We’re starting a new project evaluating supported volunteering at the Ripon Museum Trust.
A unique collaboration between the International Centre for Mental Health Social Research (ICMHSR) at the University of York and the Ripon Museum Trust (RMT) is starting to collect data for an evaluation of supported volunteering
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Personalising care plans and collaboration is important in crisis planning in early intervention in psychosis teams.
Practitioners working in early intervention in psychosis teams have confirmed the importance of collaboration in crisis planning, a new study has found. Nikki Lonsdale used a survey and semi-structured interviews to explore practitioners' perspectives on
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The Incubator for Mental Health Research offers practical advice, connections and career development opportunities for aspiring researchers in mental health.
I am member of the steering group for the Incubator for Mental Health Research. This offers practical advice, connections and career development opportunities for aspiring researchers in mental health. Their new interactive map supports mental
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Supporting carers of people detained in hospital under the Mental Health Act 1983.
I have just started a new project to find ways to enhance the support provided to unpaid carers of people detained in hospital under the Mental Health Act 1983 (MHA). This NIHR School for Social
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Jonny Lovell talks about his research on sharing lived experience in mental health services
Next in my series of posts about chapters from the Routledge Handbook of Social Work Practice Research, I caught up with co-author of chapter 30, Dr Jonny Lovell. I first met Jonny when he was
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Tomorrow I'll be riding the Prudential RideLondon-Surrey 100 to raise money for two fantastic small charities. The McPin Foundation places the lived experience of people affected by mental health problems at the heart of research
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