Dr Kylee Trevillion
Senior Lecturer
Research interests
- Mental Health
Contact details
Biography
I am a senior lecturer at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN), King’s College London. I am a mixed-methods researcher who specialises in women’s mental health, conducting research on practice and policy responses to violence and abuse in the context of mental illness, and perinatal mental health. I have a PhD in psychiatry from the IoPPN and I am a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
I am Deputy Director on the National Institute for Health Research Mental Health Policy Research Unit. I hold two current research grants: (1) as Chief Investigator on the RIVA study – an evaluation of the implementation of domestic abuse advocacy programmes in NHS Trust; (2) as co-applicant on a MRC grant that seeks to examine the impact of social media and smartphone use on self-harm among young people. My previous grants include: King’s College London lead on the MiMOS study - a National Institute for Health Research grant examining the effectiveness of Sexual Assault Referral Centres in addressing the mental health and substance use needs of clients; King’s College London lead on the For Baby’s Sake study - an evaluation of a new whole-family domestic abuse intervention targeted to reduce abuse and improve parent-child relationships and child development. I also acted as programme manager on the ESMI study, an NIHR programme grant on the effectiveness of perinatal mental health services. I have conducted several systematic reviews that investigate the relationship between domestic abuse and mental disorders and I have piloted interventions of domestic violence advocacy within mental health services.
Research Interests
- Violence, abuse and mental health
- Perinatal mental health research
- Mixed-methods research
Teaching
I deliver both subject-specific and methodological lectures on BSc and MSc programmes at the IoPPN. For several years, I have run an MSc module on systematic reviewing.
I supervise PhD students as primary and second/third supervisor. I supervise BSc and MSc student dissertations.
Expertise and Public Engagement
I am passionate about ensuring research on violence/abuse and mental health, and perinatal mental health is more accessible to the public. I am proactive in undertaking public engagement activities – presenting my work at academic and public engagement events both nationally and internationally.
Below is a public-facing podcast interview about this work:
Research
King's Women's Mental Health
King's Women's Mental Health (KWMH) conducts pioneering research to improve women's mental health
Social media, Smartphone Use and Self-Harm in Young People (3S-YP) study
The rise in self-harm has been linked to increasing use of social media and internet technology among young people.
Project status: Ongoing
NIHR Policy Research Unit in Mental Health
The NIHR Policy Research Unit in Mental Health (MHPRU) at King's and UCL conducts rapid research to inform mental health policy.
News
Self-harm and digital technology overuse in young people with lived mental health experience
New research from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King’s College London, in partnership with YoungMinds – the UK’s leading...
New framework aims to unlock the potential for social media research into young people's mental health
Research led by the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King’s College London proposes a new framework to empower young people in...
New research investigates the effectiveness of perinatal mental health services
Researchers at King’s College London investigated the clinical effectiveness, cost-effectiveness, and service satisfaction of a range of specialist perinatal...
People with Complex Emotional Needs call for effective community mental health services
New research conducted with people with complex emotional needs, has identified major limitations in the support mental health services provide and service...
Research
King's Women's Mental Health
King's Women's Mental Health (KWMH) conducts pioneering research to improve women's mental health
Social media, Smartphone Use and Self-Harm in Young People (3S-YP) study
The rise in self-harm has been linked to increasing use of social media and internet technology among young people.
Project status: Ongoing
NIHR Policy Research Unit in Mental Health
The NIHR Policy Research Unit in Mental Health (MHPRU) at King's and UCL conducts rapid research to inform mental health policy.
News
Self-harm and digital technology overuse in young people with lived mental health experience
New research from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King’s College London, in partnership with YoungMinds – the UK’s leading...
New framework aims to unlock the potential for social media research into young people's mental health
Research led by the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King’s College London proposes a new framework to empower young people in...
New research investigates the effectiveness of perinatal mental health services
Researchers at King’s College London investigated the clinical effectiveness, cost-effectiveness, and service satisfaction of a range of specialist perinatal...
People with Complex Emotional Needs call for effective community mental health services
New research conducted with people with complex emotional needs, has identified major limitations in the support mental health services provide and service...