Tweet chat: Young people’s mental health and research

The National Institute of Health Research Clinical Research Network (NIHR CRN) is hosting a national tweet chat on Thursday 18 February between 7-8pm, on young people’s mental health and research, with mental health experts and charities.

Whether you’re a young person, parent, guardian or carer and have a question about young people’s mental health or research, tweet them at @NIHRCRN using #NHSresearch during the session.

Panelists so far include:

• Professor Dame Til Wykes DBE, Specialty National Lead, NIHR CRN: Mental health
• Professor Paul French, Greater Manchester West Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust @pfrench123
• Laura Whitehirst, External Relations Manager, Anxiety UK
• Ellen White, Social Media Officer, OCD Action
• Victoria Simcock, Research Officer, OCD Action

They have also launched an online resource on Children and young people’s mental health research for Children’s Mental Health Week.

Features include:

• The PRODIGY study
  Joint Chief Investigator, Professor Paul French, tells us about a research study currently looking at the prevention of long-term social disability in young people with emerging psychological difficulties.
  Rory Byrne shares his personal research journey. Once a research participant in a mental health study, Rory now leads the PRODIGY Advisory Team, a group of young people who have helped to shape the PRODIGY study.

• Youth Speak
  A group of young people aged between 14 – 24 years who use their personal experience to help researchers shape mental health research.