The Mental Elf

Thinking about self-harm and suicide - hospital data can tell us who the people are, when they come, what happens to them, and what helps and doesn’t help. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Prof Louis Appleby talks about suicide and self-harm in young people (aged

Are we achieving everything we can with child mental health surveys or is there still untapped potential in these data sets? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

"Survey data have limitations, but are an essential part of the picture. We owe it to the thousands of people who generously give of their experiences to use these national resources”. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Using data to inform suicide and self-harm preventionFollow #SelfHarmData and take part in the conversation on Twitter What do we need to do to ensure the right data are available, analysed and communicated to address the major questions in suicide and self-harm reduction policy and practice? This day brings together commissioners, data producers, analysts, and data users to improve awareness of t...

Louise Howard - Gender-informed and 'gender-neutral’ approach in research by The Mental Elf Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gordon Johnston, a lived experience researcher working at the Research Collective in Scotland, tells us why he thinks the mortality gap is a human rights issue. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dr Stephanie Prady, Senior Research Fellow in Mental Health Inequalities at the University of York talks about the social inequalities that face many people living with severe mental illness. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Prof Piran White and Dr Pete Coventry from the University of York talk about the importance of Green (nature, parks, gardens etc) and Blue (sea, rivers, canals, lakes etc) space. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Josefien Breedvelt from the Mental Health Foundation, Prof Mike Cooke CBE and Prof Rachel Churchill from the University of York and the Cochrane Common Mental Disorders, help us understand what knowledge mobilisation and knowledge exchange are all about. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dr Lina Gega from the University of York talks about Digital Wellbeing for People with Severe Mental Illness. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Prof Carolyn Chew-Graham is a GP Principal in Central Manchester and Professor of General Practice Research at Keele University: “Whose job is it, anyway? Managing the physical health of people with severe mental illness”. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A network to understand why people with severe mental illness have some of the worst physical health issues of any section of the population. The Closing the Gap network is one of eight collaborative programmes in mental health funded by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) in 2018, and is led by Professor Simon Gilbody based at the University of York and Hull York Medical School. https://www.york.ac...

Professor Michael Ungar from Dalhousie University talks about Diagnosing Resilience: A Multisystemic Model for Positive Development in Stressed Environments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Director of the National Institute of Mental Health talks about his priorities for the future. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Three speakers from the “Mind and matter: intersections of physical and mental health” symposium at the #MQScienceMeeting 2019:- Bridget Callaghan, Columbia University – “Brain, Mind, Body: How our early environments shape brain-gut communication across development”- Clare Llewellyn, University College London – “Obesity: a matter of the mind, body and behaviour”- Simon Gilbody, University of York...

The Director of the Collaborating Centre for Values-Based Practice in Health and Social Care talks about the Montgomery judgement and how it affects shared decision making in mental health. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Professor Pamela Qualter from the University of Manchester talks about children’s experiences of loneliness. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Professor Sonia Johnson from UCL tells us what kinds of research are most likely to improve outcomes and lives of people with serious mental health problems. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Women's Lead for Camden and Islington NHS Trust talks about Drayton Park Women’s Crisis House and Resource Centre where she has worked for over two decades. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dr Sophie Dix, Director Research at MQ talks about the Mental Health Science Meeting which brings together researchers across different disciplines to explore cutting-edge new ways to understand, treat and prevent mental illness. Taking place at the Royal College of Physicians in London on 7-8 February 2019, the theme of the conference this year is: Transforming Mental Health Throughout the Life C...

Gary describes himself on his Twitter profile as a: "Trans guy surviving the psychiatric system with a ‘BPD’ dx + all that comes with it which mirrors the CSA I endured. Voice hearer. Human being."Please read the blog that Gary wrote the day before he attended the Mental Health Policy Research Unit meeting in London:https://emerging56.wordpress.com/2019/01/22/the-beast-that-is-a-pd-label/ Hosted o...

Marcus Gardiner, Software Developer for @SoftwireUK & Winston Churchill Memorial Trust @wcmtuk Fellow talks about this work: Decoding Digital Solutions for Workplace Mental Healthcare Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tracy Parr from the Healthy London Partnership tells us about Good Thinking: innovative ways of finding and supporting the mental well-being of Londoners through digital technology. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Professor Simon Gilbody from the University of York shares his thoughts on what can we learn from digital mental health trials. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.