MHRN publications
Leaflets about our work
News and information
Reports
Forms
FACTOR News
Service Users in Research bulletins
Hub newsletters
Guidance and policy publications
MHRN model payment policies for service users and carers
Involving service users in MHRN-supported research: case studies
You can find older publications on the MHRN archive page.
Leaflets about our work
Commercial research...making a difference
Information for mental health professionals in the Heart of England
Download A4 version of the leaflet (June 2011)
People make mental health research possible (April 2011)
Information about some of the people involved in the work of the MHRN.
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How family members can help make your research better (February 2011)
Information for mental health researchers.
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Are you running a research project about mental health and looking for participants?
Or are you planning to set up a trial or study that needs to recruit participants through NHS services? (September 2010, reprinted December 2010)
Information about the Mental Health Research Network for mental health researchers.
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If you work in NHS mental health services…
You can help make them better by supporting research studies (June 2010, reprinted December 2010)
Information about the Mental Health Research Network for mental health professionals.
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Mental health problems affect all of us (October 2009)
Information about why mental health research is important with examples of some of the studies supported by the MHRN.
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News and information
Making the most of data collected in clinical trials (June 2011)
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An improved 'lean' service in Birmingham (April 2011)
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Team effort brightens day centre (April 2011)
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Making research studies part and parcel of mental health services (April 2011)
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Mental health research can help all of us (February 2011)
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Promoting the value of research to nurses/student nurses (November 2010)
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We are FACTOR (November 2010)
This poster was designed for a presentation given by members of FACTOR's London Carer Reference Group at an INVOLVE conference.
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FACTORing the views of care-givers in research (July 2010, reprinted April 2011)
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Who decides the definition of a 'good outcome'? (July 2010, reprinted April 2011)
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Research experience for junior psychiatrists (June 2010)
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2011 National Scientific Meeting flyer (January 2011)
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BBC rarely covers depression research (April 2010, reprinted April 2011)
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Factor update
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Reports
Expert review: NIHR Mental Health Research Network (MHRN) and its Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) activities (November 2010)
In November 2010, the way that the MHRN involves users and carers was reviewed by Dr Edvard Beem and Dr Frederick J Frese. The two reviewers met with a wide range of people with experience of mental health problems, carers, researchers, and MHRN staff and this report was produced.
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Outcome measurement in mental health: the views of service users. Submitted to the Mental Health Research Network May 2010.
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Download the report appendices
Forms
Do you work in NHS mental health services?
Are you interested in getting involved in research? (June 2010, reprinted December 2010)
Form to enable mental health professionals to register their interest in research with the MHRN.
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Join Service Users in Research
Download a membership form here
Become a member of FACTOR (Families/Friends Together in Research)
Download a membership form here
FACTOR News
Download June 2011 issue
Download June 2010 issue
Service Users in Research bulletins
Download February 2012 bulletin
Download January 2012 bulletin
Download December 2011 bulletin
Download November 2011 bulletin
Download October 2011 bulletin
Download September 2011 bulletin
Download August 2011 bulletin
Download July 2011 bulletin
Download June 2011 bulletin
Download May 2011 bulletin
Download April 2011 bulletin
Download March 2011 bulletin
Download February 2011 bulletin
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Hub newsletters
East Anglia Hub newsletter, Jan 2012
North East Hub newsletter, Nov/Dec 2011
East Anglia Hub newsletter, Nov 2011
East Anglia Hub newsletter, Sept 2011
East Midlands plus South Yorkshire newsletter, Autumn 2011
East Anglia Hub newsletter, July 2011
South London and South East Hub newsletter, Summer 2011
North East Hub newsletter, June/July 2011
East Anglia Hub newsletter, May 2011
West Hub newsletter, April 2011
East Midlands and South Yorkshire Hub newsletter, March 2011
East Anglia Hub newsletter, March 2011
North East Hub newsletter, January/February 2011
East Anglia Hub newsletter, January 2011
North London Hub newsletter, December 2010
East Anglia Hub newsletter, November 2010
West Hub newsletter, November 2010
North East Hub newsletter, September/October 2010
Guidance and policy publications
Mental health researchers' Toolkit for involving service users in the research process (June 2011)
Download complete document in Word
Download complete document as pdf
Also visit website page to download templates individually
MHRN Menu of Service User Involvement
This explains different ways people with experience of mental health problems can get involved in the work of the MHRN, what skills they might need and whether they might need any training.
Download here
Guidance for Good Practice: Service user involvement in the Mental Health Research Network (2005)
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Brief guide to involving mental health service users in research (2006)
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FACTOR: Carers' research priorities (October 2009)
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MHRN model payment policies for service users and carers
MHRN Service Users and Carers Payments Policy: Benefits Conditions and Systems around Paid and Voluntary Involvement (January 2012)
MHRN Model Payment Policy for Service Users and Carers: For MHRN hubs hosted by NHS Trusts (January 2012)
MHRN Model Payment Policy for Service Users and Carers: For MHRN hubs hosted by Universities (January 2012)
Service user and carer participation: Helpful benefit rules and benefit pitfalls to avoid where payments are made by an NHS Trust (January 2012)
Service user and carer participation: Helpful benefit rules and benefit pitfalls to avoid where payments are made by a university (January 2012)
Involving service users in MHRN-supported research: case studies
The MHRN has commissioned a series of case studies to illustrate and share examples of good practice. The case studies you can download here were produced in this format in June 2011.
• Download Understanding and evaluating recovery in individuals with experience of bipolar disorder case study
• Download Is there a pathway to recovery through care coordination? case study
• Download Cost of Stigma Inventory (COSI) case study
• Download Randomised control trial of group psychoeducation versus group support using both expert patients and Trust staff in the management of bipolar disorder (PARADES) case study
• Download Investigation of the impact of introducing Individual Placement and Support in a mental health catchment area (WISE) case study
page last updated 20 February 2012