This #WorldMentalHealthDay focuses on humanitarian emergencies — one of many settings where mental health is essential.

Evidence-based care needs strong research. And that means sustained investment.

At @IAMHRF, we’re driving action and collaboration across the sector.

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How can storytelling open the door to funding, policy & implementation in #MentalHealthResearch?

Join our webinar on 22 Oct to hear from the Friendship Bench team & decision-makers in Zimbabwe!

In collaboration with @thelancet.com #Psychiatry & Grand Challenges Canada

Register: bit.ly/45ZEjam

Are you an ECR in mental health research?
Ready to take the next step in your career?

Join our ECR Workshop
🗓️ 9 Oct 2025 | 📍 Edinburgh | 💷 £25
Hosted by @mqmentalhealth.bsky.social & @datamind.bsky.social in partnership with MHP

👉 rebrand.ly/ecr-workshop

#ECR #MentalHealthResearch #MHPSummit2025

We are looking for an Evaluation Fellow to help design & implement the evaluation framework for the Common Measures Initiative (CMI).

The candidate should be a doctoral student with #MentalHealthResearch experience & a mixed methods skillset.

📅 Sep'25-Mar'26
📩 Apply by 29 August lnkd.in/di_2wWE6

Meet our small, committed core team!

Behind us there's a world of funders, lived experience advisors, partners, and working groups — all united to drive mental health research forward.

We’ll be sharing more from the global network we’re lucky to support.

Learn more about us: iamhrf.org/about-us/

Mental health research spans cultures & contexts - but without shared tools, we can’t compare what works.

We’re driving adoption of common measures to make data more useful across studies.

🔗 Learn more: iamhrf.org/common-measu...
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#MentalHealthResearch

Looking for mental health research funding? 👀

We've launched a new portal where you can search open grant calls – from conference support to multi-year consortium grants!

Free to access & open to all disciplines 👉 iamhrf.org/researchers/

#MentalHealthResearch #Funding

Where is mental health research funding going — and what’s being left behind? 💰

We work to reshape the global research landscape by tracking what’s funded, where and for whom.

👉 Learn more about how our work on our new website: iamhrf.org/our-work/

#mentalhealthresearch #mentalhealth

How do we accelerate the impact of mental health research?

Our dedicated team works closely with members, partners and other organisations to illuminate challenges and opportunities so we can chart a way forward together.

Learn more ✨ lnkd.in/daJC7-ma

📬Updates: www.iamhrf.org/newsletter

Can psychedelics deliver on their promise for mental health?

📰 New expert commentary on the future of #psychedelics as a treatment for #mentalhealth conditions is now live on @thementalelf.bsky.social!

Read: lnkd.in/di6RCREb
We'd love to hear from you - comment below to continue the discussion⤵️

It's been a pleasure working with colleagues at the International Alliance of Mental Health Research Funders @iamhrf.bsky.social on this blog.

Do check out their shiny new website if you want to find out more about how they're accelerating the impact of mental health research
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Attention funders, researchers & changemakers in #mentalhealth 📢

Our new website is here to help you make a difference!

Visit www.iamhrf.org & learn what you can expect ⤵️

@fondationbotnar.bsky.social @mariwalahealth.bsky.social @ukri.org @mqmentalhealth.bsky.social @wellcometrust.bsky.social

🌟 Huge thanks to our speakers & panellists at last week’s #MentalHealthResearch symposium! We explored what counts as #Evidence & how to generate meaningful, implementable research.

📺 Catch up here: iamhrf.org/2024/online-symposium

💡 Read our key takeaways here: www.linkedin.com/posts/iamhrf...

👋Hi Bluesky!

We’re IAMHRF—We support #Collaboration among #MentalHealthResearch funders and provide a forum to engage with the broader sector.

We believe that uniting efforts can increase and accelerate the #impact of mental health research to improve lives.

Let’s connect! 💙 iamhrf.org