Are you a researcher who's interested in developing their PPI skills? Our upcoming 3-session training course starts next month, find out more below! 👇

Two days to go 🚨 Our free webinar 'New Treatments in Bipolar' is THIS Thursday 5.15-6.30pm. If you have lived experience of Bipolar, or work/have an interest in the topic, come join us! Get your tickets here 👉 tinyurl.com/5h6bd855 @bipolaruk.bsky.social @nihr.bsky.social @drtgergel.bsky.social

It’s Youth Mental Health Day 2025 & the theme is #ShareSupport. In the case of researchers working with young people, this could mean looking at different ways to support young people getting involved in mental health research. Here are some quotes from the archives 🧵

If you involve young people in your research, our ‘Emerging practice in PPI’ paper has some interesting insights around Patient & Public Involvement work – including with young people.  Find out more 👇 Link to paper👉 rdcu.be/ezDE1 #YMHD2025

Are you a researcher who works with young people? Our #McPin10for10 resources showcase our learning & reflections from working across a wide range of projects with young people for over a decade - find out more below 👇 #YMHD2025

How much of an impact does hearing stories of mental health recovery have on those who are struggling? The programme coordinator for NEON - which looked at this - shares what they found & what needs to happen next. Read it here 👉 mcpin.org/storytelling-mental-health-recovery/ @institutemh.org.uk

Have you read our paper on emerging practices in mental health patient & public involvement (PPI) research advisory groups yet? This narrative review looked at common themes within the groups, as well as recommendations for the future. Read on for some highlights 🧵

More funders & institutions want researchers to have patient & public involvement built into their studies/PhD programmes. If you're a researcher in any field & want to incorporate PPI in your work in a more inclusive way, take a look at our course! More info 👉 www.mcpin.org/work-with-us/training/

Hear from the chair of the upcoming webinar - McPin Senior Service User Researcher John Gibson - on why investigating new treatments for Bipolar is so important 👉 mcpin.org/webinar-new-treatments-bipolar/ And get your tickets for the webinar on Thurs 25th Sept here 👉 tinyurl.com/5h6bd855

Interested in new treatments for Bipolar? Hear from these expert speakers at our webinar - @drtgergel.bsky.social Director of Research @bipolaruk.bsky.social - Dr Stuart Watson, Clinical Senior Lecturer in Psychiatry - Carolyn Chew-Graham, GP & Professor of General Practice Research Tickets here 👇

Have you got your ticket for the New Treatments for Bipolar webinar later this month? You'll hear talks from leading experts in clinical, research and lived experience-led approaches working in the field, and have the opportunity to ask questions in the Q&A. Find out more & register below 👇

Come to this event: Supporting Young People Away from Violence 📢 Hear directly from the young people involved in the PAC programme. Weds 24 Sept 4:15-5:30pm Register now 👉 bit.ly/47SGO0y #iwillfund @coopukreal.bsky.social @dcmsgovuk.bsky.social @tnlcommunityfund.org.uk @youthendowmentfund.org.uk

Training announcement! 📢 Want to learn how you can use patient & public involvement (PPI) in your research in a more inclusive way? We’re running a course of 3 online PPI training sessions in Nov & Dec 2025. Don't miss out - find out more & register here 👉 www.mcpin.org/work-with-us/training/

Reminder - if you're at IEPA 15 in Berlin today, come along to our presentation at 1.40pm, Auditorium C. Look forward to seeing you there, and hearing all the great talks at the conference!

Have you seen our paper on emerging best practice in PPI yet? 👉 rdcu.be/ezDE1 Our Director of Research @vanessapinfold.bsky.social says: "We hope it's useful to others doing public involvement work in mental health research. We've found it useful for reviewing our own processes & approaches.”

Do you have lived experience of Bipolar? Come along to our free webinar on Thurs 25 Sept for talks on topics including reducing the delay in the diagnosis of Bipolar, a study looking at a new medication combination, and more. Register now! 👉 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/new-treatm...

