Core Team
Supporting the overall theme, administration, communications, and PPIEP
Website: https://mhid.org.uk/
Enquiries: mhdevelopment@psych.ox.ac.uk
Theme Lead: Professor Cathy Creswell (University of Oxford)
Theme Manager: Emily Lloyd (University of Oxford)
Communications & Administration: Susannah Dodds & Heather Dyer (University of Oxford)
PPIEP Facilitator: Shanta Raj (University of Birmingham)
Work Package 1 – INSiGHTS (InNovation, involvement, and research methods that prioritise experiences of younG people, cHildren, communiTiteS)
Involvement in research that prioritises young people & communities
Website: coming soon!
Leads: Professor Kam Bhui (University of Oxford) & Dr Anna Lavis (University of Birmingham)
Postdoctoral Researchers: Dr Kanwal Mand (University of Birmingham), Melissa Stepney & Roisin Mooney (University of Oxford)
Work Package 2 – AIM (Adaptive Innovative Measurement)
Innovation in identification & modification of mechanisms underpinning mental health
Website: coming soon!
Leads: Dr Eleanor Leigh & Dr Felicity Waite (University of Oxford)
Postdoctoral Researchers: Dr Georgina Donati & Dr Jacquelyn Romaine (University of Oxford)
Research Assistant: Olivia Adams (University of Oxford)
Work Package 3
Innovation through research-ready networks
1. Supporting Early Minds Research Network
A research network dedicated to supporting the development of children under 5 and their families by increasing research capacity.
Website: https://supportingearlyminds.mhid.org.uk/
Leads: Professor Jane Barlow & Dr Alex Hendry (University of Oxford)
Postdoctoral Researcher: Dr Michael Fanner (University of Oxford)
2. WISDOM Schools Research Network (Working in Partnership for Better Mental Health in Schools)
A research networking bringing together primary and secondary schools in England with academic researchers. Working together, we enable high quality mental health research that meets the diverse needs of school communities.
Website: https://wisdom.mhid.org.uk/
Preschool & Primary Schools Leads: Professor Lucy Bowes & Dr Tessa Reardon (University of Oxford)
Secondary School Leads: Professor Mina Fazel & Dr Julia Badger (University of Oxford)
Postdoctoral Researcher: Dr Zoe Ryan (University of Oxford)
Research Assistant: Clare Stothart (University of Oxford)
3. AnDY Research Clinic – Oxford (The Anxiety and Depression in Young people Research Clinic)
We provide assessment and psychological treatment of depression and anxiety disorders in young people across Oxfordshire. We are committed to improving the understanding and treatment of these disorders.
Website: https://andyoxford.mhid.org.uk/
Leads: Professor Cathy Creswell & Associate Professor Polly Waite (University of Oxford), Professor Stella Chan (University of Reading)
Clinic Director: Dr Ray Percy (University of Reading)
Lead Clinical Psychologist: Gemma Halliday (Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust)
Assistant Psychologist: Beth Pritchard (Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust)
Children’s Wellbeing Practitioners: Lindsey Martineau, Ruth Potts, Alex Dineen, Charlotte Woolf, Shauna Hawkins, Sophie Houser, Eva Serra Visan, Jasmine Hayward, Zofia Wootliff (Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust)
Research Assistants: Rosie Underhill (University of Oxford) & Asnea Tariq (University of Reading)
Office Manager: Charlotte Nicol (Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust)
Work Package 4
National engagement and collaboration
Leads: Professor Cathy Creswell & Emily Lloyd (University of Oxford)
PPIEP Facilitator: Shanta Raj (University of Birmingham)
Collaboration partners: Professor Simon Gilbody (University of York), Professor Helen Sharp & Professor David Taylor-Robinson (University of Liverpool), Nikki Chapman (The Charlie Waller Trust)
Research Assistants: Yu Wei Chua (University of Liverpool) & Ruth Wadham (University of York)
Parent Carer Research Network: launched in January 2025 in partnership with the Charlie Waller Trust to bring together parents, carers, and researchers to champion the voices of parents and carers in research. Website: https://mhid.org.uk/parent-carer-research-network/
Partner Institutions and Programmes
Institute for Mental Health Youth Advisory Group – University of Birmingham
NeurOX Young Person’s Advisory Group – University of Oxford
AnDY Research Clinic – University of Reading
Born in Bradford “Age of Wonder” Research Programme – University of York
Wirral Child Health and Development Research Study – University of Liverpool
Children Growing Up in Liverpool (C-GULL) Research Study – University of Liverpool
Institute of Population Health & Health Inequalities Policy Research Group – University of Liverpool
