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📢 Funding call alert! 📢 Wellcome's new digital mental health funding call is now LIVE, with the full details here: https://lnkd.in/e789NzZx The tl;dr is that we want to fund research to evaluate and further develop scalable digital mental health interventions. We want to see collaborative partnerships (whether existing or new) between: - Researchers - An organisation that can take the intervention to scale - Lived experience experts If you don't have this, please check out our networking events (under Events on the page above) with Zinc. 👭 This call focuses on partnerships because we hope this will improve the quality of both the interventions and the research in this space. 🌍 The call focuses on large-scale implementation for increased impact and reach. 💪 I hope this addresses some key issues in the field! If your digital intervention/product is designed to lead to reductions in symptoms and/or functional impairments related to anxiety, depression and/or psychosis, please consider applying! 📲 🎧 💻 #mentalhealth #digitalmentalhealth #digital #digitalhealth

Mental Health Award: Accelerating scalable digital mental health interventions This call will fund research to evaluate and further develop scalable digital interventions to advance early intervention in depression, anxiety and psychosis https://lnkd.in/eRHzJVMk

🌟 Important Research! 🌟 Did you know that One in 4 people in Ireland will suffer from mental health problems at some stage in their life and 75% of the first onset of poor mental health occurs under the age of 25 🙌 https://lnkd.in/eEbYbmqb That’s why we are asking everyone to take the 2024 National Survey of the Experiences of people living with Psychosis. Link to Survey : https://lnkd.in/e9smXjRN 📊 Data Collection: Helps researchers understand the prevalence and impact of psychosis and helps us understand how psychosis affects people in Ireland. 🔍 Insights: Provides valuable information for developing better treatments and support systems. 🗣 Voice: Gives those affected by psychosis a platform to share their experiences. 💪 Support: Contributes to a community that promotes mental health awareness. By participating, you're not just filling out a survey—you're helping to shape the future of mental health care in Ireland. 💙 #MentalHealthMatters #PsychosisAwareness #CommunitySupport Learn more about Psychosis https://lnkd.in/eb3xQTb2 https://lnkd.in/e9smXjRN

✨ Today, postdoctoral researcher Vian R. presented on the theme "Evidence Synthesis with a Global Mental Health Perspective" at the U-CARE Brainpub. 💡 In her presentation, Vian discussed how she applied evidence synthesis in her PhD project, which focuses on conceptualizing the term global mental health. 🌍 The session sparked insightful discussions on the use of conceptual frameworks, evidence synthesis, and the importance of being critical to Western approaches in the context of global mental health. 📚

🌟 Exciting Opportunity for Mental Health Researchers! Are you passionate about advancing mental health interventions? The Wellcome Trust is offering substantial funding opportunities for teams of researchers to investigate the causal mechanisms behind effective interventions for anxiety, depression, and psychosis. The Mental Health Award provides up to £5 million for research on identifying the active ingredients that drive symptom reduction or resolution. This funding, available for up to 8 years, welcomes research exploring biological, cognitive, behavioral, relational, and societal factors. 🚀 In addition, there is an opportunity to accelerate scalable digital mental health interventions. The objective is to evaluate and enhance digital interventions for early intervention in depression, anxiety, and psychosis. Research teams must include relevant expertise to drive the proposed research. The application deadline is 5 December 2024. For more information, visit https://lnkd.in/dHfKRu-H. Let's work together to improve mental health worldwide! #MentalHealth #MentalHealthResearch #WellcomeFunding

Rethinking Mental Health: The Emerging Role of Psychedelics in Treatment Mental health is a critical issue that, left unaddressed, can lead to tragic outcomes including suicide. It's heartening to see that the EU Parliament is now recognizing the potential of psychedelics as a means to alleviate human suffering. This is a small but significant step forward. The conversation around psychedelics in the medical system is gaining momentum, reflecting a shift in how we approach mental health treatment. It's time to challenge the stigma surrounding mental health and the use of psychedelics. Starting this discussion is essential for exploring their potential as viable treatments. A special thanks to PAREA for highlighting key statistics that shed light on this important issue. Let's keep the dialogue going and push for informed, compassionate approaches to mental health care.

Have you used any mental health services in the area of Birmingham or Solihull? Perhaps with Change or another local service? If so, you can help by contributing your voice to a short survey for the Experience of Care campaign, from Rethink Mental Health. This will effect how people access services local to them, and may lead to further funding of mental health initiatives. You can follow this link bellow to take part in the survey:
https://lnkd.in/eCp785bU

This is an extremely important work that shows how alarming the rise in youth mental health issues has become. But also that there are solutions on how to tackle these. Prevention and early interventions are crucial. It‘s not an impossible task, it’s doable, but we need shifts in policies and fundings. We need a society that actually cares about the mental health of our youth and is willing in invest in the future. #youthmentalhealth #mentalhealth #mentalhealthmatters #earlyintervention #prevention #socialpsychiatry

Have you, a friend or family member experience of living with psychosis? Mental Health Reform and Shine: Supporting People Affected by Mental Ill Health aim to amplify the voices of those affected by psychosis so that there can be better specialised support & increased funding. Fill out the survey here: https://lnkd.in/ezkMYhCh