Dr Fiona Riddoch is the co-founder of Words That Carry On, a mental health research fund in memory of her daughter Lindsay. Lindsay was passionate about the importance of lived experience in better understanding mental health. As a researcher within the field of renewable energy, Fiona understands the transformative power of research. Words That Carry...
Robert Westhead, Head of Media and Staff Communications at Oxford Health NHS Foundation, writes about bipolar disorder, emerging from the ‘upside down’ and how we’re just beginning to grasp the workings of the human brain. CW: Suicide Why does mental health research matter? The very question seems to suggest it might not matter. But reality...
If you work as a mental health clinician, keeping up to date with the latest research can improve your practice, for better mental health outcomes for the people you support. However, with so much information out there, it can feel hard to stay on top of things. Elizabeth James is a clinician who supports NHS...
As part of our online conversation #MentalHealthResearchMatters, we spoke to Yasmin about anti-racist mental health research. Yasmin is part of the Student team at SMarTeN network and a member of the Mental Health Research Matters Steering Group. She is a lived-experience researcher and passionate advocate for student wellbeing and the role of anti-racism in research...