A Network for Studying Psychological Resilience in Low and Middle-Income Countries (NESP)
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Edinburgh
Abstract
Vulnerability to or resilience to the commonest mental health disorders (depression, anxiety, drug and alcohol misuse) is related to the combination of genetic susceptibility, early life factors and an individual's current environment. Studies, over 95% of which have been confined to high income countries (HICs), have confirmed the importance of genes, development and adult environment. However, very little is known of these factors in low and middle-income countries (LMICs), where the burden of such common mental health disorders is even more substantial than in HICs.
Here we propose a powerful network of global leaders to analyse the key factors in three contrasting LMIC settings in three regions of the world, Nepal, Malawi and Costa Rica. This will enable us systematically to determine the processes leading to vulnerability or resilience to common disorders of mental health and exploit this knowledge, enabled by globally-leading data sciences and within-country expertise, to develop specific approaches to reinforce resilience and support prevention, diagnosis and treatment.
Our approach is highly multidisciplinary, combining genetic, clinical and social sciences expertise to provide a comprehensive view of an individual's genetics, development and environment. We will combine this expertise with world-leading informatics capacity to create a network for the study of psychological resilience across diverse environments and economies.
Here we propose a powerful network of global leaders to analyse the key factors in three contrasting LMIC settings in three regions of the world, Nepal, Malawi and Costa Rica. This will enable us systematically to determine the processes leading to vulnerability or resilience to common disorders of mental health and exploit this knowledge, enabled by globally-leading data sciences and within-country expertise, to develop specific approaches to reinforce resilience and support prevention, diagnosis and treatment.
Our approach is highly multidisciplinary, combining genetic, clinical and social sciences expertise to provide a comprehensive view of an individual's genetics, development and environment. We will combine this expertise with world-leading informatics capacity to create a network for the study of psychological resilience across diverse environments and economies.
Technical Summary
Vulnerability or resilience to common mental health disorders is related to the combination and interaction of genetic susceptibility, early life factors and an individual's current environment. Over 95% of studies addressing these factors have been confined to High income countries (HICs) however, very little is known of these factors in low and middle-income countries (LMIC), where the burden of such common mental health disorders is even more substantial.
Here we propose to develop a network of global leaders to analyse the key factors in three contrasting LMIC settings. This will enable us systematically to determine the processes leading to vulnerability or resilience to common disorders of mental health and exploit this knowledge, enabled by leading data sciences and in-country expertise, to develop specific approaches to reinforce resilience and support prevention, diagnosis and treatment. Our approach is highly multidisciplinary, combining genetic, clinical and social sciences expertise to provide a comprehensive view of an individual's genetics, development and environment. We will combine this expertise with world-leading informatics capacity to create a network for the study of psychological resilience across diverse environments and economies.
The long term aims of this pump-priming grant are to conduct high quality multidisciplinary research into the epidemiology and aetiology of resilience and mental disorders with our partners - extending awareness of risk factors, knowledge of illness and preventative protective systems. We also seek to build a linked community in each country with local leadership to lead a mental health research programme over the coming decades and establish connections between these three different regions (each with their different economic, social, and cultural systems). This will help position our partner countries as centres of mental health research within regional and wider international networks.
Here we propose to develop a network of global leaders to analyse the key factors in three contrasting LMIC settings. This will enable us systematically to determine the processes leading to vulnerability or resilience to common disorders of mental health and exploit this knowledge, enabled by leading data sciences and in-country expertise, to develop specific approaches to reinforce resilience and support prevention, diagnosis and treatment. Our approach is highly multidisciplinary, combining genetic, clinical and social sciences expertise to provide a comprehensive view of an individual's genetics, development and environment. We will combine this expertise with world-leading informatics capacity to create a network for the study of psychological resilience across diverse environments and economies.
The long term aims of this pump-priming grant are to conduct high quality multidisciplinary research into the epidemiology and aetiology of resilience and mental disorders with our partners - extending awareness of risk factors, knowledge of illness and preventative protective systems. We also seek to build a linked community in each country with local leadership to lead a mental health research programme over the coming decades and establish connections between these three different regions (each with their different economic, social, and cultural systems). This will help position our partner countries as centres of mental health research within regional and wider international networks.
Planned Impact
Our ambition is that this programme will Our research proposal will pave the way for future research opportunities by
1) engaging researchers in a network of LMICs across a gradient of differing macroeconomic environments
2) engaging with future research participant and families within the partner countries
3) establishing that there are ethical and quality assured processes for local research data collection.
