McPin Young People's Network

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🚨New Opportunity🚨

Bradford 2025 and MIND have come together to create a short mental health film, with the aim of raising awareness and erasing the stigma around young people's mental health in Bradford.
We are looking for a variety of young contributors with lived experience.

Link below 👇

Study Preregistration: Clinical and Cognitive Mediators Underlying Subsequent Depression in Individuals With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: A Developmental Approach Individuals with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are about 5.5 times more likely to develop depression,1 and this comorbidity is associated with greater impairment than either disorder...

Some of our YPAG members have co-authored on papers as a part of this project too! Take a read of one of the papers here👉

www.jaacap.org/article/S089...

Our young people's advisory group are working with researchers from the Wolfson Centre to better understand the link between ADHD and depression in young people 👧👦

You can find about this work by clicking on the link here to our website: mcpin.org/project/how-...

October is ADHD awareness month 🧡

Did you know that young people with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are around five-times more likely to experience depression than those without?

Coming soon... To check out the B.Life Zine and other upcoming materials from this project, click here: mcpin.org/project/b-li...

This project, funded by a staff-voted donation from a commercial organisation, set out over the last year to co-produce creative outputs exploring the experiences of young Black people living in and/or connected to London and their experiences with mental health and music.

For this year, the theme for Black History Month is Standing Firm in Power and Pride – so what better time to introduce the B.Life project, or simply put: ‘Black Life, period.’

UKRI-funded ATTUNE project Find out about a joint UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) council funded project that uses arts-based approaches to understand adverse childhood experiences.

Interesting blog about the ATTUNE project which explored adverse childhood experiences using art 🎨 A key finding was the importance of validating YP's experiences - something echoed through our Agency project! Excited to see more about the Ace of Hearts game www.ukri.org/blog/ukri-fu...

Young people are shaping the future of mental health research 🧠✨

The McPin Foundation’s Young People’s Advisory Group is working with us at E-Risk@30, bringing lived experience, insight, and creativity to every stage 💬🔍

@mcpinfoundation.bsky.social @mcpinypnetwork.bsky.social

Good communication, developing a culture that was honest, authentic & transparent, building trust, & ensuring projects that members were advising on were of interest & engaging to them were also all raised as essential for PPI work.

Find out what else came up here 👉 rdcu.be/ezDE1

In young people’s grps, 17 papers shared how they created safe spaces to ensure group members were in an environment that was physically, emotionally, socially & mentally comfortable.

5 talked about creating space for youth leadership & minimising adult influence in the space.

In 18/26 papers working within a PPI research advisory group was said to benefit members by:

developing new skills
creating development spaces
providing an opportunity to work with people with similar interests

Are you interested in getting involved in mental health research as a young person, or want to know how future patient & public involvement could be better?

Our ‘emerging practice in PPI’ paper came up with recurring themes & recommendations for doing this work.

Find out more 👇

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🚨New Opportunity!!🚨

Researchers are looking for young people ages 18-29 with lived experience of depression to take part in a research study.

This study looks to compare the cultural differences between the experiences of young people in the UK and China.

Find out more mcpin.org/research-opp...

🚨New opportunity!!

Content warning: Self harm

We are asking for 15 young people to take part in a one off individual one-to-one interview up to 1 hour long to talk about their experience waiting for NHS mental health services.

Check out the poster to find out more!

📣 Researchers from the University of Manchester are looking for young people aged 16-25 to join an advisory group for the VoiceIn study.

Young advisors will input and feedback on the VoiceIn app,an app that makes it easier for people to get involved in health research.

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@unibirmingham.bsky.social & @wellcometrust.bsky.social are looking for people aged 11-25, professionals, researchers & families to complete a survey on how to shape future youth engagement in mental health services 🧠 Vouchers provided for completing both surveys! bham.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

Supporting young people away from violence | The Young Foundation At this exclusive showcase, the Peer Action Collective (PAC) will unveil key research findings. Join us to explore the systems and support young people need to stay safe from involvement in violence.

The time has come for the young people from the Peer Action Collective to share their research! Join this online showcase to hear directly from these young people as they share their research and uncover how collaboration can create safer communities. tinyurl.com/v25wfkas

For more information and how to apply to this opportunity, click here 👉: mcpin.org/research-opp...

Did you receive a diagnosis of psychosis or bipolar as a young person?
Take part in this study exploring how young people experienced receiving a diagnosis of psychosis and/or bipolar disorder & being offered antipsychotic medication. Sharing your story could help improve mental health services.

A mixed methods systematic review of the impact of paediatric mental health liaison services on children and young people’s mental and physical health, stakeholder experience, and service-level outcom... Children and young people (CYP) with physical and mental health needs commonly present to acute hospitals. Although evidence shows liaison services providing mental health assessment and intervention ...

Our YPAG have been involved in this insightful paper on the topic of paediatric mental health liaison services 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Take a look to learn more about the impact of these services on children and young people's mental and physical health 💛

link.springer.com/article/10.1...

#YoungPeoplesMentalHealth

*Are you a parent of a child under 3 years?*
*Do you have experience of psychosis?*

Help Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust to explore approaches in supporting parents with psychosis, and their children: mcpin.org/research-opp...

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

Thank you so much ❤️

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

Thank you so much, hugely appreciated ❤️

So appreciated, glad you enjoyed it ❤️

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