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MindTech is a national research centre founded in 2013, focusing on researching technology for mental healthcare and dementia. https://mindtech.org.uk/
Graphic drawing, 'Resilience' what young people think
Last few days to grab a ticket for Digital Risk, Resilience and Interventions: co-creating change in youth mental health
Hear from leading experts in child and adolescent mental health and shape the future of digital MH initiatives through interactive discussions
🔗 mindtech.org.uk/news-events/...
Register your place to attend next weeks 'Involving stakeholders in the development of technologies for Mental Health' webinar
➡️ events.teams.microsoft.com/event/9560ef...
Young girl wearing headphones, studying and using a mobile phone
The DIORA (Dynamic Interplay of Online Risk and Resilience in Adolescence) project investigates how young peoples online activities shape their mental health and wellbeing
🔊Hear about DIORA from the team at the upcoming Digital Youth Conference
➡️About the conference mindtech.org.uk/news-events/...
🔊 Hear more about SPARX their learnings from the trial and the next steps for the project from researcher Dr Camilla Babbage and team at the upcoming Digital Youth X MindTech Conference
➡️ Find more about the conference and how you can attend on the MindTech website
mindtech.org.uk/news-events/...
SPARX logo, with the fantasy game characters
Clip from the game. Guide saying 'when we say someone 'has depression' it means that: 1. they are feeling down or not enjoying things, It's not just because of one thing that happened recently (like someone passing away). 2. These feelings are causing them problems at school, work or in not getting on with people. 3. It's been going on for weeks
SPARX is a gamified digital cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) intervention set in a fantasy world offering support to young people with low mood and depression to learn mood-management strategies.
The game is accessed via an app or online and aims to make CBT more engaging to young people
Purrble. Fluffy cute egg shaped toy-robot, alongside its boxes
Purrble is an emotion regulation intervention associated with the management of self-harm thoughts and behaviours and improvement of depressive symptoms for young LGBTQ+ people
Hear about Purrble from Dr A Jess Williams at the upcoming DigitalYouth Conference
mindtech.org.uk/news-events/...
We’re excited for the upcoming webinar we are hosting with MindTech (NIHR HealthTech Research Centre Mental Health).
‘Involving stakeholders in the development of technologies for mental health’ takes place online on 4 November and is an opportunity to learn more about working with stakeholders.
Our colleague Prof Maddie Groom was interviewed yesterday on BBC Radio Nottingham's midmorning show about the movie 'I Swear' and the impact of tics on people - the segment was very insightful and well worth a listen
Hear the segment on BBC sounds from 46:25: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Hear from leading experts in child & adolescent mental health including
Prof @sonialivingstone.bsky.social
Prof @cathycreswell.bsky.social
Dr @orbenamy.bsky.social
Dr Mathijs Lucassen
Dr @kasiaka.bsky.social
Throughout the day there will be a variety of talks seminars & networking opportunities
'Digital risk, resilience and interventions: co-creating change in youth mental health' event poster. Thursday 13th November 2025 County Hall London Logos: Digital Youth with sprouting minds, UKRI and NIHR HealthTech Research Centre Mental Health (MindTech).
Two weeks left to grab a ticket for the Digital Youth X MindTech event packed with insight, innovation, and collaboration
'Digital risk, resilience and interventions: co-creating change in youth mental health'
mindtech.org.uk/news-events/...
📅13th November
📍County Hall, London
🎟️£20-75
Digital Youth X MindTech event poster. A UKRI funded project Your invitation to join us: Digital risk, resilience and interventions: co-creating change in youth mental health - Focus on mental health - Children and young people - Collaborate and influence Thursday 13 November 2025 County Hall, London Brand logos: Digital Youth and Sprouting Minds. NIHR Health Tech Research Centre Mental health (MindTech). UKRI
Digital Youth X MindTech 'Digital risk, resilience and interventions: co-creating change in youth mental health'
📅13th November
📍County Hall, London
🎟️£20-75
🔊Workshop Highlight: Building Effective Industry Partnerships Strategies, Principles, and Practice
mindtech.org.uk/news-events/...
Early bird ticket price deadline extended for the upcoming conference until 22nd September
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Don’t miss this opportunity to hear from leading experts in adolescent mental health, shape the future of digital mental health initiatives and collaborate with young voices
Join the EXPAND team for a free, interactive lunchtime webinar on supporting ethnic minority youth and families to access support for neurodevelopmental healthcare.
🗓️ 9 Dec | 🕧 12:30-13:30 | 💻 Online
Register:
🔗 institutemh.org.uk/events/event...
