The McPin Foundation

McPin is 10!🎉 To celebrate we’ve rounded up our top insights from a decade of putting lived experience at the heart of #MentalHealthResearch 1st resource: Using Lived Experience in the Workplace, authored by people with lived experience 👉bit.ly/3Ynp6fb #McPin10for10

We are now on Bluesky! Follow us to see our latest work and join the mental health conversation. Follow us: bsky.app/profile/mcpinf… Handle: mcpinfoundation.bsky.social #MentalHealth

We'll leave you with the Public Involvement & Engagement Charter, brought to life as an owl - our symbol of wisdom, knowledge & transformation, reflected in the Charter’s 12 keys points 🦉 Find out more about it here 👉 bit.ly/3Bp74Sh @rcpsych @campubhealth @nihrsphr

A major element of Gillian & Jason's presentation at the #PublicMentalHealth conference is on how we do public involvement in the programme, and what does lived experience contribute? "What we do & what we bring are two different things" Find out more 👉 bit.ly/4aO8XFz

Our presentation at @rcpsych Public Mental Health conference with @campubhealth & @nihrsphr is starting now! The aim of the Public Mental Health programme is to identify effective & cost-effective ways to create places where people live & work that support good mental health.

Tomorrow our Senior Public Involvement in Research Coordinator Gillian + @campubhealth & @nihrsphr are speaking at @rcpsych Public Mental Health conference on research priorities, findings from NIHR & how to involve the public. Find out more here 👉 bit.ly/3WOy31p

Children's Mental Health Week is a good time to reinforce the importance of giving children a voice in mental health research and the services they access. Find out how to collaborate with our Young People's Network: mcpin.org/work-with-us/p… @McPinYPNetwork #CMHW2025 @_place2be

What are your priorities for research into sleep, the body clock & mental health? 💤 The second @CircadianMHNetw survey is live now - diving deeper into the questions you said you cared about. Take 5 mins to share your thoughts, deadline 17th Feb! 👉 bit.ly/42JFB9j

The ASCEnD trial is looking at the effectiveness of a new combination of existing meds in reducing symptoms of bipolar depression. If you or someone you know has depression or bipolar disorder & would like to take part you can submit an enquiry here! 👉 bit.ly/3QosROl

Today is the beginning of Children’s Mental Health Week. If you are a young person (13 to 28), we have opportunities for you to get involved via our Young People's Network. Sign up to our newsletter for opportunities mcpin.org/get-involved/s… @McPinYPNetwork @Place2Be #CMHW2025

The Parent Carer Research Network, in partnership with Mental Health in Development at the University of Oxford, is here. We welcome any #parents or #carers interested in getting involved in #research to improve children and young people's #MentalHealth. parentcarerresearchnetwork.org.uk

New project on our website: Understanding how adverse childhood experiences impact anxiety-related disorders in the UK and Brazil Led by Professor Laura Howe and colleagues at @cardiffuni Federal Uni of Pelotas, @McPinFoundation and Uni of Sao Paulo bit.ly/3CpLzS5

Have your say - the second sleep survey is here! 😴 Deadline 17th Feb, don't miss out 👇

Don’t miss the upcoming NIHR seminar on living well with severe mental ill-health: learning from implementing physical health support in different regional contexts. Hear from speakers from the WHOLE-SMI project, where McPin is the PPI partner Weds Feb 12 spcr.nihr.ac.uk/events/living-…

📢Call for abstracts 📢 We're a partner on the Refocus on Recovery 2025 international conference, organised around 3 key themes about lived experience & recovery. Submit an abstract for the chance to present. Deadline Fri 28 Feb - find out more here 👉 bit.ly/408NO3U

It's been a busy year for McPin! We're taking a short break over the festive season & the office will be closed Weds 25th Dec-Weds 1st Jan, re-opening on Thurs 2nd Jan 🎄 Warm wishes to our partners & followers, we look forward to working and sharing more with you in 2025 💙

Before you sign off for Christmas, take a look at this opportunity! 👀 If you're Manchester-based & have had talking therapy, use your lived experience to get involved in research & make a difference. Deadline Monday 6th Jan - more info & apply here 👉 bit.ly/4gL6iye

The EYE-2 project on psychosis was recently featured on @BBCNews 👉 bit.ly/3ZJJyYC We spoke to interviewee & peer support worker Craig about his experience 👇 You can read the study paper 👉 bit.ly/4067B5p & more on the project here 👉 bit.ly/418HonH