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When I’m not PhD-ing I’m often covered in paint. Recently, I gifted two paintings to the ‘crisis house’ that helped me and held me together earlier this year. Today, I received the most unexpected of thank you cards from the house. It was one of those game changing, reflective moments and I very nearly tweeted about it. Why? Because I work in self-

We are holding a free event at Nottingham Contemporary on 23rd July 6-8.30 pm where we will be discussing innovative work that the Self-Harm Research Group (University of Nottingham) have being doing with Harmless and young people on finding new ways to talk about self-harm and eating issues. You will hear from a range of people about the project a

Comments on the vacuum in Social Care Since the 1959 Mental Health Act: Then and Now  Having unexpectedly arrived well into my ‘eighties,’ it seems timely to reflect on my personal experience of the mental health arena, past and present.In May 1959, when I opened the doors of Lancaster Lodge, Richmond, it was with the aim of providing a place

SummaryIn partnership with the Institute of Mental Health Peer Support Education Team, students and staff at the University of Nottingham’s School of Health Sciences are launching a brand new initiative to support the mental health and wellbeing of students studying within the school.In recognition of the specific challenges faced by people studyin

What is peer research? Peer research involves patients and carers helping academics to carry out research, through providing input into how research is designed, conducting interviews and focus groups, and helping to disseminate the findings. Patients and carers bring their lived experience to the project, and coupled with research skills, helps us

We are delighted to announce the publication of a new book titled Mental Health Uncertainty and Inevitability: Rejuvenating the Relationship between Social Science and Psychiatry, edited by Dr Hugh Middleton and Dr Melanie Jordan. The book celebrates the interdisciplinary doctoral work and supervision of scholars from the School of Sociology and So

As a former clinical psychologist who now writes fiction, I’m not particularly drawn to crime on the page. So it was almost as much a surprise to me as to anyone that my forthcoming second novel, Underneath, is about a man who keeps a woman captive in a cellar. But, as you might expect from my mental health background, what attracts me to this topi

[caption id="attachment_1364" align="alignnone" width="2880"] House for a Gordian Knot, Ekkehard Altenburger  Tomorrow (Tuesday, May 9th) the IMH will be hosting its Annual Research Day to highlight the work of the Institute’s doctoral candidates, Managed Innovation Networks (MINs), and all early-career researchers (including research assistan

What is student minds? Student Minds is the UK’s student mental health charity. We empower students with the knowledge, confidence and skills to look after their own mental health and support others through our national network of university groups. One conversation at a time, we will transform the state of student mental health. How can I get invo

We are delighted to announce the publication of a new book called Wellbeing, Recovery and Mental Health, edited by Mike Slade from IMH, Lindsay Oades from Australia and Aaron Jarden from New Zealand. The book brings together two bodies of knowledge – wellbeing and recovery. Wellbeing and ‘positive’ approaches are increasingly influencing many areas

Hope. It’s a word often used in day to day conversation; I hope I win the lottery, I hope my partner has put the washing on when I get home. When we use the word hope in conversation, we are usually expecting something good or positive to happen but often it’s used without any action or thought to make the intended outcome a reality.Well I’m going

In January 2017 the INDUCT (Interdisciplinary Network for Dementia Using Current Technology) team got together in Maastricht, a city in the south of the Netherlands, for the first INDUCT school. It was a great opportunity to finally meet, in person, all of our fellow PhDs on the programme. We were only able to meet each other virtually before, one

I work for two days a week as an intentional peer support worker (PSW, 07:00 – 15:00, Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust) in a recovery unit offering:  facilitated training group work, along with spending time with people on a one to one basis (1:1s), practical and emotional support.  People with longer term stays can develop their interests

We are pleased to announce the publication of a new book called Positive Psychotherapy for Psychosis, by Mike Slade, Tamsin Brownell, Tayyab Rashid and Beate Schrank. The book describes a new psychological intervention, which for the first time applies emerging research from the field of positive psychology specifically to psychosis. It is a guide

Refocus on Recovery 2017 is an exciting international scientific conference which is coming to the Institute of Mental Health. It is the largest regular scientific conference on recovery in the world, and will take place on 18-20 September 2017. This is the first time the conference has been held outside London, and we know Nottingham will do us pr

The Institute of Mental Health (IMH) will be hosting its Annual Research Day to highlight the work of the Institute’s doctoral candidates, Managed Innovation Networks (MINs), and early-career researchers (including research assistants, research fellows, and research-active clinicians and service users). There will be prizes for best oral presentati

Can we create a dementia-friendly society? This was the question around which people with dementia, carers, professionals and academic researchers gathered during the 26th Alzheimer Europe conference in Copenhagen.A large representation from the Institute of Mental Health (IMH) attended the event to promote the innovative (and diverse) research tha

Dear reader, As we come to the end of another fantastic year for the blog we would like to thank you for all your support. We've had some fantastic content this year and as always its been great to have so many people sharing their experiences, research, views and opinions. We hope you have a brilliant festive season and look forward to sharing som

The ESRC Public Engagement Event successfully took place on Saturday 12th November 2016 at St Peter’s Square in Nottingham. This event follows the successful RAMHHE conference which was held on 10th October 2016 and the ongoing campaign which encourages students to leave one sentence about how we can support students in higher education with mental

[caption id="attachment_1364" align="alignnone" width="2880"] House for a Gordian Knot, Ekkehard Altenburger As the bunting is taken down, and the remaining sausage rolls are cleared away following our 10th Anniversary celebrations, it is an ideal time to take a moment to reflect on the achievements of the past 10 years, and look to the exciting fu