Principles of Engagement for Partnerships in Mental Health Research PROJECT INITIATION Collaborate Early. Partner early and involve patient and public involvement (PPI) members from the outset. Develop Cost-Effective Funding Models. Use daily rates for academics to align with industry pricing. Jointly apply for funding to reduce financial burden on SMEs. AGREEMENTS Standardise Contract Templates. Avoid contracting delays by using standardised templates with pre-agreed terms (e.g. intellectual property (IP), confidentiality). Streamline IP Negotiations. Establish clear guidelines and agreements about ownership, licencing and commercialisation from the outset. Appoint a Liaison. Appoint a liaison familiar with both industry and academia to bridge gaps in communication, such as Health Innovation Networks, MindTech HRC, Knowledge Transfer Partnership fellows. Ways of Working (WoW). Schedule workshops to get to know each other’s work cultures, align expectations and understand the risk appetite. PROJECT EXECUTION Shared Digital Workspace. Using Google Drive, Microsoft Teams or Trello allows for document sharing and feedback in real-time. Co-created Project Charter and RACI Matrix. Outline goals, timelines, deliverables and review them regularly. Create a responsibility assignment matrix (RACI) for each collaborator. Dedicated Project Management Team. Set up a team of academic and industry members to handle daily operations and track progress. ‘Think like a start-up, work like a university’. Adopt agile project management with sprints and feedback loops. Ensure rigorous academic validation. Meetings. Schedule frequent, short, and focused meetings with relevant team members. Celebrate Successes. Acknowledge achievements and key milestones to motivate the team. FUTURE PROOFING Fellowships, Internships, and Mentoring. Support researchers to gain experience working with industry partners through internship programmes and mentoring.
UNITE have launched the Principles of Industry–Academic Partnerships to support better collaboration in mental health research
Let’s build stronger, smarter partnerships for mental health innovation. #MentalHealth #DigitalHealth #IndustryAcademic #PPI #Innovation
mindtech.org.uk/research/res...
Digital risk, resilience and interventions: co-creating change in youth mental health
Join Digital Youth & MindTech for an inspiring event packed with insight, innovation, and collaboration.
Digital risk, resilience and interventions: co-creating change in youth mental health
📅 13th November
📍 London
mindtech.org.uk/news-events/...
The journey is complex and not without its challenges, but with the right support and direction, there is hope!
Do get in touch if you’re interested in working or collaborating with us, we’d love to hear from you.
4️⃣ Engagement with innovators:
We offer differing levels of support for innovators depending on their stage of development, from one-off advice and signposting, through to strategic partnerships where interests align.
3️⃣ Case studies:
We are also preparing overview case studies of innovations we have supported which are now in widespread NHS use.
2️⃣ Training materials:
We are preparing training materials that innovators and researchers can review, to support understanding of the development pathway. These will also aim to help innovators understand the language of research and what funders are looking for.
✅ How can MindTech support with these needs?
1️⃣ Events:
We regularly organise events for innovators, people with lived experience and others to network and learn from each other. Please see our website (mindtech.org.uk) for upcoming events.
NHS colleagues need long term technical support to enable implementation
People with lived experience need feedback after they have contributed, so they know their feedback was worthwhile.
➡️ A number of needs:
Innovators need regulatory frameworks for real-world evidence and opportunities to meet up with other innovators, clinicians and people with lived experience.
➡️ Discussions also identified evidence gaps:
A lack of real-world evidence for some of the most promising technologies, a lack of data on efficiency rather than just accuracy, as well as a lack of health economic evidence in the field as a whole.
➡️ They had gaps in knowledge:
Knowing what the NHS would pay for and commission, knowing what care pathways looked like to be able to design something that would slot in seamlessly, knowing how procurement works, and knowing how to engage people with lived experience in the right way.
➡️ Innovators needed access:
To people with lived experience to understand the conditions they were interested in developing technology for
To clinicians to better understand care pathways and the NHS at a local and national level
To funding and support to stay alive as a company
At our recent Forum for Mental Health Technology Innovators event in Liverpool, one session gathered together digital innovators, NHS healthcare trust leaders, academics, and innovation support teams to discuss priorities and opportunities in digital mental health.
💬 What did people discuss?
It's great to see clinical research being made more accessible - exciting times!
#BePartOfResearch
www.digitalhealth.net/2025/06/nhs-...
🔍 New Research: Understanding Tourette Syndrome Through a Psychological Lens
A new systematic review from Charlotte Petter, Dr Camilla Babbage, Dr Kareem Khan and Dr Bethan Davies
🔗 Read the full article here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
NIHR Impact Prize Winner award announcement
Group of winners at the NIHR Impact Awards ceremony
Congratulations to Dr Charlotte Hall for being awarded one of the first ever NIHR Impact Prizes! 🌟🏆
Charlotte has been awarded 1 of 5 early-career researcher awards for research to show how using QbTest can increase the speed and efficiency of ADHD assessment for children and young people
