The NIHR SPHR Public Mental Health Network has been set up in response to the increase in demand and interest in public mental health research and how this is applied to every day practice.
The Network aims to bring together researchers, public health professionals and members of the public to share research findings and provide opportunities to work together on mental health initiatives.
The Network has been created by the NIHR SPHR Public Mental Health (PMH) programme, which aims to build the evidence-base for effective public mental health practice.
What are the aims of the Public Mental Health Network?
This Network has been developed in order to:
- Keep up to date with new research findings from PMH programme
- Provide opportunities for Network members to be involved in the PMH programme
- Highlight innovative public mental health practice and initiatives
- Promote training and career opportunities for public mental health professionals, students and researchers
- Provide a platform for collaboration, learning and developing skills for academics, practitioners, policy makers, and members of the public working in public mental health
- Engage stakeholders, including academics, practitioners, and members of the general public.
Who should join the Network?
The Network is open for anyone to join, including:
- Members of the public interested in public mental health
- Public health practitioners (e.g. local government public health teams)
- Think tank, third sector and charity, or commercial sector staff
- Policy makers (e.g. policy and strategy staff in central or local government)
- Academics
- Students.
Newsletters
Network members can expect to receive newsletters containing:
- Updates on the new research from the PMH programme
- News, policy updates, and publications relevant public mental health
- Guest blog posts from programme collaborators
- Opportunities for participation, collaboration or involvement in specific research projects
- Events and funding opportunities.
How to join
If you would like to join the Network please register here.
You can request to be removed from the network at any time by contacting: pmh-network@bristol.ac.uk
Contact
For enquiries about the Network, newsletter or work of the PMH programme please email: pmh-network@bristol.ac.uk
Newsletter archive
Privacy Notice
About this notice
The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) School of Public Health Research (SPHR) Public Mental Health Network (the “Network”) is managed by the University of Bristol (the “University”, “us” or “we”). The University collects personal data submitted through the registration form on the Network website, and is a ‘data controller’ in relation to your personal data (registered with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) under registration number Z6650067). In this Privacy Notice, in accordance with our responsibilities under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018, we set out what information we collect, why we collect it, where we collect it from and with whom we will share it. We also outline your rights in relation to the information.
If you have any questions or comments regarding this notice, or you wish to exercise any of your rights (see below), you should contact the Network administrators at PMH-network@bristol.ac.uk. You could also contact the University’s Data Protection Officer by email at data-protection@bristol.ac.uk or by phone at (0117) 455 6325.
The type of personal information we collect
We currently collect and process the following information about people who register to join the Network:
- Name
- Which sector users work in (or if they are a student)
How we get the personal information and why we have it
By completing the registration form on this website, you are consenting to us processing your name, email address and sector information to send you newsletters and to contact you about events and opportunities relating to the NIHR SPHR Public Mental Health programme. The NIHR School for Public Health Research Public Mental Health programme is funded by the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC) and data submitted through this form will be shared with the NIHR for funding management purposes. The NIHR privacy policy (https://sphr.nihr.ac.uk/privacy/) includes further information including ways in which NIHR may use your data, NIHR contact details, and details on your individual rights regarding how your data are used. The NIHR may retain information collected in the registration form under its relevant lawful basis.
We use Mailchimp to send and receive emails (including newsletters) in relation to the Network. By submitting the registration form to join the Network, you acknowledge that your information will be transferred to Mailchimp for processing. You can read Mailchimp’s privacy notice and other information about how the service operates here: https://mailchimp.com/legal/.
We will not share your information with any third parties. Your data will not be used or retained for any purposes other than those set out in this notice.
How we store your personal information
Your personal data will be stored securely by Mailchimp under their standard terms of service. For more details please see https://mailchimp.com/legal/. It will not be stored separately by the Network.
Your data protection rights
You can unsubscribe from the Network at any time by clicking the link in the footer of our emails or by emailing PMH-network@bristol.ac.uk. You can also use this email address to contact the Network administrator if you wish to correct any of the information we hold about you.
You can find out more information about your rights under data protection law on the Information Commissioner’s Office website (https://ico.org.uk/your-data-matters/), or by contacting the University’s Data Protection Officer: data-protection@bristol.ac.uk.
You can also complain to the ICO if you are unhappy with how we have used your data.
The ICO’s address:
Information Commissioner’s Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Helpline number: 0303 123 1113
ICO website: https://www.ico.org.uk