPin Lived Experience Researcher.
Peer research • Research methods