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Mental health
A hub of mental health excellence
450 million people worldwide live with a mental health condition. To help turn the tide on what is a听global crisis, UCL is harnessing its wealth of expertise in basic, clinical and social sciences, unmatched NHS partnerships, and substantial convening power as an internationally听renowned research university.
Our academics are uncovering groundbreaking research insights and gamechanging new treatment innovations. Their pioneering expertise听is already shaping mental health clinical practice and policy at global, national and local levels.
And through our outstanding education programmes, we are nurturing the next generation of professionals and leaders in the field, equipped to navigate the rapidly evolving landscape of mental health.
Donors who invest in UCL鈥檚 powerful mental health community will work with us听to transform how mental health disorders are prevented, diagnosed, and treated.听
Drive innovation in mental health
For more information, please contact Sarah Medd-Phillips, Associate Director of Development (Health Faculties): +44 (0)20 3108 9160 or听s.medd-phillips@ucl.ac.uk
Mental Health Awareness Week 2024
Between 13-19听May 2024, we will听mark听Mental Health Awareness Week. This year, the theme is:听鈥淢ovement: Move more for your mental health鈥�.
Find out more about participating in a week-long听programme of events hosted by the听UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, including webinars and seminars, outdoor activities, and wellbeing surgeries.
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Discover our听Mental Health Researchers Directory
UCL's Mental Health Researchers Directory enables you to find UCL experts across 18 key areas of our听expertise.
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Social prescribing research project to address children and young people鈥檚 mental health
UCL researchers will co-design a new programme of social prescribing to treat mental ill-health in children and young people, thanks to a philanthropic grant from the Prudence Trust.
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