There's still time to get involved in the opportunity to be interviewed to share your views and experiences of the discharge process from adolescent mental health wards!
Check out the full details below 👇
Lisa at the Exchange
At the workshop on AI psychosis, hearing voices & suicidality I presented resources developed with @mind.org.uk @mcpinypnetwork.bsky.social on how to support young people with their mental health. You can find them here: sites.google.com/view/lisabor... #BPF2026 #PhilosophyMatters #philsky
Event details
📅 26 March
⏰ 2–5pm
📍 Invention Rooms, White City, London
Celebrate Torchlight! A co‑designed digital app supporting young people awaiting mental health care through shared learning & dialogue
This event welcomes everyone interested in youth mental health and co-production.
Link below 👇
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/celebrate-...
What better week to share one of our fantastic 10 for 10 resources - "The shape of meetings with neurodivergence in mind"🧠
In this resource, we share crowdsourced tips from our staff to make work meetings more welcoming, accessible and inclusive for neurodivergent people.
mcpin.org/resource/the...
It's Neurodiversity Celebration Week 2026! Celebrating the strengths and talents of neurodivergent individuals while promoting inclusion and understanding 🧠🙌 #Neurodiversity #NeurodiversityCelebrationWeek
💡PsyMetRiC stands for Psychosis Metabolic Risk Calculator!
PsyMetRiC, an app to help clinicians predict the risk of cardiometabolic disorders in young people with psychosis, has been approved for use in clinical settings! The app was developed with key input from young people from our network - Read more here: mcpin.org/psymetric-la...
Content warning: Self harm
🚨New opportunity for a project on sleep and self-harm.
Get in touch with @bethjmartin.bsky.social for more info ☺️
Focus group invite with QR code.
Are you 16-25 years old, with experience of being detained under the Mental Health Act within CAMHS, and with experience using community mental health services?
Or are you a carer/supporter of someone with this experience?
Get in touch or sign up here: tr.ee/zzFSak
A graphic outlining what dissociation feels like, with 6 icons below the title. Thought bubble for 'feeling disconnected from your thoughts', people pointing at someone for 'the sense of watching yourself from a distance', a bed for 'the world around you feels dreamlike', a magnifying glass for 'uncertainty about your identity', a missing puzzle piece for 'gaps in your memory', a person for 'feeling little or no physical pain'.
Dissociation can be hugely debilitating and confusing to experience.
There are lots of reasons why you might experience dissociation. It can be linked to numerous different mental illnesses.
For #DIDAwarenessDay, we're raising awareness of dissociative disorders 👉 www.rethink.org/dissociation
💔 Young people waiting for CAMHS support (average 359 days vs 4-week target) report:
Deteriorating mental health
Worsening suicidal thoughts
Feeling alone & dismissed
Poor communication increases anxiety
Interim support urgently needed
buff.ly/CLEe5GU
#CAMHS #WaitingTimes #YouthMentalHealth
Share your story 🗣️
Did you grow up in the UK (or UK & Japan) & live in London?
Bridging Divides wants to speak to adults age18-24 in a 1hr interview on gender experiences & wellbeing.
You'll get a £20 voucher for taking part - pls share with your networks!
More info here 👉 tinyurl.com/musm42nx
The Wolfson Summer School in Youth Mental Health Research is back! 🥳
In this three-day virtual programme, we aim to give attendees an introduction to the field of youth mental health.
📅 29 June - 1 July
📍Online
See more and apply: bit.ly/wolfsonsummerschool (link in bio)
#WolfsonSummer26
1 in 5 young people has a common mental health condition – yet support still too often comes only at crisis point.
The #FutureMinds roadmap sets out the changes needed to shift the system towards prevention and early intervention and transform children and young people’s mental health
bit.ly/49HOq6S
A PhD researcher from the University of East London is looking to interview young people (aged 13-20) about their vies and experiences of the discharge process from adolescent mental health wards.
Express your interest here 👉 forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...
Please do share with your networks!
Great to be part of day 2 of the #AMHDMshowcase. Sharing work from the Agency in practice project. Learn more about the project here mcpin.org/project/agen...
@mcpinypnetwork.bsky.social
#thisismyplace - As part of Children's Mental Health week
In our next session at #AMHDMshowcase: Prof Rose McCabe and team present "Agency In Practise"
A collaborative presentation exploring agency in mental health – presented by researchers, clinicians and people with lived experience together.
🔗 mcpin.org/project/agency
@CityStGeorges @McPinFdn
The team during question time
Agential ladder on the slide
Rose McCabe starts the presentation
The whole team on screen!
Bursting with joy and pride to hear the fantastic presentation by the Agency projects team at the UKRI showcase! @mcpinypnetwork.bsky.social #AMHDShowcase #philsky #ChildrensMentalHealthWeek mcpin.org/project/agen...
Six people seated for panel discussion on stage
As part of #AMHDMshowcase today we heard from young person advisory group members in a panel discussion on involvement of young people in research – impacts and lessons learned. This session was chaired by McPin’s research director @vanessapinfold.bsky.social
@mcpinypnetwork.bsky.social
Panel discussion now at #AMHDMshowcase: "Involvement of young people in research – impacts and lessons learned"
Chaired by Vanessa Pinfold from @mcpinfoundation.bsky.social, Dr Alison Penny from @ncb.org.uk, Prof Paul Cooke, and, most importantly, young person advisory group representatives.
View from audience, slide on responsible research and innovation
It was great to see the digital youth team to kick off the #AMHDMshowcase today. Chris Hollis, Ellen Townsend and the sprouting mind group of young people explored linking responsible research innovation and youth involvement. #livedexperience
Researchers at University of Birmingham, Nottingham Trent University, and the NSPCC are looking for young people (16-19) who identify as LGBTQ+ to take part in a one-off interview to understand and better support online blackmail.
More info here and below: mcpin.org/research-opp...
This #ParentMentalHealthDay, please remember to look after yourself. Your wellbeing matters too 💙
You can find advice and support here: anti-bullyingalliance.org.uk/tools-inform...
Roundup of some of our latest involvement opportunities, deadlines in Jan.
National Clinical Audit of Psychosis (NCAP)
https://ow.ly/vXsu50Y1Nus
CIRCuiTS
https://ow.ly/hxZi50Y1Nuv
The Successful Treatment of Paranoia (STOP) study
https://ow.ly/puPx50Y1Nut
Careloop
https://ow.ly/4fjw50Y1Nuw
Mental health admissions to acute medical wards rose 65% for young people in England (2012-2022) 📈
Adolescent girls most affected.
Eating disorders up 515%, anxiety admissions doubled.
Self-harm accounted for 53% of admissions.
#MentalHealth #YouthMentalHealth
🧵 THREAD
looking forward to this one! We'll be there 👍
Flyer. Importance of Public Involvement Research Webinar Series. Webinar 4. This webinar will share findings from two evaluations of young people’s advisory groups (YPAGs), both co-produced with young group members. It will highlight lessons for meaningful and inclusive Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE) with children and young people (CYP) and explore practical implications for PPIE professionals, researchers and CYP involved in research. Chaired by Dr Stan Papoulias, PPIE research theme lead at NIHR ARC South London. Facilitated by Dr Elspeth Mathie, Inclusive Involvement in Research theme lead at NIHR ARC East of England. Speakers: Dr Louca-Mai Brady, Reader in Youth Involvement and Health; Dr Helen Abnett and Lauren Denyer, Research Fellows, UH; and young members of the Herts YPAG. Who should attend? Anyone who is interested or involved in CYP’s involvement in research, including young people. Tuesday 17th February, 12:00-13:30. Register now!
📣 @nihrarcs.bsky.social #PPI webinar: Evaluating #PublicInvolvement with children & young people 🌟17/2/26
Presenters incl me, @helenabnett.bsky.social & @hertsypag.bsky.social + hosted by @skourkos.bsky.social & @elspethma.bsky.social
Info & booking: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/involving-...
Take a look at this article on a recent paper that explores the link between digital technology use and teenage mental health problems tinyurl.com/yeyun2px ⭐ The findings suggest it is not about how much time young people spend on social media, but about who they are and what they are viewing 💡
How should professionals respond when young people turn to TikTok for DIY mental health support?
Discover practical insights in our expert webinar!
19 Jan | 1-2pm | FREE
Learn what really works (and what doesn't) in online mental health content ⬇️
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/wtf-this-i...