Manchester researchers part of £7m investigation of mental health
18 Apr 2024
Colleagues to co-lead two challenge areas in national research network, Population Health Improvement UK
University researchers are part of a new national research network, Population Health Improvement UK (PHI-UK) which has received £7million funding from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI).
The aim of PHI-UK is to find innovative and inclusive ways to improve the health of people, places and communities and reduce health inequalities through the development and evaluation of long-lasting and environmentally sustainable interventions.
The funding has been awarded to lead partner King’s College London to establish one of four initial research themes, Population Mental Health. These themes are set up through investments in research clusters that bring together universities, government organisations, voluntary organisations and community partnerships, across the UK.
Research in the PHI-UK Population Mental Health theme is underpinned by three challenge areas: children and young people’s mental health, prevention of suicide and self-harm, and multiple long term health conditions, with a central focus on tackling mental health inequalities.
Here at Manchester, Professor Roger Webb will co-lead the ‘Prevention of Suicide and Self-harm’ challenge and Prof Matt Sutton will co-lead the ‘Data, Linkages and Causal Inference’ cross-cutting platform.
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