Have you seen our 'What is M-RIC' animation? 👀 We created the short animation below so service users and carers, local communities, partner organisations and beyond can learn more about our groundbreaking work: https://ow.ly/Jn4F50WFlYj

Did you know that we have a public newsletter? Sign up now to get all the latest information and updates about the exciting work M-RIC is doing to improve mental health care services and treatments. Visit mric.uk to sign up.

We have launched a mental health app directory to offer online support for children and young people in Cheshire and Merseyside. Featuring apps covering topics from anxiety and low mood to challenges with sleep problems and eating plus much more. Visit the directory at: https://ow.ly/AwHk50XZAIC

Did you know that we have an M-RIC published research page on our website? On it, you can explore a range of published research authored or co-authored by members of the M-RIC team, from papers exploring treatment-resistant schizophrenia to AI assisted triage in mental health care services.

Have you heard our ads for the ALTO study on Hits Radio Liverpool? The ALTO-100-211 research study is exploring a potential new treatment for people living with bipolar depression who are currently experiencing symptoms despite ongoing treatment. Learn more: https://mric.uk/alto/

Mersey Care and the University of Liverpool recently secured £83,000 from the North West Secure Data Environment (SDE) Data Accelerator Fund for Novel and Emerging Assets (DAFNEA) to support pioneering mental health research across Cheshire and Merseyside. Read more: https://ow.ly/mHZn50Zw31Z

The Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust Mood Clinic is a specialist service to support patients in Cheshire and Merseyside who have experienced difficult to treat depression. Watch our new video to learn more: https://ow.ly/ZQWC50Z7fMI

Two years on, Southport remembers 🩷🩷🩷 Today at 3pm, a three-minute silence will be observed in memory of Alice, Bebe and Elsie. If today feels especially difficult, support is available from @seftoncouncil 👇🏽 https://www.sefton.gov.uk/southport-together @nhscandm.bsky.social #SouthportTogether

"The vital role Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE) can play in grounding and enhancing research is clear." As Co-lead Service User and Carer Representative for M-RIC, Terry Bryant champions PPIE as an essential part of developing a better mental health care landscape for all.

We launched Count Me In to give Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust patients and service users the chance to hear about and take part in research that matters to them. Watch the animation below to learn more: https://ow.ly/wqqW50XeO83

We have launched a mental health app directory to offer online support for children and young people in Cheshire and Merseyside. Featuring apps covering topics from anxiety and low mood to challenges with sleep problems and eating plus much more. Visit the directory at: https://ow.ly/AwHk50XZAIC

Did you know that we have a public newsletter? Sign up now to get all the latest information and updates about the exciting work M-RIC is doing to improve mental health care services and treatments. Visit mric.uk to sign up.

Congratulations to M-RIC team member Nick Gray who has co-authored a new paper published by the ACM Digital Library. The paper explores how AI-based Clinical Decision Support Systems (CDSS) present information about uncertainty in health care settings and how their development can be improved.

Ali Bryant, M-RIC Service User and Carer Representative, recently attended the Liverpool City Region (LCR) Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Research Alliance conference in Liverpool. Read her blog sharing her powerful account of this inspiring event: https://ow.ly/qLgv50Zmjch

Today, Mersey Care innovation Manager Anika Neill and M-RIC Research Associate Jess Weaver were excited to be at the OPSI Lab Fundamentally Different event to present our work on examining how young people can be better supported to positively move into education, employment and training.

Have you seen our 'What is M-RIC' animation? 👀 We created the short animation below so service users and carers, local communities, partner organisations and beyond can learn more about our groundbreaking work: https://ow.ly/Jn4F50WFlYj

The Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust Mood Clinic is a specialist service to support patients in Cheshire and Merseyside who have experienced difficult to treat depression. Watch our new video to learn more: https://ow.ly/ZQWC50Z7fMI

Tomorrow, Dr Oladayo Bifarin, Research and Effectiveness Lead for Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust, is speaking at the Future Proofing Northern Prevention Research event in Manchester! Oladayo’s presentation will explore his work in M-RIC to build research capability amongst NHS staff.

We have launched a mental health app directory to offer online support for children and young people in Cheshire and Merseyside. Featuring apps covering topics from anxiety and low mood to challenges with sleep problems and eating plus much more. Visit the directory at: https://ow.ly/AwHk50XZAIC

We want all patients, service users and carers to have the chance to take part in research - that's why we launched Count Me In. Watch the video below to learn about Count Me In helps widen participation in mental health research: https://ow.ly/ia9W50Zf7jN

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Last week, M-RIC service user and carer representatives on our mood disorder care innovations research Matt Copple, Carmen Browne and Jeanette Murray were proud to be on a panel at RCPsych International Congress. They represented how we embedded co-production in the development of the Mood Clinic.

M-RIC is a co-lead in the Liverpool City Region (LCR) Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Research Alliance with Liverpool John Moores University. Tomorrow our annual conference is taking place and Prof Rhiannon Corcoran who leads M-RIC ACEs research will chair a panel: https://ow.ly/nTTF50ZfU9Z

Have you seen our 'What is M-RIC' animation? 👀 We created the short animation below so service users and carers, local communities, partner organisations and beyond can learn more about our groundbreaking work: https://ow.ly/Jn4F50WFlYj

Today is #Red4Research day and to show their support the M-RIC operational team and the clinical trials pharmacy team have wore their best red outfits. #Red4Research is an opportunity to celebrate everyone involved in research and innovation, including all members of our fantastic M-RIC team!

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust, with NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group R&I, is recruiting to the ALTO-100-211 research study which is exploring a new treatment for people living with bipolar depression who are currently experiencing symptoms despite ongoing treatment: mric.uk/alto.

Oshn is a brand-new app to help with low mood and motivation . - Are you (or your child) 13-25? - Do you want to try something new for your mood and motivation? - Do you want to help test a new app? We will offer you a small thank you for taking part: https://oshn.app/get-access

"Men's mental health is still surrounded by silence and that silence can be devastating. Sharing my lived experience of bipolar disorder has shown me how powerful it is when men feel able to speak openly and without shame." - Matt Copple, M-RIC Service User and Carer Representative #MensHealthWeek

Recently, we celebrated one year of the Mood Clinic, a specialist service designed for patients who have difficult to treat mood disorders across Cheshire and Merseyside. In our news story, you can read about some of the progress made within the clinic: https://ow.ly/xRq550Zax9u

We have launched a mental health app directory to offer online support for children and young people in Cheshire and Merseyside. Featuring apps covering topics from anxiety and low mood to challenges with sleep problems and eating plus much more. Visit the directory at: https://ow.ly/AwHk50XZAIC

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust, with NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group R&I, is recruiting to the ALTO-100-211 research study which is exploring a new treatment for people living with bipolar depression who are currently experiencing symptoms despite ongoing treatment: mric.uk/alto.