The anticipated impacts of our programme are linked to our future outputs of new data resources on resilience and risk and newly connected communities of practice. The impact of our enhancement of the research skills, confidence and capacity of the group of researchers working together which has the capacity to shape the way that psychiatry is understood in each country and increase its prominence in the academic and health service sector.
The anticipated increase in the knowledge base on genetic and environmental risk factors associated with mental health and resilience in each of the 3 communities and their comparison across the 3 regions will impact on training of psychiatry and lead to novel programmes being developed from the evidence that has been generated singularly and separately from the three programmes. The data resources on risk factors and resilience opportunities and on what constitute risk environments and protective environments will be made available in each country for other researchers in other fields to work with. A stronger community of researchers connected together with the purpose of empowering researchers to engage in mental health research. The development of innovative methodologies of research is a key impact of the programme
This will be the first time (to our knowledge) that these 3 countries have shared ideas and research knowledge which focuses on collectively understanding issues of risk and resilience. We anticipate that this will create a strong central body of science in this area which will encourage bright young science, medical and nursing graduates to enter a career in psychiatry and mental healthcare which will improve the overall numbers within the service and begin to turn mental health around from a forgotten, sometimes despised discipline.
The current call for funding is pump-priming and preparatory to larger-scale hypothesis drive research. nevertheless, the experience of the researchers involved, any lessons learned, and any outputs from the resulting research will be submitted for publication. In addition, we will publicise our activities through the University of Edinburgh's Global Health Academy where we will share any outputs from our research. Particularly newsworthy outputs from the activities, teaching and research facilitated by this pump-priming award will be submitted as a news release by the University's Press Office.
1) engaging researchers in a network of LMICs across a gradient of differing macroeconomic environments
2) engaging with future research participant and families within the partner countries
3) establishing that there are ethical and quality assured processes for local research data collection.
The anticipated impacts of our programme are linked to our future outputs of new data resources on resilience and risk and newly connected communities of practice. The impact of our enhancement of the research skills, confidence and capacity of the group of researchers working together which has the capacity to shape the way that psychiatry is understood in each country and increase its prominence in the academic and health service sector.
The anticipated increase in the knowledge base on genetic and environmental risk factors associated with mental health and resilience in each of the 3 communities and their comparison across the 3 regions will impact on training of psychiatry and lead to novel programmes being developed from the evidence that has been generated singularly and separately from the three programmes. The data resources on risk factors and resilience opportunities and on what constitute risk environments and protective environments will be made available in each country for other researchers in other fields to work with. A stronger community of researchers connected together with the purpose of empowering researchers to engage in mental health research. The development of innovative methodologies of research is a key impact of the programme
This will be the first time (to our knowledge) that these 3 countries have shared ideas and research knowledge which focuses on collectively understanding issues of risk and resilience. We anticipate that this will create a strong central body of science in this area which will encourage bright young science, medical and nursing graduates to enter a career in psychiatry and mental healthcare which will improve the overall numbers within the service and begin to turn mental health around from a forgotten, sometimes despised discipline.
The current call for funding is pump-priming and preparatory to larger-scale hypothesis drive research. nevertheless, the experience of the researchers involved, any lessons learned, and any outputs from the resulting research will be submitted for publication. In addition, we will publicise our activities through the University of Edinburgh's Global Health Academy where we will share any outputs from our research. Particularly newsworthy outputs from the activities, teaching and research facilitated by this pump-priming award will be submitted as a news release by the University's Press Office.
Organisations
People |
ORCID iD |
Publications
Farkas C
(2021)
Predictors of emotional problems in 5-year-old children: an international comparison between two cohorts in Chile and Scotland
in Current Psychology
Erikainen S
(2019)
Patienthood and participation in the digital era.
in Digital health
Pickersgill M
(2020)
Pandemic Sociology.
in Engaging science, technology, and society
Manda-Taylor L
(2021)
Developing Biopsychosocial Research on Maternal Mental Health in Malawi: Community Perspectives and Concerns
in Ethics & Human Research
Golds L
(2022)
What factors influence dyadic synchrony? A systematic review of the literature on predictors of mother-infant dyadic processes of shared behavior and affect.
in Infant mental health journal
Levis B
(2019)
Comparison of major depression diagnostic classification probability using the SCID, CIDI, and MINI diagnostic interviews among women in pregnancy or postpartum: An individual participant data meta-analysis.
in International journal of methods in psychiatric research
Herbert D
(2022)
The mental health impact of perinatal loss: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
in Journal of affective disorders
Pickersgill M
(2021)
Expertise from the humanities and social sciences is essential for governmental responses to COVID-19.
in Journal of global health
Priesemann V
(2021)
Towards a European strategy to address the COVID-19 pandemic.