We're keen to include the views of men from Black African, Black Caribbean or Bangladeshi backgrounds who've been affected by fear of others, to make sure the study is representative. If that's you - or someone you know - please see if you could help shape Feeling Safer. More info below 👇

Event: Come hear about new treatments for bipolar! At our free webinar you'll hear from leading experts in clinical, research & lived experience-led approaches working in the field & have the chance to ask them your qus. - 25 Sept - 5.15-6.30pm Get your tix 👉 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/new-treatm...

We are excited to be attending International Conference on Early Intervention and Prevention in Mental Health (IEPA 15) in Berlin next week. Come along to our presentation Lived Experience Involvement in Early Intervention in Psychosis Research: Examples from the UK. Auditorium C, Mon 8th, 13.40pm.

Are you interested in public & patient involvement (PPI) in research? If so, you’ll definitely want to take a look at our narrative review, which analysed 26 papers on the topic. It found 9 common themes (+ 123 sub themes!) inc recommendations for doing this work. Read it here 👉 rdcu.be/ezDE1

If your life has been affected by fear of others (sometimes called paranoia) & you're from a Black African, Black Caribbean or Bangladeshi background, we’d love to hear your views on our Feeling Safer study! To find out more please email Alex on [email protected] – you’ll be paid for your time.

We are one of the charities to support this joint statement, which highlights the importance of inclusion of older people in research. As reported by the Guardian, exclusion based on age can contribute to health inequality. Read more here www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Did you see the RESOLVE paper on non-pharmacological interventions for antipsychotic-induced weight gain last week? We reshared blogs from the LEAP to celebrate & last but not least we're revisiting our Public Involvement in Research Manager Annie's story! 👉 www.mcpin.org/antipsychotic-weight-gain/

Next up in our 'revisiting RESOLVE' week to mark the release of the study paper, we've got Ian's experiences on medication and weight gain, and his advice for clinicians going forward. Read his story here 👉 www.mcpin.org/antipsychotic-medication-ian/

Today we're revisiting lived experience advisory panel member Justine's blog following the launch of the RESOLVE paper! She shares her experiences of medication & weight gain and her advice for clinicians - read it here 👉 www.mcpin.org/antipsychotic-journey-involvement/ And check out the paper 👇

So great to see the RESOLVE paper on non-pharmacological interventions for antipsychotic-induced weight gain is out in the Obesity Reviews journal! Read it here 👉 bit.ly/3IPHUQx To celebrate we're re-sharing interviews from the study's lived experience group - check out the first below 👇

🚨Researchers - last chance to have your say!🚨 The SUNRISE survey is closing end of the day tomorrow - don't miss out on sharing your thoughts: buff.ly/IGqt0b4 More info below 👇

“PPI&E is relational work – it takes time, trust, and commitment.” 📢 New blog from MHP featuring Vanessa Pinfold of @mcpinfoundation.bsky.social on putting lived experience at the heart of research. 👉 Read here: www.mentalhealthplatform.ac.uk/blog/lived-e... #LivedExperience #MentalHealthResearch

4 days left for researchers to share their thoughts as part of the SUNRISE study - please do get involved! 👇

Presentation complete! We enjoyed sharing our approach to dialogical co-analysis with young people with the Qualitative research community at @qmip.bsky.social thanks for having us! 😀 #QMIP2025

We're at the Qualitative methods in psychology conference - Another opportunity to share our approach to doing co-analysis with young people as part of our Agency-In-practice project 👌 Let's goooo! #QMIP2025

Check out this new blog where Lived Experience Advisory Panel (LEAP) members and Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) facilitator share reflections on training sessions for complex statistical methods. mcpin.org/training-liv...

Are you attending the HSR UK Conference, July 3rd? Check out 'Improving care for patients with mental and physical health needs in Emergency Departments.' Archana Jayaprakash will be joined by John Gibson, McPin Senior Service User Researcher, who contributes his lived experience perspective.

In 2024 we worked with young people to design a Trevor Project survey on the experiences of 9,600 LGBTQ+ young people ages 13 to 24 across the UK. Report now live 👇 www.thetrevorproject.org/survey-inter...

