On the Road at the ARC Mental Health Prevention Conference

Is an ounce of prevention really worth a pound of cure when it comes to mental health? 

That’s the big question we’re tackling this week as we go on the road! We’ve left the comfort of The Research Room studio and headed to The Milner Hotel in York for the NIHR Applied Research Collaboration (ARC)’s An ounce of prevention: How can the NHS make a transition towards prevention in mental health? Event.

With the NHS 10-Year Plan officially prioritising a shift toward preventative mental health care, we wanted to find out how researchers are working hard to make this happen. Armed with our brand-new portable mics, and with the fantastic help of Emma Standley and Heidi Benyair we joined a packed house of leading experts and researchers to bring you insights from a fantastic range of projects.

Find out more about the ARC Yorkshire & Humber: https://arc-yh.nihr.ac.uk/

Find our more about the Mental Health and Addiction Research Group (MHARG) at the University of York: https://www.york.ac.uk/healthsciences/research/mental-health/ 

Featured Interviews:

• 01:00 Professor Simon Gilbody - What is the day all about? Prevention in Mental Health: Aligning Evidence and the 10 Year Plan
• 04:00 Kate Robinson Knowledge Mobilisation Lead in the ARC with Yorkshire and Humber. Find out more: https://arc-yh.nihr.ac.uk/training/an-introduction-to-knowledge-mobilisation-practical-training/ 
• 08:31 Professor John Wright (Director of Bradford Institute of Health Research) Chief Investigator of Born in Bradford Project. Find out more: https://borninbradford.nhs.uk/ 
• 11:36 Dr Ruth Wadman (University of Bradford)  - Promoting Positive Adolescent Mental Health (PPAMH!) for School Climate - Feasibility Trial. Find out more: https://borninbradford.nhs.uk/what-we-do/studies/promoting-positive-adolescent-mental-health/ 
• 15:56 Kim Bevan and Amy Bedingham  from Tend VR - Feasibility and efficacy of a Virtual Reality Mindfulness Based Intervention for depression and anxiety. Find out more: https://www.tendmentalhealth.com/ 
• 21:58 Dr John Pickavance (Bradford Institute for Health Research)   The  IRL Trial : A School-Based RCT Investigating the Effects of Social Media Restrictions on the Mental Health of Under-16s (12-15 year olds) Find out More: https://bradfordresearch.nhs.uk/the-irl-trial/ 
• 25:55 Professor Dave McDaid  (Associate Professor at the London School of Economics)  - The Economics of Prevention: Is an ounce of Prevention Worth a Pound of Cure? Making the economic case for investing in prevention.  Find out more: https://www.lse.ac.uk/people/david-mcdaid 
• 28:22 Professor Scott Welch and Dr Joe Hulin (Research Fellow in Mental Health at the University of Sheffield) - Improving Suicide Prevention in Primary Care
• 35:01 Professor Claire Henderson (King’s College London) RECOLLECT - Recovery Colleges Characterising and Testing  . An adult education approach for learning to live with mental health conditions. Find out more: https://www.researchintorecovery.com/research/recollect/ 
• 45:17 Dr Philip Kerrigan (University of York)  From Manual to Mobile: A Digital Behavioural Activation Tool to Improve Mood in Adolescents During and Post-Therapy. The COMBAT Trial. Find out more: https://combatdepression.org/ 
• 52:24 Trish Darcy - Nature-based Interventions to support mental health- Natural Environments and Health      
• 54:27 Dr Colin Palmer (Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health) Breath Education: Building youth mental health prevention infrastructure in schools. Find out more: https://breathe-edu.co.uk/ 
• 58: 25 Eloise Ryde and Pip Shaw -  PRIMROSE : Evaluating interventions to reduce cardiovascular disease risk in people living with severe mental illness
• 61:01 Aaron Wood and Stephanie Matteo (Seven Hills Research Clinic) Tertiary Prevention in Mood Disorders: establishing a specialist research clinic
• 65:09 Jo Orchard - Organiser of the event.
• 65:35 Professor Simon Gilbody  - A summary of the day.

Music by Matthew Bailey