🚨New Opportunity!!🚨 Researchers are looking for young people ages 18-29 with lived experience of depression to take part in a research study. This study looks to compare the cultural differences between the experiences of young people in the UK and China. Find out more mcpin.org/research-opp...

🚨New opportunity!! Content warning: Self harm We are asking for 15 young people to take part in a one off individual one-to-one interview up to 1 hour long to talk about their experience waiting for NHS mental health services. Check out the poster to find out more!

📣 Researchers from the University of Manchester are looking for young people aged 16-25 to join an advisory group for the VoiceIn study. Young advisors will input and feedback on the VoiceIn app,an app that makes it easier for people to get involved in health research. mcpin.org/research-opp...

@unibirmingham.bsky.social & @wellcometrust.bsky.social are looking for people aged 11-25, professionals, researchers & families to complete a survey on how to shape future youth engagement in mental health services 🧠 Vouchers provided for completing both surveys! bham.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

The time has come for the young people from the Peer Action Collective to share their research! Join this online showcase to hear directly from these young people as they share their research and uncover how collaboration can create safer communities. tinyurl.com/v25wfkas

Did you receive a diagnosis of psychosis or bipolar as a young person? Take part in this study exploring how young people experienced receiving a diagnosis of psychosis and/or bipolar disorder & being offered antipsychotic medication. Sharing your story could help improve mental health services.

Our YPAG have been involved in this insightful paper on the topic of paediatric mental health liaison services 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Take a look to learn more about the impact of these services on children and young people's mental and physical health 💛 link.springer.com/article/10.1... #YoungPeoplesMentalHealth

*Are you a parent of a child under 3 years?* *Do you have experience of psychosis?* Help Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust to explore approaches in supporting parents with psychosis, and their children: mcpin.org/research-opp...

Participation opportunity! Researchers at KCL are exploring eco-anxiety in young people aged 16-29 mcpin.org/research-opp...

Some highlights also included a beautifully nuanced talk on AI and qual methods from @ginnybraun.bsky.social, a thoughtful and powerful discussion of lived experience and identity in research from @heathermsutherland.bsky.social, and a collaborative talk from @mcpinypnetwork.bsky.social #QMIP2025

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

With McPin, we prepared a set of suggestions for supporting young people, based on our research on the Agency Projects. What do you think of our leaflet? www.canva.com/design... #YouthMentalHealth #EpistemicInjustice #philsky #philpsy

What are the do's and don't's when having a conversation with a young person about their mental health? Check out the cheat sheet leaflet for adults, designed by Philosopher @lisabortolotti.com with input from our Agency-in-practice Young People's Advisory Group mcpin.org/resource/age...

New podcast! My take on our agency projects. Spanning motivation, challenges, methods, outcomes, and future applications. #philsky #philpsy #epistemicinjustice open.spotify.com/episode/76Uf...

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...

Not quite an end-of-project wrap-up for the 'Agency-in-practice' team (because like Columbo, there's always 'Just one more thing ...') but a great chance to enjoy what we've all achieved together, on what has been The Best and Loveliest Project to collaborate on.

Enjoyed lunching in London with this lovely lot today as part of celebrating our Agency-In-practice project led by the incredible @ipanalysis.bsky.social great to see the YPAG in person. Next steps - disseminating our youth co-analysis methodology far and wide!

Learning about how the ATTUNE team co-created a game with young people exploring adverse childhood experiences

Today we're hanging out at ATTUNE's impact & dissemination conference, project exploring the impact of adverse childhood experiences on CYP mental health. Looking forward to learning from you! 👍

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

Yesterday we had our @mcpinypnetwork.bsky.social YPAG kickoff meeting for exploring the relationship between adverse childhood experiences and anxiety across UK and Brazil - led by University of Bristol. We'll also be training our Brazil colleagues in meaningful youth involvement practices 🌎

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...

🚨🚨New Opportunity!! Content warning – self-harm. Get involved in a new study relating to sleep and self-harm in young people. Please get in touch with @bethjmartin.bsky.social or click the link below to find out more! 👇 mcpin.org/research-opp...

Got 5 mins? Check out this blog! This piece comes from the Influence of Influencers project:Exploring how the stories told by social media influencers impact the mental health of young people. We work with 14 youth advisors on this fantastic and informative project! blog.bham.ac.uk/influencerst...

