Mental health
About this theme
This theme covers topics relating to community-based approaches to mental health. Many Fellows over the years have undertaken projects in this area including as part of our three-year programme developed in partnership with the Mental Health Foundation which ran in 2016-2018. Partnership stories
Fellows' updates September 2023 Fellow's update: Jenny Tillotson
Designer and founder of eScent, Jenny Tillotson (CF 2013), reported that eScent, a wearable technology system, has been shortlisted for a CogX Award 2023 and she exhibited eScent at the CogX festival in the O2 Arena.
By Jenny Tillotson, 2023
Fellows' updates June 2023 Fellow's update: Charlie Morley
Lucid dreaming teacher and author, Charlie Morley (CF 2018), has had a scientific study (using lucid dreaming for PTSD treatment) published in The Journal of Traumatology. Visit Charlie's website to find out more.
By Charlie Morley, 2023
Report Reducing stigma in perinatal mental health
By Patricia Jarrett, 2016
Fellows' updates May 2023 Fellow's update: Angela Samata
Freelance Mental Health Specialist and Arts Professional,Angela Samata (CF 2017) has a TEDx Talk I recorded live and available on Youtube. Angela talks about suicide prevention and the power of postvention and touches on her own experience of losing a loved one to suicide.
By Angela Samata, 2023
Fellows' updates April 2023 Fellow's update: Jenny Tillotson
Designer and founder of eScent, Jenny Tillotson (CF 2013), has won an award with eScent funded by an NIHR i4i, scooped the Best Innovation Award at the recent Wearable Tech Show in London.
By Jenny Tillotson, 2023
Fellows' updates March 2023 Fellow's update: Rebecca Cotton
Entrepreneur Rebecca Cotton (CF 2017) was announced as a winner of an Innovate UK Women in Innovation Award, which recognises trailblazing female entrepreneurs, on International Women's Day on 8 March. Rebecca was recognised for her work with Lumino, a digtal therapeutics company, which she co-founded in 2020. Lumino is reinventing how mental health treatment is delivered by developing scalable evidence-based digital therapeutic programmes, to make better mental health support more accessible.
By Rebecca Cotton, 2023
Fellows' updates January 2023 Fellow's update: Shane Ryan
Charity advisor Shane Ryan (CF 2018) was awarded an MBE in the 2023 New Year Honours List for services to disadvantaged young people and to charity.
By Shane Ryan, 2023
Fellows' updates December 2022 Fellow's update: Anna Wardley
Mental health campaigner Anna Wardley (CF 2019) was interviewed on BBC Radio 4's Four Thought about why better support is needed for children after a parent dies by suicide.
By Anna Wardley, 2023