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The Institute for Mental Health (IMH) through interdisciplinary research and collaboration with NHS partners works to improve the outcomes and care for young people with mental health problems.

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The Institute for Mental Health (IMH) University of Birmingham @imh-uob.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
Please join us for a IMH hybrid Seminar event on 10 December at 13.00, when Dr Rosa Ritunnano will be joining us [hybrid event: zoom and LT1(G16) 52PR]. Further details and to register please follow the link or scan the QR code bham-ac-uk.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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The Institute for Mental Health (IMH) University of Birmingham @imh-uob.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
Please join us for a IMH hybrid Seminar event on 8 October at 13.00, where Dr Marie-Louise Sharp will be joining us [hybrid event: zoom and N424, GKAP. Further details and to register please follow the link or scan the QR code lnkd.in/eNtggSNF
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Adam Chen @ahgchen.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
The self-harm and suicide prevention research group at the @imh-uob.bsky.social aim to understand and tackle the risks of self-harm and suicide across different contexts. Watch this video where @willemjstander.bsky.social, @mkolitsida.bsky.social and I discuss our work. youtu.be/9q2Qvi9PtuU?...
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Creating Safe Spaces: World Suicide Prevention Day | University of Birmingham
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Midlands Mental Health Translational Research Centre @mhm-tc.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
In support of this great work the Empowering Community Action to Prevent Youth Suicide event takes place 17/10/25 18:30–20:30. Open to young people, parents, carers, charities, suicide prevention services, local authorities, community leaders, and researchers. www.birmingham.ac.uk/events/stron...
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Stronger together: Empowering community action to prevent youth suicide - University of Birmingham
Raising awareness of help-seeking in youth facing self-harm or suicidal thoughts, and the barriers they encounter when accessing support.
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Midlands Mental Health Translational Research Centre @mhm-tc.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
Today on World Suicide Prevention Day 2025 we would like to share with you the great work on Empowering Community Action to Prevent Youth Suicide being undertaken by Dr Maria Michail a leading expert in the field of self-harm & suicide prevention at the University of Birmingham youtu.be/T7eCWRsVn-s
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Changing the Narrative: Research on Youth Suicide | University of Birmingham
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Adam Chen @ahgchen.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
Today is #WorldSuicidePreventionDay, this year it's about transforming how we perceive this complex issue. I thought I'd talk about my PhD at @imh-uob.bsky.social and how I'm changing the narrative in terms of self-harm and suicide prevention research
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Matthew B @matthewbroome.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
A brilliant talk from @rritunnano.bsky.social at #IEPA in Berlin
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The Institute for Mental Health (IMH) University of Birmingham @imh-uob.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
Please join us for a IMH hybrid Seminar event on 17 September at 12.00, where María José Álvarez-Alonso will be joining us [hybrid event: zoom and G16 52PR. Further details and to register please follow the link or scan the QR code lnkd.in/eSq8iXZm
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Jodie Russell @jelliedsours.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
Had a really engaging and interesting discussion today in the PPIE Lunchtime talk (led by @imh-uob.bsky.social Senior PPIE Lead Niyah Campbell) on this great paper: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Peer researchers in NHS research: approved in principle, undermined in practice? - Research Involvement and Engagement
Background Despite the increasing support and expectation for involving people with lived experience in healthcare research in England, challenges persist when navigating organisational structures. Th...
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Willem Stander @willemjstander.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
Exciting news: our NIHR-funded COLLAGE study is now officially underway at @imh-uob.bsky.social, exploring how care-experienced young people in England seek mental health support. We’re also thrilled to welcome @errwallace.bsky.social to the research team! 🌈🧠 www.birmingham.ac.uk/news/2025/na...
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New study to explore how care-experienced young people seek mental health support - University of Birmingham
NIHR-funded research project will explore barriers and resources for young people seeking mental health support in England.
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Francesca Brencio @ipazia76.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
Great kick off for the Birmingham Network for Phenomenology and Mental Health! Inspiring day, fruitful conversations and great speakers. An heartfelt thanks to all the people who presented and attended (in person and remotely) from us! @matthewbroome.bsky.social @jelliedsours.bsky.social
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The Institute for Mental Health (IMH) University of Birmingham @imh-uob.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Please join us (Online or N225 GKAP, UoB) on 11 June for a joint IMH Seminar with Dr Chantelle Wiseman and Dr Zuo Zhang. Details below and registration here lnkd.in/eu4XwTJS
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Alex von Tunzelmann @alexvont.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
Obsessed with Ozymandias, the immense and absurdly photogenic kitten of Magdalen College, Oxford
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Jodie Russell @jelliedsours.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
Made a little hand-out for my session on Thursday. We're going to be running "For the Queen" to show everyone how easy it is to play an RPG (and you don't even need a pro-GM like me!)