in Lancet (London, England)
Description | PRENCOG Scientific Advisory Committee Chair |
Geographic Reach | National |
Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
Impact | The PRENCOG study has lead to imporvmenets in capacity building and staff training throughout the PRENCOG study investigators' insitutions and collaborators. |
Description | CAHSS SFC ODA Global Challenges Internal Fund |
Amount | £10,000 (GBP) |
Funding ID | 01MacBeth CAHSS SFC ODA Global Challenges Internal Fund |
Organisation | University of Edinburgh |
Sector | Academic/University |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 03/2019 |
End | 10/2019 |
Description | CHECKPOINT: Finding immune & metabolic pathways to SMI |
Amount | £3,499,251 (GBP) |
Organisation | Medical Research Council (MRC) |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 03/2024 |
End | 02/2028 |
Description | Centre for Biomedicine, Self and Society - Extension |
Amount | £844,510 (GBP) |
Organisation | Wellcome Trust |
Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 01/2023 |
End | 04/2024 |
Description | Depression Genetics in Africa (DepGenAfrica) |
Amount | £2,002,780 (GBP) |
Funding ID | 223165/Z/21/Z |
Organisation | Wellcome Trust |
Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 04/2022 |
End | 04/2027 |
Description | Edinburgh Molecular Mechanisms Cluster |
Amount | £53,131,306 (GBP) |
Funding ID | MR/Y030877/1 |
Organisation | Medical Research Council (MRC) |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 03/2024 |
End | 02/2028 |
Description | Enhancement of Generation Malawi |
Amount | £216,000 (GBP) |
Organisation | United Kingdom Research and Innovation |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 02/2022 |
End | 03/2022 |
Description | Exploiting genomic approaches to identify the environmental basis of depression |
Amount | £2,530,384 (GBP) |
Funding ID | 220857/Z/20/Z |
Organisation | Wellcome Trust |
Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 05/2021 |
End | 05/2026 |
Description | Exploiting genomic approaches to identify the environmental basis of depression |
Amount | £2,530,384 (GBP) |
Funding ID | 220857 |
Organisation | Wellcome Trust |
Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 01/2021 |
End | 12/2025 |
Description | Generation Malawi: A study of family, maternal and childhood mental health |
Amount | £3,927,735 (GBP) |
Funding ID | MR/S035818/1 |
Organisation | Medical Research Council (MRC) |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 07/2019 |
End | 01/2024 |
Description | Metabolism in Psychiatry |
Amount | £3,200,000 (GBP) |
Organisation | Medical Research Council (MRC) |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 03/2024 |
End | 02/2028 |
Description | One Health Models of Disease: Science, Ethics and Society |
Amount | £5,328,962 (GBP) |
Funding ID | 218471/Z/19/Z |
Organisation | Wellcome Trust |
Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 09/2020 |
End | 09/2028 |
Description | Psychosis Recovery Orientation in Malawi by Improving Services and Engagement (PROMISE) |
Amount | £3,039,622 (GBP) |
Funding ID | 223615/Z/21/Z |
Organisation | Wellcome Trust |
Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 01/2022 |
End | 12/2026 |
Description | Psychosis Recovery Orientation in Malawi by Improving Services and Engagement (PROMISE) |
Amount | £3,039,622 (GBP) |
Funding ID | 223615/Z/21/Z |
Organisation | Wellcome Trust |
Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 03/2022 |
End | 03/2027 |
Description | Social Science issues relating to Monkeypox |
Amount | £165,778 (GBP) |
Funding ID | ES/X010805/1 |
Organisation | Economic and Social Research Council |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 09/2022 |
End | 03/2023 |
Description | Targeting Therapies: Exploring the Cultural and Normative Dimensions of 'Targeted' Approaches to Biomedicine and Public Health |
Amount | £29,607 (GBP) |
Funding ID | AH/W011417/1 |
Organisation | Arts & Humanities Research Council (AHRC) |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 12/2022 |
End | 05/2024 |
Description | Transforming Primary Care in Scotland and China to meet the needs of an ageing population - are health inequalities being tackled? |
Amount | £832,923 (GBP) |
Funding ID | ES/T014164/1 |
Organisation | Economic and Social Research Council |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 07/2020 |
End | 08/2024 |
Description | Chhahari Nepal Center for Mental Health & Counseling collaboration |
Organisation | Chhahari Nepal for Mental Health |
Country | Nepal |
Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
PI Contribution | We have formed a close collaboration with 2 NGOs in Kathmandu: Chhahari Nepal for Mental Health (CNMH) and Center for Mental Health & Counseling -Nepal (CMC-Nepal). Both provide support services for individuals with mental health problems in the region and are very supported of research, particularly in the social sciences. We have provided expertise and knowledge regarding the characteristics, and causes of mental health disorders |
Collaborator Contribution | Tribhuvan University of Nepal, Chhahari Nepal for Mental Health (CNMH) and Center for Mental Health & Counseling -Nepal (CMC-Nepal) have provided facilities, senior staff members and local expertise regarding the epidemiology, treatment and community management of mental health disorders |
Impact | We have planned a series of studies and public engagement activities that are underway. Some of these were deliverables identified in our application |
Start Year | 2018 |
Description | Chhahari Nepal Center for Mental Health & Counseling collaboration |
Organisation | Tribhuvan University of Nepal |
Department | Institute of Medicine |
