MENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH PROGRAMME
The NIHR Schools for Primary Care Research (SPCR), Public Health Research (SPHR) and Social Care Research (SSCR) (“three Schools”) have joined together in a unique collaboration between leading academic centres in England to collaborate on a programme of work on mental health, led by the SPCR and funded through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR):
FUNDING OPPORTUNITY
The NIHR Three Schools' Mental Health Research Programme has new funding opportunities.
- Projects to improve Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE) - deadline 15:30 on Friday 13 December 2024.
IMPROVING MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING IN UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS THROUGH COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH
By working collaboratively across primary care, public health and social care, we will address problems in a multi-professional, multi-disciplinary way and at the individual, family, group and population levels using a variety of methodological approaches. The NIHR Schools for Primary Care, Public Health and Social Care are uniquely placed to deliver this ambitious programme. We have strengths in mental health, learning disability and autism research and are committed to working more closely together to generate high-quality evidence that improves the health and wellbeing of the population in underserved areas. By working together, we can take a more holistic view of mental health, avoiding traditional ‘siloed’ research and generating the evidence needed by individuals, families, practitioners and policy makers. We will draw on our expertise and established networks to ensure patient, carer, service user, public and community engagement and work across traditional disciplinary and sector boundaries. This funding of over £7M will allow us to commission research and practitioner evaluations and to increase research capacity through fellowships and career development awards.
Read more about the NIHR Three Research Schools Mental Health Programme's funding announcement.
Award Holders - Phase 1
Funding of over £7M has allowed us to commission research projects, practitioner evaluation scheme awards and to increase research capacity through fellowships, career development awards and master's scholarships.
Award Holders - Phase 2
We are thrilled to announce that the National Health Institute for Health and Social care (NIHR) has invested a further £4.98 million in the Three NIHR Research Schools’ Mental Health Programme.
Three Schools' Mental Health Programme 2022 - 2024 Case Study
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From adversity into action, using your experience to help others
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For Health and Social Care Professionals: Smoking & mental health
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Three Research Schools - Seminar Series
The programme aims to promote shared learning, capacity building, and cross-disciplinary collaboration. We host an online seminar series to support these objectives. The online seminars are open to all award holders, their extended teams, and anyone interested in the topic.
Showcase 2023
On Thursday 22 June 2023 the Three NIHR Research Schools’ Mental Health Research Programme held their first showcase.
More information from the event can be found via the link below:
ECR Forum
On Wednesday 7 December 2022 the Three NIHR Research Schools’ Mental Health and Dementia Research Programme held their Early Career Research Forum:
Presentations from the session are available via the links below:
What's New
How can schools be more inclusive for the most marginalised children?
3 December 2024
Dr Rhiannon Barker, Mental Health Fellow, writes about the recent qualitative study she led, reflecting on the team’s findings and actions schools should take to improve practices.
New study will explore how voluntary organisations support young people at risk of suicide
27 November 2024
Dr. Maria Michail, Three Schools' Mental Health Award holder, has been commissioned to lead a new study exploring how voluntary organisations support young people at risk of suicide.
Three NIHR Research Schools’ Mental Health Programme Newsletter - November 2024
12 November 2024
The November Three NIHR Research Schools’ Mental Health Programme Newsletter is out now. Sign-up to our newsletters to stay updated about our latest news, publications and funding.
Blogs
Study suggests care gaps in people seeking help for self-harm
7 November 2024
A journey into mental health research.
7 May 2024
Upcoming events
Online Seminar | Care gaps among people presenting to the hospital following self-harm
Thursday, 30 January 2025, 12pm to 1pm