Thanks Nick for the helpful and sobering analysis. I would also be interested to see if research funding outside the UK is more or less than what ii is here. The figures re MH research spending are obviously also significantly lower when it comes to children and young people, despite it being on the political and media agenda. Best wishes Alison Alison Roy alison.roy@talktalk.net 07801803579 > On 9 Apr 2015, at 21:26, Nick Midgley <nickmidgley@btconnect.com> wrote: > > Dear Geoff et al. > > MQ is an interesting organisation, recently set up to support mental health > research - not just open to UK researchers, I believe, but very competitive. > It is worth taking a look at their website - http://www.joinmq.org/ > > The link that Alison sent is more specifically about a report that MQ have > just published, about funding for MH research. Although the data is from the > UK, I think it makes sober reading for all of us. The key points are: > > - For every Ł1 spent by the Government on mental health research, the > general public gives just 0.3p. The equivalent general public donation for > cancer is Ł2.75. > - Ł9.75 is invested in research per person affected by mental illness – over > 100 times less than the amount spent on cancer research per patient > (Ł1,571). > Most mental health conditions have even lower investment figures, including > autism (Ł3.98 per person affected), depression (Ł1.55), and OCD (89p). For > anxiety and eating disorder research, less than 21 pence is spent per person > affected. > > I think this is the kind of information that is worth kicking up a fuss > about, especially (here in the UK) in an election year, when the issue of > mental health (and child mental health) has - to some degree - been on the > agenda... > > Best wishes, > > Nick > > P.S. Please remember to change the 'subject' line when you start a new > thread, so people can see what you are posting about! > > > -----Original Message----- > From: list-manager@psychotherapyresearch.org > [mailto:list-manager@psychotherapyresearch.org] On Behalf Of Geoffrey > Goodman > Sent: 09 April 2015 20:50 > To: caftr@psychotherapyresearch.org > Subject: RE: CaFTR RIPPPO call for papers "“Qualitative and quantitative > research in child and adolescent psychotherapy” > > I assume this grant opportunity is for UK researchers only? > > Geoff > > Geoff Goodman, Ph.D., ABPP, FIPA, CST, CSAT-S, CMAT-S Associate Professor > Clinical Psychology Doctoral Program Long Island University > 720 Northern Blvd. > Brookville, NY 11548 > (516) 299-4277 > http://myweb.cwpost.liu.edu/ggoodman/home.htm > ________________________________________ > From: list-manager@psychotherapyresearch.org > [list-manager@psychotherapyresearch.org] on behalf of alison roy > [alison.roy@talktalk.net] > Sent: Thursday, April 09, 2015 2:33 PM > To: caftr@psychotherapyresearch.org > Subject: Re: CaFTR RIPPPO call for papers "“Qualitative and quantitative > research in child and adolescent psychotherapy” > > Thanks Claudia > > I’m also forwarding an email about research funding and analysis which might > be of interest for colleagues. > > Best wishes > > Alison > > From: Neil Balmer <nbalmer@joinmq.org<mailto:nbalmer@joinmq.org>> > To: Neil Balmer <nbalmer@joinmq.org<mailto:nbalmer@joinmq.org>> > Subject: MQ's new landscape analysis of mental health research funding > published today > Date: 2 April 2015 07:53:54 BST > > Dear Colleague, > > I am pleased to be able to share with you MQ's new landscape analysis of > mental health research > funding<http://www.joinmq.org/pages/mental-health-research-funding-landscape > -report>, which has been published today. > > This report provides the most comprehensive overview of mental health > research funding to-date, including: > > * A new 6 year analysis of all UK mental health research grants > * Snapshot estimates of research spend per person affected by mental > health conditions > * Discussion of our findings in the context of existing mental health > information and wider health conditions > > As the report outlines, whilst funding of mental health research is > significant (Ł115 million a year), historic levels of investment do not > match the scale or impact of mental illness. As we know, one of the major > reasons for this is the lack of public charity funding in the sector - an > issue that MQ has been set up to address. > > The report contains important data across a range of mental health > conditions, and also looks specifically at psychological treatments and > bipolar research. We hope it will provide a useful tool to inform ongoing > discussions on prioritising research. MQ intends to publish the work > annually, so that we can track progress, monitor developments and develop > strategies. > > You can read the press release for the report > here<http://www.joinmq.org/news-opinion/entry/new-analysis-reveals-historic- > under-funding-of-uk-mental-health-research> – and read through a number of > background documents, including the full methodology > here<http://www.joinmq.org/pages/mental-health-research-funding-landscape-re > port>. > > Please do share the report and findings with your contacts and networks or > through social media – we look forward to hearing your comments. We’ll be > using the hashtag #supportresearch for our activity – so please do join in. > > Let me know if you would like to discuss this report, the findings, or MQ’s > ongoing plans. > > With best wishes > > Neil > > Neil Balmer > Head of Communications > > JoinMQ.org<http://www.joinmq.org/> > > T: +44 (0)300 030 8100 | DD: +44 (0)20 3322 8103 | M: +44 (0)78 6730 9767 > MQ, 4th Floor West, 1-5 Clerkenwell Road, London EC1M 5PA > > Twitter: @joinMQ<https://twitter.com/joinmq> | Facebook: Join > MQ<https://www.facebook.com/JoinMQ> | > LinkedIn<https://www.linkedin.com/company/mq-transforming-mental-health> > Have you seen MQ’s new film? Watch it > here<http://action.joinmq.org/page/content/join>…<http://action.joinmq.org/p > age/content/join> > > > > [cid:image001.png@01D072CB.06D4A0B0] > > > NOTICE AND DISCLAIMER > This e-mail (including any attachments) is intended for the above-named > person(s). If you are not the intended recipient, notify the sender > immediately, delete this email from your system and do not disclose or use > for any purpose. We may monitor all incoming and outgoing emails in line > with current legislation. We have taken steps to ensure that this email and > attachments are free from any virus, but it remains your responsibility to > ensure that viruses do not adversely affect you. > > MQ: Transforming mental health > Registered charity number 1139916 > > > > Alison Roy > alison.roy@talktalk.net<mailto:alison.roy@talktalk.net> > 07801803579 > > > > On 7 Apr 2015, at 15:30, Claudia Milena Capella Sepúlveda > <ccapella@u.uchile.cl<mailto:ccapella@u.uchile.cl>> wrote: > > I am sending a call for papers of the Research in Psychotherapy Journal, > with a special issue on child and adolescent psychotherapy research. It > welcomes articles from any part of the world, so I think maybe some of you > will be interested in submitting an article. > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Dott.ssa Silvia Salcuni > <silvia.salcuni@unipd.it<mailto:silvia.salcuni@unipd.it>> > Date: 2015-03-19 11:51 GMT-03:00 > Subject: RIPPPO call for papers "“Qualitative and quantitative research in > child and adolescent psychotherapy” > > > > Dear Colleague, > > Research in Psychotherapy: Psychopathology, Process and Outcome (RIPPPO) is > the official Journal of Italy Area Group of the Society for Psychotherapy > Research an online; it is open-access, peer reviewed journal published in > English by the Italian Area Group of the Society for Psychotherapy Research > (SPR Italy Area Group). Its aim is to promoting a fruitful communication > between the Italian and International communities, enriching clinicians and > researchers mutual collaboration. It welcomes high quality articles from any > part of the world, concerning a variety of topics (e.g., psychotherapy > process and outcome, diagnosis and assessment, psychopathology etc.), with > different formats (e.g., reviews, empirical studies, methodological works, > clinical studies) and from different epistemological, theoretical and > methodological perspectives of the contemporary research in psychotherapy. > Particular attention will be paid to works sensitive to the close > interconnection between psychotherapy process and psychopathology, as well > as theory and clinical practice; the focus on intensive case analysis; the > study of the psychotherapies delivered within the different institutional > settings and with attention to the interdisciplinary dialogue. According to > its goal, the Journal adopt a selective, yet promoting logic of peer > reviewing, aimed at supporting at guaranteeing the quality of the > manuscripts as well as constructive dialogue among the researchers. > > RIPPPO (ISSN: 2239–8031) is on <http://www.scopus.com/home.url>SciVerse > (Scopus) and > <http://www.apa.org/pubs/databases/psycinfo/index.aspx>PsycInfo; it > publishes two issues every year and provides immediate open access to its > contents, on the basis of the principle that making research results freely > available to researchers and practitioners, supporting a better exchange of > knowledge. > > Considered your expertise in the field, we would like to invite you to > submit an article to the special issue on “Qualitative and quantitative > research in child and adolescent psychotherapy” scheduled to be published in > Vol. 18(2), December, 2015. > > Guest Editors of the Special issue are Prof. Claudia Milena Capella, > Universidad de Chile, Chile, and Prof. Adriana Lis, Universitŕ degli Studi > di Padova, Italy. > > Of course, you may choose to be the first and only author of the paper, or > to co-author it with a student and/or colleague of yours, and you could also > invite others colleagues of you interested in the Topic, to submit their > proposal! See the attached file to have some more info about the topic of > the special issue. > > Abstract submission: 1st May, 2015 (Selected authors will be informed in two > weeks) > > Manuscript submission: 15th July, 2015 > > Please send your proposals to the Chief Editor Silvia Salcuni: > silvia.salcuni@unipd.it<mailto:silvia.salcuni@unipd.it> > > We hope you would like to participate to this special issue, with the aim of > increasing prestige and cultural diffusion of important findings and > clinical thoughts within the field of psychotherapy research also between > the Italian psychotherapy practitioners and researchers. > > With thanks, > > Silvia Salcuni & Antonello Colli > Chief Editors, Research in Psychotherapy: Psychopathology, Process and > Outcome > > Claudia Milena Capella & Prof. Adriana Lis Guest Editors > > > RIPPPO website: > http://www.researchinpsychotherapy.net/index.php?journal=rpsy&page=index > > For authors: > http://www.researchinpsychotherapy.net/index.php?journal=rpsy&page=about&op= > submissions#authorGuidelines > > > > > > > > Silvia Salcuni, PhD > > Ricercatore Psicologia Dinamica, M-PSI/07 Lecturer in Psychodynamic > Psychology Teacher of "Psychological Assessment" and "Theory and Technique > of Psychological Testing" > Department of Developmental and Social Psychology, University of Padua Via > Venezia 8 > 35131 Padova - ITALIA > Office: (+39) 049 827 6544<tel:%28%2B39%29%20049%20827%206544>; Fax: (+ 39) > 049 827 6511<tel:%28%2B%2039%29%20049%20827%206511> > http://psicologia.unipd.it/home/personale.php?idalberomaterie=49&idpers=244& > idalbero=51&lingua=1 > https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Silvia_Salcuni > http://loop.frontiersin.org/people/122367/overview > http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=33544909&trk=tab_pro > > > > -- > Claudia Capella S. > Académica Departamento de Psicología > Universidad de Chile > <Topic and deadline.docx> > >
