Upcoming webinar: Findings from the evaluation of the NHS England Neighbourhood Mental Health Centres 6-site pilot
The third webinar of our Autumn Series will take place on 24th November from 1:00 – 2:00 pm on Microsoft Teams. Findings from the evaluation of the NHS England Neighbourhood Mental Health Centres 6-site pilot Neighbourhood Mental Health Centres (NMHCs) are an exciting...
Upcoming webinar: Peer Support in Mental Health, 21 Oct 2026
The second webinar of our Autumn Series will take place on 21 October 2026 from 1pm to 2pm via Microsoft Teams.Peer Support in Mental HealthSonia Thompson, Gifty Nmaju, Jacqui Lovell and Charlotte CrowlChair: Karen Machin'Lived experience' is of growing interest...
Upcoming webinar: Academic Writing – How to Do It, 6 Oct 2026
We're delighted to invite you to our next MHSc Incubator webinar, taking place on Tuesday 6 October from 10am to 11am, via Microsoft Teams.Academic Writing – How to Do ItPresented by Rob PooleWhether you're writing a journal article, report, grant application, or peer...
Association of Mental Health Providers: New report: Neighbourhood Health Mental Health Centres Pilot Programme – Learnings from the VCFSE Sector
Produced in conjunction with the MHSC Incubator.This new paper brings together early learning from the VCFSE organisations involved in the delivery of the pilot programme. And the message is clear.Neighbourhood mental health support works best when it is rooted in...
Third Summit Report published
We are delighted to publish our report from the third Mental Health Social Care (MHSC) Summit, held on 21 January 2026.Following the success of our first two events, we brought together 33 people with an interest in MHSC for a third summit in Manchester. During the...
Beyond STiR – a chance to reflect, share and celebrate
Following the success of the first cohort of the Stepping into Research (STiR) Programme, this amazing illustration by Gee Collins captures the cohort.Image descriptionThis image is a piece of artwork by Grace Collins which captures the final meeting of the first STiR...
New Stepping into Research (STiR) programme
We are excited to invite applications for the second round of the Stepping into Research (STiR) Programme, designed to support practitioners, lived experience researchers, and early career researchers in Mental Health Social Care (MHSC). To get a better idea of what...
Upcoming Webinar 25th September 2025
Our next joint webinar will take place on Thursday 25th September from 1:00 – 2:00 p.m Dr Emily Peckham from the Centre for Mental Health and Society at Bangor University discussing the “Effective interventions to support people with severe mental illness to stop...
Adult survivors of sexual abuse in childhood
Watch Dr Anne Krayer from the Centre for Mental Health and Society at Bangor University present on “What do we know about the needs of adult survivors of sexual abuse in childhood?”: Related Contact Us Email: mhsc.incubator@manchester.ac.uk...
Understanding and supporting brain injury
Research in services can play a central role in raising awareness of the long-lasting impact of brain injury and in the development of new approaches to assessment, treatment and support. At the MHSC Incubator webinar on 25th June, Dr Sara da Silva Ramos, from...
