News and Views
Suresearch members are involved in many research, education and creative activities and organisations in the Midlands and nationally. This area provides members with an opportunity to share news and views on mental health issues. Contributions can be emailed direct to Suresearch, or you can use our Contact Us page. Views expressed are those of the individual contributors unless otherwise stated. Images may have been selected by the contributor or our editorial team.
Our stall at University open day
Jo Barber reports on our involvement in the University of Birmingham celebration of their 125 years: In June 2025, there was an open day, for showcasing University of Birmingham community engagement as part of their 125th year anniversary celebrations. This took place...
Participants wanted for service user led research!
Suresearch member, Jo Barber writes: We are doing a qualitative research study investigating how religion and spirituality affect recovery from mental health problems and we are urgently looking for participants to help us. This work has been paused during the...
The Forthcoming Demise of ‘Psychiatry’ and the Concept of ‘Mental Illness’
In due course I will be introducing you to “Transpersonal Hypnotherapy” and how it challenges Western Medicine's paradigm of Mental Illness and Treatments, together with trauma theories and their repercussions for understanding the relationship between body and mind....
Suresearch Digital Media Training
Suresearch is providing two more linked digitral media training sessions on Wednesday 26 June and Wednesday 10 July, with our trainer, Phil Choi. These sessions will focus on using images in WordPress, Facebook and Twitter. We will learn how to upload images from...
Survivor Researchers! Re-advertised invitation to evaluate service user and carer involvement in a NIHR funded study
Invitation to evaluate service user and carer involvement in a NIHR funded research study on the Voluntary Sector contribution to mental health crisis care The University of Birmingham’s Health Service Management Centre (HSMC) is re-adverting for proposals for a...
Survivor Researchers! Opportunity to evaluate involvement in NIHR funded study of voluntary sector role in crisis care
HSMC 'Invitation to evaluate service user involvement in a NIHR funded research study' The University of Birmingham's Health Service Management Centre (HSMC) is inviting proposals for a 'service user led evaluation of the quality and impact of involvement' in its...
Investing in Student Mental Health
8 out of 10 first year university students find it difficult to find balance in their lives. Isolation, financial problems, balancing study and work, living away from home all affect mental wellbeing. At the same time it is becoming more difficult to access under...
Suresearch Social Media Training
Suresearch has begun its programme of digital media training, funded by the Big Lottery Fund. Last week, eight members attended a three hour session led by our trainer, Phil Choi, on WordPress blogs. We explored Suresearch's new training website and learned how to...
Suresearch granted Awards for All Lottery Funding
Suresearch has been awarded further funding from the National Lottery Awards for All programme. The funding runs for a year from August 2018, and will allow us to continue paying travel expenses for members and guests to attend our meetings, making the meetings more...
Suresearch meeting cancelled
The May Suresearch meeting, set for Wednesday 6th June, has been cancelled. This is because the meeting room has suffered some flooding and roof damage in the recent storms. The next meeting now will be on Thursday 5th July.
HYBRID MEETINGS
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