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CURRENT FUNDING CALL:  Three NIHR Research Schools' Mental Health programme Masters Scholarships. This competition is now open and will close at 13:00 on 26 March 2026.

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).

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. 

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.

Meet our Award Holders

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. 

Meet our Award Holders

Three Schools’ Mental Health Programme Impact Report 2021 - 2025

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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.

Go to Seminars

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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