McPin Young People's Network

🚨 We're now on Bluesky! 🚨 Come and give us a follow, our handle is @mcpinfoundation.bsky.social or click the link here to find our account: bsky.app/profile/mcpiny… If you have any groups you think we should join, let us know. Come say hello😊

If you would like us to add you to our starter pack, let us know your Bluesky account name and we will add you to the starter pack!

Over on Bluesky we've created a starter pack to link all those who work in mental health research and interested/working in youth involvement. If you'd like to join our starter pack, click the link below or scan the QR code- we'd love to welcome you 😊 go.bsky.app/EFACehf

CW: Self-harm A research team at the University of Liverpool are looking for young people with experience of self-harm to take part in one-to-one interviews to talk about their experience waiting for NHS mental health services! tinyurl.com/2d9a5ff3

📢New Opportunity📢 We are looking for two young people to join this NIHR research funding bid to shape the research project focused on young peoples experience of being prescribed for mental health reasons. For more information + how to apply, click here: mcpin.org/research-oppor…

🚨New Opportunity!!🚨 There are 10 funded places for young people available aged between 16 and 25! See below for more info 👇

So what were our key ingredients for co-analysis? 🤔

We’re hearing from (Rachel, a McPin public involvement in research manager) on what the ingredients are for co-analysis? Inclusivity, money and momentum to name three!

What did our process of co-analysis with young people look like on the Agency in Practice Project?

Here’s some of the things we learned together throughout the Agency-in-Practice Project about expertise and what that can look like 👉

We’re sharing our approach to co-analysing qualitative data with young people today at our Agency in Practice project conference. But what is co-analysis?

This week is Children’s Mental Health Week and today we’ll be talking agency for young people in their mental health care and how we involved young people in our Agency-in-Practice project 💛

We’re excited to share our work on the importance of agency for young people in their own mental health care at the PHaR conference in Birmingham today! The topic of the conference is Feeling and Being Understood 😊

Children's Mental Health Week is a good time to reinforce the importance of giving children a voice in mental health research and the services they access. Find out how to collaborate with our Young People's Network: #anchor-young-people" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">mcpin.org/work-with-us/p… @McPinYPNetwork #CMHW2025 @_place2be

The decline in young people's mental health is unacceptable. It's one of the biggest health, social and economic challenges of our time. That's why we're supporting the #FutureMindsCampaign to call for immediate and scalable action. Read more: cypmhc.org.uk/publications/f…

We support the asks of the #FutureMindsCampaign: 👉 investment in children & young people's mental health 👉Full roll out of Mental Health Support Teams 👉Open access mental health services 👉 A CYP workforce plan 👉 A review into the causes of the crisis council funding

We support the #FutureMindsCampaign calling for immediate and scalable steps that the Government can take to address the Children's Mental Health Crisis. Read more: cypmhc.org.uk/publications/f…

Researchers from the University of Bristol are exploring how young people use online programs for improving mental wellbeing. Are you interested in this opportunity? 🌟 For more info and how to apply, click here: mcpin.org/research-oppor…

Today is the beginning of Children’s Mental Health Week. If you are a young person (13 to 28), we have opportunities for you to get involved via our Young People's Network. Sign up to our newsletter for opportunities mcpin.org/get-involved/s… @McPinYPNetwork @Place2Be #CMHW2025

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The hub for metabolic psychiatry are looking for 3 people aged 16-25 with lived experience of reduced metabolic health and serious mental illness to join their lived experience advisory group 💛 For more information and how to apply, click here: mcpin.org/research-oppor…