Country | Nepal |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | We have formed a close collaboration with 2 NGOs in Kathmandu: Chhahari Nepal for Mental Health (CNMH) and Center for Mental Health & Counseling -Nepal (CMC-Nepal). Both provide support services for individuals with mental health problems in the region and are very supported of research, particularly in the social sciences. We have provided expertise and knowledge regarding the characteristics, and causes of mental health disorders |
Collaborator Contribution | Tribhuvan University of Nepal, Chhahari Nepal for Mental Health (CNMH) and Center for Mental Health & Counseling -Nepal (CMC-Nepal) have provided facilities, senior staff members and local expertise regarding the epidemiology, treatment and community management of mental health disorders |
Impact | We have planned a series of studies and public engagement activities that are underway. Some of these were deliverables identified in our application |
Start Year | 2018 |
Description | Collaboration with Regeneron |
Organisation | Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Country | United States |
Sector | Private |
PI Contribution | We have discussed the development of a genotyping agreement with Regeneron (Genomics Network, RGN) and we have provided information on Generation Malawi and other linked studies. We have engaged with the relevent parties in Malawi and are in the process of discussing possible future terms and conditions for an acceptable collaboration with Regeneron |
Collaborator Contribution | Regeneron have offered to provide whole genome sequencing data on members of Generation Malawi and other Malawi cohorts, in which UKRI have an interest. |
Impact | No specific outputs or outcomes have been provided so far |
Start Year | 2023 |
Description | Collaboration with UNC research partners and facilities in Malawi |
Organisation | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
Department | UNC School of Medicine |
Country | United States |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | We have provided expertise and intellectual input into mapping out separate and common areas of interest in Maternal Mental Health and planning future research studies and capacity building in the region |
Collaborator Contribution | UNC colleagues have provided expertise and intellectual input into mapping out separate and common areas of interest in Maternal Mental Health and planning future research studies and capacity building in the region |
Impact | We have partnered with Dr Melezer Brody on her development of studies of postpartum depression using the PPD-ACT application We have developed work within the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium around the genomics of postpartum depression We are involved with UNC on the first GWAS meta-analyses of postpartum depression (Melzer-Brody) and depression in diverse ancestries (Sullivan, Lewis, Kuchenbaker) |
Start Year | 2018 |
Description | Development of the African Alliance for Maternal Mental Health |
Organisation | University of Malawi |
Department | College of Medicine |
Country | Malawi |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | We have provided practical expertise and intellectual input to the development of a pan-African allocate and network on Maternal Mental Health. We have supported key activities and the network launch. |
Collaborator Contribution | College of Medicine at the University of Malawi have provided practical expertise and intellectual input, as well as web-hosting and administrative support |
Impact | Outcomes have included the development of meetings with key partners in Sub-Saharan Africa that provide care to mothers who suffer from postpartum depression and related disorders. This has catalysed a new funding application for a project, Generation Malawi, currently under review |
Start Year | 2018 |
Description | '(De-)Medicalising Antisociality', 'Mental Health Labels: Should Feelings be Medicalised?', U. Edinburgh, 25th Nov 2020 (speaker). |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Patients, carers and/or patient groups |
Results and Impact | '(De-)Medicalising Antisociality', 'Mental Health Labels: Should Feelings be Medicalised?', U. Edinburgh, 25th Nov 2020 (speaker). Online international panel discussion, sparking conversations about the role of psychiatry in everyday life and what it might look like in the future. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
Description | 'Beyond diagnosis? Shifting approaches in psychiatry' - blog |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
Results and Impact | Pickersgill, M. (2019) 'Beyond diagnosis? Shifting approaches in psychiatry', SKAPE Blog, 9th Jan 2019, https://blogs.sps.ed.ac.uk/skape/2019/01/09/beyond-diagnosis-shifting-approaches-in-psychiatry/ |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | 'Historicizing the Brain' - book review and commentary |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
Results and Impact | Pickersgill, M. 'Historicizing the Brain', Somatosphere, 21st February 2018, http://somatosphere.net/forumpost/historicizing-the-brain. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
Description | 'Making Sense of Our Selves through Biological Imagery and Imaginaries' |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | 'Making Sense of Our Selves through Biological Imagery and Imaginaries', Being Human Festival, Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh, 17 Nov 2023 (organiser and speaker). |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
Description | 'Reflections on Science, Ethics and Society', 'Meet the Researcher' sessions, Scotland Science Insights Online, 29th July 2020 (speaker). |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Schools |
Results and Impact | 'Reflections on Science, Ethics and Society', 'Meet the Researcher' sessions, Scotland Science Insights Online, 2020 and 2021 (speaker). Online open day for Scottish school pupils, sparking interest in social science |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020,2021 |
