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Young People's Network at The McPin Foundation, reshaping mental health research by placing #youthinvolvement at the very heart of it πŸ˜€

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Participation opportunity! Researchers at KCL are exploring eco-anxiety in young people aged 16-29 mcpin.org/research-opp...

17.07.2025 12:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you so much ❀️

11.07.2025 08:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Some highlights also included a beautifully nuanced talk on AI and qual methods from @ginnybraun.bsky.social, a thoughtful and powerful discussion of lived experience and identity in research from @heathermsutherland.bsky.social, and a collaborative talk from @mcpinypnetwork.bsky.social #QMIP2025

09.07.2025 17:19 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you so much, hugely appreciated ❀️

09.07.2025 16:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

So appreciated, glad you enjoyed it ❀️

09.07.2025 16:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

@ipanalysis.bsky.social @mcpinfoundation.bsky.social

09.07.2025 15:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Presentation complete! We enjoyed sharing our approach to dialogical co-analysis with young people with the Qualitative research community at @qmip.bsky.social thanks for having us! πŸ˜€ #QMIP2025

09.07.2025 15:44 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

@qmip.bsky.social @mcpinfoundation.bsky.social

09.07.2025 09:36 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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We're at the Qualitative methods in psychology conference - Another opportunity to share our approach to doing co-analysis with young people as part of our Agency-In-practice project πŸ‘Œ

Let's goooo! #QMIP2025

09.07.2025 09:07 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
First page of a leaflet on how to support young people

First page of a leaflet on how to support young people

With McPin, we prepared a set of suggestions for supporting young people, based on our research on the Agency Projects. What do you think of our leaflet? www.canva.com/design... #YouthMentalHealth #EpistemicInjustice #philsky #philpsy

08.07.2025 12:26 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

@matthewbroome.bsky.social @ipanalysis.bsky.social @rachelred94.bsky.social

07.07.2025 13:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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What are the do's and don't's when having a conversation with a young person about their mental health? Check out the cheat sheet leaflet for adults, designed by Philosopher @lisabortolotti.com with input from our Agency-in-practice Young People's Advisory Group mcpin.org/resource/age...

07.07.2025 13:05 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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42. How Should Clinicians Communicate with Young People Experiencing Mental Health Difficulties? With Lisa Bortolotti Ethics Untangled Β· Episode

New podcast! My take on our agency projects. Spanning motivation, challenges, methods, outcomes, and future applications. #philsky #philpsy #epistemicinjustice open.spotify.com/episode/76Uf...

07.07.2025 08:59 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Check out this new blog where Lived Experience Advisory Panel (LEAP) members and Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) facilitator share reflections on training sessions for complex statistical methods. mcpin.org/training-liv...

02.07.2025 09:31 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Not quite an end-of-project wrap-up for the 'Agency-in-practice' team (because like Columbo, there's always 'Just one more thing ...') but a great chance to enjoy what we've all achieved together, on what has been The Best and Loveliest Project to collaborate on.

28.06.2025 16:01 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Enjoyed lunching in London with this lovely lot today as part of celebrating our Agency-In-practice project led by the incredible @ipanalysis.bsky.social great to see the YPAG in person. Next steps - disseminating our youth co-analysis methodology far and wide!

28.06.2025 15:13 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Learning about how the ATTUNE team co-created a game with young people exploring adverse childhood experiences

27.06.2025 11:05 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Today we're hanging out at ATTUNE's impact & dissemination conference, project exploring the impact of adverse childhood experiences on CYP mental health. Looking forward to learning from you! πŸ‘

27.06.2025 09:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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In this blog Tom, Young People's Advisory Group (YPAG) member and experienced co-researcher shares his takeaways. With advice on getting involved in and working with young people in research, as part of the EXCITE project.

mcpin.org/youth-resear...

#involvement

@mcpinypnetwork.bsky.social

26.06.2025 14:10 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Yesterday we had our @mcpinypnetwork.bsky.social YPAG kickoff meeting for exploring the relationship between adverse childhood experiences and anxiety across UK and Brazil - led by University of Bristol. We'll also be training our Brazil colleagues in meaningful youth involvement practices 🌎

15.06.2025 09:47 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Check out this podcast hosted by the University of Sheffield where a panel of 3 experts discuss Target Trials, research using real world evidence (service data) to assess the efficacy of different digital and NHS talking therapies for anxiety and depression
player.sheffield.ac.uk/events/realw...

13.06.2025 11:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Content Warning: Self-harm - Why Sleep Matters: Designing Self-harm Research with Young People - The McPin Foundation

🚨🚨New Opportunity!!

Content warning – self-harm.

Get involved in a new study relating to sleep and self-harm in young people.

Please get in touch with @bethjmartin.bsky.social or click the link below to find out more! πŸ‘‡
mcpin.org/research-opp...

12.06.2025 12:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Misinformation and Mental Health Content on TikTok: A Bigger Picture – Influencer Stories of Mental Health and Young People

Got 5 mins? Check out this blog!

This piece comes from the Influence of Influencers project:Exploring how the stories told by social media influencers impact the mental health of young people. We work with 14 youth advisors on this fantastic and informative project!

blog.bham.ac.uk/influencerst...

11.06.2025 14:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
CAMHS (Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services) Single Session Intervention - The McPin Foundation

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10.06.2025 13:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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We have an exciting new opportunity to join a new one year project on developing a CAMHS (Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services) single session intervention for children and young people.

Check out the link below to find out more πŸ‘‡

10.06.2025 13:25 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Our MRC funded Study aims to build knowledge around the question of how environmental and genetic factors contribute to behaviours and the development of mental health problems from childhood through to young adulthood.

The Environmental Risk (E-Risk) Longitudinal Twin Study aims to collect new data from twin participants now they are 30 years old.

The E-Risk Study is a cohort of 2,232 same-sex twins born across England and Wales in 1994 and 1995.

You can read more here: www.eriskstudy.com

10.06.2025 09:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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All in the Mind - All About Twins - BBC Sounds Delving into the fascinating world of twin psychology.

This morning on BBC Radio 4, there was a piece called "All About Twins" in the All in the Mind Programme and the study we work on called E-Risk was mentioned!

You can listen here: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

10.06.2025 09:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
What makes an emotionally healthy school?Β  - The McPin Foundation McPin is a mental health research charity. Read about McPin experiences working with young people with difficult school experiences.

In May, 2 of our McPin team members along with 2 young people with lived experience spoke at an event, addressing the question "what makes an emotionally healthy school?".

In this blog piece, they share their reflections from the event. Got 5 mins? Give it a read! πŸ™‚

mcpin.org/what-makes-a...

09.06.2025 09:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
How to give young people agency in mental health
For young people struggling with their mental health, those early conversations with practitioners can change everything. For some, they can even be β€˜make or break’, meaning the difference between a young person getting the support that they need, or never seeking help again. The Agency project ex How to give young people agency in mental health

Listening again to this podcast by McPin on how to protect young people's agency in interactions with mental health practitioners. So proud to be a small part of it! youtu.be/DnN1ZJK37WQ... #philsky #epistemicinjustice @mcpinypnetwork.bsky.social‬

05.06.2025 12:12 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Researchers at the University of Brighton are looking for young people and their parents/guardians/caregivers to investigate the impact of social media use on mental well-being 🧠

If you are interested or have any questions, please email Dora (d.gellen1@uni.brighton.ac.uk)

02.06.2025 09:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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