🚨🚨 We have an exciting new opportunity to join a new one year project on developing a CAMHS (Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services) single session intervention for children and young people. Check out the link below to find out more 👇

This morning on BBC Radio 4, there was a piece called "All About Twins" in the All in the Mind Programme and the study we work on called E-Risk was mentioned! You can listen here: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

In May, 2 of our McPin team members along with 2 young people with lived experience spoke at an event, addressing the question "what makes an emotionally healthy school?". In this blog piece, they share their reflections from the event. Got 5 mins? Give it a read! 🙂 mcpin.org/what-makes-a...

Listening again to this podcast by McPin on how to protect young people's agency in interactions with mental health practitioners. So proud to be a small part of it! youtu.be/DnN1ZJK37WQ... #philsky #epistemicinjustice @mcpinypnetwork.bsky.social‬

Researchers at the University of Brighton are looking for young people and their parents/guardians/caregivers to investigate the impact of social media use on mental well-being 🧠 If you are interested or have any questions, please email Dora ([email protected])

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.

🚨New Opportunity!! The charity 42nd St. are looking for young people aged 13-25 to get their views on online peer support. Find out more here 👉 mcpin.org/research-opp...

Are you aged 16-25 and have experience of mental health issues? Imperial college London are looking for people to take part in their study about finding community activities and how a chatbot could help make this easier 🧐 More info and how to take part on the poster below !

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 👍

Emma Garavini, Senior Youth Involvement Officer at McPin shares her thoughts on the day.

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

Tune into 'Mind The Kids'🧠 a new podcast series from @acamh.bsky.social hosted by @drjanegilmour.bsky.social & @umartoseeb.bsky.social exploring accessible expert discussions on issues affecting young people with invited authors on topics like the manosphere, autism, anxiety, loneliness and more.

🚨New Opportunity🚨 Take part in a new research study: ATTEND is a research study testing a new treatment for depression in adolescents called MAC (Mindfulness for Adolescents and Carers). £60 payment 👀 Find out more here 👇 mcpin.org/research-opp...

Are you a young person interested in free cooking classes? 🍲👨‍🍳👩‍🍳 The @ypmh.bsky.social are partnering with Jamie's Ministry of Food and Nourish Food School! It’s a chance to learn practical skills, try new foods, and discover small changes that could make a big difference to mood and wellbeing 🧡

We've got a judge and everything!

What are the risks and benefits of social media influencers for youth mental health? Here in Birmingham for the youth jury event - let's gooo! 💪 #mentalhealth

Want to know how to make your hybrid meeting as inclusive and accessible as possible for young people? 👍 Here are some tips based on feedback from our own meetings (THREAD):

🚨Have your say on Youth Therapy measures and preferences in our new survey! Find out more here - mcpin.org/research-opp...

New Opportunity 📢 Take part in survey to identify the Top 10 research priorities for improving metabolic health in people with SMI! For more information + how to take part, click here 👉: mcpin.org/research-opp...

Not long left to apply!

Next week, YP team members Eva and Emma will be sharing some of the insights we’ve learned across many of our projects about promoting mental health in schools. 🏫 Hear from them and many other experts about promoting positive wellbeing in schools. Tickets are free: onlinevents.co.uk/event/emotio...

Your first ever research conference can be scary - but it doesn’t need to be!😅 19 year-old @mcpinfoundation.bsky.social YPAG member Josh attended his first conference, as part of the Agency-in-practice project - led by @ipanalysis.bsky.social Read about Josh's experience mcpin.org/young-people...

📢 Want to learn about co-production but also put it in to practice? Our 12 week e-learning course, Co-production and You, is for you 👈 Learn the theory then apply it to your work, project or anything you choose while being guided by expert trainers. Take a look at the overview 👉 buff.ly/S1oQCNy

⭐Fantastic opportunity⭐ for a fully-funded MSc within the #MentalHealthMission for mental health professionals who are keen to develop their career in research 🧠 Visit here for more info: mentalhealthresearch.org.uk/funded-clini... @imh-uob.bsky.social @unibirmingham.bsky.social

🚨New Involvement Opportunity!!🚨 The project aims to explore the differences in mental health between gender minorities and cis-gender young adults between 16-32 years old, by combining different datasets that have information on gender minority participants and mental health difficulties.