
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 have three current research grants: (1) as 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; (2) as King’s College London co-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; (3) 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. I also work on the National Institute for Health Research Mental Health Policy Research Unit.
My previous work includes managing a 5-year NIHR programme grant on the effectiveness of perinatal mental health services (the ESMI study); interviewing abused and trafficked people about their healthcare needs and health service use. 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. I currently lead an MSc module on systematic reviewing.
I supervise three PhD students and an MD student. I also supervise the dissertations of IoPPN MSc students.
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.
Recently, I have completed podcast interviews about my work on violence/abuse and mental health and also about my work on perinatal mental health:
https://player.fm/series/national-elf-service/kylee-trevillion
Research

Section of Women’s Mental Health
The Section of Women’s Mental Health (SWMH) undertakes mental health services and policy research with a primary focus on women’s mental health. We carry out global research into the gendered determinants of mental health problems and the needs of women with mental health problems using epidemiological and qualitative methods and develop and evaluate interventions to meet those needs and inform health policy. Our work contributes to policymaking and healthcare practice both nationally and internationally.

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

Mental Health Policy Research Unit
Welcome to the NIHR Mental Health Policy Research Unit (MHPRU), established at UCL and KCL in 2017.
News
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

Section of Women’s Mental Health
The Section of Women’s Mental Health (SWMH) undertakes mental health services and policy research with a primary focus on women’s mental health. We carry out global research into the gendered determinants of mental health problems and the needs of women with mental health problems using epidemiological and qualitative methods and develop and evaluate interventions to meet those needs and inform health policy. Our work contributes to policymaking and healthcare practice both nationally and internationally.

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

Mental Health Policy Research Unit
Welcome to the NIHR Mental Health Policy Research Unit (MHPRU), established at UCL and KCL in 2017.
News
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...