In this blog Tom, Young People's Advisory Group (YPAG) member and experienced co-researcher shares his takeaways. With advice on getting involved in and working with young people in research, as part of the EXCITE project. mcpin.org/youth-resear... #involvement @mcpinypnetwork.bsky.social

Learn about the fundamentals of lived experience involvement from consultation to co-production. Raj Hazzard (McPin Senior Researcher) covers disclosure, reflexivity, emotional labour and power dynamics in the summer edition of Research Matters the-sra.org.uk/SRA/SRA/Publ...

Check out this podcast hosted by the University of Sheffield where a panel of 3 experts discuss Target Trials, research using real world evidence (service data) to assess the efficacy of different digital and NHS talking therapies for anxiety and depression player.sheffield.ac.uk/events/realw...

Grappling with the big questions at Prix Galien 2025 panel discussion: How can healthcare systems deliver solutions at scale to address the global mental health crisis? After reaching out to our networks for their insight, Vanessa Pinfold offered a lived experience perspective tinyurl.com/8huj7ju2

Yesterday, we attended the ‘AI in society: impact on young people’ parliamentary round table. This session explored how AI is shaping education, employment, wellbeing, and digital culture shout out to Junior from the Peer Action Collective for joining Vanessa our research director in Westminster #AI

Loved having our fab Trainee Public Involvement in Research Officer George at the @circadianmhnetw.bsky.social conference 😍 He was on a panel talking lived experience involvement in the design & promotion of the two surveys and the importance of lived experience in mental health research generally!

Earlier this week we shared that the NCAP service user & carer reference group & its role in producing the State of the Nation report 2024 was joint winner of the Clinical Audit Hero Award PPI category! 🎉 Find out more about the SUCRG's role and what the report was looking at here 👉 bit.ly/3Hsor7K

Today, our co-founder, Vanessa Pinfold, was on a panel at the Prix Galien UK forum to discuss delivering healthcare solutions at scale. Vanessa shared some thoughts from a survey of lived experience experts, exploring views on treatments for mood. We’ll be sharing key messages next week.

Couple of great new blogs, including from one of our team who shared their reflections from the @ukri.org Mental Health Platform Industry Alliance Forum day, in partnership with @datamind.bsky.social. Check them out below 👇 @hubmetpsych.bsky.social

Are you an academic mental health researcher with lived experience? Come along to our friendly and supportive network meeting to hear from Dr Veenu Gupta, Assistant Professor in Lived Experience Research. We'll also be discussing teaching with lived experience. Sign up to the event below!

So excited to announce we’ve won the Clinical Audit Hero Award in the Patient & Public Involvement category for our work on the State of the Nation report 2024! Massive congrats to the NCAP team including the fantastic service user & carer reference group, & our fellow nominees 👏 #CAAW25

The govt is asking the public to share evidence/thoughts to help shape the first ever Men’s Health Strategy for England – including on mental health. More info here - share your thoughts to make sure the strategy’s shaped by lived experience 👉 bit.ly/4jiE26V Deadline 11:59pm 17 July.

There's still time to take part and help set priorities for improving metabolic health for those with Severe Mental Illness (SMI). The survey has been extended and will close at the end of May. For more info, please see original post, survey link below. qualtrics.kcl.ac.uk/jfe/form/SV_...

Researchers from the UoM are looking for people with experience of NHS Talking Therapies to take part in a research study. The study aims to make NHS Talking Therapies services more accessible and helpful. More info & how to take part on the poster below 👍

McPin’s Research Director Vanessa Pinfold co-guest edits journal collection on internet-based mental health interventions. This post highlights some of the articles included in the BMC Public health collection. You can read our news piece and access the articles here mcpin.org/mcpin-guest-...

Emma, Eva and members of our Young People's Advisory group (YPAG) share their reflections on being part of Therapy and Social Change Network Emotionally Healthy Schools Event. Read more here 👇https://mcpin.org/what-makes-an-emotionally-healthy-school/ #mentalhealth #healthyschools #reflections