We are delighted to share a significant milestone in our commitment to advancing mental health research within the Lincolnshire region. We have secured £150k of initial funding from the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Mental Health Development Award Programme to start to build the foundations for a robust infrastructure and research programme that could lead to a transformation in mental health research in our county.
The GLiMHR (Guiding Lincolnshire’s Mental Health Research) project, co-led by Nima Moghaddam and Dave Dawson, and supported by Kyla Pennington and other colleagues across the University, NHS, Public Health, and Involvement Charities, aims to help us: (1) establish a strong experience and practice-based research network in Lincolnshire, inclusive of a wide range of stakeholders; (2) identify local priorities for mental health research using established community participatory methods; and (3) develop these priorities into a full NIHR Mental Health Research Group application (worth up to £11m over 5 years). Successful MHRG funding would help us to transform Lincolnshire into a Centre for Excellence in Mental Health Research.
Nima and Dave presented the GLiMHR project at the NHS Integrated Care Board Research and Innovation Launch meeting at the Medical School on Wednesday 17th April, to an audience of clinicians, NHS managers, funders, and third sector organisations. Please contact Nima or Dave if you would like to hear more about the project and potentially get involved.