Today's World Mental Health Day explores “Lived experiences heard” Hear from John, McPin senior service user researcher who gives a talk about the Social Health Hub How social health factors can impact severe mental illness – a lived experience perspective https://youtu.be/bLU9A23YZhs Syeda

World Mental Health Day explores “Lived experiences heard”. Peer researchers bring both lived and learnt experiences, knowledge and expertise to their work. Learn more about Peer research and lived experience in our new blog https://mcpin.org/peer-research-skills/ #Worldmentalhealthday

In the 2nd of our peer research blogs we dive deeper into the skills needed for the role – from when & how much to share of their lived experience, to the impact this has on a project, being a bridge between worlds & overcoming common challenges. Read it here 👉 www.mcpin.org/peer-research-skills

Our Public Involvement in Research Coordinator Gillian will be at the NIHR School for Public Health Research webinar doing a creative workshop on how the 12 principles of the Charter for Public Involvement & Engagement have been brought to life. Sign up here to join in! 👉 https://ow.ly/TKPy50ZRmvZ

How can we validate young people’s mental health experiences meaningfully? Validation can make or break trust in a clinical setting, but it's surprisingly easy to get wrong. In today's blog @rachelred94.bsky.social shares some advice on what to do (and what not to!) 👉 mcpin.org/how-to-valid...

Collaboration, autonomy, mutual respect: what does agency look like for young people accessing mental health services? Find out in our new videos for the Agency project with @mcpinypnetwork.bsky.social 👉 mcpin.org/agency-videos/

It's not just screen time that needs regulating for youth mh but algorithms too. A new policy briefing from the Impact of Social Media Algorithms project shares 5 recommendations for supporting young people’s wellbeing online. Find out more 👉 mcpin.org/algorithms-r... @mcpinypnetwork.bsky.social

Hear soundbites from Research and Involvement Manager Hannah as she shares her journey from academia to the charity sector and discusses why success can come in unexpected forms. Listen to part 2 and 3 in the thread and read Hannah's full blog here mcpin.org/look-mum-i-m... #Research #Careers

This youth mental health day, one way to help build future you is by getting involved in research as a young person. Develop skills & confidence & work alongside peers w lived experience. Hear more about youth involvement work & paths into research from our @mcpinypnetwork.bsky.social team here! 👇

Who's at the EPA Section of Epidemiology & Social Psychiatry Congress in Brescia this week? We're presenting on 'Bridging Divides: Working with Young People to Coproduce a Better Understanding of Gender Inequalities in Youth Mental Health in UK & Japan'. Come say hi! 👋 @mcpinypnetwork.bsky.social

What is peer research? At McPin it's key to our work - but can be complex & hard to define. So, whether you're new to peer research, or wanting to go deeper into what it is, why we use it & why it’s so valuable, today's blog is a great place to start! Check it out here 👉 mcpin.org/peer-research/

New Blog: How creative communications helped give the Charter – 12 principles for Public Involvement and Engagement, a life beyond the page. Hear from the McPin team about what they learnt whilst creating an interactive learning tool. https://ow.ly/f9GC50ZLwwV

Our new paper explores how research into subjective experiences of depression, anxiety & psychosis is conducted & valued within mental health research. Hear about challenges to conducting this kind of work, with a 2nd paper on facilitators coming soon 👉 www.mcpin.org/sunrise-talking-point/

Our preview showcases the freely available online training workshop where you will learn about the Charter, best practice for fully embedding PI&E into research, and the Spin the Charter tool. Take part in the training and learn more about the Charter principles here 👇 https://ow.ly/LbKi50ZKnvi

New: Spin the Charter Online Workshop Take a look at a new online training workshop for those looking to embed or understand public involvement and engagement (PI&E) in research. https://ow.ly/QSFE50ZIaVS Presented and co-designed by the McPin Foundation in partnership with the NIHR SPHR.

We are looking for a Senior Communications Manager to lead our communications function at an exciting point in our growth. This strategic, hands-on role suits someone with excellent communications skills and strategic leadership and communications experience. Apply: https://ow.ly/CZ2Q50ZHMjc

Read our latest blog - "Look Mum, I made it": Redefining success beyond academia. Research and Involvement Manager Hannah shares her journey from academia to the charity sector, and why success can come in unexpected forms. https://ow.ly/L6s450ZG3kO

In our new blog series, we validating young people's mental health experiences. Our first blog focuses on what validation is, why it is important, and introduces the Agency projects. https://ow.ly/Twla50ZyRSU #Agency #Validation McPin Young People's Network

One question that comes up a lot for researchers working with young people is: 'How do you find young people who don’t already have an interest in mental health research?' In today's blog Eva shares what she's learnt from her work. Read it here 👉 www.mcpin.org/school-outreach-youth-engagement/

We’re excited to be a part of the new paper: ‘Adolescents' Experiences of Social Media Content Types and Wellbeing’. looking at exploring young people's experiences of social media content recommended to them by algorithms and what this means for wellbeing. Paper: https://ow.ly/wTTL50Zt8rF

Great to see this report out from colleagues at University of Nottingham and with Habitus Collective UK exploring the experiences of 53 peer researchers around the world. The report includes ‘A Peer Researcher Reflection’ from Raj Hazzard. Read the report 👉 - tinyurl.com/2x737eyj #PeerResearch

New episode alert 🎧 In the final episode of the B.Life Podcast "The Wrap-Up", we discuss what it looks like to take care of their mental health as young Black people, the importance of focusing self-care for young Black people in this current time period.

Fantastic for our poster to come joint second at #ENMESH2026.  Angela gave her poster presentation speed talk exploring the social models of disability. The poster is based on her yearlong fellowship project funded by the NIHR ARC North Thames as part of the mental health for all programmes.

It was great to be part of two great symposiums today There's more: Angela will be presenting ‘Increasing Empowerment Through Exploring Disability Rights Theory’. Poster Walk: From Rights to Recovery: Understanding Stigma, Relapse, and Support in Mental Health. Sat 20th, Poster Screen #1, 12:10

We're at ENMESH 2026, with our first presentations/symposiums kicking off Friday. It would be great to have you come along. See programme details: lnkd.in/dZwnYUEr Friday presentations 1st Symposium Saturn Hall #1, 10:30-11:15 2nd Symposium Saturn Hall #2, 14:45-15:45

We’re at #ENMESH2026 presenting at: Creating a Healthy and Equitable Environment for Lived Experience Researchers Fri 19th, Saturn Hall #1, 10:30 Peer Led Contributions to Innovations in Mental Health Service Evaluations 19th, Saturn Hall #2, 14:45 Poster Walk 20th, Poster Screen #1, 12:10

A first-of-its-kind tool asking young people about their preferences in therapy is now live! U-PIC aims to help improve outcomes and reduce dropout for young people by aligning their preferences & therapy. Find out more & give it a try here 👉 www.mcpin.org/upic-launch/ @mcpinypnetwork.bsky.social

We’re hiring a new Head of Research and Involvement. Our new Head of Research and Involvement will play an important role in leading our growing research and involvement team. Applications now open. Closing: 2nd July. Find out more information and apply here: mcpin.org/about-mcpin/...

Introducing the B.Life Podcast! A series of podcast episodes recorded last year with the creators of the B.Life Zine (mcpin.org/project/b-li...)

The government is asking people to share their thoughts on social media & mental health 🗣️ Our YPAG member Lexie shares her experiences in today's blog, including the need for nuance & why a blanket ban probably isn’t the solution. Read it here 👉 www.mcpin.org/growing-up-online-lexie/