Handout titled "Roleplaying Games for Mental Health with Jodie Russell", flanked by a wizard casting fireball and a robot. The sections read:
"What is a role-playing game?" 
Role-playing games (RPGs) are a type of game where players pretend to be characters in an imaginary setting.  RPGs vary widely  in style and complexity. Usually, players act out or describe a story or narrative.
"What have they been used for?"
RPGs have been used in research, healthcare, professional development and education  settings. 
RPGs ask us to take up different roles or characters, these games allow us to explore different situations, take up different perspectives, and solve problems.
They are also a lot of fun!
"What do I need to get started?"
Nothing at all! A game can start by simply narrating what your character does. 
It often helps to have prompts and rules in order to guide the narrative and resolve any issues that crop up. Look for a game ‘system’ or ruleset.
It also helps to have a designated person to run the game, known as the ‘game master’.
"More information?"
The D&D in HE website (left) has some useful academic resources.

Looking for (free) recommendations? Try:
Kintsugi
Lasers and Feelings
Honey Heist
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The Institute for Mental Health (IMH) University of Birmingham @imh-uob.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
The University of Birmingham is recruiting a Postdoctoral Research Fellow to join an exciting NIHR-funded Research Programme for Social Care (RPSC) study Informal enquiries can be made to Dr Willem Stander at w.stander@bham.ac.uk edzz.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
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Research Fellow - School of Psychology - 105743 - Grade 7
The post holder will create and contribute to the creation of knowledge by undertaking a specified range of activities within a specific research project funded by the NIHR Research Programme for Soci...
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Midlands Mental Health Translational Research Centre @mhm-tc.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
🔬 New review from the Mental Health Mission at the @imh-uob.bsky.social, which explores the biological underpinnings of emotional dysregulation in bipolar disorder, highlighting pathways for future, targeted treatments. #MentalHealth #BipolarDisorder #Neuroscience www.frontiersin.org/journals/psy...
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Frontiers | Underlying biological mechanisms of emotion dysregulation in bipolar disorder
Difficulties with emotion regulation (ER) are a key feature of bipolar disorder (BD) contributing to poor psychosocial and functional outcomes. Abnormalities...
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The Institute for Mental Health (IMH) University of Birmingham @imh-uob.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Underlying biological mechanisms of emotion dysregulation in Bipolar Disorder www.frontiersin.org/articles/10....
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Frontiers | Underlying biological mechanisms of emotion dysregulation in bipolar disorder
Difficulties with emotion regulation (ER) are a key feature of bipolar disorder (BD) contributing to poor psychosocial and functional outcomes. Abnormalities...
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Jodie Russell @jelliedsours.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
Currently planning a session for Mental Health Awareness week (12-18th of May) for members of @imh-uob.bsky.social on roleplaying games and mental health I honestly can't wait - I'm so excited!
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an advertisement for dungeons & dragons shows a man running
ALT: an advertisement for dungeons & dragons shows a man running
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The Institute for Mental Health (IMH) University of Birmingham @imh-uob.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
Register for this webinar on the harms of negative stereotypes associated with unusual experiences and beliefs. The event is supported by project EPIC and The Royal Institute of Philosophy. Free for everyone, 15 May at noon. www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/ptr/... #epistemicinjustice #MHAW2025
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Unusual experiences and beliefs
Unusual experiences and beliefs, discussing the harms that negative stereotypes can have for people who have unusual experiences and beliefs.
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Midlands Mental Health Translational Research Centre @mhm-tc.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
Become a Midlands Youth Advisor! This opportunity can make a positive impact on the lives of young people and, we hope, the future of #MentalHealthResearch @unibirmingham.bsky.social @imh-uob.bsky.social
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Midlands Mental Health Translational Research Centre @mhm-tc.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
⭐!Opportunity Alert!⭐Are you interested in doing a PhD? See here for more information relating to the studentship and project looking at how indoor air quality affects the health of adolescents and children @imh-uob.bsky.social @imh-uob.bsky.social www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/cen...
