Three NIHR Research Schools' Mental Health Programme

MENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH PROGRAMME

The NIHR Schools for Primary Care Research (SPCR), Public Health Research (SPHR) and Social Care Research (SSCR) (“three Schools”) have joined together in a unique collaboration between leading academic centres in England to collaborate on a programme of work on mental health, led by the SPCR and funded through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR).

Three NIHR Research Schools' Mental Health Programme Funding Call - Impact Accelerator Award

The Three NIHR Research Schools' Mental Health Programme has launched a new funding call for an Impact Accelerator Award for Phases I and II award holders.

Deadline for applications: 12.30pm on Thursday 17 April 2025.

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IMPROVING MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING IN UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS THROUGH COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH

By working collaboratively across primary care, public health and social care, we will address problems in a multi-professional, multi-disciplinary way and at the individual, family, group and population levels using a variety of methodological approaches. The NIHR Schools for Primary Care, Public Health and Social Care are uniquely placed to deliver this ambitious programme. We have strengths in mental health, learning disability and autism research and are committed to working more closely together to generate high-quality evidence that improves the health and wellbeing of the population in underserved areas. By working together, we can take a more holistic view of mental health, avoiding traditional ‘siloed’ research and generating the evidence needed by individuals, families, practitioners and policy makers. We will draw on our expertise and established networks to ensure patient, carer, service user, public and community engagement and work across traditional disciplinary and sector boundaries. This funding of over £7M will allow us to commission research and practitioner evaluations and to increase research capacity through fellowships and career development awards.

Award Holders - Phase 1

Funding of over £7M has allowed us to commission research projects, practitioner evaluation scheme awards and to increase research capacity through fellowships, career development awards and master's scholarships.

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Award Holders - Phase 2

We are thrilled to announce that the National Health Institute for Health and Social care (NIHR) has invested a further £4.98 million in the Three NIHR Research Schools’ Mental Health Programme.

Meet our Award Holders

Three Schools' Mental Health Programme 2022 - 2024 Case Study

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From adversity into action, using your experience to help others

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For Health and Social Care Professionals: Smoking & mental health

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Smoking and Mental Health, A short video for health and social care professionals produced by the Mental Elf for the NIHR Three Schools #smokingandmentalhealth

Three Research Schools - Seminar Series

The programme aims to promote shared learning, capacity building, and cross-disciplinary collaboration. We host an online seminar series to support these objectives. The online seminars are open to all award holders, their extended teams, and anyone interested in the topic.

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