Description | 'What Role should US Psychiatric Categories play in Mental Health Law?', U. Edinburgh, 21st Nov 2018 (organiser and chair). |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Patients, carers and/or patient groups |
Results and Impact | 'What Role should US Psychiatric Categories play in Mental Health Law?', U. Edinburgh, 21st Nov 2018 (organiser and chair) Public panel discussion, bringing together activists, academics, and clinicians for open dialogue. Sparked a range of discussions and informed my ongoing research on psychiatry and society. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
Description | Authored article on 'We must do more to make mental health our priority' for The Herald, https://tinyurl.com/2zrj69kk (25th March 2021). |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
Results and Impact | Authored article on 'We must do more to make mental health our priority' for The Herald, https://tinyurl.com/2zrj69kk (25th March 2021). Resulted in invitation to join Cross-Party Group on Mental Health (Scottish Parliament) |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
Description | Being Human Festival event |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | 'Bedtime Stories for the Brain', Being Human Festival, Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh, 21st Nov 2019. (co-organiser and speaker). |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | Chair: 'Explaining Mental Illness', online panel discussion, U. Edinburgh, 29th June 2022 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Other audiences |
Results and Impact | Chair: 'Explaining Mental Illness', online panel discussion, U. Edinburgh, 29th June 2022. Promoted a range of discussions about the nature of mental ill-health, and the politics and practices of researching it. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
Description | Consolation on mental health research in Nepal and Northern India |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | We have conducted 3 public events, involving the general public, local students, practitioners and policymakers than has also included local politicians and policymakers (e.g. Nepalese Government). This has raised the profile of research in Nepal, particularly around Kathmandu) and in Northern India. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
Description | Event: 'Stories for Our Bodies', Being Human Festival, Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh, 12th Nov 2022 (co-organiser and speaker). |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Event: 'Stories for Our Bodies', Being Human Festival, Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh, 12th Nov 2022 (co-organiser and speaker). This sparked questions and discussions with a mixed audience, and was very positively evaluated. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
Description | Instagram public engagement event |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Schools |
Results and Impact | 'Social and Ethical Aspects of Biobanks', Instagram public engagement event, U. Edinburgh 25th-26th Feb 2020 (co-organiser). |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
Description | Launch of African Alliance for Maternal Mental Health |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
Results and Impact | We launched the African Alliance for Maternal Mental Health at 2 events in Lilongwe and Blantyre in 2018 |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
URL | http://aammh.org |
Description | MRC Prevention Task and Finish Group Member |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | MRC Prevention Task and Finish Group Member (2023-24). |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023,2024 |
Description | Open University PolicyWISE Invitational series. Facilitator for Mental Illness ONline Seminar. |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
Results and Impact | Invited seminar on mental health to 20+ policy makers from across 4 nations of United Kingdom. Discussion session led to increase in awareness of mental health and it's relationship to social determinants of health, social care impacts and policy implications. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
Description | Perinatal, Infant & Intergenerational Mental Health: Pieces of the jigsaw |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Third sector organisations |
Results and Impact | Invited to give keynote opening talk on perinatal mental health to Mellow Parenting/Homestart Worldwide online seminar. Feedback from event indicated increasing awareness of links between perinatal/infant mental health and broader child and family outcomes. Direct approach from Homestart Worldwide for collaboration. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
URL | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfp0e76NurM |
Description | Schools engagement even on ELSI |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Schools |
Results and Impact | 'Reflections on Science, Ethics and Society', 'Meet the Researcher' sessions, Scotland Science Insights Online, 29th July 2020 (speaker). |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
Description | Visit to Costa Rica to establish local collaborations |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | We hosted a workshop in San Jose to discuss areas of common interest across our Network for Studying Psychological Resilience in Low-middle income countries, planned future applications and activities, including KE activities around the creation of patient videos to support information exchange about research in psychiatric genomics |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |