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Mental Health Policy Research Unit

@mentalhealthpru

The @NIHRresearch Mental Health Policy Research Unit, based at UCL and King's, funded to provide evidence to inform policy. Views not those of the DH or NIHR.

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Good to see publication of NHS England principles on using digital technologies in mental healthcare, strongly informed by the review of evidence conducted by our fab team at Mental Health Policy Research Unit england.nhs.uk/long-read/prin…

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🔔 Inpatient mental health staff 🔔 📢 Have your voice heard! 📢 Have you worked on an adult #inpatient #mentalhealth #psychiatric ward? We are keen to learn about your experiences managing incidents of #selfharm. Details of our interview study can be found below ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️

🔔 Inpatient mental health staff 🔔
📢 Have your voice heard! 📢

Have you worked on an adult #inpatient #mentalhealth #psychiatric ward? We are keen to learn about your experiences managing incidents of #selfharm. Details of our interview study can be found below ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️
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🚨 MHPRU New Research - Just out 🚨 Check out our new pre-print looking at: Approaches to Early Intervention for MH problems in Young People. We are so proud that this exciting piece of work is now out! #MentalHealth #Research #MHPRU

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ℹ️ Strategies to improve mental health care for autistic people - research summarised into this clear, accessible infographic. Co-produced with researchers, lived experience individuals, and experts in the field. Check it out ⬇️ #Autism #MentalHealth #Neurodiversity

ℹ️ Strategies to improve mental health care for autistic people -  research summarised into this clear, accessible infographic. 

Co-produced with researchers, lived experience individuals, and experts in the field. Check it out ⬇️

#Autism #MentalHealth #Neurodiversity
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The MHPRU now has a BlueSky account for those of you who wish to follow us there! bsky.app/profile/mental… We will be keeping everyone updated with our recent research across platforms. #MHPRU #BlueskySocial

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Our wonderful MHPRU deputy director Dr Andrew Grundy PhD (acgrundy.bsky.social) gave a keynote speech on 'Lived Experience Research Leadership' at the Mental Health Implementation Network's (MHIN) PPI celebration event last month! Read a blog about the event⬇️ #livedexperience #Research arc-sl.nihr.ac.uk/news-insights/…

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The Minister for Patient Safety, Women’s Health & Mental Health, Baroness Merron, referenced the MHPRU's Evaluation of Early Support Hubs in a new statement. Findings on hubs outcomes and successes will be shared soon! #CYPResearch #mentalhealth hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2025-0…

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Fascinating article by The Guardian referencing our systematic review findings on Digital Surveillance. It gives a great overview of Oxevison and the concerns over its effect on patients theguardian.com/society/2025/m… #inpatient #mentalhealth

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MHPRU's Bryn Lloyd-Evans was 1 of 3 experts presenting evidence on racial disparities in use of the Mental Health Act at the House of Lords to inform potential amendments. Read more on the bill's progression⬇️ communitycare.co.uk/2025/03/17/an-… #MentalHealthAct #MHA

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New NHS guidance on suicide risk assessment published today. More personal & collaborative, no checklists. Driven by evidence & the experience of families, esp ⁦Philip Pirie⁩ & ⁦NCISH⁩ thetimes.com/article/fb942d…

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We were honoured to share our recent work on Peer Support at two MHPRU events this year! 🫲🏽🫱🏿 Over 250 people joined us across a webinar and Mental Health Question Time live panel — and now the video series is live! 🎥 #PeerSupport #MentalHealth youtube.com/watch?v=Y6CxoC…

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An interesting paper critiquing ‘complex emotional needs’ as a label to individuals given a diagnosis of a personality disorder ⬇️ #MentalHealth #research cambridge.org/core/journals/…

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Check out a Mental Elf blog covering our review on adapted and bespoke treatments for autistic adults. Enhancing mental health care for autistic people: practical adaptations, ready to go Written by a group of UCL MSc students #MentalHealth nationalelfservice.net/learning-disab…

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🚨Newly published paper in the International Journal of Mental Health Systems 🚨 Alternative approaches to standard inpatient mental health care: development of a typology of service models #inpatientcare ijmhs.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11…

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Great to see this out. Great collaborations & paper Mental Health Policy Research Unit Quantitative Evidence for Relational Care Approaches to Assessing and Managing Self-Harm and Suicide Risk in Inpatient Mental Health and Emergency Department Settings: A Scoping Review tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

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Great work in our newly published paper on approaches for self-harm and suicide risk. 📊 We identified a range of promising relational care approaches and highlighted key gaps in the evidence base. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10… #InpatientCare #MentalHealth

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💡 Interesting paper out from the OPAL study To explore carers’, patients’, and professionals’ views on accessible, feasible and helpful one-to-one peer support interventions for those treated under the Mental Health Act doi.org/10.1186/s12888… #MentalHealth #PeerSupport

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NEW paper out from Mental Health Policy Research Unit led by Una Foye and a team of many talents. Understanding the barriers and facilitators to delivering peer support effectively in England: a qualitative interview study bmcpsychiatry.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11…

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🚨 New Published Paper - Understanding barriers and facilitators to delivering peer support effectively: a qualitative interview study Proud to share our latest research, led by academic and lived experience researchers. 🔗 Read in full: bmcpsychiatry.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11… #MentalHealth