Mental health services research is a research theme under the Centre for Mental Health Policy and Evaluation.
What does our theme do?
We use both trial and observational designs to study the effectiveness and implementation of interventions in mental health.
How do we work?
We work across a wide range of stakeholders from the NHS, Department of Health and Social Care, Non Governmental Organisations, users of mental health services and their supporters.
What are we aiming to achieve?
We aim to generate evidence on the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of both novel and existing interventions; and on how they may be implemented with a view to reducing inequities in access to, experience of, and outcomes for people experiencing mental health problems.
Projects
Advance Choice Documents Implementation (ACDI)
ACDI aims to address the research-to-practice implementation gap for advance choice documents.
Culturally appropriate advocacy, improving access, experience and outcomes for racialised people in mental health services
This study aims to build on a national scoping review, and pre-pilot concept-testing, to understand the best way to implement Culturally appropriate Advocacy
Prescribing Antidepressants in Primary care: Ethnic inequalities in tReatment - The PAPER Study
This project aims to understand the treatment of depression in South Asian patients.
Recovery Colleges Characterisation and Testing (RECOLLECT)
To address how Recovery Colleges can provide the most benefit to people who use mental health services.
Understanding infectious disease mortality in people with severe mental illness
This project aims to answer a number of questions about the complex interplay between severe mental illness, different infections and external factors.
Projects
Advance Choice Documents Implementation (ACDI)
ACDI aims to address the research-to-practice implementation gap for advance choice documents.
Culturally appropriate advocacy, improving access, experience and outcomes for racialised people in mental health services
This study aims to build on a national scoping review, and pre-pilot concept-testing, to understand the best way to implement Culturally appropriate Advocacy
Prescribing Antidepressants in Primary care: Ethnic inequalities in tReatment - The PAPER Study
This project aims to understand the treatment of depression in South Asian patients.
Recovery Colleges Characterisation and Testing (RECOLLECT)
To address how Recovery Colleges can provide the most benefit to people who use mental health services.
Understanding infectious disease mortality in people with severe mental illness
This project aims to answer a number of questions about the complex interplay between severe mental illness, different infections and external factors.
Our Partners
National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) South London
Group leads
Clinical Professor of Public Mental Health
Research Fellow