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Modelling the impact of indoor air quality
Modelling the impact of indoor air quality An interdisciplinary approach using Computational Fluid Dynamics and behavioural sciences
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The Institute for Mental Health (IMH) University of Birmingham @imh-uob.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
Please join us for an IMH Seminar event on 7 May 2025 at 12.00, where Professor Brian O'Donoghue will be joining us [hybrid event: zoom and G16 52PR. Further details and to register please follow the link or scan the QR code bham-ac-uk.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Matthew B @matthewbroome.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
With our friends at the University of Worcester & with mariamichail.bsky.social we're developing research in rural mental health & suicide prevention thanks to a generous NIHR award & now recruiting a Chair, Associate Professor, and Fellow. Happy to discuss! www.jobs.ac.uk/search/?plac...
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Francesca Brencio @ipazia76.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
The Birmingham Network for Phenomenology and Mental Health! @matthewbroome.bsky.social @lisabortolotti.bsky.social @jelliedsours.bsky.social @kmurphyhollies.bsky.social @rritunnano.bsky.social @emas-b.bsky.social @femimind.bsky.social @lyndseystonebri.bsky.social and many talented colleagues!
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Centre for Academic Primary Care (CAPC), Bristol @capcbristol.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
A paper by Natalia Lewis et al. is in the top 10 most-cited in the journal Health & Social Care in the Community. The paper, a systematic review of trauma-informed approaches in primary and community care, was published in 2023. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... @bristolbrc.bsky.social
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Trauma‐Informed Approaches in Primary Healthcare and Community Mental Healthcare: A Mixed Methods Systematic Review of Organisational Change Interventions
A trauma-informed approach is a framework for organisational (synonym system) change interventions that address the universal prevalence and impact of trauma. This mixed methods systematic review ass...
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Jo Cutler @drjocutler.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
Apply by 18th April for the @unibirmingham.bsky.social & @unileiden.bsky.social Computational Social Cognition summer school. Amazing keynotes Matthew Rushworth, @dianatamir.bsky.social & @davidamodio.bsky.social plus instructors from @thechbh.bsky.social & @imh-uob.bsky.social www.compsoccog.com
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CSC 2025
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LSE Philosophy @lsephilosophy.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
Do people have a right to die? Join our #LSEPhilosophy public lecture with Kenneth Chambaere, Emily Jackson, Hugh MacKenzie, Alex Voorhoeve & Lewis Ross who will discuss the highly-debated #AssistedDyingBill. Join in person or online! 📅 Thursday 13 March, 6:30pm www.lse.ac.uk/Events/2025/...
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Assisted dying: what should we think?
6.30pm Thurs 13 Mar | Emily Jackson, Alex Voorhoeve | Free public event at LSE
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Quentin Huys @docqhuys.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
The UCL Computational Psychiatry Prize is for UCL early career researchers who want to apply theory to clinical problems. It starts with a speed dating event where clinicians and theoreticians meet to form interdisciplinary teams. acplab.org/2025/03/03/u...
UCL Computational Psychiatry Prize
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Phil Corlett @philcorlett.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
Super excited to be invited to speak at our annual conference
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Jodie Russell @jelliedsours.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
New on the blog today is a post from #projectEpic investigator @lisabortolotti.bsky.social about her recent publication that discusses whether beliefs in conspiracies and delusions are rightly excluded from epistemic projects: epistemicinjusticeinhealthcareproject.blogspot.com/2025/03/why-...
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Why agency is not compromised by delusional or conspiracy beliefs
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Durham Institute for Medical Humanities @durhamimh.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
🧠How do intergenerational inequities affect young people’s mental health and potential for recovery? Join us on 7th March for a hybrid seminar by Dr Gerald Jordan, as he shares about intriguing interdisciplinary, mixed-methods research. Register here:👇 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/transforma...
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Transformational forms of recovery and intergenerational injustice
A hybrid seminar by Dr Gerald Jordan on transformational forms of recovery from mental health challenges and intergenerational injustice.
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Francesca Brencio @ipazia76.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
Over the moon to share that the book "Heidegger and Neuroscience. Ontology, Medicine and Psychoanalysis in Dialogue", edited with Francesca Greco, has been officially accepted in the "Psychology and the Other" series for the #Routledge Publishing House Available soon after Summer 2025! 💛
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Matthew B @matthewbroome.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
A wonderful opportunity to work with us @unibirmingham.bsky.social - the @thechbh.bsky.social is a key partner to the @imh-uob.bsky.social and lots of opportunites to work together. A fantastic team of great people
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Matthew B @matthewbroome.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
Great opportunity to join us! @thechbh.bsky.social is amazing with some wonderful colleagues
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Jodie Russell @jelliedsours.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
On the #projectEPIC blog today is one part of two (because I do like to spoil you) on a report from the PHaR conference "Feeling and Being Understood". In the post, I summarise the incredible workshops we took part in: epistemicinjusticeinhealthcareproject.blogspot.com/2025/02/work...
