Mental Health Research for Innovation Centre (M-RIC)

This #ThrowbackThursday we're celebrating all the work M-RIC does with our local community - like the fantastic mental health research event we hosted in February. We teamed up with Sefton Council for Voluntary Service (CVS) to bring service users, local voluntary organisations and academics together to discuss opportunities in which they can collaborate on mental health research. Watch our short video to learn more about the day. 🎥

“I am excited to see what innovation will come out of the day and how we can translate it into improved care for our service users.” Last week, we attended the NIHR (National Institute for Health and Care Research)'s ‘Forum for Mental Health Technology Innovators’ event to discuss topics including children’s and young people’s mental health, early psychosis and mood disorders. Read more about how the day went ⬇️ https://ow.ly/zEai50VrEne Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust Health Innovation Network The Institute of Mental Health

We had such a great day at NIHR (National Institute for Health and Care Research)'s Forum for Mental Health Technology Innovators ✨ Huge thanks to everyone who stopped by our booth! And to Jacob Andrews and Jen Martin for organising! We loved sharing our demos and listening into so many incredible talks from Matteo Cella, Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust, Mental Health Research for Innovation Centre (M-RIC), Manjul Rathee from BFB Labs and Health Innovation North West Coast 🌟 Thanks for stopping by! #MentalHealthTech #NIHR #Innovation #Healthcare #DigitalHealth #Research #AI #Therapy #MentalHealth #VR

Such a pleasure to attend NIHR (National Institute for Health and Care Research)'s Forum for mental health technology innovators yesterday at the Royal Liver Building where the focus was on crucial topics such as children’s and young people's mental health, early psychosis and mood disorders. Thanks to the Mental Health Translational Research Collaboration (MH-TRC) Mental Health Mission (MHM) for organising such an insightful event. 👏 Key speakers included: Jeremy Hall, Professor of Psychiatry, University of Cardiff, Wales: Welcome and closing remarks Dr Matteo Cella Reader in Clinical Psychology, King's College London: The Tortoise and the Hare: quality and pace in the development of digital therapeutics for mental health Manjul Rathee, CEO and Founder, BFB Labs: Journey insights so far We look forward to hearing more about the innovation and advances made in mental health research to improve care by the Mental Health Research for Innovation Centre (M-RIC) - a partnership between Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust and the University of Liverpool. #HealthTech The Mindset XR programme works in partnership with Hardian Health, The XR Health Alliance, MQ Mental Health Research Health Innovation Research Alliance Northern Ireland (HIRANI), Hill Dickinson LLP Health Innovation South West, Health Innovation North East and North Cumbria Life Sciences Hub Wales, Digital Health & Care Innovation Centre

Yesterday we were thrilled to attend the ‘Forum for Mental Health Technology Innovators’ event at the Royal Liver Building here in Liverpool. It was a fantastic opportunity to discuss how technology can shape the future of mental health care and to showcase some of the ground-breaking research currently taking place within M-RIC. In the video below, Professor Dan Joyce, Director of Research and Innovation at Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust, reflects on how the day was a rare opportunity to bring together clinicians, researchers, service users and carer representatives with members of the technology sector to consider how they can work together. 👇 Civic Health Innovation Labs (CHIL) Health Innovation Network The Institute of Mental Health

Dr Jade Thai, Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust Senior Research Lead is at the ‘Forum for Mental Health Technology Innovators’ event. In the video below she shares her thoughts on how the day has been a success in making connections between innovators, researchers and those with lived experience. Civic Health Innovation Labs (CHIL) Health Innovation Network The Institute of Mental Health Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

“Events like this are a great opportunity to put into practice our goal to make the city a world leader in mental health science.” Professor Dan Joyce, Director of Research and Innovation at Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust and a Lead Investigator within M-RIC is about to speak at the ‘Forum for Mental Health Technology Innovators’ event. He will be highlighting opportunities for the technology sector to work with M-RIC to make advancements in mental health care. Civic Health Innovation Labs (CHIL) Health Innovation Network The Institute of Mental Health Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

Today we’re excited to be at Liverpool’s iconic Royal Liver Building to attend the ‘Forum for Mental Health Technology Innovators’ event. Organised by the NIHR (National Institute for Health and Care Research) HealthTech Research Centre for Mental Health (MindTech) this ground-breaking conference gives us a chance to discuss how technology can shape the future of mental health care. Civic Health Innovation Labs (CHIL) Health Innovation Network The Institute of Mental Health Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

One of our research work packages is population mental health. We're working with service users and partners across the health and care system to help improve access to mental health services and make new treatments available earlier. Read more about this vital work on our website: https://ow.ly/KmEp50VnVoi

“Just being included in Count Me In means you’re giving hope to us, other service users and yourself.” The latest #MCMagazine has a fantastic article about our new research system Count Me In, featuring an interview with M-RIC team member and Research Effectiveness Lead at Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust, Dr Oladayo Bifarin. He explains how Count Me In will help us make services better for everyone. Have a read on pages 32-33: https://ow.ly/NTCu50VjIQV