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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 😀
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McPin Young People's Network @mcpinypnetwork.bsky.social · Feb 24
We're putting together a starter pack to link all those who work in mental health research and interested/working in youth involvement.

Please share and invite people to our starter pack! If you'd like to be added to our starter pack, let us know 😊

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The Young people's team at @mcpinfoundation.bsky.social @mcpinypnetwork.bsky.social recently did youth mental first aid training. Here's why we recommend that anyone working in youth involvement does the course mcpin.org/youth-mental...
Improving youth involvement with mental health first aid - McPin
The McPin young people’s team took part in a youth mental health first aid course. Here’s why we think everyone working in youth involvement should do it.
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November 24, 2025 at 9:13 AM
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*JOB ALERT* 👀

Our friends at Emerging Minds are recruiting for a NEW Children and Young people’s Involvement and Engagement Facilitator for the Centre based in Oxford.

More info here www.psych.ox.ac.uk/work-with-us...
Job opportunities
Welcome to the Department of Psychiatry. We are a friendly and committed department with an international reputation for excellence.
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November 24, 2025 at 9:09 AM
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The @mcpinypnetwork.bsky.social team recently took part in a youth mental health first aid (MHFA) course with @mhfaengland.bsky.social.

Here’s why we think everyone working in youth involvement should complete it!

Read the blog here 👉 tinyurl.com/bdze2jfy
Anyone having conversations with young people about sensitive topics like mental health and identity should feel confident they can effectively support someone if that conversation were to cause an emotional reaction.
November 17, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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We are looking for a Research and Involvement Manager to join our team and help transform mental health research. Find out more about the role and apply here.

mcpin.org/about-mcpin/...

Please apply before Monday 1st December 9am

#hiring
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November 13, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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New Opportunity! 🚨

Researchers at the University of Birmingham and Mind in Camden are looking for people of all ages to take part in two workshops to discuss experiences of hearing voices and suicidality to produce resources for professionals.

Click below to find out more⭐

tinyurl.com/mr4dwmne
Help shape the production of resources for hearing voices and suicidality - The McPin Foundation
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November 13, 2025 at 9:27 AM
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🚨New Opportunity🚨

Mind HFEH are looking for young people to shape a new co-production service for young adults aged 18-25.

Click the link below to find out more 👇

mcpin.org/research-opp...
November 11, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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📢New Top 10!

Check out the published priorities for future research around Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: buff.ly/r296eFy

Congratulations to everyone involved in the PSP. Find out more about the PSP here: buff.ly/BHUuSmE
October 31, 2025 at 11:45 AM
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Take a look at this exciting new report by @ktacheson.bsky.social - “Power and Potential: A Global Blueprint for Youth-Led Decision-Making" ⭐ The report focuses on moving away from tokenism and instead providing young people with power 💛

www.churchilltrust.com.au/fellow/katie...
Katie Acheson - Churchill Trust
The Bob and June Prickett Churchill Fellowship to examine how involving young people in decision-making can help address rising mental ill-health - Public Service — Politics and advocacy
www.churchilltrust.com.au
October 31, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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Children’s wellbeing is still in decline, according to @childrenssociety.bsky.social's #GoodChildhoodReport 2025.

We back their recommendations to reclaim hope and call for the government to take decisive action to overturn this damaging decline: www.childrenssociety.org.uk/good-childhood
Alt text; Top 5 policy changes to create better childhoods: • Whole-school approaches to wellbeing • A trusted adult guarantee, providing chosen trusted adults • A focus on holistic wellbeing in early support hubs rollout • Ambitious implementation and monitoring of the Child Poverty Strategy • Introduce a national wellbeing measurement programme
October 29, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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Read the report here bci-hub.org/documents/ep...

And find out more about the Agency project here mcpin.org/project/agen... and Agency-in-Practice mcpin.org/project/agen...

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October 23, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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What does music and mental health mean to you?

For our Young People's Advisory Group of young Black people living in/connected to London, it's everything from the links between fashion, music and mental health and self-expression, to the criminalisation of Drill music...
October 22, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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🚨New Opportunity🚨

You can find out more by scanning the QR code in the thread below 👇
October 21, 2025 at 8:27 AM
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New Opportunity! 🌎

Researchers from the University of Sussex are looking for young adults aged 18-34 to test out a climate action chatbot to support young adults in navigating climate concern.

Find out more here 👉https://tinyurl.com/4kyfur24
October 20, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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We’re delighted to share with you ‘Life as a neurodivergent student’.

We worked with a brilliant steering group of neurodivergent students to create a series of free resources featuring advice and reflections on navigating university life with neurodivergence. Read more:
https://bit.ly/47qUaR2
Group photo of nine individuals at a "Life as a neurodivergent student" event. They are wearing lanyards and standing in two rows, with a presentation board in the background with the text 'Advice and reflections on navigating university life as a neurodivergent student, co-created by experts with lived experience and a steering group of eight neurodivergent students.' Quote from Michael with a blue background and speech marks in two corners 'I didn't know about neurodivergence and even anything about it until I went to uni, and then that's when I started to discover I was a little bit different to my peers, I was a little bit different to my friends.' Quote from Martha with an orange background and speech marks in two corners 'I'd want the listener to be reminded of is just to be confident in who you are being neurodivergent is not a negative trait to have and it's something that you should be proud of and so I wish my past self and even my present selfwouldn't feel so uneasy when I tell people oh I've got dyspraxia.' Quote from Michael with a blue background and speech marks in two corners 'It was a big learning opportunity for me so I was like wow I need to learn a lot about who I am what makes me tick what this label actually means as well and I think having that diagnosis changed everything in a weird way.'
October 15, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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Agency-In-Practice YPAG member, Josh, shares about attending his second ever conference, Qualitative Methods in Psychology, and how it built on what he has learned as a young person finding his feet at big events! Read his blog here 👉 tinyurl.com/28aefjw4
My second conference as a young person – what I learnt - The McPin Foundation
After presenting at his second conference Josh shares his advice for young people attending events, particularly mental health research.
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October 16, 2025 at 7:43 AM
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🚨New opportunity!!

Are you a young person that has been involved in the research process? Get involved in shaping a book all about youth involvement!

Find out more below 👇
October 15, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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🚨New Opportunity🚨

This research study is aiming to investigate why autistic young people may develop low-self esteem, and the impact of this on their mental health. Researchers aim to complete interviews with young people to understand more about their lived experience.

Find out more below 👇
October 14, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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📣 New Opportunity!

Join the Lived Experience Collaboration Platform Working Group to play a key role in shaping the platform and its first two modules:
• Child and youth mental health collaboration
• Safeguarding in lived experience collaboration

Apply here: mcpin.org/research-opp...
October 13, 2025 at 10:23 AM
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It's World Mental Health Day 🌍! Some members of our Young People's Team have reflected on this years theme: 'Access to services - mental health in catastrophes and emergencies'.
October 10, 2025 at 11:35 AM
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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 👇
October 7, 2025 at 10:57 AM
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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?
October 3, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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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.’
October 2, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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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...
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.
www.ukri.org
October 1, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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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
September 28, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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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 👇
September 26, 2025 at 2:42 PM