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Workshop report: Feeling and Being Understood (Day 1)
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Catrin S-M @catrinsm.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
I’m excited to share my PhD research project at the @imh-uob.bsky.social at the @unibirmingham.bsky.social. Huge thanks to @geraldjordan.bsky.social , @matthewbroome.bsky.social & Dr Sian Lowri Griffiths for their support on this project. Please feel free to share!
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Matthew B @matthewbroome.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Fantastic work from Vicky Goodyear, Maria Michail and Miranda Pallan from on phone use and mental health in schools @unibirmingham.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Phone bans in schools don't help grades or health, study suggests
It is the first study to look at school phone rules, alongside measures of pupil health and education.
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Francesca Brencio @ipazia76.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Did you apply for the 2nd PhenoLab Summer School in Umbria? Deadline February 15
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Lisa Bortolotti @lisabortolotti.com · 05/02/2025
#EpistemicInjustice #philsky
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The Institute for Mental Health (IMH) University of Birmingham @imh-uob.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
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Online Masters in Mental Health - University of Birmingham
Expand your horizons with the only interdisciplinary taught online Masters in Mental Health of its kind in the UK. Apply to UOB today.
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Alicia Hidalgo Lab @aliciahidalgolab.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
Interested postdoc applicants, please find link here. Application deadline 19 March.
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Research Fellow in Neurogenetics to Investigate How Experience Shapes the Brain at University of Birmingham
Discover an exciting academic career path as a Research Fellow in Neurogenetics to Investigate How Experience Shapes the Brain at jobs.ac.uk. Don't miss out on this job opportunity - apply today!
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Katja Kornysheva @katjakornysheva.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
New academia-industry PhD opportunity in my lab co-supervised by Dr Dave Punt, Physio for Stroke clinic at @unibirmingham.bsky.social, and Dr Naveed Ejaz, MindMaze. www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/cen... Deadline*: Wednesday 5 March 2025 at 5pm. Funded by Centre-UB www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/cen...
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Advancing precision digital therapeutics for brain health and wellbeing
Advancing precision digital therapeutics for brain health and wellbeing
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ATTUNE Research Study @attunestudy.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
Join us for the launch of ATTUNE, a study funded by Three NIHR Research Schools' Mental Health Programme, focused on how voluntary organisations support young people at risk of suicide & self-harm. 📅 Launch: 27 Feb, 2–3:30 PM (Online) 🔗 Register: shorturl.at/k1LO4 More info: linktr.ee/attunestudy
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The Institute for Mental Health (IMH) University of Birmingham @imh-uob.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
Join us on 12 February for a special IMH Seminar Series event with Horatio Clare, award-winning writer and broadcaster in conversation with Professor Femi Oyebode discussing his new book and the future of the mental health system. Click to register: www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/men...
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Nuffield Trust @nuffieldtrust.org.uk · 27/01/2025
Want to see how the #NHS in England is doing at a glance? The new #QualityWatch NHS Performance Dashboard shows key NHS performance data via accessible, visually striking charts and comparative statistics 👇 www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/qualitywatch...
The QualityWatch NHS Performance Dashboard displays key NHS performance metrics for England via accessible charts and comparative statistics.
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Matthew B @matthewbroome.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
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Longitudinal studies | Grant funding | Wellcome
Wellcome are funding research teams to analyse longitudinal data to help identify mental health conditions early. See eligibility information and find out how to apply.
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Lisa Bortolotti @lisabortolotti.com · 23/01/2025
Yay the IMH is on Bluesky! Super exciting! Follow for all things youth mental health @imh-uob.bsky.social
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Matthew B @matthewbroome.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
Hoping to be part of the evaluation of our 24-7 neighbourhood mental health service - interesting to hear of conceptual links with Trieste model www.bsmhft.nhs.uk/about-us/new...
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BSMHFT brings 24/7 world-leading mental health care pilot to Birmingham - Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (BSMHFT) has been named as one of six providers nationally, to lead the development of a 24/7 mental health service pilot. This autumn, the T...
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